Kennedy in Caracas Promotes Alliance for Progress
AP dispatch describes President Kennedy's Caracas welcome for the Alliance for Progress with banners and heavy security. Jacqueline Kennedy speaks Spanish and the visit includes housing and agrarian reform centers, aiming to counter Communist influence in Latin America. Security totals around 5,000 troops and police as Kennedy addresses thousands.
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William L. Ryan
Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
U.S
Alliance For Progress Progra
Cuba
Romulo Betancourt
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
la Morita
Richard M. Nixon
Ministry of the Interior
Carlos Andres Perez
Maiquetia
Puerto Rico
Betancourt
Rio Grande
U N Forces Take Three Katangan Strongholds in Elisabethville
U N forces overwhelmed three Katangan strongholds in Elisabethville as President Tshombe quit the city vowing to fight on. The last holdout Camp Massert fell while refugees flooded the Leopold II Hotel area and city hospitals ran dry.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U.N
Elisabethville
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Camp Massert
Leopold II Hotel
Tshombe
Kipushi
Rhodesia
Katanga
Decatur Community Briefs Include Events and Births
No Tuesday Bible class meeting at First Methodist until Jan 9. Decatur Shrine Club Christmas Ladies Night is Dec 22 at Decatur Country Club with a 5 30 p m banquet and dance to Lonnie McDaniel and his orchestra. Isaac Johnson Jr Danville buys a registered Ayrshire cow from J Tucker O Crews Marion Ala. registry confirmed by Ayrshire Breeders Association secretary David Gibson Jr Brandon VI. Little Miss Brenda McCullouch Decatur visiting Montgomery aunt. Golden Age Group Ninth Street Methodist Church meets Wednesday at 10 15 a m. See DIARY On Page 3.
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Decatur Shrine Club
Decatur Country Club
Lonnie McDaniel
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Danville
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Parental counsel on daughter's risky love choice
A parent counseling a 22 year old daughter who loves an unemployed, divorced man. The adviser urges passive support, silent disapproval, and prayer, arguing the daughter must decide for herself and trust God to guide her toward lasting happiness.
Albany arrests as 230 plus marchers detained in Georgia
More than 230 Black residents and leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were arrested during a fifth antisegregation march in Albany Georgia. Police blocked the route from Shiloh Baptist Church toward City Hall after a parade permit dispute.
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Albany, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Shiloh Baptist Church
Georgia
Laurie Pritchett
City Hall
Asa Kelley
W.G. Anderson
Albany Movement
Albany
Worthington Expands Decatur Plant In Ribbon Cut Ceremony
Worthington Corp marks expanded facilities at its Decatur plant with a ceremony attended by Sen. John Sparkman, Rep. Bob Jones, Mayor Murray Dodd, and local officials. Nunlist praises air conditioning growth and regional faith, noting the plant’s world wide reach and twice its capacity.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Worthington Corp
John Sparkman
Crescent Motel
Frank J. Nunlist
Worthington
Nunlist
Sen
Sparkman
Bob Jones
Eighth Congressional District
Murray Dodd
A. J. Hackl
Harry Shaddix
State of Alabama Planning & Industrial Development Board
Leland Jones
North Alabama
Hackl
Rep. Jones
Eighth
F. J. Nunlist
Rainbound South Alabama Braces for Floods and More Rain
The Associated Press reports persistent rainfall across central and southern Alabama driving rivers like the Coosa, Alabama, and Cahaba above flood stage. Flooding worsened in Montgomery and Gadsden areas with hundreds of acres submerged. evacuations had slowed to a handful. Forecasters warned of continued rain through Sunday and no let up in sight.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Gadsden
Montgomery
Selma
Coosa
Cahaba
Weather Bureau
South Alabama
North Alabama
Huntsville
A. R. Long
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Driver Injured By Gun Blast on U.S. 78 Near Oxford
Bowman Transportation driver William L. Thigpen, 36, of College Park, Ga., was shot in a shotgun assault on U.S. 78 near Oxford, Alabama. He survived with non serious injuries, while relief driver H. H. Bradford, of Dawsonville, Ga., slept unhurt. Thigpen reported a car had followed and then fired at his truck, the latest violence in a string of incidents.
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Anniston
Ala
Bowman Transportation Co
William L. Thigpen
College Park
U.S. 78
Oxford
Alabama
H. H. Bradford
Dawsonville
Thigpen
Decatur shoppers fuel record Saturday holiday sales
Downton Decatur bustles with shoppers despite gloomy skies as retailers report Saturday as the strongest sales day of the season. Merchants note rising year over year totals, with weather easing and late week hours extending to 8 p m and a strong last minute rush expected before Christmas. Harold Michelson of E Jen's cites continued strong demand.
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Decatur
Harold Michelson
E Jen’s
Retail Merchants Association
Berlin
Castro
Khrushchev
Meaning of Christmas Reflected by Birmingham Girl
Becky Miller nine wrote a school tablet about Christmas expressing faith joy and toys. She died after heart trouble with parents Mr and Mrs Lee M Miller of Birmingham. she was buried Saturday after dying Tuesday.
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Birmingham
Becky Miller
Jesus
Santa
Christ
God
Becky
Lee M. Miller
Robisons on Second Ave Offer Televisions and Stereo
Local hardware dealer Robinsons on Second Avenue advertises a complete line of Magnevex televisions and stereos including new models and accessories. Deals emphasize affordable pricing and in-store display units.
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Magnevex Television
Redies
Robinson's
Second Ave
Ledvj
State Accidents Kill At Least 6 In Weekend Tragedies
At least six people died in weekend accidents in Alabama. Most fatalities occurred in traffic incidents. C B Powers, 50, was killed at Mobile’s State Docks when scrap metal fell from a hoist and struck him.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Mobile
State Docks
Usee
C. B. Powers
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