Crimson Tide Named Nation's Best Team in AP Poll
Alabama edged Arkansas for the national title as top voters crowned the Crimson Tide. Notre Dame fell after the Southern Cal upset, while Michigan finished fourth behind a 10-0 season. Alabama faces Texas in the Orange Bowl and Arkansas meets Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl.
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Tide
Auburn
Notre Dame
Southern Cal
Alabama
Associated Press
Crimson Tide
Arkansas
Mighty Bama
Southern
Rose
Michigan
Joe Namath
Georgia
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Bama
Texas
Razorbacks
Nebraska
Baker Probe Reopened As Reynolds Testifies
Star witness Don Reynolds reopened the Bobby Baker probe by testifying to a closed Senate Rules Committee session. Reynolds says he will reveal matters he declined to discuss previously, tying Baker and Philadelphia politician Matthew McCloskey to a $25,000 payoff to the Kennedy Johnson fund. The committee considers handling the extraneous matters in private and whether to later hold public sessions.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Don B. Reynolds
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee Council
Dian Reynolds
Alexander
Reynolds
Baker
John J. Williams
R-Del
Washington
James Fitzgerald
Williams
Senate
Matthew H. McCloskey
Philadelphia
Kennedy-Johnson Fund
McCloskey
Washington D.C. Stadium
Morgan County Sheriff Reports Two Arrests for Drug Impairment
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office made two arrests Monday for highway in toxication. Decatur Fire Department investigated several incidents yesterday and today including a false alarm on 8th Ave and 7th St at 2:51 am, a slight loss house trailer on 117 Poplar St, and a house occupied by Silas Alexander. The Smith Group and Mitt Weide Group of the Christian Women's Fellowship meet Wednesday at 9:45 am at 802 Gordon Dr SE.
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Decatur Fire Department
Hall Motor Express
8Th Ave
7Th St
Alabama
Poplar St
Silas Alexander
Smith Group
Mittwede
The
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Jerry Smith
Gordon Dr
Virtue Misused Becomes Vice in Hypocritical Piety
The speaker reflects on the adage that virtue used in excess becomes vice noting Jesus criticized public showiness in almsgiving and public prayer. True Biblical holiness, they argue, is a normal life for those dedicated to God with the Spirit dwelling within.
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C.H
Jesus
Johnson orders S Viet talks on North Viet involvement
President Johnson and top policy makers review growing evidence of North Vietnamese support to South Vietnamese guerrillas via Laos. He instructs Ambassador Taylor to consult urgently with the South Vietnamese government on measures to improve the situation and reaffirm U S aid to defeat the external insurgency.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Laos
White House
Maxwell D. Taylor
Mercenaries Rescue More Hostages in Congo Region
White mercenaries freed between 155 and 160 rebel hostages in a cotton area about 260 miles north of Anleyville, according to a Belgian Embassy spokesman. The advance was reported as the rebels battles continued.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Leopoldville
the Congo
Anleyville
Johnson deny plan to replace Hoover says White House
In Washington AP reports White House press secretary George E. Reedy says President Johnson never heard of a plan to replace FBI Director J Edgar Hoover. In Jasper Alabama retired editor Will Gunter dies funeral pending. Chicago AP reports 554 traffic deaths over 102 hour Thanksgiving weekend set a record.
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Washington (Ap
White House
George E. Reedy
Johnson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Jasper, Ala
Jasper Mountain Eagle
Will Gunter
Gunter
Chicago
UN Feud Persists as Four Try to Avert Fedorenko Clash
At the United Nations a meeting of four diplomats with Secretary General Thant failed to craft a formula to head off a U S Soviet showdown over Soviet Delegate Nikolai Fedorenko. The talks resumed at 2 45 p m EST with little time before the General Assembly opening and a delay appeared likely. The noon conference included Adlai Stevenson Nikolai Fedorenko Harold Wilson and other key figures as behind the scenes activity intensified.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
A. Thant
General Assembly
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.N
Carrataru
Rotary Meets At Bedside
A Rotary Club meeting was held in part at Decatur General Hospital to honor R W Dub Orr who never missed a meeting in 21 years though hospitalized. The club adjusted location to keep his record intact, noting the 1 092 possible weekly meetings over two decades.
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Barrett Shelton JR
Rotary Club
Decatur General Hospital
Civic Club
R. W. “Dub” Orr
Rotary
R. W. Orr
Orr
Decatur General
Beaten Youths In Hospital After Alleged Abuse
Three young children are hospitalized at Decatur General with severe bruises and malnutrition after allegedly being beaten. The mother, Marjorie Circosta, 25, faces one count of assault and battery with bond set at 500. Children are Deborah 3, Diane 4, and David 16 months.
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Ues
USS
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Majorie Circosta
Deborah
di Caradon
Jane
David
Roger Seydoux
Decatur General Hospital
Assembly
Carlos Sosa-Rodriguez
Vene- Lee
Marjorie Circosta
Tanner
Limestone County
Limestone
W. M
Buddy) Evans
Diane
Evans
Decatur City
Used Furniture Buyers Ad Exchange Furniture Co
An advertisement announces Exchange Furniture Co offering top prices for used furniture with contact number 353 4403. The brief classified note promotes quick pickup and cash payments.
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Exchange Furniture Co
Reds Offer Company For Mariner
United States and Soviet spacecraft sprint toward Mars with the Soviet probe hindered by a late launch and other failures.
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Reds
Mariner
The Torch Is Passed editors unveil 1964 history book
An AP newspaper exclusive offers readers a new work titled The World in 1964 History As We Lived It. The editors who produced The Torch Is Passed describe it as dramatic and distinctive.
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Decatur Daily
Markets At A Glance
New York stock markets show declines with moderate activity. Bonds mixed as treasuries fall while commodities edge lower. Chicago crops also drift lower with liquidation in wheat and corn. Hogs fall to 16 dollars, cattle rise to 25 75, with oats partially lower and soybeans down.
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New York
Chicago
Quickies by Ken Reynolds
A short humor item notes a playful nudge to glance at the Day West Ads for large offers. The column showcases light quips and social observations typical of the feature.
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Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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Doug Crabb
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J. D. Knight
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