Bitter Cold Sparks Wide Storm Across Central United States
A brutal cold front from Canada plunges temperatures below zero in the western mountains while the Midwest, South and Gulf states face rain, snow, and tornado activity. Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois brace for heavy snow as Des Moines, Omaha, and others report significant accumulations.
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Canada
Havre
Mont
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Great Lakes
Gulf States
Illinois
Kentucky-Tennessee
Midwest
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Indiana
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Kansas
Des Moines
Waterloo
Omaha
Neb
Alabama
Louisiana
Deridder
Jacksonville
Marion
Ala
Georgia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Three Tornadoes Hit Alabama Causing Minor Damage
Severe storms and at least three tornadoes swept Alabama with high winds and heavy rains. One man was hurt at Marion and a washout derailed a freight train near Anniston. Forecasters warned of moderate flooding along the Coosa River and urged precautions as rains continued.
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Associated Press
Alabama
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
North
South
Jacksonville
Marion
West Alabama
York
Goodwater
Akron
Anniston
Birmingham
Gadsden
Coosa
A. R. Long
Riverside
Community notices from Decatur area clubs and meetings
Up West Decatur School PTA meets tonight at 7 30 in the school auditorium with a Christmas program by students. Trellis Garden Club hosts a Christmas party and bazaar Wednesday at 10 a.m. at 1605 Woodland St. Miss Anne Aldrup will be at the Girl Scout Little House midweek. Decatur Duplicate Bridge players meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the American Legion and Auxiliary Home on Bank St. Jaycee Auxiliary meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at 2214 7th Ave SE. Wishful Diggers Garden Club gathers Wednesday at 11 a.m. for a covered dish luncheon at 1707 Colfax St SW. Red Key a one act mystery plays tonight at 7 30 at City Electric Department auditorium during Decatur Little Theater monthly meeting. Felix Hoffman led a workshop. City Clerk issues building permit to James McKenzie rewiring 1320 15th Ave SE for 100 dollars. See Diary on Page 3.
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West Decatur School
PTA
Trellis Garden Club
William Rhodes
Woodland St
Decatur
American Legion
Bank St
Wishful Diggers Garden Club
Bishop Gaines
Colfax St. SW
City Electric Department
Decatur Little Theater
Felix Hoffman
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together
The answer explains worship as communion with God whether alone or with others. A bed ridden person can worship in secret or solitude, following Christ’s guidance to pray privately and feel the Father’s presence. Even shut ins may join through radio broadcasts carrying religious services.
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Lord
Christ
Bomb attacks hit U.N. posts in Congo conflict escalates
Elisabethville endured air raids with 26 bombs dropped in five hours on the airport. U.N. casualties rose to 10 dead, 37 wounded, 13 missing as Katanga clashes mark a growing international crisis amid reports of a secret mercenary plan to cripple copper mines.
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U.N
United Nations
Katanga
Sean McKeown
Congo
New York
I.J. Rikhye
U Thant
Union Miniere
Elisabethville
Connally to Leave Navy Post and Run for Governor
Navy Secretary John B. Connally said he will resign his post on December 20 to return to Texas and run for governor. President Kennedy named Fred Korth to succeed him as civilian head of the Navy. Connally, a Fort Worth attorney and longtime Texas political figure, is allied with Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn.
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Fort Worth
Tex
John B. Connally
Kennedy
Texas
Fred Korth
Connally
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Korth
Washington
Army
Elvis S. Stahr Jr
Air Transport Command
Panama Canal Co
Athens College Receives Full Accreditation
Athens College, under President Dr. MCA McCain, earned full accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools after years of meeting all standards. The college, once operating in the red, has posted three consecutive profitable years as day enrollment reaches 350 and faculty qualifications rise above the national norm.
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Athens
Athens College
Southern Association of Colleges’ and Schools
Beinest
McCain
9 8 Appeal Way Open
Mobile County Probate Judge Vernor R. Jansen filed a formal notice of appeal from a Circuit Court ruling that the 9 8 congressional election laws are unconstitutional. The appeal, to be sent to the Alabama Supreme Court, follows Judge Hocklander’s December ruling enjoining May primaries under the act. The change aimed to allow nine district winners to vie for eight statewide seats.
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Mobile (Ap
Mobile County
Vernor R. Jansen
Equity
Alabama Supreme Court
Joseph M. Hocklander
Jansen
Alabama
U.S
House of Representatives
Mixed Reactions to Supreme Court Sit-In Ruling
Southern officials saw little impact from the high court's unanimous reversal of 16 students' breach of the peace convictions tied to a Louisiana sit-in. Negro leaders hailed the decision as a new day, while critics questioned its constitutional reach and the state laws involved.
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Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court
Jack Gremillion
Louisiana
Somm University At
Baton Rouge
Earl Warren
Southern Regional Council
Headquar
Ters
Atlanta
South
Freedom Rider
Florida
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Maryland
Congress of Racial Equality
New York
Off To Europe Film Night Promotes Christmas Trip
The Daily sponsors a 17 day Europe tour departing March 10 from Decatur with Alitalia first class flights. Brownell Tours and Cramer Travel arrange visits to Rome Paris London Florence Venice Lucerne Zurich for under a thousand dollars. The 30 minute color movie shows Europe highlights Friday at 7 30 p.m. at City Electric Auditorium Johnston St.
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City Electric Auditorium
Alitalia Airlines
Europe
Brownell Tours
Cramer Travel Agency
Decatur
Rome
London
Paris
Florence
Venice
Lucerne
Zurich
City
Electric Auditorium
Johnston St
Burned Body Found In Mobile House
A burned body in an uncharred white dress was found in a Mobile residence. Police say 49 year old Alice Wood had been dead for several days. Detective Ralph Jordan noted burns from a gas heater and no sign of foul play.
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Mobile
Ala
Alice Wood
Ralph Jordan
Christmas Gifts for the Home at 99c et Robinson's
Drive in shopping guide notes affordable home gifts priced at 99 cents and Robinson's. Includes holiday items and decor with emphasis on convenient, inexpensive options for stocking fillers and small household improvements.
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99C
Robinson's
Floods panic Birmingham area after heavy rains
Flash floods swept Birmingham and nearby communities as torrential rains in north Alabama caused widespread flooding. Families fled homes, as low-lying areas and underpasses filled with water. power and transit disrupted. no injuries reported.
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Alabama
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Tennessee River
Birmingham
Weather Bureau
J. C. Hamilton
Hamilton
Redlane Park
City Transit
Homewood
Mountain Brook
Bessemer
Christmas Vacation Schedules Vary Across Morgan County
Some Morgan County schools close Friday and reopen January 2 1962 while Hartselle Plainview Flint and Moulton Heights begin holidays earlier and others take one week off from December 22 to January 2 City schools start after December 19 and return January 3. holiday lengths differ by district.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
Plainview
Flint
Moulton Heights
Judge and wife hurt in accident in Montgomery
Circuit Judge Archie H. Elliott and his wife from Brewton Alabama were hospitalized Monday after a traffic accident in Montgomery. Elliott sustained a broken knee cap and Mrs Elliott a broken ankle.
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James McKenzie
15Th Ave
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Elisabethville Airport
U.N. Command
Brussels
Moise Tshombe
Navy
John Connally
Baxam
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