Tradition Restored In Decatur With Prayers For Peace
Decatur hosts a tree lighting sponsored by the Federation of Garden Clubs with prayers for peace. Mayor Gilmer Blackburn turned on the 35-foot tree as the Austin High band performed a Christmas medley. Clergy, veterans, and school choirs participated in a community celebration emphasizing peace and reflection.
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Decatur
Judy Jones
Decatur Federation of Garden Clubs
Noel Callahan
Federation
Hund
Reds
Tofo
VFW
Bill Reardon
Austin
Ronald A. Reinhardt
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Gilmer Blackburn
Lakeside
Robert Richardson
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Jim Garner
Elk River leaders praised federal role in dam project
U S Rep Bob Jones of Scottsboro praised Elk River’s cooperation with local state and federal governments at the seven th annual Elk River Development League meeting. He cited the 40 million Tim s Ford Dam and reservoir as central to area development financed with federal participation.
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Elkmont
U.S
Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Elk River
Tennessee
Alabama
Tims Ford
Fedral
Jones
Association
ERDA
Elemont
Elk River Development Association
Frank Turner
Athens
Mack Maples
Pryor Lighting Funds Okayed
Federal funds for Pryor Field near Decatur were approved by U S Rep Bob Jones and Senators Sparkman and Hill. An $11 391 grant brings total federal investment to 325 494 for the airport owned by Decatur Athens Morgan and Limestone counties and the two cities. The money funds reconstruction of 4 000 feet of existing medium intensity runway lighting in the 1967 fiscal year.
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Pryor Field
Decatur
U.S
Bob Jones
John Sparkman
Lister Hill
Athens
Morgan and
Limestone
Airport Authority
PRYOR
Illinois Town Is A Smasher Site
The Atomic Energy Commission selected a site for a 200 billion electron volt atom smasher with a 375 million dollar plant. Six candidate locations were considered after a year of study, with Seaborg noting all proposals had strong points.
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Illinois
Washington
Estan
The
Atomic Energy Commission
National Academy of Sciences
Commission
AEC
Glenn T. Seaborg
Soviet Union ready to share space communications development
A Soviet official said Moscow is prepared to cooperate in space communications development with any interested country. The remarks came as news of international cooperation in space efforts emerged.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Ardmore plant expansion to double Ardmore Industries jobs
Ardmore Industrial Board seeks bids to expand Ardmore Industries boosting employment from 280 to 650. Project cost estimated at 300000 to 350000 including equipment with floor space rising from 25000 to 50000 square feet. Plant manager Don Simmons notes many new hires will be women and says expansion honors area growth.
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Ardmore
Ardmore Industrial Board
Ardmore Industries
Homer Boggs
Don Simmons
Simmons
Expansio
Columbia Corp. of America
Woodbury
Tenn
Shopping? The Women Can Have It
A nostalgic shopping diary describes a Christmas shopping spree downtown and at malls with loud speakers and a chaotic, humorous scene. The narrator notes crowds, sales pitches, a fragrance misadventure, and choosing gifts, ending with a plan to see more on page A-2.
Planes Avoid Air Over Hanoi
U S warplanes limited by weather to 58 missions over North Vietnam. Two attacks occurred near Haiphong while most raids hit southern North Vietnam and Dien Bien Phu near Laos. Rain and low ceilings hindered operations in the Hanoi area.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
North
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Dien Bien Phu
Markets At A Glance New York Stocks Ease Amid Mixed Commodities
New York stocks fall on moderate trading while cotton stays quiet. In Chicago wheat is mixed with light support, corn and oats rise with strong demand. Soybeans advance on light receipts. Cattle receipts reach 8,000 with slaughter steers topping 24.75. Hog receipts at 6,000 rise 25 cents to 22.25.
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New York
Chicago
Bekins Moving and Storage Ad
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage ad invites contact with Daniel at 353 4014 for services. Quickies by Ken Rey. cads
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Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage
Call Daniel
Ken Rey
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Alabama Elk River Agency
Bob Harris
Morgan Counties
W. A
Bill) Smith
Pryor Lighting
Hursday
Tokyo
T’ i
John F. Kennedy
China
Boggs
Cord
G.I. Joe
Toy Department
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