Jury Is Selected In Reed Slaying Trial
A 12 person white jury was seated in the murder trial of three white men charged with fatally clubbing the Boston minister Rev. James J. Reed in Selma during a voting rights drive. The prosecutor sought a Flowers written question to probe potential bias over Reed s civil rights ties. All jurors and challenges were noted as the panel declared ready for deliberation.
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Selma, Ala
Boston
James J. Reed
Selma
Richmond Flowers
Hayneville
Fighters Pound Viet Cong Bases In Saigon Area
U S fighters and bombers attacked suspected Viet Cong bases and supply routes in South Vietnam while ground fighting eased. A platoon from the 1st Infantry Division skirmished briefly near the Michelin plantation, 40 miles northwest of Saigon, as both sides searched for battlefield dead from Sunday’s big clash. The Americans captured a North Vietnamese regular in a heavy weapons company.
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Bob Pool
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Michelin Plantation
Russian Moon Attempt Fails
The Soviet Union's fourth try this year to soft land on the moon ended with Luna 8 crashing. Tass announced the loss only about two percent hours after its radio went silent at 12 51 a m eastern standard time.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Cotillion Club seeks table decor for Christmas dance
Decatur Diary notes Cotillion Club members should call Mrs. Allen Hamilton at 353-4999 to arrange table decorations for the Christmas dance. Calls accepted December 13 or 14 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Westminster Kindergarten Parents Study Group meets this evening at 8 in the upstairs department of Westminster Presbyterian Church. A film Time of Their Lives will be shown. gathering open to the public. See Diary on Page 2.
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Allen Hamilton
Westminster -Kindergarten
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Time Deposit Interest Raised by FDIC and Fed
The FDIC boosted the maximum time deposit rate to 5.5 percent for insured state banks and urged utmost caution with higher rates. The Federal Reserve had raised the ceiling from 4.5 to 5.5 percent, and the FDIC, normally quick to follow Fed action, delayed a formal board decision after meeting Monday. Page references indicate continuation on Page 2.
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Federal Reserve Action
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson
Washington
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance
FDIC
Federal Reserve
Threeman Board
Woman Dies In Holly Pond Collision
Georgia Vines, 43, of Holly Pond died in a one car wreck Monday night, driving a 1954 Chevrolet. The crash happened at 6 30 p m about 13 2 miles east of Cullman on New Hope Road. No other details available. Moss Funeral Home in Cullman. See HOLLY On Page 2.
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Georgia Vines
Holly Pond 2
Highway Patrol
Cullman
New Hope Rd
Moss Funeral Home
Cull
U S Japanese Impressions Said Sometimes Are Twisted
Japanese chemist Dr Jumper Ando told Decatur Rotary that U S and Japan view each other through skewed lenses. He cited Southern racial incidents shaping bias and noted hospitality once visiting. He rejected the idea that many Japanese are Communists.
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U.S
Decatur
Ando
U. S
Yancey Named Director of City Building Unit
The city commission named Charles Yancey to the new post of director of the city building department with an $8,840 annual salary, effective immediately. Yancey, a Morgan County native and former Decatur building contractor, previously spent seven years as a building inspector for the FHA and will oversee all city inspections. The department includes seven other members, chief inspector Lonnie Pettey. The commission also approved a 100acre Town and Country subdivision by Bama Homes Inc. near Cedar Lake Rd and Spring Ave, with about 191 lots. The plat goes to the Planning Commission for final approval this afternoon. New appointments were made to various boards, including King Sparks to the Park and Recreation Board to fill Wiley Cox’s vacancy, term to Dec 31, 1967. Harry Jonas was reappointed to a six-year term. See YANCEY on Page 2. Need money for repairs on your home See & waged Mutuel Finance Adv.4
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Yancey
Morgan County
Decatur
Federal Housing Authority
Lonnie Pettey
FHA
Mobile
King Sparks
Park and Recreation Board
Wiley Cox
Harry Jonas
Market Recap Roundup From New York and Chicago
New York stocks rise with higher activity while bonds hold firm. Cotton advances and grains show mixed to steady trading in Chicago. Wheat eases, corn slightly firmer, oats mixed. Soybeans firm on speculative demand. Hog futures gain 75 cents to 1.25 dollars, top at 20.00. Slaughter steers steady to strong, peak 27.75.
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New York
Chicago
Pioneers of Morgan County Eyed in Post Office Past
John Knox uncovers that early Morgan County post offices were run by two brothers who established stores at distant sites and were kin to a famed American hero who served as congressman general governor of two states and headed a short lived republic. The piece appears in Wednesday's Decatur Daily.
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Morgan County
John Knox
America
Decatur
No Military Debacle Like Pearl Again
Washington AP The Defense Department says it has eliminated a factor that aided the Pearl Harbor disaster the failure to swiftly contact top officials of the American high command. Organizational and communications changes begun soon after the Japanese strike on December 7 1941 aim to prevent remote warning gaps in future crises.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pearl Harbor
Gemini 7 in new orbit as rendezvous with Gemini 6 nears
Astronaut Frank Borman steered Gemini 7 into a fresh orbital pattern in the Gemini program. The maneuver, aimed at a historic rendezvous with Gemini 6, could allow a Sunday blastoff from Cape Kennedy. The 14 day mission remained in progress over the Pacific with 44th orbit under way.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Tex
Frank Borman
Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Australia
Canton Island
Pacific Ocean
Borman
James Lovell Jr
Pearl Harbor memory anniversary at Arizona memorial
On the 24th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack Capt Sidney Sherwin visits the Arizona memorial. The 47 year old Navy officer, once an ensign aboard the USS Oklahoma, recalls the day and mourns 10 classmates among those who died in 1941.
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Malcolm Barr
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Sidney Sherwin
Arizona
Sherwin
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Honolulu
Jane Blewitt
Newport News
Johnson Nearer Viet Decisions Conference at Johnson ranch
President Johnson moved closer to a Viet Nam policy decision and summoned top national security advisers to a conference at the Johnson ranch. Officials said the session bore no relation to an announced Soviet military budget increase. McNamara and Rusk attended before the Soviet notice was issued. Moyers said he knew of no connection.
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Johnson
City
Tex
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Bill D. Moyers
Lee Johnson
Laos appeals to Soviet for help to oust infiltrators
The AP report from United Nations New York states Laos asked the Soviet Union to aid in removing North Vietnamese infiltrators and to guarantee Laos neutrality, signaling regional concern over foreign interference and border stability.
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United Nations, N
Congressional inquiry into McNamara base closures in doubt
Washington AP reports a congressional inquiry into Secretary McNamara's plan to close or reduce 149 bases appears likely despite Congress being out of session. Paris AP dispatch notes Charles de Gaulle’s runoff election set for December 19 with sources confirming the development.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Charles de Gaulle
Pryor Named Pilot of Year
Luke Pryor of Decatur has been named the recipient of the local Civil Air Patrols first Pilot of the Year award. CAP commander Harry Tooker said the prize honors Pryors longtime support of aviation in the community. A Luke Pryor Scholarship Award will be established and given yearly to the most qualified CAP cadet. A plaque with Pryors name and year will be set See PRYOR On Page 2
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Luke Pryor
Decatur
Civil Air Patrol
Harry Tooker
CAP
Pryor
Tooker
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