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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1966

Page

3

War picture shows scattered ground actions and jet clashes

U S headquarters reports American pilots fought MIG17s and MIG21s in four encounters while many sightings occurred of the Soviet jets. The only confirmed downed plane was a MIG17, credited to F105 Thunderchiefs, two days after the U S suffered eight planes and 13 fliers in the worst single day toll in two years of aerial combat over the North.

U.S Air Force United States North

Over the Counter Securities Quotation Notice

Quotations from the NASD represent interdealer prices as of about 10 a m. The interdealer market fluctuates through the day. Prices exclude retail markup markdown and commissions.

Eisenhower Ordered to Undergo Gall Bladder Surgery

The report states General Eisenhower must have his gall bladder removed soon, advancing plans for medical treatment.

Gen Eisenhower

Market prices and cotton futures in regional reports

Market notes show Decatur loan at middling inch and varied prices for cottonseed milk and grains including corn, oats, and wheat. New York cotton futures opened quiet with bids around 21 to 22 and Birmingham reports price shifts and mixed demand, with retail grade A white goods and pack sizes noted.

Decatur New York

Broiler and fryer prices edge up amid trading tensions

Birmingham reports rising prices and ample supplies as plant resistance to formula trading grows. Estimated slaughter today reaches 1,225,000 versus 1,189,000 last Monday. U.S. grade A May price ranges from 22.50 to 23.75 per pound, plant grade A up to 23.75 with similar highs and lows. Atlanta notes strong demand for live broilers and fryers with farm prices steady to rising.

Birmingham Broilers and Fryre Aera Ieee erable _ price Rene U.S Atlanta, Ga

Stock gains push mixed market higher late in session

NEW YORK AP Airlines and several glamour stocks led a modest advance as the market moved higher late in the afternoon. Prices for Kaiser, Am Can, Coca Cola and Westinghouse traded in brighter territory amid broad interest.

New York Kaiser Ligg & My Baker Lorillard Can Lou & Nash Macy Martin Co T&t Merv_ Ch&S Babcock Mobil Oil Monson Mont-Ward Beth Steel Natco Nat Dia Nat 1 Ind Olin Math Lum & H Owens Ill Gl Cater Trac Penney Anese Pepsi Cola Odyear Ae

Sheriff Finds Second Body Near First in Unsolved Case

Wilkins reported a small knife and a decomposed second body with wrists bound by tape. The boy wore a shirt and pants around his ankles. autopsy ordered. The second body lay about 2 1/2 miles from where a youth found the first on Sunday.

Wilkins

Draft Debate At Chicago Conference Weighs Alternatives

About 100 delegates at a four day Chicago conference consider changes to the draft policy amid national concern over inequities. They discuss options such as national service lotteries and an all volunteer standing army after reviewing the current system and its impact on the more than 600000 youths drafted in the past two years.

United States Viet Nam Chicago

Rhodesia accepts constitutional path under British rules

Britain will take Rhodesia to the UN and seek mandatory trade sanctions while Ian Smith signals willingness to adopt constitutional proposals meeting Britain's six principles. The plan emphasizes progress toward African majority rule as a basis for an independent Rhodesia.

Britain United Nations Rhodesia Smith

Georgia electoral vote law questioned by Justice Douglas

Justice William O. Douglas questioned a Georgia provision that could allow selecting a governor without a majority. He asked if it could be seen as mischievous and potentially squeeze out minorities by demanding a two-thirds vote instead of a simple majority.

William O. Douglas Georgia

Escape and recapture mark a prison break in Alabama

Durden Reeves Prescott and others fled from a Draper prison escape near Montgomery. Durden Reeves Prescott received multi year sentences for grand larceny and burglary, Jacobs and Durden recaptured, others at large. Warden Watkins away for his mother’s funeral. she died in Sumter County car wreck. Stock market day mixed with airline gains and declines.

Terrell Durden Dale County Johnny Reeves Jefferson Frank Sanders Walker County Joe Prescott Walker Jerry Jacobs Cullman Durden Reeves Prescott Draper Montgomery John Watkins Nathan F. Watkins Sumter County York Ala

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