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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1966
Page
2
Decatur area forecast for Saturday through Sunday calls for partly cloudy, warm and humid conditions with scattered showers. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge read 20.97 feet with sea level 555.27 as Saturn rises 8:14 p.m. and reaches greatest brilliance next month. high 90 today, 93 Sunday.
A compiled hospital list includes Regina Malone Athens Pam ela Webb Huntsville Demen trius A Webb Huntsville Brenda Kay Cole Madison ge orge A Martin Athens Mrs Lennie Coker Athens Arvil Lee Pack Athens Mrs Mary A Sexton Athens Alvie Lee Gurton Athens Andrew W Lai Tuscaloosa Dismissals Jerry S Smith Decatur Cr ba Jean Gassaway Athens Joseph E Kyle Athens D Hart selle Schrimsher Harvest Mrs Nomer McLemore Rogersville Miss Alice D Sparkman Athens Francis Peterson Lester Jim Brown Madison Sarah Long Athens Mrs Martha Jane Brooks and infant son Athens Mrs Elbalene R Smith and infant son Athens Mrs Joe T Sandifer Madison
The Decatur area reports the Austinville Road section blocked for the 14th Street Overpass project is open from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily when workers are off duty. A spokesman for the construction crew issued the timing.
Senator Dirksen pushes a voluntary prayer plan for schools inviting religious groups to govern practice. Church leaders testifying through the Senate Judiciary subcommittee warn it could injure religious liberty and risk divisive controversy. Critics question who dictates prayer content and whose faith governs public observance. If serious, Dirksen stands on dangerous ground. if not, the plan is in bad taste.
Morgan County principals were urged to be ready for school opening at a county meeting. Supt. J. C. Petty stressed filled student schedules and time for supervision. Nancarrow spoke on curriculum and team teaching plans with an Auburn team to evaluate next year. A film on principals’ daily work was shown. County NYC supervisor Dollar described program goals and 100 youths employed. Attendance supervisor Williams noted ways principals could assist. Reading program head Ted Butts said the program could continue with current equipment.
A list of transfers with cash values, real estate deeds, and several birth announcements from Decatur area hospitals. Notable entries include multiple ten dollar transfers, a 6500 dollar transfer, and newborns for families in Decatur and nearby towns.
U S fliers bagged their 18th MIG fighter on one of 97 missions over North Viet Nam. South Vietnamese spokesmen reported several hundred Viet Cong militiamen, supported by tanks and artillery, killed 100 enemy troops in Thuan Thien Province. The operation ran from Thursday into Friday with light South Vietnamese casualties.
The judge, continuing from page 1, said he regretted court action but had repeatedly appealed for voluntary recognition of others rights and to end demonstrations that have made it impossible for the Police Department to protect lives and property of all citizens.
Butts spoke on new equipment secured under Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act and its planned use. He has resigned effective mid September. Malcomb Spillers, custodian of Morgan County school funds, also addressed the assembly.
Three persons were injured in rural auto accidents in Lawrence and Limestone counties Friday. Attwell Terry of Moulton Youth was hurt on Alabama 157 northwest of Moulton around 6:30 p.m. Andrew Lai of Tuscaloosa was injured when his Volkswagen left the curve on U.S. 31 near Swan Creek and overturned. Patrick R. Mason of Courtland sustained abrasions and bruises when struck by a car near Courtland in the mid afternoon.
The union aims for full paid vacations and improved health, welfare, and pension benefits. Leaders say the agreement will not spur inflation and will give mechanics money for groceries, while criticizing wage-price guidelines as unfair. Votes show regional splits, with Los Angeles and San Francisco opposing, but Chicago and Miami backing the deal, which ultimately passed.
Rescue squads from three counties resume search for the body of minister Anderson Curry Jr. believed drowned Friday in the Tennessee River below Wheeler Dam. Currys boat overturned near the dam power house, ending a prior effort to recover him yesterday.
An admissions list including names such as David Norwood Hartselle Malinda Legg Rebecca Wunch Falkville Michael Melenas Decatur Dorothy Steele Linda Holmes Nealey Weaver Mark Moore Edna Harp Alpha Johnson and Barbara Ann Miller Rogersville Penny Haislip Elois Cox Charla Sharbutt Brenda Lunney Gary Green and Grace Owens from various Alabama towns is presented. The document reflects a group of applicants tied to multiple locations with street addresses and affiliations.
A collection of names and addresses appears in a compact list featuring Mrs. H. M. Henderson from Somerville and Mrs. David W. Nelson with multiple associated addresses such as 1 Locust St SE and 1226 North St SE, along with other individuals including Auzie Smith, Ernest D. Newton, Harold Steenson, and John P. Garnett, spanning several towns and streets. The snippet reads like a directory piece or personal notices, lacking narrative context but preserving contact-like entries for numerous residents.
A compiled list includes Mrs Gladys Nelson of Hillsboro and many others: Mrs Geneva Way of Moulton, Mrs Mary McKay of Danville, Mrs Betty Joe Jones of Decatur, Mrs Gertrude Flannigan of Town Creek, Mrs Marie King of Birmingham, Mrs Ruth Coan of Moulton, Clyde Norwood of Courtland, James R Parker of Moulton, Mrs Martha Alred of Moulton, Mrs Mary E Sutton and infant son, Mr Hope, Bobbie Jean Reeds of Moulton, Melvin E Martin of Moulton, Mrs Barbara Walker of Danville, Robert Williams of Decatur, Hubert Blankenship of Town Creek, Lyndon Beck of Trinity.
Weather Bureau reports a five minute quake causing casualties in surrounding villages and widespread damage across Erzurum Mus Bitlis provinces in the Turkish mountains near Iran. Soviet agency rate quake at 9 on their scale, about 7.5 on the Richter scale, indicating strong destruction.
Limestone Alabama Farmers Cooperative reported over 1 million dollars in sales led by 453 000 in fertilizer. The group sells feed seed fertilizer coal tires and equipment and plans new facilities. County Agent Floyd Agee warned of boll weevil control and a new insect in Limestone County flowers and shrubs. Barbecue followed the meeting and Ed Christopher of Leggtown presided. Nevada is highlighted as a populous state moving ahead.
MOULTON The Lawrence County School Board accepted the resignation of Hatton High School Band director Ronnie Lee James who left Mississippi State University to take another post. Supt Silas Cross said seven band director vacancies exist within 50 miles of Decatur and no qualified candidates were found. Larry Southern of Hazelwood High School will lead the Hatton band temporarily while a replacement is sought.
In Alabama the House and Senate prepared for public hearings on federal guidelines as educators led by AEA President Dr. Robert L. Saunders vowed to resist. Senator Jimmy Clark denounced administrators while district hires and salary actions for Hatton and various schools were announced, including new teachers at several county schools and desk purchases.
Marc Smythii describes the fourth and fifth film frames captured Thursday 133 miles above a plain on the lunar disc. Each frame includes two pictures, one high and one medium resolution. He notes the trouble is in the high-resolution pictures in frames two through five.
Mrs Diane Harris of Courtland and Mrs Marjorie Holland of Decatur completed their first solo flight lesson this week at the Decatur Athens Airport.
Leon Bishop notified city police that a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson pistol was stolen from his house trailer. The complaint was filed at 6 40 p.m. yesterday.
Police reports show two Decatur residents injured Friday in auto accidents within city limits. Mrs Edna Harp 72 of Moulton was hurt when a car driven by John W Harp 60 of Moulton crashed through a detour barricade on Danville Road SW and rammed rocks at Beltline Highway. Nealey S Weaver 41 of Hartselle sustained injuries on U S 31 near noon in a collision between his 1962 Falcon and a pickup driven by William P Wright 31 of Decatur. Both were admitted to Baugh-Wiley Smith Hospital.
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