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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1965
Page
2
The report notes sunset at 4 37 p m on Wednesday and sunrise at 6 37 a m tomorrow with moonset at 12 17 a m. It highlights a full Moon on December 8 and mentions Jupiter and Venus reaching peak brightness this month, plus the Sun's low arc during the year's shortest days and longest nights.
Reads Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 16.81 feet and sea level 551.11. Other TVA lake stages listed. Yesterday high 4 degrees at 9 30 p m. Low at 6 am 22. 7 30 am temperature 24. Forecast clear and cold with a hard freeze. Thursday mostly fair and warmer. Winds light north to northeast. Today’s high 45, tonight’s low 23, Thursday’s high 50.
Five day outlook for Alabama shows temperatures Thursday through Monday near or a few degrees below normal. A warming trend appears early in the period then cooler conditions return over the weekend. Normal highs range 57 to 64 and lows 35 to 45 with total precipitation around 0.12 to 1 inch mainly as rain Friday or Saturday.
The prosecutor urged the jury to convict Strange of wanton murder while Stoner attacked key witness Jimmie G. Knight as a liar seeking rewards. Testimony described Strange boasting of the shooting and various alibi contradictions, with Final witnesses detailing station events and a segregationist rally before the shooting. Knight sought a reward and leniency on prior charges.
Mrs Norma Jean Knight, 18, faced a traffic ticket trial in Memphis Tennessee claiming an eight pound alibi. She testified the pains worsened each block as she sped and honked before an accident occurred. She was unharmed but her eight pound baby girl was born at hospital nearby.
Gemini 7 and 4 aboard Borman and Lovell prepare for a 329 hour Earth orbit while medical instruments relay data on calcium loss in bones, heart adaptation, and sleep depth in weightlessness. Exercises to stimulate the heart are planned as calcium intake is tracked before and after the flight.
FBI testimony links one defendant to the Selma Montgomery area the night Mrs Liuzzo was shot as demonstrators were ferried back to Selma. The indictment, carrying up to 10 years and 5000 dollars, does not name Liuzzo. Star witness Gary Rowe Jr. testified he infiltrated the Klan for the FBI and was with the defendants during the car chase.
Mrs Mary McNutt 76 of Falkville died today at 1 am in a Hartselle hospital. Services Thursday 2 pm at Antioch Church Lawrence County with Rev James Brooks officiating. Burial Bald Knob Cemetery. Peck Funeral Home Hartsel directing. Survivors include her husband James Thomas McNutt two daughters Myrtle Jones Jessie Stinson two sons William McNutt Debator S E McNutt five sisters and one brother, 18 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Body to be taken to daughter Jessie Stinson’s residence today at 2 pm.
Austin standards and eligibility for membership were achieved through hc al administrators with the Board of Education, city commission support, and cooperation of pupils, parents and teachers. Decatur’s junior and senior high schools are accredited, first senior class in the year. The school began in 1961 with grades seven to nine, adding a grade each year, now enrolling 1,142 students with 48 teachers. A new classroom addition is planned.
New York AP report details how Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co faced 24 hours of unbalanced checking deposits totaling about $3 billion after an IBM 7074 computer failure. Four servicemen labored to repair through the night, with backup equipment delays causing filing to run five hours late.
Police tracked several wrecks on U S Route 31 and local streets including a 1964 Thunderbird collision with a 1964 Ford truck driven by Melton and a hit and run involving a 1963 Chevrolet owned by Z Knox Goode. Court docket lists speeding, overparking, and other offenses. Also reports vandalism, club meetings, a high school reunion cancellation, and stock market notes.
NASD compiled a midmorning snapshot of over the counter securities showing bids as representative interdealer prices and excluding retail markdowns. Asked prices have been adjusted upward to include approximate markup.
Decatur markets report cotton trends with middling at loan level and cottonseed at 40 per ton. Milk priced at 6.55 per hundred for Grade A, 3.20 for manufactured milk per hundred. Wood prices listed from 65 to 35, with pulpwood at 13.50 per cord. Grains show No 2 yellow shelled corn 1.33, No 2 yellow ear 1.11, No 2 white ear 1.07, No 2 white shelled 1.46, No 2 oats 0.65, No 2 milling wheat 1.38, and barley 0.95.
Nashville market rounds up cattle hogs and sheep with steady to higher tone. Slaughter cattle and calves mostly 17.00 to 24.50 for steers and 13.00 to 21.00 for cows and heifers. hogs mixed 25.75 for 1 3 195 240 lb. sheep 23.00 to 23.50 for light slaughter lambs.
In Birmingham the market remained steady with prices unchanged. Demand was irregular, varying from slow to fairly good in spots. Supplies met current needs with retailers receiving cartoned Grade A white large eggs at 51-54 per dozen, mediums 45-48, and smalls 39-40, including store delivery and case counts.
Poultry trading active for next week's delivery in Birmingham. Ready to cook broilers and fryers available, live supplies generally adequate but short in instances. Average weights irregular from light to heavy. Estimated slaughter today 779000 heads versus 596000 last Wednesday.
AP reports a sprawling tickertape of U S and international equities with percentages next to each name. Notable entries include Coca Cola 81 percent, Boeing 139, Ford Motor 55, General Electric 114, US Steel 49, Westinghouse 50, Exxon and Texaco around 80, and Sears Roebuck 65. Numerous industrials, oils, and consumer firms fill the page with bid quotes and price changes.
A volatile session on the New York Stock Exchange saw gains and losses within fractions to several points as heavy, selective buying and large blocks dominated trading. Blue chips showed uneven recovery while speculative shares led activity, with Fairchild Camera up about 5 and Polaroid, American Enka, NY Central near 3.
Alabama election results show narrow margins for amendments 6 and 8 while local measures largely pass. Prize items include irrigation districts and allowing cities to issue bonds for industrial expansion, with Birmingham and Mobile counts reflecting decisive regional splits. Local salaries and watershed projects also gain approval as Winston County presses for home rule protections.
Negro Deaths Mrs Fannie Robinson of 603 Church St NW died Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital services to be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mack Saxton formerly of Decatur who died in Memphis Tenn will be Saturday at 11 am at Garners Memorial C M E Church on Cherry St Burial will be in Sykes Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Surviving are two sons Orren Saxton Oakland Calif and Edward Saxton Detroit Mich two daughters Mrs Maxie Draper Memphis and Mrs Louise Young Miami one brother Orren Saxton Chicago fifteen grandchildren nineteen great grandchildren Willie Freeman of Courtland died Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital Services will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
Roberts says the unit system is the best and most economical method for road construction and maintenance. It is lauded by the Alabama State Highway Department and county associations, with savings cited from about 10 counties already using it. The plan includes a central county shop on 24 acres near Hartselle and four crews to handle grading, paving, maintenance on paved and unimproved roads, with effects expected gradually.
Johnson fears a new wage price spiral fed by wartime spending on Viet Nam. He invited negotiators to the White House in late August to craft a contract conforming to federal guidelines. Subordinates announced aluminum and copper price hikes, then canceled them, while Johnson remains largely silent on prices.
Morgan County reports 808 voters with four challenged ballots and 180 abstentions across amendments. Official tallies will be completed today at the probate judge’s office after results from all 74 boxes. Limestone County shows 1 088 voters from 35 of 39 boxes. Amendments seven and 11 in Geneva and Bullock counties drew the most no votes yet carried. Lawrence and Cullman counts pending, with returns due Thursday.
Black with red interior, asking to trade for an older car with assumed payments. Includes contact options 353-879, 355-0614 after 5:30. Also notices a furnished 3 room 1 bath apartment for rent at 408 E Moulton St with contact numbers 353-1989 or 355-5480 if no answer.
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