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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1964

Page

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Stolen Camera Report and City Notices Lead Diary Page

W. V. Neville reports a camera stolen from his parked car on Lafayette St. Arrests Thursday include six for disorderly conduct and five for parking in restricted zones. Numerous permits issued at city clerk’s office for homes and electric services. Decatur Curb Market opens 6 am to noon tomorrow with pork, sausage, produce and baked goods for sale. A rummage sale by the Association for Retarded Children is set for Saturday at 216 Moulton St. W. See DIARY on Page 2.

W. V. Neville Endlam Blvd Lafayette St City Recorder Bama Homes Co Lake Ave Devine Electric Co 4Th Ave Grant St Robert Whitman Clearview St Bennie E. Walker 15Th Ave Zola McCulloch Thomas Dr Parker & Osborne Danville Wilson St. NW Virgil Newby Decatur The Association For Retarded Children Moulton St. W

Peace of God and Heart in Three Christian Ways

The speaker outlines three kinds of peace starting with peace with God through faith in Christ. This vertical peace enables believers to endure life’s difficulties knowing all things work for good for those who love God. The second peace is the peace of God entering believers’ hearts, preserving them amid sorrow. the third type follows in sequence.

L.E.R God Christ

Christmas Parade Fills Hartselle Streets With Floats

The annual Hartselle Christmas parade drew crowds along Main Street with nine floats. Morgan County High School won first, Morgan County Training School took third, and several sponsor groups entered. Prizes totaled 50 35 and 25 dollars for top finishes.

Morgan County High School Hartselle Morgan County Training School Tommy Putman Morgan County High Morgean County Training School A.N.A Boy Scouts Hartselle Merchants Hartselle Jay- Icees Morigan Cullman Hatton Phillips’ Roller Rink Morgan County Mounted Sheriff's Posse

Lawrence County Votes Sealed By Judge Powell For Grand Jury

Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell impounded all ballot boxes from the November 3 general election in Lawrence County and ordered them available for a grand jury session on December 16. Voters claim their ballots were not counted and some boxes show candidates with zero votes while others report votes for different individuals.

Lawrence Moulton Newton B. Powell Lawrence County Powell

Laveway Electrolux Now Gift of a Lifetime Offer

An advertisement urges readers to save on the gift of a lifetime from Laveway Electrolux. The brief box ad includes a phone number, Glenn Butler, and a box reference, with promotional language and a dash of contact details.

Laveway Electrolux Glenn Butler

Students Free After Large Bond At UC Berkeley

Hundreds of demonstrators arrested on the University of California campus were freed in batches after a $72,000 bond was posted. On campus, pickets gathered at gates backing a campus wide strike threat from the Free Speech Movement.

Berkeley Calif University of California

Pope Urges End to Arms Race and Aid Developing Nations

Pope Paul VI appealed today for nations to halt the arms race and allocate part of military or agricultural spending to a world fund aiding developing nations. After visiting India and weeping at sight of the poor, he urged newsmen to carry his message and share resources for peace and fraternal assistance.

Bombay India Paul World Fund Pope

Congress urged to move TVA headquarters to Muscle Shoals

U S Rep Bob Jones faces pressure from Alabama lawmakers to push TVA headquarters from Knoxville to Muscle Shoals in a coordinated delegation effort. In other AP dispatches, China rejects a Soviet plan for a world Communist conference preparations next March, while a diesel locomotive train of Atlantic Coast Line derails after a trestle collapse near Willacoochee Georgia detours passengers.

Muscle Shoals Ala U.S Bob Jones Alabama Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville Moscow China Willacoochee, Ga Atlantic Coast Line Chicago

FBI arrests 18 in Mississippi for 1964 Philadelphia killings

FBI says 21 men named in charges over the slayings of James Chaney Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner near Philadelphia Mississippi last June Two were charged with misprision of a felony and 19 with conspiracy to interfere with federal rights The case centers on the murder investigation and the recovered bodies after a long FBI probe.

Washington FBI Mississippi Philadelphia Miss J. Edgar Hoover James Chaney Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner Price Here

Largest Yule Event Staged In Athens Parade

Athens and Limestone County held the biggest Christmas parade to date with about 2000 spectators. Santa Claus led floats marching bands and nine beauties while Athens Ardmore West Limestone and Trinity high schools provided four bands. The event ran from Athens Elementary School down Jefferson Street to the First Federal Building, ending around 7 15. See further details on page 2.

Hartselle Main -St James Long Athens Limestone County Santa Claus Athens High Ardmore West Limestone Trinity Jefferson St Jefferson

Baker inquiry hears Aguirre answers with Fifth Amendment

Paul Aguirre, a self described Puerto Rican mortgage banker, refused to say if he loaned Bobby Baker $60,000 or met him in New Orleans. He invoked the Fifth Amendment and testified about Baker’s financial records while dodging questions on Baker’s outside business activities. Other witnesses including Milton Hauft and Mat thew McCloskey testified as the committee probes Baker’s finances and possible political payoffs. Senator Williams interrupted the hearings and walked out after clashing with McLendon, signaling the partisan tension in the probe.

Washington Paul Aguirre Bobby Baker Baker New Orleans Aguirre Aker Europe Milton L. Hauft Don B. Reynolds Reynolds Philadelphia Matthew H. McCloskey Ati McCloskey District of Columbia Special Committee John J. Williams Williams Senate Delaware Mc Lendon

Athens Receives Federal Grant For Schools

The U S Office of Education certifies $49 336 for immediate payment to the Athens City Board of Education. Senators Lester Hill and John Sparkman and Rep Bob Jones announced the telegram to Athens Superintendent Julian Newman. Newman said Athens has received such aid for six or seven years and called this payment a big help.

Washington S. Office of Education Athens City

Markets At A Glance Overview

New York stocks irregular with light trading. Bonds mixed and light volume. Cotton irregular with moderate trading. Chicago wheat higher on increased demand and corn higher due to adverse weather. Oats mixed with light trade. Soybeans mostly higher on late demand. Hogs higher with top at 17.25 dollars. Cattle mostly lower with top at 25.75 dollars.

New York Chicago

20 Mississippi lawmen among 21 arrested in civil rights killings

FBI agents arrested 20 men including Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey and Deputy Cecil Price plus five Ku Klux Klan members in Meridian. The charges allege conspiracy to injure and intimidate three civil rights workers Schwerner Chaney and Goodman who vanished near Philadelphia. A 21st man was sought.

Hoover FBI Lawrence A. Rainey Neshoba County Cecil Price Philadelphia Miss Lawrence Rainey Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman James Chaney Meridian Edgar Killen Roy Moore Jackson FBI Schwerner Chaney Goodman

We Pay Top Prices For Used Furniture

Used furniture buyers Exchange Furniture Co advertises top prices for secondhand items and provides contact through phone number 353-4403 for inquiries and pickups.

Exchange Furniture Co

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