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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
10
North uses strong raise to reach four spades after South shows hearts. South avoids trump contact to win their contract. West leads diamonds, play proceeds with ruffs and finesses, ending with South scoring the ace of spades for the eighth trick.
Berkeley Calif witnesses in antiwar groups miss start of session as attorneys protest expulsion. Kinoy of ACLU pleads innocent to disorderly conduct after being dragged from the room. Over two days more than 40 people are arrested for disruptions while Rep Schord urges action on curbing antiwar activities.
Japan announced that its overseas economic aid for 1965 reached 414 billion dollars. The figure underscores Tokyo's expanding role in foreign assistance amid postwar reconstruction, with details highlighting aid flows to multiple regions and sectors.
In the hand, West led a queen to North and East ruffed with trumps. East had only trumps left, forcing a spade return into dummy's tenace. North then secured the remaining winning tricks with the king and jack of spades.
Cotton Decatur loan middling inch 30.40 Cottonseed 40 per ton Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four per cent 055 per cent above four per cent direct ratio below four per cent Wood 65 45 35 Pulpwood 13.50 per cord No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.35 No 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.11 No 2 White Ear Corn 1.07 No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.46 No 2 Oats .68 No 2 Milling Wheat 1.63 No 2 Mile per hundred 2.05 Poultry Wheat 1.13 No 2 Barley .95
The New York Stock Exchange closed lower after a day of moderate trading volume as brokers cited credit tightening by the Federal Reserve. Airlines and high-priced glamour issues led losses while overall prices declined across the board amid fresh Viet Nam war reports and casualties. The update noted American planes shot down near Vinh and Hanoi region, with rising weekly casualties and captured enemy troops, contributing to a cautious market mood.
NASD compiled quotations at about 10 a.m. today show inter-dealer bids as representative prices not including retail markdowns. Asked prices have been adjusted upward to reflect approximate markups.
Ardmore Bottom, former Athens police chief, and Sanders, a former Athens policeman, will work swing shifts patrolling the town to improve law protection. The merger allows officers to chase violators across the state line and assigns jail placement by offense location. Each will receive new patrol cars despite potential issues such as differing beer laws across Ardmore Tennessee Alabama and Limestone County.
Nashville AP cattle and calves arrivals around 75 and 25. Slaughter steers and heifers scarce early. Heifers 400-750 lb mostly 21.00 to 23.00. Cows utility around 18.00. Bulls 21.50. Calves 25, dealers paying 32.00 to 33.00 for 350-400 lb slaughter calves 23.00-25.00. individual 300 lb 26.00. Hog lot 2-3 23.75 and sows scarce. Sheep 25, limited early arrivals testing the market.
AP brief lists numerous stocks with current prices and percent changes across industries. key names include International Paper, Am Can, Coca Cola, Ford Motor, General Electric, IBM, Exxon, Sears Roebuck, Westinghouse, and United Airlines among others, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
The Department of Industrial Relations in July conducted safety inspections in 535 industrial plants and mine activities, assessing compliance and safety standards across multiple facilities.
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