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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1962

Page

3

New Mental Health Clinics Offer Immediate Help for Emotional Ills

A five part series shows mental illness treatment expanding beyond asylums through 24 hour emergency clinics, hospital mental health wards, and community services. Patients include a 50 year old man, a 12 year old boy, and a depressed young mother, all benefiting from faster care and family involvement. The piece cites rising optimism, greater staffing, drugs, therapy, and early intervention, while noting uneven progress across states and looming funding needs.

General Hospital Philip E. Ryan National Association For Mental Health

Seal Sale Supports Tuberculosis Rehab in Morgan County

Charles Holmes of Falkville is among Morgan County tuberculosis patients aided by Christmas Seals funds. The program, run by the Morgan County Tuberculosis Association with North Alabama TB Association and the Alabama Vocational Rehabilitation Service, funds x ray exams and expanded rehab, counseling, and job placement to restore employment and normal life after TB illness and surgery.

Charles Holmes Falkville 1 Morgan County Holmes Charles Morgan County Tuberculosis Association North Alabama Tuberculosis Association Alabama Vocational Rehabilitation Service

City to Buy Two Way Radio For Street Truck

At a council meeting Howard Burch urged approving Mayor's proposal to purchase a two way radio for a Street Department truck and the motion passed unanimously. The board discussed a larger water line to a Negro school and agreed to meet the Water Board. The street to the school bus garage may be resurfaced and City Hall will close December 24 25 and 26.

Board of Education Board of Revenue City Hall

Heloise advises on fighting pantry weevils with careful prep

Letter offers step by step pest control tips for weevils from cabinets. Remove items, wash shelves with detergent and disinfectant, line with waxed paper, store contents in airtight jars, and discard unneeded or badly fumes. Use bay leaves as a deterrent.

Joe Blow

Indians Fear Long Siege in Ladakh Border War

Indian troops dig in along the frozen cease fire line in Ladakh as two Chinese divisions loom northeast of Leh. Airlifted supplies keep posts alive while officers warn retaking Ladakh could take years amid a growing Chinese road network and limited movement due to harsh weather.

David Lancashire Leh India Ladakh Here Himalayas Karakorams China Sinkiang Tibet Peking U.S. Air Force Leh

Self defense ruling frees Alabama mother after slaying

Circuit Solicitor Bryce Graham decided not to file charges against Betty Bratcher 29 who said she killed her husband Bobby 29 in self defense. He releasing the mother of four after evidence indicated the stabbing with a butcher knife occurred as he advanced with a frying pan Sunday night.

Sheffield Ala Bryce Graham Graham Betty Bratcher Warren Aycock Bratcher Bobby

Actor Thomas Mitchell Dies of Cancer at 70

Hollywood mourns Thomas Mitchell a renowned actor's actor dies of cancer at 70 after a long 50 year career in stage screen and television He won the 1939 Oscar for best supporting actor for Stagecoach and later Emmy and Tony honors Mitchell appeared with Charles Laughton in The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1939 and was celebrated as a playwright and theater doctor.

Hollywood Thomas Mitchell Charles Laughton Notre Dame Mitchell Scarlett O’hara Hazel Flagg

Workman Held As Wife Shot

Gadsden steelworker Travis Long, 32, was arrested after the fatal shooting of his estranged wife Faye Long during a lunch visit at her DeKalb County home. Police say Long fired five times with a .25 automatic, fled, then was captured by the Highway Patrol and jailed in Guntersville. Mrs. Long, a mother of four, had filed for divorce last September.

Boaz Alan AP Gadsden Boat W.H. King Travis Long State Highway Patrol DeKalb County Long Marshal County Guntersville Faye Long

Ancient ditches ring Italian Neolithic sites visible from air

Aerial imagery reveals 4000 year old ditch patterns surrounding Italian Neolithic settlements. The faded rings remain discernible despite long since filled sections, highlighting historic settlement layouts and landscape use.

Italy

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