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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1966
Page
1
U S officials say Christmas and New Year truces will not give Communists time to regroup or resupply. They deny pressuring South Vietnamese Premier Ky to accept the ceasefires and note Viet Cong offered two day truces at Christmas and the lunar New Year.
New York traders show mixed stocks with light activity. Cotton rises while Chicago grain futures retreat as wheat falls and oats drop. Soybeans see demand rise while receipts decline. Hog prices fall 25 to 75 cents to a top of 22.25, cattle steady to 25 cents lower with a top of 25.25.
Decatur hosts its annual Christmas parade tonight at 6 30 p m. The largest yet features floats bands and convertibles with beauty queens offering festive pageantry along Bank Street and surrounding districts. Decatur Jaycees and Jayceettes organized the event planning months in advance.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP a monster spacecraft named ATS heads toward a Pacific outpost to monitor a third of the earth and advance satellite communications next Tuesday. See SPIDER on Page A-2.
Dozens of U S fighter bombers attacked an oil depot and truck park near Hanoi, the closest raids to the North Vietnamese capital. A battalion sized enemy force engaged U S armored cavalry on Route 1 about 50 miles from Lai- Captured details indicate continued air and artillery support with mixed reports on enemy losses and aircraft downed.
Lt Gov elect Albert Brewer of Decatur says a special session of the Alabama legislature will likely be called in the spring due to the critical situation in the State Highway Department. He expects about 1 billion dollars in federal funds for interstate construction over four years with 750 million for Birmingham Mobile and Montgomery areas.
Thousands jammed the streets of Athens and Hartselle for their annual Christmas parades. The Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce and Hartselle Jaycees called the events successful with Pi Kappa Phi float winning at Athens and Hospitality Club taking top honors at Hartselle. Awards included $25 for Miller Elementary at Athens and Morgan County High School Key Club at Hartselle plus $15 for Kid die Kollege Kindergarten at Athens and Morgan County High School senior class at Hartselle.
Senator Lister Hill testified in a federal desegregation hearing that he and other lawmakers believe the 1964 Civil Rights Act guidelines are unconstitutional. The session touched on Governor George Wallace and court orders against interference with school desegregation, with a ruling not expected until afterFeb. 3 when lawyers present final arguments.
The Labor Department reports the jobless rate at 3.7 percent and total employment at 75 million for November, marking a new high. The same era notes the U N Security Council’s unanimous recommendation of U Thant for another term as secretary general amid global concerns.
The Pentagon requested a February draft of 10,900 men, the smallest monthly call since March 1965. In Austin Texas President Johnson received Gard Ner Ackley's forecast of continued prosperity in 1967 and easing inflation pressures.
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