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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1961
Page
1
A 9 year old Christopher Brock wrote a Christmas tale titled The First Christmas for Montclair School. The narrative follows Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem and seeking shelter in a stable. The piece reflects simple spelling and biblical names as the infant Jesus is born.
In Moscow Khrushchev declares the Soviet arsenal includes bombs over 100 megatons and vows to use them only for defense unless the West starts a new war. He says the 50 and 100 megaton weapons loom over opponents and cites spaceflight capability and international diplomacy as context.
East German guards shot and killed a 20-year-old Austrian student Dieter Woohlfahrt as he and six others crossed the border near Staaken to aid a West Berlin escape. Five others escaped. the body lay by the wire for over two hours. Earlier, East Berlin fired on four West Berlin youths near Spandau. they escaped unhurt. Tass accused U.S. troop moves of stirring tensions along Autobahn to turn West Berlin into a NATO stronghold.
Combined operations of the Ingalls Iron Works Co. promote three men to new supervisory roles as part of internal staffing updates.
Reid S. Byers moves to Birmingham to head both the Ingalls Birmingham Tank Co. and shipyard facilities. John Short becomes Decatur Works plant manager after two decades with the company. Herman Evans named yard superintendent, joined Ingalls in 1937. H. B. Norwood remains shop superintendent. Also notes North Alabama Historical Association meeting in Huntsville and Women’s Day at First Christian Church with Rev J T Beale as speaker. Morgan County Registrars to meet Monday.
A reader questions his path toward hedonism and hears caution that pleasure comes with penalties, citing the Prodigal Son. The page also reports J B Kopp announcing Byers as head of a unified Ingalls Iron Works unit after Litton Industries’ $10 million purchase bid.
A broad storm dumped snow across the Midwest and spread freezing rain to the Appalachians and Middle Atlantic. Subzero cold surged into the Plains and Rockies as up to 9 inches fell in Kansas and 7 in Iowa and Missouri. Eight deaths linked to slippery roads. crews salted streets in many cities.
Fred Downer seven dies after being struck while crossing a street to call Santa. He asked for a bicycle for himself and a doll set for his sister Vicky, plus a dress for their mother. His father is a patient at a state hospital.
After three days of public sale, over 300 five year reserve seats have sold to fund east side stands. Jaycee committee chair Jon Moores said next plans would be announced soon as the $60 000 project calls for selling all 962 seats in section E for the west stands.
U N planes attacked the Elisabethville post office with incendiary shells and rockets causing serious damage but no casualties. The raids followed prior U N jet strikes on the Katanga radio station and swept over Elisabethville University and a police camp on Friday as Katangan forces massed for a new assault.
Buffalo AP report on the Zonta Club plan to erect a 12 foot bronze statue titled spirit of womanhood by Larry W. Griffis at Wilkes Circle. Citizens clash over radical design from a two foot wax model triggering letters, planning board caution, and funding of about 9000 dollars.
Rep Armistead I Selden Jr says the Organization of American States must act against Castro Cuba and predicts the Jan 10 OAS meeting will vote to sever diplomatic ties and apply sanctions to demand Cuba’s removal.
United Technology Corp. test fired a giant solid-fuel rocket engine at the Coyote base in Sunnyvale California generating nearly 500000 pounds of thrust. Air Force officers and congressmen witnessed the event described as the most ambitious UTC project to send men to the moon amid the space race with the Soviet Union.
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