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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1966
Page
2
Decatur and vicinity forecast for today calls for mostly cloudy and warm conditions with showers and thundershowers mainly this afternoon and evening. High near 86 and low around 72. The sky features Pollux above the moon with Jupiter nearby and Mars Venus and Mercury visible low.
A roster of individuals from Elkmont Athens and nearby areas appears to list patients and households connected to hospitals. Names include Ronald Dwight Key Terrence Asa Whitt John Albert Scott Jesse Roy Colvin Lula Estella Warden Elizabeth Lumpkin Hattie Brady Will Davidson Claude Greene William Freeman Eula Bailey Lula Mae Flannagan and infant son James Turner Redus Madry Benny Clinard Breace Bailey Aline Griffin Mary Pack and infant son.
Robert Vance, Birmingham attorney, is elected chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, signaling a move toward unity and a defined party platform. The editorial notes Vance's moderate views, emphasis on cooperation with other Democrats, and the tasks of hiring a permanent executive secretary and setting clear public positions to rival the Republicans.
In the Senate chaired by Sen Jimmy Clark of Barbour County, the committee can call or block further action on a bill. The House moved through a long calendar aiming for adjournment next week as two attempts failed. Debates centered on counties using own funds for classes and accepting federal funds, with cities already empowered. The chamber passed measures requiring felons to register with sheriffs and new controls on LSD and similar drugs.
Henry Perkins of 1310 9th Ave SE faced a Morgan County Court jury defending two suits against Decatur police officers and the city. He was convicted of disorderly conduct, fined 75 dollars, with 18 dollars in costs. Perkins had earlier pled guilty to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges and seeks 40 thousand dollars in combined lawsuits for mistreatment and lack of medical care. A separate 20 thousand dollar suit targets the city for alleged denial of medical attention while confined.
Richard Moulton 63 died at Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral at Moulton United Methodist Church with Highsmith directing. Burial in Moulton City Cemetery. Survived by wife Christine Richardson a son Robert R. Richardson a grandson Robert Vaughn Richardson three sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers listed. He was a member of Moulton Methodist Church Boiler Makers Union Local 450 and employed by C F Braun Co Decatur.
Daily Records lists marriages for Tifford Smith and Char lett Joan Walling. multiple deeds including Fred O. Sherril to L. N. Whitman for 6000. William C. Philpot to Paul J. Spain Jr. 1000. several other transfers. Hospital births reported at Decatur General Hospital and Cullman Hospital with several couples welcomed to families.
The House advances a bill nearly identical to a Senate version to end a widespread airline strike. It envisions a 30 day work resumption with White House backed procedures to delay further up to 150 days. Wages, with top mechanics earning 3.52 hourly, remain central as 35,000 to 50,000 workers face daily losses.
Decatur launched at Camden New Jersey in July 1945 as the first carrier to embark a fleet jet aircraft squadron. Decommissioned in October 1957, it joined the mothball fleet at Philadelphia. Towed to Mobile in March 1963 for conversion into a Navy Command ship, work halted in 1964. A new contract a few months later began converting it into a major communications relay ship to serve fleets where shore links fail. About 69 miles of electrical cable supported its radio telegraph teletype and photo transmission systems. Electronic gear built by LTV Aerospace of Dallas. The ship was named for Arlington County Virginia, home to an early wireless test site.
Senate proposes funding of 58.19 billion for the current fiscal year while McNamara and Johnson indicate no reserves call to duty yet. A backlog of over 130000 volunteers awaits six months of training before any potential Viet Nam service. Russell, chairing the Armed Services Committee, notes the risk that enlistees join reserves hoping to avoid deployment.
U S gun ships and helicopters broke up a dawn attack near Da Nang as 40 Communist fighters faced a message about Operation Colorado. A Navy cruiser fired eight inch shells inland while Guam B52 jets staged raids south of the zone. Air strikes north of the border followed 118 missions, including the Uong Bi power plant raid. An F8 Crusader from Oriskany was shot down, boosting week losses to 11 planes. Congress approved more Southeast Asia funding, with total yearly aid surpassing 11 billion.
Governor Wallace weighs a statewide TV appearance to defend or push new desegregation policy steps. A draft bill would reimburse city and county school boards for lost federal funds and centralize control with the governor, potentially targeting schools resisting guidelines. The plan follows ongoing legislative sessions and federal funding actions affecting Alabama districts.
The text compares North Korea and Romania in contesting a universal organizational form for international communism. Romania rejects a central guiding party, while North Korea argues against a single superior or guiding party, signaling a shift in Asian communist alignment away from Chinese or Soviet dicta.
A listed collection of residents including Mrs. Leonard W. James and Mrs. Jimmie Edwards Jacobs, along with others in Decatur Dowell Athens and Moulton, appears in a community notice showing names and street addresses such as 1001 8th St SW and 906 4th Ave SE. The fragment outlines multiple individuals with partial city designations and one 2010 Harrison St address for Arthur Hardy.
The notice lists residents and parties including Odell Alred of Moulton and Linda Gail Johnson with infant daughter of Moulton, alongside others from Decatur Town Creek Danville Trinity Somerville and surrounding areas. Names include Corum Payne Counts Hays Beck Speake Pruitt Horton Montgomery Clemons Mayes Latham Long Baker Hill and others.
State troopers report a one car crash in Flint on U S 31 Friday evening. Passenger Jack Clay Montgomery, 37, of Hartselle, ran off the road into a ditch after losing control. He was not believed to be seriously injured.
The Decatur Fire Department reported two automobile fires on Friday. At 6:33 a.m. crews extinguished an engine fire in a car owned by James B. Martin at 2nd Ave and Lee St SE with light damage. At 5:30 p.m. a fire was reported in a car on the 406 block of Cedar St SE. The owner was not immediately determined and damage was slight.
Police reports say three Decatur businesses were burglarized in a four hour span from 3 30 a m to 7 a m Friday. McCollums Bar B Q Alabama 20 had an air conditioner removed to gain entry and change box coins were stolen. Shell service station also burglarized at Alabama 20 with a broken front door and a gum box taken. Pargas service station on 12th Ave NW reported a sledge hammer break in and about 11 dollars in change taken.
J. O. Honeycutt of Cook's Pest Control Decatur is named to the 1966 Alabama Pest Control Week Committee for August 15–20. The Alabama Pest Control Association sponsors the week, coordinating civic club programs radio and TV spots and school pesticide safety talks. The Tri-State Pest Control Conference in Mobile closes Pest Control Week with attendees from Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. John Cook of Cook's Pest Control is conference program chairman.
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