Hospital Admissions List Includes City Hospitals
A dated admissions register lists patients admitted to multiple facilities including Shirley Owens Danville Opal Brest Moulton Mildred Johnston Trinity Odell Spillers Moulton Peggy Masterson Iown Creek Tommy Cameron Moulton Clara Nell Hill Birmingham Wallace Martin Grayson Carol Spillers Trinity David Waters Moulton Karen Blankenship Grayson Plus dismissals Ida Ruth Waters Moulton Cleazelle Terry Moulton Annie Jearman Moulton Framyar Moulton Leve Key Danville Tammy Blankenship Hart selle Randy Pearson Moulton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
Owens
Danville
Opal
Brest
Moulton
Mildred
Ohnston
Trinity
Odell Spillers
Peggy Masterson
Iown Creek
Tommy Cameron
Clara Nell Hill
Birmingham
Wallace Martin
Grayson
Carol Spillers
David Waters
Karen Blankenship
Ida Ruth Waters
Cleazelle, Terry
Annie Jearman
Framyar
Leve ‘Key
Tammy Blankenship
Hartselle
Randy Pearson
Limestone County Junior Miss crowned in Athens
Lane Malone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Malone Jr., was selected from 13 entrants to be Limestone County Junior Miss at Athens Junior High School auditorium. The 17 year old head majorette performed a ballet number and receives a $200 scholarship to Athens College, with runner up Dawn Buchanan and Miss Congeniality Patsy Hogan among other awards and scholarships announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone County
Lane Malone
W. W. Malone Jr
Dianne Thorn
Athens High
Patsy Hogan
Ardmore
Editorial on Sino Soviet split risks wider conflict
The on again off again quarrel between Red China and Soviet Russia grows more serious with little hope for the West. Peking accuses Moscow of kowtowing to the West and abandoning Marxist Leninist tenets while Moscow seeks leadership but avoids total rupture. The editorial notes both sides’ reluctance to back down and warns a future showdown could damage the world, looming over the era.
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Anniston Star
Red China
Soviet Russia
Peking
Moscow
United States
Kremlin
Russia
Viet Nam
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Europe
North America
Local residents listed in fragmented society notices
A scrambled OCR style list names multiple individuals with street addresses and places including Decatur Athens Danville Hillsboro Trin ity and Hartsville. The fragment reads like a social register of married and titled individuals with assorted surnames and residences.
Blankenships Welcome Daughter at Lawrence County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Blankenship Graygon announce the birth of a daughter Friday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Mee Radford Hill Birmingham also welcome a daughter born at Lawrence County Hospital.
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Lawrence Blankenship
Graygon
Lawrence County Hospital
Mee Radford Hill
Birmingham
Astronauts Prepare Titan 2 Flight For Historic Round-The-World
Four ton spacecraft and nine story Titan 2 rocket passed thorough checks and fueled for a 206 orbit, 329 hour mission. Air Force Lt Col Borman and Navy Cmdr Lovell reviewed the plan and rested in Cape quarters before a near two-week flight.
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Air Force
Borman
Navy
Lovell
The
Cape
Viet unrest and peace talks hinge on Soviet stance
Officials note North Vietnam long planned use of Laos as leverage in the conflict. A failed peace mission prompts Western calls for a Soviet involvement conference. After talks with President Johnson, Rusk said the U.S. would pursue such a conference, while Stewart in Moscow reports no shift in Soviet attitude.
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South Viet Nam
Laos
Michael Stewart
Soviet Union
Britain
Johnson
Rusk
Texas
United States
Stewart
Moscow
U.S
Pope Case Portrait of a Farm Boy At The Center
Defense witnesses described a lanky shy farm boy who rose to high school leadership and earned athletic honors. They said he did not smoke or break rules and only prior offense was a traffic ticket as the Pope case continued.
African Ministers threaten Rhodesia push to end ties
Addis Ababa AP report says the OAU Council of Ministers will sever diplomatic relations with Britain on December 15 unless Rhodesia is crushed. They also impose a full economic blockade and bar Rhodesian air traffic. In Alabama, a white jury convict ed a blond man of second degree murder for murdering Willie Brewster, a 38 year old Black foundry worker shot July 15 near Anniston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Council of Ministers
The
Organization of African Unity
Britain
Rhodesia
Strange
Willie Brewster
Brewster
Anniston
Soviet Union Near Fourth Moon Landing Attempt
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launches its fourth try this year to land a Moon instrument package softly on the surface. If successful, a soft lunar landing would occur around midnight Moscow time Monday as American Gemini 7 astronauts orbit Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Earth
Army halts draft shipments before Christmas week
The Army ruled Friday that draft entrants will not be shipped from induction stations to reception centers between December 22 and 27. Army officials said the move supports a policy to spare young men from induction in the two days before Christmas following a Denver mother's protest over a December 23 schedule. No Pentagon acknowledgment of any connection was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Denver
Pentagon
My (Ap
Man sentenced to 10 years for murder in Anniston
Anniston Alabama Hubert Damon Strange 25 was murdered a black man and the convict received a 10 year prison term Friday. His attorney said he would appeal for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Hubert Damon Strange
Navy billet siege damages medical facilities in air raid
The attacker fired at Marines guarding a billet, with two sgun at the attackers. The defender took refuge behind a barricade as the exchange continued. The Navy hospital remained undamaged while the billet entrance via a side street suffered damage. The Navy dispensary in the same building was damaged and may take five or six weeks to be fully operational again, affecting X-ray and other equipment.
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Sgun
Navy
Soviet Union denounces US Viet Nam policy ruling out talks
United Nations United States and Soviet Union exchanges over Vietnam peace talks dominated by a bitter Soviet denunciation of US policy. Moscow condemned Washington stance, while the United States reiterated readiness for unconditional negotiations at any time for a peaceful settlement.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
U.S
Moscow
United States
Johnson Recovers After Gall Bladder Surgery
Checkup reports Johnson feeling fine after talks with the President. He remains in recovery from an October 8 gall bladder kidney stone operation. Dr. Barkley notes the surgical incision area has healed well and the scar is in excellent condition though muscle sensitivity causes occasional twinges. Johnson weighs about 197 pounds, Burkley says the weight is suitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laitin
Johnson
Barkley
Burkley
Two Wrecks Injure Several in Morgan County
Ina B McCaghren 40 of Danville, and 54 year old Thomas Elbert Ramey of Somerville were among those injured when a 1958 GMC pickup and a 1950 Plymouth collided on county road 36 about 1.5 miles east of Hartselle. Susie Ramey 54 of Somerville and three Moats children were also hurt. A second crash near Athens on Cross-T Road involved a 1955 Buick driven by Robert Thornton of Athens and a 1957 Dodge pickup driven by Grady Furline of Elkton. Thornton injured, Furline unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina. B. McCaghren
Danville
Hartselle
Thomas Elbert Ramey
Somerville
Doris Marie Moats
Susie Ramey
Danny Moats
Boyd Moats
Beverly Moats
Athens
Cross-T Rd
Robert Thornton
Athens 4
Grady M. Furline
Elkmont 1
Thornton
Furline
Wrecks Reported in Numerous Friday Collisions
Police logged multiple two car crashes and one single vehicle incident Friday. Drivers named include Collis Stevenson Patricia Johns Laila Goforth Roger Niles Elwood Kyle Tony Kelly Sidney Kaufman Amos Burgess Janita Dietz Dillard Compton Thomas Strain Gayle Locke Calvin Hope and William Mayfield. One vehicle struck a railroad overpass and a sign post. injuries included a chin cut to passenger James Brown.
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6Th Ave
Sidney Kaufman
Nashville Tenn
Amos J. Burgess
Flat Creek
Juanita Patton Dietz
3Rd Ave
Dillard L. Compton
Trinity 1
2Nd Ave
Gordon Drive
Thomas D. Strain
Athens
Gayle B. Locke
3Rd Decatur
Finley Dr
Calvin B. Hope
4Th Ave
James Brown
Memphis
Danville Rd
William L. Mayfield
Decature
Federal action urged after Alabama race killings ruling
Atty Gen Nicholas Katzenbach hailed the convictions as a victory for equal justice in the South and pledged federal efforts to curb racial terrorism. Civil rights leaders planned demonstrations to push for federal civil rights legislation after Wilkins’s acquittal sparked protests. Governor George Wallace had previously sentenced a white man to life for killing a Black person in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terday
Nicholas Katzenbach
Anniston
South
Wilkins
Alabama
George Wallace
Barbour County
Funeral services for Wylie McGowan announced later
An Athens area resident Wylie McGowan died at 9 30 am Friday. Funeral services will be announced later by McConnell Funeral Home.
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Wylie McGowan
Athens Area
McConnell Funeral Home
Funeral services for Lillie Mae Towe in Athens
Mrs. Lillie Mae Towe 65 of Madison 2 died Thursday at Ath ens Limestone Hospital. Services are today at 1 p.m. at Madison Street Baptist Church Athens Elgie Jones officiating. Burial at Athens Roselawn Cemetery McConnell Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband Charlie H. Towe daughter Mrs. Gladys Dake son Charles Towe seven grandchildren. Pallbearers are nephews.
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Madison
Lillie Mae Towe
Athens-Limestone
Madison Street Baptist Church
Athens
Elgie Jones
Athens Roselawn
McConnell Funeral Home
Charlie H. Towe
Gladys Dake
Charles Towe
Mrs Rosella Layton dies at 88 in Hartselle
Mrs Rosella Layton aged 88 of 400 S Hammett St Hartselle died Friday at noon in a Hart selle hospital. Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with Rev David Atkins and Rev Finis Self officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include four daughters Mrs Annie Sparkman Decatur Mrs Mary Lou Holt Decatur Mrs Marjorie Nethery Hartselle Mrs Lettie Bryant Decatur two sons Clarence Layton Moulton Henry Layton Danville 26 grandchildren 68 great grand children and 7 great great grandchildren and a sister Mrs Ninnie Roberts Decatur. Mrs Layton was a Methodist. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Body to remain at the funeral home until services.
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Hartselle
Rosella Layton
S. Hammett St
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
David Atkins
Finis
Clarence Layton
Moulton
Henry Layton
Danville
Ninnie Roberts
Decature
Layton
Methodist Church
James Sewell Davis dies. services set in Birmingham
James Sewell Davis 69 of Morgan County, formerly of 1016 Highland Rd, died Friday in a Birmingham hospital. Services 11 a.m. today at Ridout's Valley Chapel with Rev. Herman W. Gad sden Cobb officiating. Burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens. Surviving widow Mrs J S Davis of Birmingham, two daughters Mrs Ronald Edge and Mrs Fred W Streit III, Birmingham, nephew A Lamar Reid of Birmingham, niece Mrs Richard Reid of Sandusky Ohio. Davis a Morgan County native, brother of the late Paul C. Davis, retired auto dealer, World War veteran, senior warden at St Andrews Episcopal Church, former Birmingham Lions Club president and Mason member.
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Birmingham
James Sewell
Jim) Davis
Morgan County
Highland Rd
Ridout’s Valley Chapel
Herman W. Cobb
Gadsden
Jefferson Memorial Gardens
J. S. Davis
Ronald D. Edge
Fred W. ‘Streit
A. Lamar Reid
Richard Reid
Sandusky
Ohio
Davis
Paul C. Davis
Decatur
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Birmingham Lions Club
Rhodesia Crisis Deepens with British Exit Demanded
Kaunda suggested regional forces could join future actions and urged Britain to invade Rhodesia to topple Ian Smith. Smith proclaimed Rhodesia's independence from Britain on November 11 after rejecting black majority rule demands, while Salisbury reported Rhodesia ignored RAF arrivals and support units in Zambia.
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Kaunda
Britain
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
Salisbury
Decatur and Vicinity Weather Forecast Today
Decatur and Vicinity Forecast for today calls for clear and mild conditions with mostly fair skies tonight and a colder snap. Sunday should be milder with a high near 57 and a low around 31, as the Moon and Saturn sightings fade from the evening sky.
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Decatur
Amendment vote report on Geneva County income tax deductions
The ledger lists amendment results with vote counts, noting four carried with 1 465 yes and 78 no as the least opposition. It covers a formal change in income tax deductions and provides final tallies for all amendments including 33 through 37 and others in the sequence.
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Geneva County
Number Four
Parade Highlights Local Holiday Parade and Viet Nam Float
Decatur area parade featured Miss Decatur High Miss Austin High and Morgan County Maid of Cotton along with many riders on decorated floats. The Jaycees and Downtown Action Committee teamed on a float themed Remember the Boys in Viet Nam with Christmas cards on all sides as Santa Claus arrived with red and white costumed helpers. A horse cavalcade, roller skaters, and Rookie the Cop entertained spectators amid festive displays.
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Rence County
Decatur
Miss Decatur High
Miss Austin High
Morgan County Maid of Cotton
Jaycees
Downtown Action Committee
Viet Nam
Santa Claus
Rookie the Cop
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Lawrence County
L’stone
Dawn Buchanan
Sherry Anderson
Elkmont
Anderson Business College
Shelia Brakefield
East Limestone
Athens College
Karen Leach
Martha Garner
Clemmons
Bill Pales
Athens Elementary
PTA
Associated Press
Deity & Sundey
Alebeme Seles Tex
Asia
Goidel
Sth
Ave. S.W
Decatur General Admissions
James Leslie Jeffreys
7Th Ave
William Cobb Armistead
Anderson Petty
Hollis A. McCaghren
Robert Smith
Hillsboro
Daisy Mae Rose
5Th Ave
Edward Elkins
Somerville Road
Larry White
Dianne St
Leonard Staab
Connie S. Chenault
Freeman Ave
Nora Helen South
Harold Matton
Thomas Walker
Fant Son Horne
Trailer Cour
Raymond Ewell Roy
Holly St
Collis H. Stevenson
Cashin St
Patricia €. Johns
9Th Ave
Klansmen
Moulton Rd
Jim Garner
Mrs. Lillie Mae Towe
Mrs. Rosella Layton
James Sewell Davis
Saturn
Minnesota
Mining & Manufacturing
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
Midwest Stock Exchange
State, National Bank
Johnston St
Kars
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