Supreme Court backs pledge phrase one nation under God
Editorial explains the high court did not ban voluntary prayer, but upheld separation of church and state. It notes the phrase under God added in 1954 and that the pledge is a patriotic ceremony not a religious exercise, calming fears of an anti God plot.
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U.S. Supreme Court
God
High Court
Board of Trustees
Richmond County
New York
Congress
United States of America
Supreme Court
Thousands See Yule Parade in Decatur
Thousands of Decaturites braved cold and threating skies to witness the annual Christmas parade. More than 63 units passed along the full route as firemen reported the largest turnout they had seen, with crowds estimated at over 30,000. The 60 unit parade featured 10 bands and 12 professional floats plus six amateur floats moving along Bank and Lee streets.
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Robert Stansell
Decatur
Lee
Auto collision and drowning claim two Decatur lives
Two men died in Decatur last night one in a two car crash at the 10th Ave SE intersection and the other after falling from a barge into the Tennessee River. Willie Garth of Decatur a Decatur Grain Elevator Co op employee disappeared as searchers dragged the river near Keller Memorial Bridge. Mrs Francis G Patterson 22 died in the crash driving a 1962 Chevrolet east on 9th St with Mrs Jeraldine Coffey 24 admitted to Decatur General Hospital after a collision at the same intersection. Coffey suffered minor injuries and was not hospitalized.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Willie Garth
Keller Memorial Bridge
Francis G. Patterson
10Th Ave. SE
9Th St
Jeraldine Leah Coffey
Plaza St
Decatur General Hospital
Patterson
Coffey
10Th Ave
Leveland
Miss
Garth
Decatur 2
Decatur Grain Elevator Co-op
Tennessee
Flint
Roy Garrison
Decatur 3
Army recruits to get 15 day Christmas leave in Decatur
Sgt I C James Silver Army recruiter announces holiday leave for Regular Army enlistees from Dec 9 to Jan 1 with 15 days off during Christmas. An entertainment night is set for 7:30 pm at the Masonic Temple dining room, public invited. Fire department logged a false alarm at 509 13th Ave NW. No traffic accidents reported by Alabama Highway Patrol in Decatur. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Santa Claus
Sgt
I. C. James Silver
Decatur
Regular Army
Masonic Temple
Decatur Fire Department
13Th Ave
Alabama Highway Patrol
Shiloh Veteran’s Gambit Described as Implausible Battle
John Knox details the second day at Shiloh where an improbable general altered the course of the fight. The piece recounts Grant Sherman's disbelief and a Confederate cavalryman’s wary warning as both sides suffered costly, chaotic turns and tragic losses.
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Shiloh
Grant
Sherman
Decatur Daily
John Knox
Berkeley Demonstration Ends as 761 Arrests Are Resolved
University of California faculty group posts 85,000 bail for the last of 761 sit-in demonstrators at Berkeley. Campus wide picketing disrupts classes as Free Speech Movement pushes for on campus recruitment and fundraising for off campus causes amid a governor threatened crackdown. Gov Brown calls the sit in anarchy and vows order.
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Berkley
Calif
University of California
South
Free Speech Movement
Clark Kerr
California
Methodist Bishop Sees Church as Keeper of History
Bishop Walter Kenneth Goodson of Birmingham addressed about 300 members of the North Alabama Conference in Athens. He said without the church there would be little history to sustain the church’s record of past events and spoke on the meaning of hell as a denial of God.
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James Long
Athens
North Alabama
The
Methodist Church
Walter Kenneth Goodson
Birmingham
First Methodist Church
Goodson
Clifford Winefordner
Methodist
Burch Ouster Talk Opposed by GOP Governors
GOP governors and governors elect, meeting in Denver, oppose pushing out national chairman Dean Burch and study a reorganization of the national committee. They also weigh articles of association and policy statements as four topics at the conference chaired by Gov. Robert Smylie of Idaho.
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Harry Kelly Denver
Colo
National Party
Dean Burch
National Committee
Burch
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Robert Smylie
Idaho
LBJ moves to cut federal aid over civil rights compliance
President Johnson authorized the civil rights regulations across seven federal aid programs. The rules published in the federal register take effect in 30 days and require compliance to curb discrimination. Johnson said the measures ensure equal treatment and access to federal programs for all citizens regardless of race or national origin.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Washington
Johnson
White House
Federal Register
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Jim Taylor
Eereere
Somerville Rd
9Th St. SE
Jerry Coffey
Intinalle
Greelings
LBJ
Glenn Butler
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Flint Rescue Squad
Rayburn’Sparks
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