Decatur Christmas Parade Draws 10 000 to 12 000 Fans
Cold weather failed to dampen Decatur’s Christmas parade as 65 units and bands from Morgan Limestone Lawrence Madison Colbert and Lauderdale counties moved along Bank Street to 2nd Avenue. Parade chairman Tom Caddell called it a big success despite the chill with Morgan County High School seniors winning 100 in amateur float judging and First Baptist Decatur taking 50 for a miniature church.
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Caddell
Morgan County High School
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First Baptist Church of
Ae Latter Day Saints
Raggedy Ann
Two Men Arrested for Passing $20 Counterfeit Bills
Police and federal agents arrested Paul Clayton Allums and Charles Ray Hester after detectives recovered 60 counterfeit $20 bills. Three passes were made at Kwik Chek Su, Lane Rexall, and McCrory's, each using a fake bill to buy cigarettes.
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E. C. Bowman
Paul Clayton Allums
Dora
Charles Ray Hester
Empire
U. S
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Bowman
David Smith
Kwik Chek Su
Lane Rexall
McCrory’s
Allums
Hester
Westie
Stane
Tan
Decatur
Pack Self
Secret Service
Joe Roberson
George Waldrop
Birmingham
Roberson
Trooper Charged With Assault After High Speed Pursuit
A state trooper was arrested near Wetumpka on Sept 15 and charged with assault with intent to murder. Col C W Russell of the Department of Public Safety said the arrest followed a lengthy highway pursuit. The warrant was signed by the father of the man involved.
Judges Ignore Hill Testimony On School Desegregation
In Montgomery AP report Sen. Lister Hill testified against the school integration guidelines but three federal judges ruled his statements would not influence the legality of the guidelines. The hearing ended as panels adjourned to resume Feb 3 for oral arguments on three suits challenging or enforcing desegregation actions.
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Health, Education, and Welfare Department
Schoal Integration
Thant Elected To New 4-Year Term
U Thant was elected by secret ballot in the United Nations General Assembly for a new term ending December 1971. The vote was 120 to 0 with one invalid ballot as Thant pledged to work personally to end the Vietnam War.
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U.N
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Thant
General Assembly
Assembly
Jamat
17 Hospitals Named for Civil Rights Compliance Review
The government named 17 hospitals in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina and Texas for possible loss of federal aid due to Civil Rights Act violations. Hospitals may request public hearings within 20 days. hearings could affect continued funding amid discrimination findings.
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Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Texas
Public Health Service
the Health Service
Shots Fired At Morgan Deputy on Wheeler Refuge
Authorities hunted late last night for two Black men driving a red 1960 Ford. Four bullets hit the Morgan County Sheriff's car driven by Sgt. Bobby Kennedy on the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. Kennedy was unharmed. Two shots pierced the windshield and two hit the hood. The suspects’ car bore a Madison County license plate.
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Bobby Kennedy
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
Kennedy
Madison County
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