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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1967
Page
2
A portable radio was reported missing after a night breakin at Lion Oil Co on Church St. Police investigated around 7 a.m. today after intruders forced the front door.
No 38 Royal Arch Masons gather at 7 30 PM in the Masonic Temple. The Apes Club holds its annual Christmas party Saturday at 6 30 PM at the Shangri La Restaurant with Athens chapter hosting. Newcomers for the week ending Dec 8 include Ronnie Teague and others. A pickup truck overturned on US 31 S around 4 30 PM Wednesday with no injuries. Austin High School Band Boosters sponsor a bake sale Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM at Brunos, Giant Foods, A P, and Winn Dixie locations.
In Hartselle an estimated 800 dollars of goods including cigarettes a shotgun shells and other items were stolen from H H Anders Trading Post after intruders forced a rear door entry. In Athens 20 to 25 dollars in silver was taken from American Oil Co on South Clinton Street after a window was broken and the drawer with silver was removed.
Rufus Parker has replaced J R Knouff as chairman of the Joe Wheeler Co op board of directors. He was elected chairman at a meeting here this week with W C Day named vice chairman and Patrick C Matkin reelected secretary.
Defense and District Attorney ask to pause trials on charges of influencing a witness amid long court sessions. J C Miller, a loan firm employee, was acquitted after jurors deliberated over two hours. Some cases may not resume until January or February as others are moved to Pike County.
A federal jury of seven white and five Black members awarded no damages to Ralph Rich his ex wife Mrs Dorothey Daponte and a Black boy against Frostop Restaurant Prattville Alabama. The plaintiffs sought 100000 claiming embarrassment and intimidation after being refused service during a 1966 visit. The owner Tom Kennedy testified the restaurant increasingly served Black patrons after the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Kennedy said he chose to stay in business serving all customers.
In Birmingham, Circuit Judge William Barber issued a temporary injunction preventing the International Association of Machinists Local 271 from blocking entrances to Goslin Birmingham Inc. during its strike that began October 1. The plant normally employs 490, with 60 office and 28 other workers on site during the stoppage.
Decatur High School senior Lonnie Cain coordinates the annual Christmas charity program with the Student Council to aid needy families with food and clothing. He attends Key Club activities for a Christmas party and also plays on the football team while serving in the Honor Society. Cain plans forestry at Auburn University and previously worked as a delivery man. He is 17 turning 18, resident of Somerville, son of Mrs. A L Cain.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reports that October shows limited gains as personal income stalls and consumer credit spending remains restrained. Banks continue security purchases while construction contracts rise and unemployment falls slightly. New installment loans decline as repayments rise and retail sales slow.
An 18-year-old Pratttville youth was charged with first degree murder in the rifle slaying of Billy Dickinson, 19, whose body was found near Autauga Creek. Dickinson and the suspect were part of a local hippie group. autopsy pending.
James Meredith told 500 Fairleigh Dickinson University students that Governor Hughes is a white supremacist, arguing hidden North racism is a greater evil than Southern discrimination. He cited Hughes' order sending state police and guards to search a Newark Negro neighborhood for rifles during a Plainfield riot.
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