Morgan County votes to extend hospital tax despite low turnout
Morgan County and Decatur voters approved a one mill hospital tax extension 1222 to 614 with 48 of 86 precincts reporting. Officials said results likely won’t be final until Friday canvassing. The measure funds a 50 bed addition and hospital remodeling to sustain high quality care.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Board of Revenue and Control
Guy Roberts
Ray Guier
Decatur General Hospital
County Hospital Board
F. S. Hunt
Austinville Home Demonstration Club
Funds For P. O. Are Approved For Decatur Federal Center
After repeated delays bids will be accepted again for the Decatur federal building to be erected near Guthorp Funeral Home. The $1.495 million project drew bids that were rejected or expired, with a 30 day window now set for new offers. FBI and federal committees noted growth in the area as justification for the center. If successful, the building would improve downtown Decatur and save federal funds.
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Decatur
Federal Building
U.S
Bob Jones
Daily
House
Senate
Decatur Federal Center
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Jones
Federal Treasury
Saturn 1 Launch Set After Delays for Ginny Explosion
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Saturn 1 now due next Wednesday on a revised schedule after hurricane Ginny and a hydrogen explosion delayed the launch. Lt. Col. Petrone outlined a months long test plan aiming to put a heavy satellite into orbit using the 16 story tall rocket with its first stage kerosene engine and the high energy second stage. The flight will also test the second stage delivering 90 000 pounds of thrust into space.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Army
Rocco A. Petrone
Petrone
Space Agency
Launch Operations Center
Is Repentance and Confession All It Takes to Be Christian
Mr Graham addresses a listener's question about what it means to be a Christian. He says repenting and confessing Christ is the core of beginning the Christian life, but birth and growth differ. Birth is simple while maturity requires ongoing development and effort.
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Christ
Mr. Graham
No Fires Reported by Decatur Fire Dept in 24 Hours
No fires were reported by the Decatur Fire Department for the 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. today. This brief update appears in the paper's DIARY section on Page 2.
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Decatur Fire Department
Amendments Fail To Pass In Morgan and Limestone Counties
Scattered returns in Morgan and Limestone counties show most constitutional amendments approved except two. Voter input favored Gov. Wallace’s income tax hike and a $10 million state docks bond, while two racially tinged and hospital governance amendments failed. By midmorning 1,389 of 3,400 boxes counted statewide. Morgan County reported two to one support for local control while Lawrence and Cullman counties anticipated delayed tallies due to light voting.
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Morgan
Limestone
George Wallace
Limestone County
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Cullman County
Hostages Held OK By Writer
A Bolivian mine strike ends with four Americans and 11 others held by tin miners in Catavi. The group, confined to an 18 by 12 foot room, report good health and frustration after five days of captivity. The incident follows the arrest of two Communist labor leaders Irineo Pimentel and Federico Esco bar.
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Gress
Jorge Canelas
Catavi
Boliva
Oruro
Bolivia
Irineo Pimentel
Federico Escobar
Marina Oswald Admired Kennedy Says Ruth Paine
Ruth Paine recalls Marina Oswald admired the president and lived with the Paine family in Irving for two months after Oswald was fired. She watched Kennedy arrive on TV before the assassination and later mourned Mrs. Kennedy as the children faced life without a father.
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Dallas
Kennedy
Marina Oswald
Ruth Paine
Lee Harvey Oswald
Irving
Oswalds
Wes Wise
Krld-Tv
Paine
Oswald
Marina
Mrs. Paine
J.D. Tippit
Jack Ruby
Secret Service
Senate pauses for Kennedy eulogy in tribute day
The Senate will halt its business for a day of national tribute to John F. Kennedy. Republicans and Democrats join in the observance, with colleagues reflecting on his life and impact as the nation mourns.
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Washington
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Damaged 61 Williams AFB T38s prompt third day probe
A fast moving inquiry into internal damage to 61 T38 jet trainers at Williams Air Force Base enters its third day with no public leads. Electrical wires were cut on at least one landing gear. Meanwhile in Dallas Melvin Belli will head Ruby murder defense. Cullman Alabama voters defeat registration amendment seen as local self government win. Seattle defense chief McNamara backs shipyard closures in San Francisco Boston Philadelphia.
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Ariz
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Melvin Belli
Bell-Eye
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ruby
Seattle
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Boston
Philadelphia
Seattle Times
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