Power blackout hits four bases and four states
A major power failure centered in El Paso knocked out four military bases and darkened up to a million people across New Mexico Texas and Mexico. Federal inquiry ordered by President Johnson followed the outage traced to a faulty regulator at the Newman Plant. J.R. Johnson of the Federal Power Commission investigated the device failure and report.
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EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Texas
Mexico
Johnson
United States
Canada
el Paso Electric Co
Newman
J.R. Johnson
Federal Power Commission
Ft. Worth
Verdict urged as jurors deadlock in Liuzzo killing case
U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr ordered three Ku Klux Klan defendants to keep trying for a verdict after the all white jury reported being hopelessly deadlocked in the civil rights conspiracy trial over Viola Gregg Liuzzo’s death. Defendants are Collie Leroy Wilkins Eugene Thomas Eaton and William Orville Eaton.
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Montgomery
Ala
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
U.S
Knights of Columbus Teen Dance Postponed at St Ann’s
The Knights of Columbus teen dance planned for Saturday night at St Ann's school cafeteria has been postponed. Regular dances are expected to resume in January with announcements to follow. The Saturday Club meets at 2 30 p.m. Saturday with Mrs Walter Clapton, co hosted by Mrs W E Steed. See Diary on Page 2.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Ann’s_— school
Walter Clapton
W. E. Steed
Parades Spark Christmas Spirit in Athens and Hartselle
Thousands filled streets in Athens and Hartselle as Christmas parades opened the season. Merchants praised the events as a success. Top float honors went to Kiddie Kollege Kindergarten in Athens and Morgan County High School senior class in Hartselle, each earning 50 dollars. Second and third places went to church youth groups and local schools with runner-up and third place awards. See continuation on page 2.
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Athens
Winford Turner
Hartselle
Merchants -Com
Mittees
Athens-Limestone
Tanner High School
Morgan County ‘Training School
Morgan County High School
Soviet Accuses US of Aggression in Viet Nam
The Soviet Union accused the United States of aggression in Viet Nam and said it would continue to provide political and military support to Communist North Viet Nam. In Moscow, the USSR launched an unmanned spacecraft toward the moon, its fourth lunar landing attempt this year.
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United Nations, N
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tanker Runs Aground Near Mobile Bay Entrance
A large tanker ran aground today in the Gulf of Mexico near the entrance to Mobile Bay, prompting response from authorities and raising concerns over navigation and potential environmental impact.
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Mobile
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile Bay
Weather Brightens For Gemini Launch
Weather outlook improves for Gemini 7 as astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell prepare for a Saturday 2:30 p.m. launch from Cape Kennedy Florida. Weathermen warned of a rain trough crossing the South but urged it to pass offshore. NASA said conditions should be satisfactory and all launch elements remain in excellent condition. Borman dined Thursday with his wife and two sons who traveled to Cape Kennedy.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla. (Ap
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Space
Space Agency
United States
Florida
NASA
Borman
Rain Moves Into Area With Light Showers Likely
Mild temperatures bring scattered rain for De Kalb and North Alabama today and Saturday. About 30 percent of the area will see light showers today, with heavier rain tonight and Saturday morning. Intermittent rain could affect around 80 percent before ending. Highs near 56, lows around 45.
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Debatur
North Alabama
Judge W H Long 88 Former legislator dies at home
Judge William Henry Long long time state legislator and county judge dies at 810 Jackson Street after a chronic illness. He was 88. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joseph W. Walker officiating. Burial in Decatur Cemetery. Born April 15, 1877 in Dallas County near Uniontown. Public notice continues on page 2.
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William Henry
Hal) Long
Jackson St
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph W. Walker
Decatur
Judge Long
Dallas County
Uniontown
Wil
$400 Taken In Business Theft At Tony's Pizza
Approximately $400 was stolen from Tony's Pizza on 6th Ave SE near Decatur Shopping Center during the night. The restaurant, a new establishment, had money hidden inside. a bathroom window was used to gain entry and the cigarette machine was also broken into. A former employee, Eugene Augusta Hunt, 24, of 1812 Olive St., is charged with burglary and awaits trial as police investigate the latest break-in.
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E. C. Bowman
Bowman
6Th Ave
Decatur Shopping Center
Eugene Augusta Hunt
Olive St
Hunt
Markets At A Glance: Commodities and Livestock Summary
Markets at a glance report mixed activity across stocks and commodities. Wheat and corn show lateral to mixed moves in Chicago, soybeans ease with moderate cash profits, hogs rise up to 25 cents, and slaughter steers gain 50 to 75 cents, topping at 28 dollars.
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New York
Chicago
Security Mutual Finance Corp Ad Promises Lower Monthly Payments
An advertisement claims monthly payments can be reduced by using Security Mutual Finance Corp. It presents a generic finance service pitch urging readers to consider restructuring loans to lower installments. It emphasizes savings without detailing terms or rates.
Best Gift Idea Yet The World In 1965
The World in 1965 is offered as a Christmas gift already prepared by the Associated Press for Decatur Daily readers and other newspapers. The 288 page volume includes hundreds of color and black and white news pictures and articles on Vietnam War Johnson's Great Society Watts riots Selma march and the Pope's See.
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Decatur Daily
Associated Press
the World
Johnson
Multination Peace Effort In Doubt
JOHNSON CITY TEX AP The idea of a multination peace offensive on Viet Nam appeared doubtful after British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart proposed a joint initiative with the Soviet Union for a ceasefire conference U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States was ready to attend any Southeast Asia peace talks Stewart later said the Soviet view on Viet Nam does not open a door to settlement and that Andrei Gromyko showed no sympathetic response He noted the Soviet Union has no authority to negotiate
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Johnson City
Tex
Viet Nam
Michael Stewart
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Johnson
United States
Stewart
Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
Major Action Missing In Viet Sweep
U S and Vietnamese troops press through South Viet Nam jungles for the third day with no major communist engagement while American planes keep attacking both Vietnams. A Marine helicopter with four Americans and nine Vietnamese aboard was shot down near Da Nang and all were presumed dead. A Skyraider from the carrier Bon Homme Richard was hit over North Viet Nam and crashed on a northwest peak.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
da Nang
Viet Nam
Strange Given 10 Year Term
Hubert Damon Strange, 25, a service station attendant, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Anniston Alabama for the highway shooting death of a Negro foundry worker last July. Convicted by a white jury of second degree murder, the case marked the first murder conviction in the situation.
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Anniston
Ala
Hubert Damon Strange
Need money for repairs on your home See Security Mutual Finance Corporation
An advertisement offering home repair loan services from Security Mutual Finance Corporation promotes financial help for repairs with contact prompts and a loan-oriented message.
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Security Mutual Finance Corporation
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