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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1964

Page

10

Trial Delayed For Rape Suspect Massey

The trial of Preston Reese Massey 19 Columbus Ga is recessed until Dec 30 after two alleged victims testified Tuesday. Massey pleaded guilty to raping a 10 year old babysitter and three Pensacola Florida housewives last June and July. He was visiting Pensacola while president of Troy State College freshman class last year.

Pensacola Fila Georgia Ernest E. Mason Preston Reese Massey Columbus Massey Pensacola, Fla Troy Ala State College

Hodges Resigns Commerce Post in Johnson Administration

President Johnson announced Luther Hodges will resign as secretary of commerce and named John T. Connor of Merck & Co Inc as his successor. Connor takes the post Jan 15, 1961, after leading the New Jersey drug firm since 1955.

Washington Johnson Luther H. Hodges Commerce New Jersey John T. Connor Connor Commerce Post Merck & Co. Inc Hodges Kennedy W. Willard Wirtz Afl-Cio George Meany White House John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Senate New York

Indictment in Disarm Made by Decatur Man Ben Carlile

Decatur resident Ben Carlile, 26, was indicted by a Morgan County grand jury on four counts of assault with a weapon and one count of grand larceny after allegedly aiming a pistol at four city officers during a search at his home on August 1. Carlile, previously convicted of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, was arrested after threatening to kill officers Lt Frank Shafer Lt T W Hunter Phillip Weir and Dan Price who confronted him at his door around 3 p.m. He was jailed in the county facility.

Decatur Morgan County Sheriff’s Office Ben Carlile Carlile City Recorder’s Court Frank Shafer T. W. Hunter Phillip Weir Dan Price Weir Price

Cullman County Home Is Burned

A vacant six room house in the Berlin community was destroyed by fire early last night. Firemen reported the structure burned to the ground around 6. Gil bert Redding owned the building and blamed a delay when the truck arrived.

Cullman Berlin Gilbert Redding

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