Kennedy Aide Meany Talks Cabinet Plans Amid Busy Schedule
President elect John F Kennedy met AFL CIO leader George Meany at his Georgetown home as he mulls a labor secretary pick. He also planned talks with Ralph Bradley and Rep Harold Cooley while weighing defense treasury and agriculture nominees.
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Washington
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Pierre Salinger
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Ford Motor Co
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Secretary of the Treasury
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D-Conn
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
Health
Education and Welfare
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Commerce Department
Stewart L. Lewds-Ariz
Defense, Treasury and Agriculture
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Florida
Police Chief Warns of Meter Checks on Two Wednesdays
Eee Police Chief Pack reminds motorists meters will be checked on the next two Wednesday afternoons as stores stay open to provide parking for shoppers. Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club hosts a Christmas dinner December 15 at 7 p.m. in the club room with gifts to be exchanged. Ella Will Smith chairs the fellowship and hospitality committee. See Diary on Page 2.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Fellowship and Hospitality Committee
Ella Will Smith
Camel Through the Eye of a Needle Explained
The saying from Matthew 19 24 is debated. Some propose a gate called The Needles Eye in Jerusalem requiring unloading and kneeling to pass a camel. Others note the parable warns that wealth hinders entry to God’s kingdom unless one humbles and relinquishes it.
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Jerusalem
14 Seek To Block Win By Kennedy
Mississippi and Alabama pledged their unpledged electoral votes to Senator Harry Byrd to block John Kennedy and gain civil rights concessions. The electors urged southern leadership to join the effort as they warned of school integration and federal despotism if Kennedy won.
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Alabama
Harry Byrd
D-Va
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South
Byrd
Washington
New Orleans
Little Rock
Ross Barnett
Lyndon Johnson
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
House
Senate
Sen
Richard Nixon
Builders Face License Change
City Commission adopts Ordinance No. 1201 revising contractor licensing to gross receipts. About 238 contractors affected with four brackets from 35 to 100 dollars. Applies to firms building on contract or two or more houses annually and those with a city office.
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Moslems Bury Dead as Rioting Fears Return in Algiers
Algiers mourns four days of bloodshed with 90 dead and hundreds injured as Moslems bury their dead. French troops guard the Moslem quarter while de Gaulle ends his Algeria visit amid enduring violence and calls for independence.
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Andrew Borowiec
Algiers
Casbah
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Oran
Storm Deaths At 150 After Pre-Winter Blizzard
The Associated Press reports nearly 150 deaths from heart attacks and exposure as the Northeast endures historic cold and heavy snow. Record drifts and stalled traffic crippled travel from Pennsylvania to New Jersey and New York, with rescues ongoing for a missing hunter in New Jersey.
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N.Y
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Philadelphia
New York City
New York
Virginia
Canada
Ontario
Thomas Mroczkowski
Perth Amboy
High Point State Park
New Jersey
Sussex County
Edison
N.J
Sodanes
American Heart Association
Decatur Skies December 14 Evening Sky Notes
Decatur observations note sunset at 4 39 p m and sunrise at 6 48 a m for December 15. Moonrise occurs at 3 27 a m with a new moon phase. Jupiter sets after the sun and returns as a morning star in February appearing nearer Saturn.
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Weather and River Readings for Decatur and Nearby
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood 550.89 feet this morning, down 0.38 feet in 24 hours. TVA lakes Guntersville 593.0 feet Wilson 505.2 feet. Yesterday’s high reached 39 degrees at 10 a.m. and the low 20 at 6:30 a.m. today.
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Cold snap grips North Alabama with record lows across counties
A winter blast pushes temperatures into the 20s across North Alabama with Decatur hitting 20 degrees and Muscle Shoals 17 degree state low. TVA power use surged to a record 9.939 million kilowatts as cold weather kept electrical demand high. Local utilities report no major problems as the cold continues into the next day. Grand Opening Sale at Robinson's continues this week.
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Decatur
Muscle Shoals
Cullman
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA Power Division
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