Gunmen Rob Tip Top in Broad Daylight Stickup
Norton says a man entered Tip Top with a gun and demanded a cigarette pack before grabbing purses from customers. Frank Richardson, the clerk, was struck in the head as the robber demanded the cash register be opened. A second suspect fired at Morris Vinson, the store employee who tried to stop the robbery, hitting the front window as police were slow to respond. Authorities initially pursued an earlier lead at Busy Bee while a boy described a man fleeing near Gobble Fite.
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Norton
Frank Richardson
Richardson
Tip Top
Vinson
Morris
Pack Self
Busy Bee
Decatur Plans Orange Bowl Trip Fund Drive
Decatur students and supporters will travel to Miami for the Orange Bowl with mutual aid from Mutual Savings Life Insurance for about 75 people. Contributions totaling many local donors support the City Board of Education with a published daily list. Local boosters and businesses including Kiwanis Club and Prospector fundraise, with varied gifts from $5 to $100 and more.
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Decatur
Alabama
Nebraska
Mutual Savings Life Insurance
Miami
Decatur Daily
P.O
Ala
City Board of Education
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur High School ‘‘Prospector
Roy Burchell
Decatur Kentucky Fried Chicken
6Th Ave
James Wall
Starlight
John C. Calhoun
War Hawk Booster Club
Decatur High School “‘Prospector
Avery J. Thornhill
Office Supply Co
Mae Moon
Bill Brooks
Anonymous
North Central Alabama Football Officials Association
Pentecost Printing Co
Oe - Hipps Standard Station
Whit King
Stephen Earl Wilke
Lee Damsky
John A. Woller
Daniels Agency
Schmidt Oil Products
Hargitt Plumbing
Stone Lumber Co
City Park Greenhouse
E.V. Burnthall
Leo Club
Decatur High School
C.W. Nelson
Charles T. Finney
John C. Eyster
W.K
Indian official claims sea control and rapid advances in Friday war briefing
New Delhi stated no new major action in Chhamb as probing clashes continue along the border. A naval task force shelled 300 miles of West Pakistani coast from Gwadar to Karachi, sinking four warships and destroying the oil complex, with claimed control of the Karachi sea area. In East Pakistan, forces near Dacca advanced toward the capital while civilians fled. Indian planes conducted evacuation pauses and claimed Pakistani air forces wiped out. Troops landed near Ashuganj by helicopter with little resistance, as authorities prioritize pursuing retreating Pakistanis.
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New Delhi
Chhamb
Kashmir
Punjab
Rajasthan
Gwadar
Karachi
East Pakistan
India
Dacca
Meghna River
Ashuganj
Letters to Santa from local children
In this reader submission, four children write to Santa Claus detailing their gifts and wishes. Jeff Black asks for a motorcycle cars GI Joe and surprises. Pizas Smith wants a football gear a football a farm a race track a radio and more. Tarvee Dobbins seeks an aquarium cars trucks and stuffed animals. Shirleitha and Cynthia Jackson request dolls dishes a kitchen set and surprises.
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Santa Claus
16Th Ave
Baptist Church
Santa
Jeff Black
Pizas Smith
Tarvee Dobbins
Decatur
Shirleitha
Cynthia Jackson
Twister Storms Move In After Warm Front Collision
The leading edge of storms associated with a cold front enters northwest counties at noon. Unseasonably warm air meeting colder air in the lower Mississippi Valley fuels the outbreak. Expect intense but brief thunderstorms with heavy rain. Skies clear tonight with temperatures dropping to 42. Saturday's high around 62 and Sunday appears fair and cold.
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Mississippi Valley
Bridge Tow Damages Suspected After Barges Jam Support
State Highway Department engineers probe possible damage to the Tennessee River Bridge after a 12 barge tow named Laura Kathryn struck a pier near dawn on Thursday. No bridge damage visible yet, though investigations continue. Nearby, a tornado near Morgantown, Mississippi injures five and damages homes as trees and debris block roads.
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State Highway Department
Tennessee River
Gorman Grisham
Laura Kathryn
Grisham
U.S. Corps of Engineers
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John McBride
Gobble Fite
Joeyio
Boston
Athens Table CO
Steed Furniture
E. Moulton St
gMay
AMICO
NOMA
Bulao
DuPont Teflon
Lady Sunbeam
Vawan
Helper
Mixmaster En
Uri
Stmbeam
Sunbeam
Toda
Paul C. Davis
ACE Hardware
DIAL
East
Moulton ST
Westwood St
Danville Road
S.W
Twister
Beorice Stores
General Electric
Montalban
Mediterranean
Td Plan
Teriffic
Goodyweak
6Th. Ave
S.E
Morgan Plaza
Hartselle
Civil Defense
Columbia
Miss
Morgantown
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