Weather and River Update for Decatur Area
The Decatur area reports Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 16.70 feet and sea level 51.70 feet. TVA lakes Guntersville 593.3, Wilson 505.7, Pickwick 406.3, Wheeler 550.8, Chickamauga 675.1. Yesterday’s high 67, low morning 37, current 62. Today clear to partly cloudy and mild, tonight and Saturday partly cloudy and warmer, southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. High today 67, low tonight 37, Saturday high 76. Full moon near perigee with penumbral eclipse noted.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamayuga
Saturn V Engine Test Hailed at Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall Space Flight Center officials reported a successful 388 second captive test of a J-2 engine on a new stand in the MSFC Test Laboratory. The 200000 pound thrust engine powers the S IVB and Saturn V stages. Additional tests will extend to 460 seconds with tanks holding 75000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and 20000 gallons of liquid oxygen.
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Huntsvite
Marshall Space Flight Center
MSEC
Elmer
Ward
Marshall Center
Deaths of Car men M Ellison grace Limestone County burial
Graveside services are set for three months old Car men M Ellison who died at 424 Wilson St NE. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Center Star Cemetery Limestone County with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs John Ellison of Decatur three brothers Calvin B Talmadge J Leonard K all of Decatur grandmother Mrs Ella M Pickett of Limestone two great grandmothers Mrs Eliza Erskin Cedar Lake and Mrs Lillian Malone Decatur. An early automobile manufacturer remark notes horses would be needed to pull horseless carriages.
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Carmen M. Ellison
Wilson St
Center Star
Limestone County
Reynolds Funeral Home
John Ellison
Decatur
Calvin B
Talmadge J
Leonard K. Ellison
Ella M. Pickett
Eliza Erskin
Cedar Lake
Lillian Malone
Decatur Livestock Priced At Vestey Yard Sale
Alabama and U S Agriculture and Meat prices posted for cattle and calves at Vestey Stock Yard in Decatur on Thursday December 9. Trade active with demand good and prices mixed by class. steers and heifers mostly steady to higher, cows and bulls varied. calves steady. hogs up to 30 cents.
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Decatur Livestock Vestey Stock Yard
Alabama
U.S. Departments of Agriculture
Mrs Lena Hembree Rites Set In Danville
Mrs Lena Hembree 55 of Danville 2 died Thursday at 11 57 am in Hartselle Hospital after a three week illness. Services Saturday 2 pm at Johnsons Chapel Methodist Church with Rev C G Reding and Rev Wayne Penn officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Survived by widower Roy Hembree three sons Clyde and Carl Hembree both of Danville 2 and Roy Hembree of Decatur parents J R Johnson and wife of Moulton four sisters and two brothers plus five grandchildren Pallbearers will be deacons of Enon Baptist Church.
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Lena Rose Hembree
Danville 2
Hartselle Hospital
Johnson's Chapel Methodist Church
C G. Reding
Wayne Penn
Roy Hembree
Clyde
Carl Hembree
Quotations from NASD Inter-dealer Prices
NASD quotes at about 10 am show representative inter-dealer prices with no retail markup or commission. Asked prices include approximate markup. Entries list Allied Life etc with various percentages and par values. markets change through the day. prices exclude retail markup.
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NASD
Allied Life On
Ameco Inc
Bank of H'ville
Equity
National Life m
Food Corp. of America
First Natl
Bank of Decatur
Alabama
Life of
Southern United Life Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Cotton and grain market figures from Decatur report
Market prices show cotton decatur loan middling inch at 30.48. Cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton. Milling wheat 1.38, oats 8.6, No 2 yellow shelled corn 1.33, No 2 yellow ear corn 1.11, No 2 white ear corn 1.07, No 2 white shelled corn 1.46, No 2 barley 0.95, wood 6.45, pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Milk products listed at 3.20 per hundred for four percent. Direct and percentage ratios noted for milk composition.
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Decatur
New York AP Stock Listing Roundup of Industrials and Utilities
AP notes midday stock quotes with Kaiser Allis Chal Leh Por Cem Am Baker and many more. Key movers include Boeing Olin Math Coca Cola RCA and General Electric with varied gains and losses across sectors. The list shows prices across industries from steel to consumer goods, autos, airlines, and tech, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
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New York
Kaiser
Allis Chal
KVP Suth
Air L
Am Baker
Ligg & My
Air Por Am
Lou & Nash
Am_ Sugar
Macyly
T&t
Martin M
Merr Ch&s
Armour
Minn
Monsan
Babcock
Mont Ward
Bell & How
Nat’ Dairy
Beth Steel
Nat Distill
Boeing
Olin
Borden
Owens IH
Penney
Calum & H
Pepsi Cola Ti
Elec
Sunbeam
Swift
Mills
Texaco
Genesco
Cal
Ga Pacific
Unit Aire
Goodrich
Goodyear
Unit Gas Co
Gt A
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Nashville AP notes cattle and calves and hogs and sheep volumes small with sales in tiny lots or individual head. Limits prevent trend or price testing though weekend clearances appear generally complete for all classes.
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Nashville
Egg Market Report From Birmingham
Prices to retailers per dozen remain unchanged with light demand. Garden white eggs show large 50 to 51 cents, mediums 46 to 48 cents, smalls 39 to 40 cents. Supplies are medium to ample and overall demand is fair.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Broilers and Fryers Prices Edge Lower
Birmingham AP reports next week ready to cook broilers and fryers F.O.B. dock prices show about a cent lower than last week. Trading remains competitive but not aggressive, with supply adequate to keep live market levels steady.
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Birmingham
F.o.b
U.S
Queen Mary Aids Greek Freighter In Rescue Scene
The Queen Mary carrying 1,000 passengers resumed voyage to New York after altering course to standby the drifting Greek freighter. Plymouth reports the master believed the freighter had a good chance to stay afloat as the Queen Mary circled for three hours with searchlights illuminating the area.
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New York
Plymouth
Selma Clergy Assault Trial Testimony and Market Update
Boidford testified he was near a Selma cafe when the Rev. James J. Reed and two clergymen were allegedly attacked by four or five white men, but he did not see the assault. Prosecution witnesses named Cook, while the Hoggles were not identified in the attack. A bread salesman found no tire issues on an ambulance carrying Reed. The report shifts to market notes on live supplies, slaughter estimates, and poultry prices in Atlanta with live broilers and fryers in demand and farm prices cited.
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Page
Boidford
Selma
James J. Reed
Ashworth
Elmer L. Cook
William Stanley Hoggle
Namon O'neal Hoggle
Orloff Miller
Boston
Clark Olsen
Berkeley
Calif
Cook
Hoggles
Reed
Birmingham
Wall Street ends unevenly higher after busy day
In active trading, volume around 8.8 million shares. Aerospace, electronics and office equipment issues drew speculative demand with gains, while blue chips were mixed as Du Pont rose about 2 percent and General Motors and General Electric fell. United Aircraft MGM IBM and Polaroid gained about 2 percent, Admiral up over 3 percent, Pennzoil up about 3 percent, with United Gas off slightly after a tender.
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New York
du Pont
General Motors
General Electric
New York Central
United Aircraft
MGM
IBM
Polaroid
Admiral
Chicago Great Western
Sperry Rand
CTS
Pennzoil
United Gas
Brunswick
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Marines aid Vietnamese forces at Duc Pho in Viet Cong assault
United States 7th Fleet carriers aid government units under siege near Duc Pho 29 miles southeast of Quang Ngai as Viet Cong assault is repelled by naval fire. Marines from Valley Forge deploy 40 helicopters to the rice plain battleground south of Da Nang with light Marine casualties and up to 125 additional Viet Cong reported killed in air strikes in the Chu Lai to Da Nang area.
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U.S
7Th Fleet
Duc Pho
Quang Ngai City
da Nang
Valley Forge
Rice Plain
Que Son
Saigon
Decatur notices and local incidents recap
Cotillion Club invites members to call for Christmas dance table reservations with details for Dec 13 and 14. Cadet Girl Scouts Troop 236 host a bake sale at Kwik Chek Saturday to aid the Southeast Louisiana Girl Scout council recovering from Hurricane Betsy. Local crime notes include hubcaps stolen from a 1965 Plymouth, a window entry at Lakeside High School with $27 missing, several weekday traffic incidents, a disorderly conduct charge, and multiple building permits and fire calls. Police also report a highway patrol investigation ongoing.
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Allen Hamilton
Girl Scouts
Kwik- Chek
Southeast Louisiana Girl Scout Council
Johnson presses for peace as hard steps loom in Viet Nam
President Johnson faced mixed signals from Hanoi and Peking on peace talks while detailing plans to continue pressure in Viet Nam. He and aides weighed further steps as U S casualties rose to 1,432 since Jan 1 1961 and the war cost about 6 billion dollars annually. Humphrey and Dean Rusk echoed commitment to a just enduring peace, with China seen as a factor in any Red Chinese confrontation.
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Hanoi
Peking
U.S
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Texas
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean K. Humphrey
New Hampshire Council On World Affairs
Manchester
Rusk
Washington
China
Meteor sighting and car crashes report across several states
Reports describe bright sky flashes and possible meteorite debris seen from Pennsylvania to Canada. Fire crews searched for fires with no major findings while authorities investigated two separate late-evening collisions near Moulton and Cullman, injuring drivers Lipscomb and Smith.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Canada
Kecksburg
Roy Howard
Air Force
Johnson reviews Vietnam policy amid broader talks with leaders
Marine Corps leaders met with President Johnson and top advisers along with John Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara for seven hours on Tuesday. In a Thursday AFL-CIO address in San Francisco, Johnson reported reviewing Vietnam strategy and peace efforts, stressing determination to counter aggression while pursuing prosperity and the Great Society.
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Marine Corps
Lbj McNamara
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Afl-Cio
San Francisco
Viet Nam
Pork Prices Rise as Hog Market Struggles Across City
Retail buyers anticipate price changes by Saturday with ham quoted near peak levels and pork costs set to climb after Christmas. Bacon ranges from 0.80 to 0.95 per pound and may rise 5 to 10 cents next week as farmers recover from last year’s low hog prices and feed shortages.
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S. Web
Ensley Man Dies After Birmingham Crash
Thomas White, 43, of Ensley, died from injuries suffered in a car-truck collision in Birmingham. He died Thursday at University Hospital, marking the citys 56th traffic fatality of the year. Wade was arrested near his home. Thursday's preliminary hearing was before Probate Judge Cecil Johnson.
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Birmingham
Ala
Thomas White
Ensley
White
University Hospital
Wade
Cecil Johnson
Lexington receives $206000 loan for water system
Washington AP reports the Community Facilities Administration approved a $206,000 loan to Lexington Alabama to fund construction of the city municipal water system.
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Washington
Community Facilities Administration
Lexington
Ala
Salitpa man bound over in Jackson shooting case
George Wade, 34, of Salitpa, is bound over to Clarke County Grand Jury for the fatal shooting of Jackson Police Sgt. Douglas William West, 57, and wounding another officer. The incident occurred Nov. 17 after they responded to a disturbance call at a service station near downtown Jackson. Both officers were hit by a shotgun blast.
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Jackson
Ala
George Wade
Clarke County Grand Jury
Douglas William West
West
Paint machine reported stolen from church lot
Police said Billy Sparkman of 1315 7th Ave SE reported a Mark Rite Corp paint marking machine missing from the 9th Street Methodist Church. Value listed at 500 dollars along with eight gallons of yellow paint. Sparkman left it Tuesday and found it gone Thursday.
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9Th St. Methodist Church
Billy Sparkman
7Th Ave. SE
Sparkman
Mark Rite Corp
California
Labor chief calls for bigger share of wealth for workers
The AFL CIO convention opened with calls for a larger share of national wealth for workers. George Meany urged help for low paid workers as the Executive Council proposed a $25,000 raise to boost his pay to $70,000. President Hoffa earns $75,000, the top salary among major labor leaders.
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Aflcio
Meany
AFL Cio Executive Council
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Afl-Ciq
Gemini 6 to chase Gemini 7 early at Cape Kennedy
NASA officials move up the space chase as Walter Schirra Jr and Thomas Stafford plan a Sunday liftoff at 9 54 a m to start a dramatic trackdown of Gemini 7. Gemini 6 will trail about 1200 miles behind and close the gap over a 103000 mile course. Also note says thirty nine states grant divorces upon proof of drunkenness.
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United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Stafford
Three-Car Crash Near Centreville Kills Two Drivers
Two people died and a third was injured in a three car collision on U.S. 82 nine and a half miles west of Centreville. Troopers said one car wandered into the wrong lane. Victims were E. B. Summerlin 75 of Hot Springs Ark and Woodrow White 48 of Memphis Tenn. Passenger Wilford Cook 33 was treated at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
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Centreville
Ala
U.S. 82
E. B. Summerlin
Hot Springs
Ark
Woodrow White
Memphis
Congressman James Martin Calls for Tougher Viet Nam Tactics
U S Representative James Martin, returning from a Far East tour including South Viet Nam, says the United States should change tactics. He supports President Johnson’s commitments but urges military blockades against Red China and bombing of Vietnamese power plants and gasoline supplies to paralyze North Viet Nam. He spoke to the Birmingham chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, urging policy alteration.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S
James Martin
Viet Nam
Martin
Far East
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Red China
Alabama Republican
Sigma Delta Chi
America
Judge blocks petition to remove voting examiners in Alabama
U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr refused to hear the petition seeking removal of Montgomery County federal voting examiners. He ruled the petition must be filed in the District of Columbia under the Voting Rights Act. District Attorney Dave Crosland filed the petition for the Montgomery County Board of Registrars.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Federal District Court For
District of Columbia
Dave Crosland
For Rent and Sale Classified Snippet
Too late to classify for rent a 3 bedroom house in Oakwood Park Hartssel. For Rent a 4 room house near Chemstrand and Prestolite. For Sale a twin baby stroller and play pen in excellent condition plus a metal cabinet sink. Service station stock and equipment for sale at an excellent location. Phone 353-7549 after 5:30 PM weekdays or any time weekends.
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Sinclair
For Sale: 3 Bedroom Brick Home on Larkwood Drive
Three bedroom brick house with two baths, built in kitchen and den. FHA approved with a low down payment. Located at 302 Larkwood Dr S.W. Call 353-3120 for details.
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IFOR
F.H.A
Larkwood Dr. S.W
S.W
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Lena R. Hembree
Local Securities
Xia
Tennessee Nati. Gas
American Amicable Life
American Foundation Life Coastal States Life
Jefferson Standard Life
Liberty National Life
Life
National Life & ‘Mutual Savings Life
Nebraska Consolidated Protective
Nashville Livestock
Cotton New York
Atlanta
Wall Street
Chu Lai
da. Nang
L. C. Tolbert
5Th Ave
West Palm Beach, Fla
Tolbert
Clark Rivers
Decature
Gateway
Lakeside High School
David Smith
Smith
Moulton Heights Rd
John L. Lewis
Tri-nity
Bobby Wayne Collier
Decatur 3
Church and Ferry St
Patricia Ann McCarry
N. T. Perry Sr
Church St. NE
Spangler
Parker and Osborne
Cedar St. SW
H. J. Wenzell
Sherman St
John W. Greene
9Th St
Thompson Tractor Co
2Nd Ave
Mattie Elliott
11Th Ave. NW
Weather Master Co
Betty St
Bama Homes Inc
Bellemeade
Decatur Fire Department
Beuna Vista Cr
11Th Ave
5Th St
9Th Ave
Old Moulton Rd
Danville Rd
the Highway Patrol Investigat
Moulton
Charles Lipscomb
Peggy Gentry
Lipscomb
Lawrence County Hospital
Cullman
Charles
Larry Smith
Cullman 10
Cullman Hospital
Sary
Labor
States
Oakwood Park
Hartselle
Chemstrand
Prestolite
NELCO
Modern Sewing Center
Grant St. S.E
Riverside School
Ibath, den
10Th Ave
Cr. S.E
Call
Pontiac
Monsanto
Semmes & Taylor, Inc
Midwest Stock Exchange
State National Bank
Johnston St
An, Nh
Decetur Shopping
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