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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1965
Page
2
The Montgomery Advertiser editors note President Johnson and the Federal Reserve Board diverge on monetary policy. They discuss economic cycles, inflation threats, and the role of built-in stabilizers. The piece argues the Fed aims to curb liquidity to maintain balance while recession risks persist.
Hospital notices list multiple individuals including Charles Edward Favors, Christopher Ray Driskell, Bennie Ray Spainhour Jr, and Mrs. W S Kimbrall among others. The records reference addresses in Courtland Birmingham Trinity Sanford Decature and Hartsville with several 8th Ave SE and 8th St SE, signaling a local roster of discharged patients.
Evans requests public aid after three more Limestone County homes were broken into on Friday. Victims Don Lauderdale Leo Patton and Dottie Stover reported items stolen, many Christmas gifts and food. Sheriff urges residents to lock homes, notify neighbors, and report unusual cars to his office. About 25 residences have been broken into in two weeks.
Hundreds watched as the Lazy Daisy Garden Club of Moulton earned first place and $100 in the float division. The Moulton Jaycees captured second with $50 and the North Alabama Rodeo took third with $25. Six high school bands, led by parade marshal William Tolbert of Lawrence County High, performed from Lawrence County High, Hazelwood, Courtland, Moulton, Central and Hatton high schools. The event was sponsored by the Moulton Businessmen's Organization.
Mrs McCoy, longtime administrator and dean, served the Methodist Mission Board in Nashville. She led religious education at Alabama College Montevado for 18 years before retiring in 1949 and returned to Athens in 1951. Alumni plan to endow a Religion chair in her memory and in her honor.
In 1930 French forces started withdrawing from the Saar Basin, marking a key stage in postwar demilitarization and border redefinition under the League of Nations mandate. The move affected local administration and economic control as French troops retreated from the region.
Local names Sharon Flannigan Moulton, Gail Harville Moulton, Rosie Etta Mears Trinity Nadene Morgan Moulton Tina Lynn Riddle, Houston Bercell Terry Courtland Bill Corum Moulton Alfred Young Town Creek Ed Peters appear in a community listing for Moulton. The note references residents and nearby Courtland Town Creek as part of the region.
Mr and Mrs Joe Mulligan of Moulton welcome a son born Friday at Lawrence County Hospital.
The jury returned verdicts after 2:55 p.m. deliberations with Cook and the Hoggle brothers photographed with supporters. Jurors acquitted or convicted separately for first or second degree murder or manslaughter, with prosecutors urging impartiality and jurors told to ignore racial bias.
Joe Thomas of Sealtest Foods North Alabama area, serving about 10 counties, was named manager of the year for the four state district Alabama Tennessee Georgia Florida. He received a plaque and a color TV, but chose furniture of equal value instead. Thomas is a justice of the peace and a Chamber of Commerce toastmaster, living at 414 Charles St SW with wife and two children.
A court order sought to compel county officials to provide a pre session jury roll listing names races and sexes. The brief proposed a nonracial nonsexual jury selection standard or a federal master to supervise selection with salaries paid by the county state or officials. Plaintiffs include Lowndes County residents the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity and the Justice Department as intervenor. Lawyers for Lowndes County have until January 1 to reply.
In Athens Alabama and nearby states the Hyoe twins from Tokyo described their United States tour as wonderful despite cautions about racial trouble in Georgia. They have visited about a dozen states since starting in Los Angeles and plan to continue to Mobile Tuscaloosa and Mississippi.
A single casualty unknown nationality injured in Saigon as air raids north of Vietnam's border dropped about 80 tons of bombs by U S Air Force Thunderchief jets along two corridors 90 miles west of Hanoi and further west at Dien Bien Phu. Low clouds hindered result assessment. Navy pilots from Bon Homme Richard engaged 30 barges near Dong Hoi destroying five. Propaganda leaflets totaling a million were dropped over the North as the three day coastal battle continued costing the United States about 6 billion dollars annually.
McNamara said the United States has 180000 troops in Vietnam, the highest figure yet, and outlined a shift to 465 bombers by decade's end. The mix will include 255 late model B52s retained, plus 210 new FBI1Is. General Dynamics will build the new bomber in Fort Worth.
Shastri told Parliament he would express sincere thanks to Johnson for accelerated food aid. The first batch of wheat covered by the speedup is expected to arrive around the time Shastri travels to America, aiding the current difficult food situation.
The Lakeside Band Boosters Club will present the Lakeside High School band in concert Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. in the gymnasium. The band is under the direction of R. J. Richardson. The public is invited.
Three 6:30 p.m. wrecks occurred two miles east of Mooresville on Alabama 20. In Limestone County at about 4:20 p.m. troopers investigated another crash with no injuries. A collision near Decatur on U.S. 31 involved a 1964 pickup driven by Claborn W. Mooney of Tanner and a 1963 Mercury driven by Claud Raymond Huber of Lester, about 2.2 miles north of town.
Sunset today 4 38 p m Sunrise tomorrow 6 45 a m Meconrise tonight 7 53 p m Last Quarter Dec 15 Last night Pollux brightest star of Gemini near the Moon Tonight the Moon has moved eastward Pollux appears well above it
Vari able cloudiness with a gradual warming trend. Sunday mostly cloudy and mild with a chance of a few showers by afternoon. High today around 70 degrees, low tonight near 42.
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