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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1961
Page
1
Four Swedish U.N. jet bombed the Lido Hotel in Elisabethville Katanga to flush out Katanga troops holed up there. The Katanga mission in Brussels confirmed U.N. forces carried out the attack.
Decatur records a 5 am low of 20 degrees and a steady 20 to 22 degree range by 10 am with expectations of a 15 degree low tonight. Meanwhile national dispatches report Katanga tensions in Elisabethville, UN forces reinforcing, and Gizenga-backed moves threatening Kivu.
The answer argues that eighteen is old enough to make a lasting spiritual decision. It compares age thresholds like drafting, driving, and marriage to faith commitment and Bible guidance. It asserts youths can sense sin, guilt, and temptation and should not be discouraged from yielding to Christ.
State Sen. Bert Haltom of Florence Alabama will run for lieutenant governor in next spring elections. Haltom backed reapportionment in the last legislature and introduced a bill to realign the legislature. He represents Lauderdale and Limestone counties and vows to push reapportionment at both legislative and executive levels.
President Kennedy will travel about 6 570 miles by air boat and car on a weekend trip to Venezuela and Colombia. He will give two major addresses in Caracas and Bogota and meet with Presidents Betancourt and Lleras Camargo as part of the Alliance for Progress. The entourage includes Mrs. Kennedy and Chester Bowles, with stops in Puerto Rico and West Palm Beach.
Israel urged the death penalty for Adolf Eichmann, the Gestapo colonel found guilty of major crimes against the Jews. Attorney General Gideon Hausner told the tribunal that one sentence is possible, with the method to be set by the court. Israel’s law could mean hanging.
Alabama faced shock cold after four days of heavy rain with floods and flash flooding across streams and rivers. In Paris the NATO session heard Dean Rusk pledge the United States will not bargain away Western rights in Berlin amid French caution.
Washington sources say the Kennedy administration may cut eight to ten Army National Guard and Reserve divisions to reshape manpower. The plan aims to keep higher rated units and drop weaker ones, with possible reductions in drill pay. Members of Guard and Reserve associations plan congressional opposition.
Norman Norell unveiled a spring collection in New York featuring knee length skirts, wide gore and flared shapes, short jackets, and opaque fabrics for comfort. Models wore inch high pumps. bright reds and blues highlighted patriotic tones.
The body of Henry Dunkin, a Tuscaloosa County truck driver, was recovered from icy Swan Creek after his tractor trailer plunged off the U S 31 bridge six miles north of Decatur during a rainfall fueled crash. The cab was shredded, tanks ruptured, fire erupted, and Dunkin's age remained unsettled. The Decatur Fire Department responded.
The Decatur Daily with Alitalia Airlines Brownell Tours and Cramer Travel Agency promotes a 17 day Europe trip. Depart Decatur March 10 via New York City then London with a predeparture party in New York City. Cost just over 900 dollars.
Snow diminished but the season's coldest weather stung most areas from the Rockies to the Appalachians today. Magnavox TV parts labor tubes guaranteed one full year. Robinson's.
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