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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1960

Page

3

Youth Injured In Accident On Clara Ave

Twelve year old Larry Woods was hospitalized overnight after being struck by a car at the Clara Ave and Cedar St intersection around 2 45 PM. He suffered head injuries and abrasions and is under observation. The vehicle was driven by Patsy Snelton of Kooken Ave SW.

Larry Woods Bank Street Hospital Clara Ave Herman Woods Lamar ‘St Woods Cedar St Patsy Snelton Kooken Ave Austinville Sim Hamilton

West German urge for NATO summit in spring

Paris AP dispatch reports West Germany urges a NATO spring summit to resolve alliance strains rooted in U.S. defense funding and Soviet threat. Defense Minister Strauss seeks a conference with Kennedy after his inauguration as Eisenhower’s team faces defense finance debates. Gates halts free U.S. military equipment distribution overseas amid mounting costs.

Tom Ochiltree Paris West Germany NATO America Defense Franz Josef Strauss North Atlantic Treaty Organization Soviet Union John F. Kennedy Strauss Eisenhower United States Thomas Gates Jr U.S Britain France

Wreck Near Line Of Ala Miss Kills One Person

One person died and several were injured in a traffic crash on U S 82 near the Alabama Mississippi line. The Alabama Highway Patrol reported up to eight injured in two vehicles involved near Ethelsville, with victim identity not yet released.

Ala Tuscaloosa Alabama-Mississippi Line U.S. 82 Ethelsville Mississippi Line Alabama

Mobile Group Sells Land on Dauphin Island for 71 678

The Mobile Chamber of Commerce reports 71 678 dollars in land sales on Dauphin Island between May 1 1953 and April 30. An audit shows 949 903 dollars paid in 1954 for an option on the island from Birmingham attorney Forney Johnson and associates. The trust allocates 50 percent to the chamber, 35 percent to the property owners association, and 15 percent to the park and beach board.

Mobile Mobile Chamber of Commerce Dauphin Island Mobile Bay Birmingham Forney Johnson Chamber Dauphin Island Property Owners Association Park and Beach Board Isle’ Dauphine Club Sand Dunes Fort Gaines Mobile County Commission

Gates urges NATO allies to fund arms as US warns on dollar

Secretary Gates repeats warnings to Christian Herter that the dollar must be protected and richer Western European nations should buy arms from American lines. He says Atlantic Alliance defense hinges on expanding American military space and scientific programs costly beyond U.S. capacity to provide equipment on grant. The U S proposes NATO own nuclear striking force with 180 Polaris missiles on five subs, funded by other alliance members.

Gates Christian A. Herter Atlantic Alliance United States NATO Alliance

Castro Attacks Cardinal Judas in Cuba Speech

Prime Minister Fidel Castro railed at the Catholic Church accusing priests of aiding counterrevolution and murder. He denounced Cardinal Arteaga as a Judas and pledged to purge Cuba’s judiciary, while ordering a large military parade on Jan 2. He urged reconciliation if the church refrains from error.

Richard Valeriani Havana Fidel Castro Cuba Manuel Cardinal Arteaga Judas Castro Fulgencio Batista Church

Three Vehicle Collision Injures One on 6th Ave SE

A three car crash on 6th Ave SE in front of an A and P store at 12 27 PM left Mary H Buttram with a leg injury. Buttram 37 of 507 6th Ave NE was treated at a hospital. The incident followed a slowing Buttram vehicle for a stopped car driven by Alvie Sharpley 38 of Hartselle. Williams 21 of McCalla hit Buttram rear causing damage to all three cars.

6Th Ave A & P Food Mary H. Buttram 6Th Ave. NE Buttram Alvie Sharpley Hartselle Joseph E. Williams

Surinam Jungle River Guides Renowned for Rapids Tours

Ketts makes a left turn onto Moulton as reports describe Surinam river guides as the world’s most expert canalsty piloting tourists through fast jungle rapids.

Ketts Moulton Surinam

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