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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1963
Page
2
The Sun sets at 4 39 p m and rises at 6 48 a m with a new moon tonight at 8 07 p m. Mercury may be visible low in the southwest after sunset for the next few nights, lying between Venus and the Sun and much dimmer than Venus.
Decatur and vicinity readings on the Tennessee River show 16.93 feet last night at Keller Memorial Bridge, down 0.67 feet in 12 hours, with a sea level reading of 551.23 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Guntersville 593.6 Whitesburg 554.3 Wilson 505 Pickwick 408. forecast calls for cloudy cool weather with afternoon rain and northerly winds 3 to 12 mph. last night’s low 31 and today’s high around 38.
Liddie Kittrell, a child plagued by severe respiratory illness and limited lung function, remains in critical condition in Minnesota awaiting a lung transplant. Continuous oxygen therapy has eased some suffering. she now leaves her bed for brief periods with nurses on duty around the clock. Donations to the Kittrell Fund, started by The Decatur Daily, have reached $1 815.14 with additional gifts from Wallace Haley and local churches.
The Senate backed a compromise foreign aid authorization after clashes over restrictions on aid to Communist nations and population control research. The measure funds include 1 billion for military aid, 925 million for development loans, and 525 million for the Alliance for Progress, with 43 Democrats and 18 Republicans voting for it. Opponents included 16 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
In Chicago on Friday grain futures were largely down as trading stayed quiet. Soybeans edged up on a limited rally tied to short covering and potential resumption of long positions. Wheat fell about 0.44 to 0.5 cents, corn and rye mixed, oats and rye showing modest shifts amid sparse activity.
President Johnson spoke in the White House dining room to 111 diplomatic missions, urging alertness to dangers and shared interests. He praised Kennedy and emphasized interdependence, world changes, and a move toward peace while noting progress requires time and candor.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves a Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line merger creating a holding company. 4 250 jobs to be abolished and about 4 400 workers relocated. Major routes span Virginia to Florida with key cities including Richmond Wilmington Atlanta and Birmingham.
Police said a break-in occurred at 6:15 p.m. Friday at 608 Cherry St. Nora Lee Booker told officers a man entered the front door, another person entered the back window, and her pocketbook with $10 cash and a $29 unendorsed check was taken. Irene Powell, listed as a patient at Hartselle Hospital, is also noted in the report.
The list records admissions and dismissals across multiple individuals and addresses in Decatur and surrounding locales. Names include Floyd Brown, Henry Baugh, Cecil Walden, Ronald Steven Kaple, James F. Schwaiger, Leon E. Shankle, Dyke McLemore, Deborah Ann Moore, Howard Horne, Walter M. Parker, and VA Rudolph with infant. locations include 1114 Ferry St, 503 Nell St, 1601 Tower St, 1603 Buena Vista Circle, 1802 8th Ave SW, and Horne's Trailer Court.
In Chicago, hog prices rose strongly by up to 25 cents per hundredweight. Mixed No. 1 and 2 hogs in the 200-220 lb range topped at 15.25 dollars, with other hogs at 15 and up. Mixed 1-3 grades for 190-240 lb in the 14 to 15 dollar range. Sows at 12 dollars. Slaughter cattle stayed steady with steers 22.50 to 23 dollars for high mix weights, averages around 21 dollars for choice, and heifers 19 to 21.75. Bulls 17.50 to 19. Best wooled slaughter lambs brought 18 to 19 dollars.
Police report a two car collision Friday at 5 42 p m on 3rd St E in Cullman involving George H Hardin of Cullman and Onnie Rushine of Logan. Rushine was taken to Cullman Hospital for treatment.
Mr and Mrs Neal Smith of Decatur announce the birth of a son born Thursday at Bank Street Hospital. Heart disease is estimated to cost the United States 4 billion dollars annually in wages production and tax losses from absenteeism premature death and turnover.
In two helicopter and plane crashes, seven U.S. servicemen are killed in South Viet Nam. The helicopter went down 60 miles southwest of Saigon with five aboard. three bodies recovered, one believed buried. A separate crash on a jungle mountain 160 miles northeast of Saigon killed four advisers with no survivors.
A Montgomery soldier, Phil Henle, stationed at Redstone Arsenal, was slightly injured in a two car collision in Hartselle around noon Friday. Henle, in a 1960 Chevrolet, slid on wet pavement and struck Russ Orr’s 1962 Chevrolet. Damage was about 375 dollars to Henle’s car and 500 dollars to Orr’s vehicle.
By 1960 the Chinese population in the United States rose 58.2 percent from 1950, the fastest growth among nonwhite groups. This reflects shifting demographics and migration patterns shaping urban and regional communities.
A dense grid of broadcast times lists multiple cartoons like Quick Draw McGraw Alvin Show and Jetsons, plus sports programming including NFL and college football, daily dramas, and variety shows across 6:00 to 11:00 hours with numerous channel blocks and titles.
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