Kennedy visits Los Alamos and Rover site in three day trip
President Kennedy toured the Atomic Energy Commission lab in Los Alamos New Mexico and the Rover testing station in Nevada as part of a three day expedition. He highlighted nuclear power for space exploration and presented a plaque to SAC commander Gen Thomas Power noting twenty million miles flown safely during the Cuban crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Alamos
America
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Kennedy
Khrushchev
SAC
Thomas S. Power
Outer Space
White House
Omaha
N.M
Jackass Flats
Rover
Nevada
Palm Desert
Calif
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Roswell Gilpatric
Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Glenn T. Seaborg
Skybird
Dropkick
Nuclear Test Ban Talks Stalled Over Inspection Issue
In Geneva the United States and the Soviet Union told the U.N. the nuclear test ban talks have failed for now to produce a treaty by January 1. They suggested possible future progress, while a Soviet proposal for international access to unmanned black boxes was questioned by Western delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Alexei Roshcin
Tsarapkin
Russia
Roshcin
Roshchin
Dean
Britain
Deaths William H. Hudson Sr Courtland
William H. Hudson Sr died Friday. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. from Gunthorp Brown Service chapel. Burial in Courtland Cemetery with Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: widow Alice Hudson Courtland two sons William H. Hudson Jr and Vincent B. Hudson Courtland two daughters Carolyn Hudson Courtland and Mrs W T Dupes Huntsville mother Mrs Carolyn Hudson Jackson Mississippi one sister Mrs Tom Monks Jackson Mississippi one brother Clarence Hudson Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hudson, Sr
Courtland
Guntharp-Brown
Buria
Gunthorp-Brown Service
Alice Hudson
William H. Hudson, Jr
Vincent B. Hudson
Carolyn Hudson
W. T. Dupes
Huntsville
Jackson
Miss
Tom Monks
Clarence Hudson
Birmingham
Mount Hope Lions Club Win Parade Honors In Town Event
Mount Hope High School won the school division and the Moulton Lions Club captured the club floats prize in the town's second annual Christmas parade held under rain. Radiance Garden Club placed second in club floats. Hazelwood High School took third in school floats. Santa appeared as crowds watched from cars due to rain. a courthouse lighting ceremony preceded the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope High School
Moulton
Moulton Lions Club
Mount Hope
Moulton Negro High School
Hazlewood High School
Radiance Garden Club
Decatur
Lawrence County High School Glee Club
Herbert Leigh
Santa Claus
Ole Santa
Frank May
Moulton Square
James Teague
Morgan County Home Demonstration Club Council
Winford Turner
Decantr Daily
Bayne Vaughan
The
First National Bank of Decautr
Community Hospital Officials Parade Aide Acknowledgment
A listing of residents and addresses appears along with a note on a non commercial floats reviewing stand near the courthouse south steps. Police Chiefs from Moulton and Decatur express thanks for motorcycle police assistance in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
City of
One Killed Two Injured In Madison County Car Crash
Robert Weldon 18, of Athens four, was killed in a Friday afternoon one car wreck near Harvest on County Line Road. Ezra D Puryear 30 and Ann Gail Weldon 16, both of Athens four, were hospitalized in Huntsville in fair to good condition. The crash occurred at 12:45 p.m. on a gravel road. the Pontiac was driven by Puryear. The three are related. no charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone County
Madison County
Robert Luther Weldon
Huntsville Hospital
Ann Gail Weldon
Ezra D Puryear
Puryear
Miss Weldon
Huntsville Highway Patrol
Harveston
County Line
Weklons
Dismissals Listed For Local Residents In East Madison
Local notice lists individuals including Mrs Bonnie Hamilton 606 Tees St SE Mrs Ella Mae Austin 1020 17th Ste SE and Mrs Dorothy Tucker 1015 Sth Ave SE along with others in Decature Maxine Harvey Madison and Master Johnny Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Hamilton
Tees St
Ella Mae Austin
17Th ‘Ste. SE
Johnny Cross
Decature
Maxine.Harvey
Madison
Dorothy Tucker
Sth
Ave
Kefauver Warns on Big Business Dangers to Free Enterprise
Senator Estes Kefauver cites Census Bureau figures showing large conglomerates expanding into multiple industries. He warns that independent small producers struggle to compete against giants driving monopoly profits. The report avoids naming firms and notes growing diversification among the 200 largest manufacturers. The projection estimates U S population at about 225 million by 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sena@r
Census Bureau
Kefauver
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
Weather update for Decatur with visible planets
Complete weather notes for Decatur include sunset at 4 0 p.m sunrise at 6 44 a.m moonrise today 3 38 p.m moonset tomorrow 5 39 a.m and a full moon on December 11. Jupiter and Venus appear, Saturn and Mars set and rise times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
River Reading At Keller Memorial Bridge Drops Near 15 Feet
Decatur and vicinity along the Tennessee River reported a bridge reading of 14.78 feet last night, down 0.20 feet in 12 hours. Sea level reading stood at 549.08 feet with a 40 degree temperature at 6:55 p.m. Friday. Tonight’s low forecast at 344 remains unclear, today’s high near 45 with a partly cloudy cool outlook and a warmer Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Athens Grass Fire Damages No Property
Athens Fire Department reported no damage after a grass fire on Plato Jones Street at 11 50 am Friday. The blaze started from burning trash nearby on the 1400 block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Plato Jones St
Grass fire reported on Mt. Zion Road near Hartselle
The Hartselle Fire Department responded Friday at 3 p.m. to a grass fire call on Mt. Zion Road south of Hartselle. Firefighters controlled the blaze and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Mt. Zion Road
FAA Mulls Zoning Rule for New Federally Funded Airports
The FAA may propose legislation to require local zoning around airports funded by federal money. A three day House subcommittee hearing on aircraft noise discussed banning home ownership near noisy airport zones to curb lawsuits against airlines and airports. James Hill said Halaby seeks budget bureau OK for the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
House Commerce
James Hill
FAA
Najeeb A. Halaby
Budget Bureau
Hill
City Manager Faces Bribery Charges in Newburgh Case
Newburgh City Manager Joseph Mitchell was arrested on bribery charges for an alleged $20,000 shakedown tied to a property rezoning dispute. The arrest followed complaints to a New York official and was conducted by Manhattan District Attorney investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
N.Y
Joseph Mitchell
Manhattan Dist. Atty
Frank S. Hogan
New York City
New York
Wildcat Whisky Found In Barn Leads to Arrest
Athens resident Jessie Battles 36 was arrested after police and ABC agents found 75 gallons of wildcat whisky and 25 cases of Tennessee stamped beer in his barn. He was charged with violation of the prohibition law and turned over to Limestone County authorities. Bonds set at 30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
ABC
Jessie Battles
Athens & Negro
Battles
Battle
Limestone County
Nehru signals tightrope on China talks amid weapon aid debate
Nehru reiterated that India will not retreat from its demand for Chinese forces to withdraw to last September positions. New Delhi kept diplomacy with Red China cautious while U.S. Ambassador Galbraith said urgency remains for more American weapons to troops though long term aid terms will take time to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Nehru
New Delhi
U.S
John Kenneth Galbraith
United States
NATO Faces Cuba Dispute Overhang And Europe Force Debate
The Cuba standoff remains unresolved with overflights continuing as long as Soviet military forces stay. NATO council faces two core issues: a NATO European nuclear force under European control and expanding allied conventional forces in Western Europe. The United States favors current US control but will entertain European proposals for a new force. meanwhile allied divisions remain short and under equipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United Nations
United States
NATO Council
NATO
Europe
Rusk
McNamara
U.S
West
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur Daily
Eere
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
MAIL
Decatur Transit
U.N. General Assembly
William Hudson Sr
Davidson Plumbing CO
Sherman St
Lions
Decatur General Admissions
Willy Stroup
Johnston St
James E Russell
Everal A. Crow
6Th Ave
Samuel Toomes
J. E. Barnette
2Nd St. SW
Wendell Wallace
St. SE
Newton Walter Mardis
Melvin Grady Segars
Arnie B. Brothers
Johnny Russell
Somerville
Allen Meares
3Rd Ave
Miss Halen Childs
Somerville Rd
Beverley Paquin
Charles Kesser Johnston
Richard Price Ward
Edgewood St
James E. Keenum
Charles Holmes
Eva
William H. Moore
James R
Bob) Sandiin
Nasa-Marshall Space Flight Center
Redstone
Nasa-Marshall
River Decatur
Decatur and Vicinity
Albany
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Richmond
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Dillehay
Selective Fund, Inc
Robert S. Ersted
Sealy’s Luxury
Hunter's
Steak House
Business Man
Carton
Mother
Dad
Hunter Furmit
Second Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!