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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1963

Page

2

Protections Grow for Stock Buyers Yet Risks Remain

The SEC ends a long study of the 1961 boom and 1962 bust noting progress in investor safeguards since 1929. Despite tighter exchange rules and anti fraud laws, uninformed and greedy investors still face risks from tips and unseen market manipulation. Buckets shops remain outlawed but remain a cautionary example. Disclosure rules now cover outside exchange stocks and insider reporting to the public.

Securities and Exchange Commission

Weather Summary Notice

Sunday forecast indicates completion of weather and river update with times for sunrise at 5 06 a m and moonrise at 11 0 p m. sunset and other details appear incomplete and unclear.

River reading rises at Keller Memorial Bridge to 21.23 feet

Decatur Tennessee River gauge near Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.23 feet Friday night, up .13 feet in 12 hours. Sea level reading 555.53 feet. Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy hot conditions with scattered thundershowers. High near 90 degrees.

Decatur Tennessee River Keller Memorial Bridge

Tucson man seeks extra time to pay two-year-old traffic fine

Angel E. Ochoa of Tucson asked Justice of the Peace Clark H. Johnson for more time to raise 35 dollars to pay a traffic fine issued two years ago. Johnson refused the request. WANT ADS GET RESULTS

Tucson, Ariz Angel E. Ochoa Tucson Justice of the Peace Clark H. Johnson Johnson Ochoa

Not In Business To Get Rich Says Owner Opens Japanese Shop

Mrs. Tami N. Ogle opens a home shop at 2318 Cleveland Ave SW in Decatur selling Japanese gifts and curios including lanterns fans yoyos dolls paintings and chopsticks. She runs the venture with her 10 year old son and plans to serve refreshments today from 10 am to 6 pm hoping the business grows for neighbors and friends.

Tami N. Ogle Cleveland Ave Decatur

Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List

The record lists admissions for Murry Dodd 502 West Moulton Street Irwin Key 1015 Ferry Street I M Rogers Sr Decatur 3 Bobby Carter Decatur 2 Dismissals include Mrs A B Smith Somerville Jack Shaw Somerville 1.

Murry Dodd W. Moulton St Irwin Key Ferry St I. M. Rogers, Sr Decatur Bobby Carter A. B. Smith Somerville Jack Shaw

Names and addresses listed for community notices

A line of personal names and street addresses appears, including Donald Ray Blankenship, Master Donald Jack Hand, Ben M. Russell from Somerville, Mrs. Jack S. Rice at 802 Oak St. NE, and others such as Grover Cleveland Bridges, Mrs. Elmer Lindsey, Master David Gentry Allen, and Miss Cereta Ann West in Danville, with various street numbers and local titles.

Donald Ray Blankenship Wilson St. NE Donald Jack Hand Mr. Hope Ben M. Russell Somerville Jack S. Rice Oak St. NE Algie Richard Jones Baileyton Elmer Lindsey Moulton St Grover Cleveland Athens I J. O. Marble Phillips St David Gentry Allen 6Th Ave Neal Harris Still Cagle Ave Laura Coleman Almon Johnston St Jimmy Hill Martin St Cereta Ann West Danville

Rail Mail Train Loot Clue Links To Interpol Inquiries

The gang knew the train cargo and operations as 75 postal workers were aboard and only mail was carried. Investigators checked for aerial routes to Europe and Interpol monitored fences and money changers while Scotland Yard considered a red plane tied to Cheddington. Police say the best lead is a gang member’s spending or internal splits. The loot filled 110 mail bags and could have been moved by a single large truck.

Interpol Europe Gerald McArthur Scotland Yard Cheddington McArthur Underworld

Butts denies sharing Georgia game plan with Bryant

Former Georgia coach Butts testifies he did not provide Bryant with game plans or notes before the September 13 game. He says he retired as head coach but remained athletic director until February 28 and denies knowledge of Scoby or Childs owning gambling interests.

Butts Georgia Bryant Burnett Welborn B. Cody Chicago Frank Scoby Macon, Ga Frank Childs Scoby Notre Dame Frank Leahy Terre Haute, Inc Cody Childs

Priest slain in quiet apartment life ends in closet scene

A 5 foot 8 inch, 160 pound priest was killed around noon on Thursday. There were no signs of a struggle or forced entry and robbery was ruled out as a motive. The body was found propped in a bedroom closet after an apparent killing elsewhere in the two room apartment. The priest served Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Westchester and was connected to St. Augustine's in Larchmont.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Westchester Com Shelley Victoria Gina Gassman Vittorio Ava Gardner Mexico Richard Burton Liz Taylor Stanley Kramer Pins & Needles Barbra Streisand Riviera Vegas Barnums Teresa Brewer Netherlands Goulet Carol Lawrence Plaza Toronto Bob Vikki Dougan Maureen O'Sullivan Mia Farrow Briarcliff Manor Jimmy Stewart

Denmark Fats Seven Million Pigs Each Year

Denmark raises about seven million pigs for fattening annually. The industry supports local farms and meat production, with pigs kept in large barns across the countryside.

Denmark

Alabama Senate Battles Over Administration Bills and Racial Issues

The Alabama Senate clashed over an administration driven agenda with eight priority bills including a hotel motel tax rise and a sovereignty commission proposal. Opponents warned of lengthy debates and alleged gov ernor pressure while the House moved a reapportionment measure and voter reidentification bill amid other activity.

Senate H. B. Taylor Butler County Rules Committee Bob Gilchrist Morgan County Vaughan Hill Robison Montgomery Gilchrist Wallace Robison Callendar State Sovereignty Commission Neil Metcalf Geneva County South Metcalf Alabama The Conservation Department Highway Department James B. Allen House Basin Toi

80 Mile Winds Rake Bermuda

Hurricane Arlene sped northeast in the Atlantic after raking Bermuda with winds up to 80 mph. The season’s first hurricane lashed the island chain briefly. gales ended in the afternoon. The storm moved about 25 mph, heading away from land with gales extending 150 miles from center.

Miami Fla Arlene Atlantic Bermuda New York Weather Bureau

THAT'S EARL BROTHER All Love Flying Out Window Warns Shelley

Earl Wilson reports a playful column passage noting that love is out of date and for squares as Shelley receives a lighthearted tongue in cheek message about modern romance from New York.

All Love Shelley New York 73D & Second Av Italy

Premature infant deaths prompt medical mystery and hope

Doctors grapple with hyaline membrane disease in newborns as early birth claims lives and tests reveal fragile lungs. Kennedy baby placed in an isolette and subjected to high oxygen pressure trials, yet breathing remains rapid and the heart fails.

Kennedy

Arch Rising in St Louis Marks Westward Expansion Monument

The 630 foot Gateway Arch is under construction in St Louis within a 90 acre park commemorating westward expansion after the Louisiana Purchase. When finished in 1965 it will be 85 feet taller than the Washington Monument, becoming the nation s tallest monument with an observation platform for viewing construction.

ST. Louis Washington Monument

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