Decatur River and TVA Lake Levels Reported
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge in Decatur Tennessee was 20.30 feet with sea level reading 554.60. TVA lakes Chickamauga 679.7 Pickwick 412.4 Guntersville 593.3 Whitesburg 554.8 Wilson 505.6. Weather forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and mild with showers and thundershowers mainly afternoon and evening. High 88 and low 72.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Local Births Reported From Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Gary Morris of 2202 Morgan Ave SW welcomed a boy Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Rufus Raymes of 501 Railroad St greeted a girl Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Tom Drake of Cullman welcomed a boy Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Joseph M Thomas of 114 Charles St SW welcomed a boy Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ulysses Rechey of West Court Apt welcomed a boy Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs McArthur Payne of 301 5th Ave NW welcomed a girl Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Billy Champion of Hartselle welcomed a boy Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hargrave of Madison 3 welcomed a boy Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Roy Grantland of Somerville 1 welcomed a girl Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital.
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Gary Morris
Morgan Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Rufus Raymes
Railroad St
Tom Drake Cullman
Joseph M. Thomas
Charles St
Ulysses Rechey
West Court Apt
McArthur Payne
5Th Ave
Billy Champion
Hartselle
Ernest Hargrave
Madison
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Roy Grantland
Somerville
Polaris forces and command and control in strategic war
The article explains how strategic weapons aboard Polaris submarines and the 7th Fleet carry big scale war capabilities. It details the command and control network linking Washington to patrol submarines via redundant radio circuits and governs both strategic and tactical weapons orders.
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Air Force
7Th Fleet
Strategic Air Command
Western Pacific
Polaris
Washington
Reapportionment In Senate Is Tied Up
The Senate faced a six hour delay as liberals filibustered against legislation aimed at delaying reapportionment ruling by the Supreme Court. Dirksen led the tactic tying delay to the foreign aid bill with Mansfield aiding the amendment.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Everett M. Dirksen
High Court
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
John Stennis
D-Miss
Federal Courts
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dirksen
Illinoisan
Congress
White House
Johnson
Mansfield
Weather Outlook With Rain and Warm Night Temperatures
Rain lingers with slow, steady showers as a stationary Gulf front holds. Nearly half an inch of rain fell Saturday morning while clouds persist and a few thundershowers are possible today and tonight. Temperatures rise to 88 and fall to 72 overnight.
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Gulf States
Texas
Johnson praises Kennedy while denying New York senatorial intervention
In Washington Johnson expressed high regard for Attorney General Kennedy and said he would not interfere in selecting the Democratic senatorial candidate in New York. The AP report spans comments on politics and policy without naming potential contenders.
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Washington
Johnson
Decatur election race centers on voters and planning clashes
Voters face an 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday election amid new machines. Candidates Hunt and Dukes praise support across the city while Tooker stirs with talk of blood in the ring and a push for a city manager and planning reforms. Poll workers listed include Mrs. Tom Drake and many residents across Decatur and surrounding towns.
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Hunt
Dukes
Decatur
Hopeful Dukes
Tooker
Ole Tooker
Alabama
Rhodes
City Planning Commission
Local program to aid invalids in home fires announced
The Independent Insurance Agents Association of Decatur along with the Decatur Fire Department launched a program to protect invalids during fires. Reflective decals on homes show if an invalid lives there and identify rooms likely used, with records at the station to aid firefighters. Fire Chief Elkins stressed saving occupants as priority and noted decals help focus on vulnerable residents.
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C. M. Hutcheson Jr
Independent Insurance Agents Association
Independent Insurance Agents Association of
Decatur
Fire Department
O. M. Hutcheson Jr
Floyd Elkins
Independent Agents Association
Decatur Fire Department
Hutcheson
Catr
Elkins
F. S. Hunt
Hospital Dismissals Noted In Area Listings
A Laurel of local hospital discharge notices lists Mrs. Max King of Hartselle Clemon Davis on Highway 20 Miss Betty Ann Harden at 217 5th Ave SW. Marion Cagle Decatur 1 Mrs. James Barnett Jasper M D Bond Jr Somerville Luther Sherrill 807 809 18th Ave SE Mrs Lonnie Bowling Union Grove 1 Mrs Ray Garrison and infant son 1926 Locust St Elbert Dilbeck 211 State Ave.
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Max King
Hartselle Clemon Davis
Highway
Betty Ann Harden
5Th Ave
Marion Cagle
Decatur
James Barnett
Jasper M. D. Bond, Jr
Somerville
Luther Sherrill
18Th Ave
Lonnie Bowling
Union Grove
Ray Garrison
Locust St
Elbert Dilbeck
State Ave
Deaths Hatton Funeral for Mrs. W. R. Taylor in Okoloma
Funeral services for Mrs. W. R. Taylor 73 of Hatton who died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Birmingham will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Okoloma Baptist Church with burial in Moulton City Cemetery. Survivors include husband Dr. W. R. Taylor one daughter Mrs. Hayes Williams four sisters three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Active pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers include church deacons and Lawrence County Medical Society members.
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Hatton
W. R. Taylor
Hayes Williams
Birmingham
Okoloma Baptist Church
Moulton City
Highsmith Funeral Home
Russellville
M. J. Sanderson
W. R. Hurst
L. R. Roberts
H. F. Stephenson
Lonnie Gentry
Willard Irwin
Elvie O. Terry
Neal Williams
R. M. Sanderson
Claude Sandlin
O. H. Butler
J. W. Hagood
Okoloma
Soviet Offer to Cyprus Stirs East Med Power Rift
The document claims the Soviet Union would aid Cyprus against foreign invasion and seek negotiations, signaling a move that could shift regional power. It mentions individuals and degrees linked to education and science and notes the Turkey Greece Cyprus dispute amid NATO tensions.
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Cyprus
Makarios
Thomas Lee
Soviet Union
Burleson
Republic of Cyprus
Sara Francis Reid
Robert Roy White, Jr
B.S
John Daand
Republic
Mediterranean
Turkey
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Auburn University tograduate ceremony announces summer grads
Dr John W Oswald of Kentucky university will address Auburn University graduates during summer quarter exercises at Cliff Hare Stadium on August 24 at 9 30 p m. The 624 candidates include 173 masters and 14 doctorates from the four county area.
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Auburn
John W. Oswald
University of Kentucky
Auburn University
Cliff Hare Stadium
Welsh Prince Born in Wales Heralded in Caernarvon
The tradition of naming the heir to the British throne Prince of Wales traces to Edward I. His eldest son was born in a Caernarvon castle, where the monarch reportedly lifted the baby and proclaimed a Welsh prince born in Wales.
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Prince of Wales
Edward I
England
Edward
Caernarvon
Wales
J D Holland Athens Rites Held for 79 Year Old Resident
J D Holland 79 of Athens died Saturday at 6 am at his home. Services were held today at 3 pm at Isom's Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Marcus Long officiating. Burial followed at City Cemetery with Mc Connell directing. Survived by two sons Grady and Mahlon Holland, one brother Heney Holland, one sister Mrs Foster Henderson, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Athens
J. D. Holland
Isom’s Chapel Methodist Church
Marcus Long
City Cemetery
McConnell
Grady Holland
Mahlon Holland
Heney Holland
Foster Henderson
Moore-Handley opens new Decatur center serving Tennessee Valley
Moore-Handley Inc announces Aug 17 opening of a 40 000 square foot wholesale distribution center at 1629 4th Ave SE Decatur with cash and carry option. The facility will offer diverse merchandise including electrical plumbing hardware housewares sporting goods and industrial supplies to wholesale buyers in north Alabama and the Tennessee Valley.
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Decatur
Mrs Minnie Baker Dies in Denver
Mrs Minnie Baker of Denver Colorado formerly of Decatur died Friday in Denver. Survivors include three daughters Roxie Coleman Louisville Kentucky Miss Bessie Baker and Pearl Johnson Denver one son J L Baker Seattle Washington three sisters E M Gordon L A Keel and Kate Bryant Atlanta. The body will arrive at Gunthorth Funeral Home Monday at 4 30 am.
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Minnie Baker
Denver Colo
Decatur
Denver
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Roxie Coleman
Louisville
Bessie Baker
Pearl Johnson
J. L. Baker
Seattle
Wash
E. M. Gordon
L. A. Keel
Kate Bryant
Atlanta
C U Knowles 77 Athens Dies Friday at Home
C U Knowles age 77 of Athens died Friday at 6 22 p m in Athens Limestone funeral services set for today at 3 p m from O Neal Church of Christ with Fred Evans officiating Burial will be in adjoining cemetery Spry Funeral Home in charge Survivors include widow Carrie Knowles three daughters Mrs Paul Covington Athens Mrs Leo Covington Athens Mrs Everett Matthews Athens two sons Ordway Knowles Athens Wilburn Detroit Mid 10 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren He was a member of the church
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Athens
C. U. Knowles
Athens-Limestone
O'Neal Church of Christ
Fred Evans
Spry Funeral Home
Carrie Knowles
Paul Covington
Leo Covington
Everett Matthews
Ordway Knowles
Wilburn
Detroit
Mid
Arrowhead District Scout Banquet set for Thursday at Pavilion Inn
The Arrowhead District Scout Recognition Banquet will be held Thursday at 7 pm at the Pavilion Inn with tickets from unit chairmen or Winston Legg. The event honors leaders and units for their contributions to scouting. A series of traffic collisions are reported on local streets with several drivers named and ages listed.
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Arrowhead
Pavilion Inn
Winston Legg
Senator avoids reply while questioning president on war incident
A press aide states the senator will not respond in kind and will focus on the issues. The aide notes the president may explain whether warning to the Communists allowed an air defense to shoot down two US planes, killing one pilot and capturing another.
Carrie Counts Moulton dies at 77 in Mount Hope
Mrs. Carrie Counts, 77, of Mount Hope, died Saturday at Lawrence County Hospital. Services are set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Rock Springs Presbyterian Church with burial in Methodist Cemetery. Highsmith Moulton Funeral Directors. Survived by nieces, nephews, and other relatives. A Mount Hope native and Presbyterian member, her body remains at the funeral home until it lies in state one hour before services.
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Moulton
Carrie Counts
Mount Hope
Lawrence County
Rock Springs, Presbyterian Church
Highsmith
Counts
Presbyterian Church
Moore-Handley Expands Wholesale Network in Southeast
The firm, serving the wholesale trade for over 80 years, notes an ongoing expansion program. It has established fast growing sales offices and warehouses in Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Memphis Mobile Montgomery Huntsville and Alabaster Pensacola and Miami to boost customer service.
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Pany
Moore-Handley
Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
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