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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1967
Page
2
Police report vandals broke windows at the city disposal plant northwest of Moulton. A scribbled inscription read We done it and appeared in sand with apeks shaped markings. Police Chief Raymond Nuil said the mark likely came from the guilty party, identified as youths.
Hennighans Grocery in Alabama north of here was robbed December 7. Sheriff Pete Rutherford said Joe Sheffield and Donald Hooper, both Leighton residents, were jailed with about 40 dollars in cash and cigars and cigarettes missing. Police picked them up in Printh, Mississippi.
American Cryogenics plans to open American Cryogenics Inc offering free gases, compressed industrial and medical gases and welding equipment. Company officials in Decatur will preside over the chain cutting with John R. Provo serving as vice president.
Shaefer secretary treasurer Gray of Birmingham and Mrs J E Searcy of Tuscaloosa are named as first and second vice presidents in the slate.
Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 CES meets 7:30 Tuesday at Masonic Hall with a 6 p.m. covered dish. The Optimist Club meets tonight at 7 at Crescent Motel. Austin High School bands present Christmas concert at 8 in the school auditorium admission one dollar adults fifty cents children. Questers Club gathers 7:30 with hosts. Red Cross Bloodmobile aims for 300 pints at Calhoun Junior College Tuesday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for veterans hospital use.
Seven people died in Alabama over the weekend with five traffic deaths, one presumed drowning, and a girl killed while examining a pistol. Lynn McCrary, 16, was killed Sunday at her Bridgeport home while handling a pistol she found on the premises.
Lynda and Robb Johnson wed in the White House East Room with 500 guests and a lavish reception. President Johnson and family hosted a Christmas decorated White House as plans shifted from wedding to yuletide decor.
Interdealer prices as of about 10 a.m. show muted movement with the market varying through the day. Prices cited exclude retail markups markdowns and commissions.
Market notes show cent. Wood at 65 45 and 35 The pulpwood price is 13.50 per cord The No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn is 1.20 and No 2 White Shelled Corn is 1.20 per bushel or unit as listed The figures reflect prices for common grades and may vary by region and supplier
AP dispatch notes live broilers and fryers in Atlanta with farm prices mostly 4 and 16 type offerings. In Birmingham prices range 19.75 to 20.50 for U S and plant grades with down 2.75 to 3.00 from last week, ready to cook movement heavy and slaughter estimated at 1,226,000 today.
The New York market ends with a modest loss as the Dow Jones average falls to 883.55 amid fewer advances than declines. Investors weigh weekend business news and cautious earnings outlooks while manufacturers project sales gains this quarter and next.
Scientists estimate the nation could gain more gas from underground rock if nuclear blasts prove feasible. A 20 000 kiloton yield device was detonated near Gasbuggy New Mexico under the Gasbuggy Project led by AEC El Paso Natural Gas Co and the Bureau of Mines. Ground shaking disrupted service at the site and officials reported bodies rising in the air while the control complex felt stronger shocks.
A 1A boat broke from moorings and slammed into wreckage while another boat overturned. Winds knocked out power across multiple sections. Law officers from nearby towns stood by for injuries or looting. No injuries or looting were reported. Additional damage included an overturned mobile home, smashed windows and collapsed buildings.
A seismic event 70 miles south of Poona measured magnitude 7.5 on the Richter scale. All India Radio reported one death in Bombay as tremors caused a power cut, halted urban trains, and affected water pumping. The Koyna dam power line was shut pending inspection.
The Decatur Daily’s classified department claimed second place for Best Promotion of Classified. The display department earned a Special Judges Award for best balance of contest entries. Herman Schnur praised the record, noting first place in four categories and second in three among 21 daily papers in Alabama and Georgia. Joe Speegle and staff received surprise recognition with praise from teammates across the departments.
A violent storm spawned a tornado that wrecked 220 homes and damaged 30 duplexes in the Air Force housing area, leaving one dead and about 400 homeless. Damage exceeds 5 million in Fort Walton Beach and 1.5 million at Tyndall. Utilities cut, injuries reported, and a newborn survived with the parents identified by rank.
The notice lists multiple parents in Decatur Athens Hartselle and Trinity areas welcoming infants at Decatur General Hospital. It notes a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs Wesley E Ward of Decatur and a son born to Mr. and Mrs Clifton W Crisler of Town Creek, both at Decatur General Hospital on Sunday.
Steady recovery reported for Mr Washkansky after heart replacement with a 25 year old donor. Doctors warn complications possible but remain optimistic as Groote Schuur Hospital plans a second operation soon.
A near impossible operation at Groote Schuur Hospital saw a donor girl’s heart transplanted into Mr Washkansky after her death in an auto accident. The procedure involved heart-lung bypass, cooling and reperfusion, and the patient regained heart function and conscious recovery within hours. Plans for a second transplant are under way, with broader implications for organ preservation and rejection research.
A pollution specialist warned that the planet’s oxygen for human use could be exhausted in about two millennia if current pollution trends continue. The remark underscored growing concerns about environmental damage and air quality.
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