Massive Baldwin Hills Dam Break Floods Angeles Area
Three hundred million gallons swept from Baldwin Hills Reservoir causing 64 homes destroyed and 82 damaged. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dam failed after a prior leak, flooding canyons and business districts before reaching the ocean. Investigations continue into the cause amid cleanup and recovery efforts.
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Robert M. Burnett
Associated Press
LOS Angeles (Ap
Baldwin Hills
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Garden Court
Community notices and local incidents reported
PTA meetings at Gordon Bibb Riverside and Tanner schools schedule Christmas programs under Mrs. Mar v in Dinsmore and at the school auditorium. VFW Post 490 hosts an informal meeting at Bell's Restaurant. Police report describes Robert Owens beaten near Decatur General Hospital and Harry Madden injured by a cotton baling machine band on Madison Street. Savings bond sales in Alabama reach 91.9 percent of 1963 goal with Morgan, Limestone counties reporting progress. Hit and run at 1023 19th Ave SE targets a 1954 Oldsmobile owned by Linnie Lemley. Diary notes on page 2.
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Harry Madden
Memorial Dr. NW
Decatur General Hospital
Madison St
Alabama
Morgan County
Limestone County
19Th Ave
Linnie Lemley
Young Men Should Not Sow Wild Oats Say Critics
In a reader exchange, F K argues against the idea that youth must learn by trial and error. He compares sowing wild oats to weeds, cites scripture about reaping what one sows, and urges wise spiritual cultivation consistent with agricultural and biblical wisdom.
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F.K
Miners Confront Lechin Over Hostage Release Demands
Vice President Juan Lechin met with Communist led tin miners in Catavi Bolivia to persuade freeing 19 hostages including four Americans. Tensions rose as miners demanded the two Communist leaders be freed first before any release. The dispute followed the December seizure of hostages as leverage in union leader arrests by President Paz Estenssoro's government.
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Catavi
Bolivia
Juan Lechin
la Paz
Lechin
Tin Miners Federation
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Athens Doctor Alvin Dow Powers Dies at 80
Longtime Athens physician Dr. Alvin Dow Powers 80 of 402 N Jefferson St died Sunday at 2 30 p m at Athens Limestone Hospital Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 11 a m at First Methodist Church with Rev James Harris and Dr Ralph Jolly officiating Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery McConnell Funeral Home handles arrangements Powers a Limestone County native graduated from the District Agricultural School in Athens and earned his medical degree in 1911 from the Alabama School of Medicine
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Athens
Alvin Dow Powers
Jefferson St
Athens-Limestone Hospital
First Methodist Church
James Harris
Ralph Jolly
Athens City
McConnell Funeral Home
Powers
Limestone County
Alabama School of Medicine
Electrolux Vacuums Advertised by Glenn Butler
In 1964 Electrolux vacuum cleaners offered by Glenn Butler. Includes Shem Poos polishing service. Monthly payment option of $5. Contact 353-9579 for details.
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Glenn Butler
House Democrats drop bid to restore foreign aid cuts
In Washington Democratic leaders privately said no move would be made in the House today to restore sharp cuts in the foreign aid appropriation bill. In South Bend Indiana Ara Parseghian left a meeting with Notre Dame officials without signing a contract as the new head football coach.
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Washington
House
South Bend
Ind
Ara Parseghian
Notre Dame
Edmund P. Joyce
Irish
Johnson Signs Bill for Federal Aid to Higher Education
President Johnson approved nearly 1.2 billion dollars in federal support for colleges over three years and expressed pride in the measure. The announcement came as the Security Council backed admitting Zanzibar and Kenya as the 112th and 113th UN members. In Birmingham, the Justice Department filed a voter discrimination suit in U.S. District Court against Sumter County Board of Registrars.
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Johnson
United Nations, N. Y
The
Security Council
United Nations
Zanzibar
Kenya
Birmingham
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Sumter, County
Flint City Seeks Appointments to Council Members
Flint City officials plan to ask Governor George Wallace to appoint four new councilmen this week. City Attorney Tom Caddell said several candidates expressed willingness to serve and names will be submitted, though unlisted. Replacement appointees would fill seats vacated by Hogan Nelson Robinson and Schultz after a grand jury ordered removal proceedings involving the mayor and other officials. The mayor, T V Day, has not stated plans to resign or fight impeachment, while Doss and Hundley continue drafting charges as ordered. On Page 2 see FLINT.
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Buckholts
Tex
Here
Alabama
John Lucas
Lucas
Texas
Temple
Cameron
W. A. Bratton
Cuba
Ala
Tom Boggs
Gerald Eaton
Don Lucas
Clarence
Butch) Coon
Dennis Wood
Leonard Culpepper
Alabama - Mississippi
Bratton
Culpepper
Hher
Atty
Hugh Fitzsimmons
T. L. Wileman
Randlett
Larry
Wilemans
Flint
George Wallace
Morgan County
Tom Caddell
Caddell
the Daily
Wallace
J. W. Hogan
Quimby Nelson
James Robinson
Bob Schultz
Richard Hundley
Leslie Doss
T. V. Day
Day
Doss
Hundley
Gallion Silent on ICC Position
Former Alabama Attorney General Mac Donald Gallion reportedly was approached to join the Interstate Commerce Commission. He declined to confirm but sources say he was contacted over the weekend about a possible appointment at a salary up to 30 thousand dollars annually under a pending bill. Gallion helped Johnson in 1960 as Alabama campaign manager and was a leading Alabama delegate at the Los Angeles convention.
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Gallion
Johnson
Los Angeles
Alabama
Magnavox Stereos or TVs Featured by Robinson's
Robinsons markets Magnavox stereo or television sets as premier gifts. The ad suggests giving Magnavox for superior sound and picture quality, highlighting the brand and store as the source of the offer.
Orders for The Torch Is Passed flood in
On page four this issue notes a record pace of orders for The Torch Is Passed with a remaining coupon on page eight encouraging readers to place their orders.
Gift Of John The Baptist Narrates a Forerunner’s Lifelong Faith
The piece recounts Elizabeth’s birth of John the Baptist six months before Jesus, John’s wilderness years, baptism of Jesus, and his ultimate fate in Herod’s prison. It frames John as the forerunner who prepared the way for the Messiah and fulfilled God’s mandate.
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Jesus
Mary
Elizabeth
Gabriel
John
Zacharias
Christ
God
John the Baptist
Herod
John J. Stewart
Jairus
Young Sinatra Resumes Work After Abduction Threat
Frank Sinatra Jr. planned to sing again while three men faced court over his alleged kidnaping. Friends say he was eager to return to work at Lake Tahoe as authorities prepared a motel room at Harrah's Casino for the 19 year old entertainer.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra Jr
Young Sinatra
Lake Tahoe
Quickies by Ken Reynolds horoscope joke gag
A brief humor item notes a playful line about astrology and bargains in want ads. The compact quip highlights a cheeky view of luck guiding shopping in the newspaper.
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Somerville Rd
Hamiter
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ICC
Magnavox
Robinson's
Jordan Valley
James Bacon
Young
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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