Santa Claus Exists Says Editorial to Virginia
The Guest Editorial in Memphis argues there is a Santa Claus, citing love, generosity, and devotion as proof. It asserts belief sustains childlike faith, poetry, and romance, and that unseen wonders prove reality beyond sight, concluding Santa lives forever and will warm children’s hearts for millennia.
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Memphis
Tenn
New York Sun
Friends of the Sun
Santa Claus
West Ninety-fifth Street
Virginia
Gemini film shown at NASA center in Houston
Dr Charles Mathews Gemini program manager said a 35mm movie was rushed to Houston for public view. The 135 foot strip was shot by Schirra at six frames per second and projected at sixteen frames per second. The footage details such as exact earth location and which camera captured it had not yet been determined.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Charles Mathews
Gemini
Houston
Earth
Mathews
Schirra
Fruehauf Plant Workers Back Union by Vote
Production workers at the Fruehauf Corporation Decatur plant voted 248 to 163 Friday to certify the Aluminum Workers International Union as their bargaining agent. The election was supervised by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Fruehauf Corporation
Decatur
Aluminum Workers 'International Union
National Labor Relations Board
Major Industries division surpasses pledge goal
Joe Devaney led the Major Industries Division in turning in pledges totaling 165 548, exceeding its 141 088 goal. Charles Quin reported for the Hartselle Business Division.
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Joe Devaney
Charles Quin
Hartselle
Decatur Post Office extended hours for Christmas mailing
Decatur Post Office opens 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today to handle Christmas packages and letters. Police report multiple minor traffic crashes including a 1962 GMC vs 1961 Cadillac at 6th Ave SE and 14th St SE and collisions on Bank and Lafayette, 4th Ave and Moulton, plus a 1961 Ford and 1959 Oldsmobile mix in Decatur. One theft report notes generator taken from a 1957 Chevrolet. Fire Department responded to a false alarm at Westlawn School.
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Decatur
Decatur Fire Department
Westlawn School
6Th Ave. SE
14Th St
Claude Alex Bush
Birmingham
William H. Green
Phil Campbell
4Th Ave
Moulton St
Albert Noah Bailey
Cullman
Pontiac
Jesse Virgil Turney
Canal St
Ford
Jack Junior Petroffsky
Barbara Ann McCulloch
White House skeptical as Hanoi shows peace zeal
Johnson signals no gain from delay in talks and Rusk notes while Fanfani reports Hanoi allows negotiations without a full troop withdrawal. North Vietnam insists on peace talks but denounces U.S. role and Johnson’s diplomacy as a hoax after Haiphong air raid.
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White House
Rusk
Fanfani
U.S
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Haiphong
Gemini 7 and 6 Rendezvous Captures Test of Space Longevity
Gemini 7 crossed 198th orbit at 6 28 p m EST as crew tidied the craft for re entry after two weeks in space. Ground controllers mapped re entry maneuvers while observers watched a historic meeting with Gemini 6 from 185 miles above Earth. The film and photos shown on networks portrayed the two craft gliding in close formation at 17 500 mph, easing worries about long duration stays in weightless space.
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Atlantic
Earth
Borman
Lovell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
GT-6
Elliott M. Lee Jr
See
Arsenal Division tops drive with large overage
The article lists multiple divisions and their fundraising results. The Arsenal Division led by Marvin Dinsmore raised $18,727, about $1,000 above its $17,600 goal. The Commercial Division under Bob Tweedy added $22,353 vs a $20,100 goal. Public Employer Division headed by Hafford Leeman turned in $17,803, exceeding its goal by over $1,500. General Division fell short at $17,669 from a $19,428 goal. Professional groups contributed: attorneys $2,495, physicians $3,325, dentists $768, misc. $465. The Fair Share Club total was $30,934 led by John Caddell.
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Arsenal
Marvin Dinsmore
Bob Tweedy
Hafford Leeman
John Caddell
Athens Murder Clues Sought
Sheriff Evans said the search for leads continues in the murder of 18 year old T. K. O Ran Jr gunned down outside his father’s motel on U S 31. The Elkmont High senior was struck by a sniper around 6:30 p m as he and his mother greeted customers. He died at the hospital.
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Athens
M. W
Buddy) Evans
T. K. O’ran, Jr
U. S. 31
Elkmont High School
O’ran
Hospital Dismissals List Names in Moulton Hillsboro and More
A list of hospital dismissals includes Sandra Hammack and Virginia Carmack among many others across multiple towns. Names span Houston, Moulton, Hillsboro, Courtland, Danville, Mount Hope, Town Creek, and Danville with several patients and staff noted for departure. The roster features individuals such as H J McDowell, Sarah Curtis, Florence Webb, Mary Terry, Alder Terry, Christine Barrett, Jeffery Goodwin, Dwight Mustian, and John Blaxton.
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Sandra Hammack
Houston
H. J. McDowell
Moulton
Sarah Curtis
Danville
C. G. Reding
Courtland
Timothy Voss
Hillsboro
Ricky Peoples
Mount Hope
Mary Terry
Florence Webb
Virginia Carmack
Mattie Parker
John Blaxton
Alder Terry
Christine Barrett
Town Creek
Dwight Mustian
Jeffery Goodwin
Admissions Lineup Noted for Mrs Charles Wilson Key
A list of admissions includes Mrs Charles Wilson Key of Hartselle and numerous others with addresses across Hartsville Decatur Falkville Athens Toney and surrounding areas. Infants John Michael Travis Lynne Haney and other newborns are mentioned along with several adult names and street addresses.
Infant Widner and Others Named in Hart County Notices
An OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and addresses including Jamie Widner Hart selle Jeffery Hughes 622 Canal St H C Kitchens 813 19th St SE Mrs Jack Nations Benna Vista Circle Gary Lawrence Hartselle Amos Hood 224 8th Ave SW Kathy Stewart 1426 Sherman St Jimmy Wood 1211 6th Ave Janice Sparkman 2210 State Ave Mrs Lloyd Summers Decatur Florence Moore 802 5th Mrs Gary Miller Somerville Kimberly Reed Decatur Janice Oliver 505 Nell St SW Larry Jenkins 1401 Grant Kenneth Bullington Decatur James McDonald Danville Rd Mst Robert Dumas 1606 8th Luch Cooper 622 6th Ave SW Mrs Mary McNally Somerville Coy Gray Moulton W C Miller Decatur</S:
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Jack Nations
Benna Vista
Gary Lawrence
Hartselle
Amos Hood
8Th Ave
Kathy Stewart
Sherman
Robert Dumas
Luch Cooper
6Th Ave
Mary McNally
Somerville
Five Years Given In Manslaughter
Edd Chapman, 69, was found guilty of first degree manslaughter in the killing of 19 year old Adolph Russell McComb at a dance hall he owned near Coffee Bluff Aug. 13. He received a five year prison term and faces a probation revocation next week. The trial saw several witnesses describe the shooting during a reported dispute that started inside the hall. A third murder trial was postponed to next year, and Tommy Emerson’s case for killing his wife was set for future action.
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Edd Chapman
Chapman
Adolph Russell McComb
Lacey’s Spring
James Bloodworth
McComb
Coffee Bluff
Tommy Emerson
Somerville
Viet Cong ambush near Saigon inflicts heavy losses
Two U.S. planes were lost in other operations as ground action remained limited. A Viet Cong battalion near Hau Nghia, 22 miles northwest of Saigon, ambushed a government company and fled before a relief column arrived. North Vietnam rejected Britain and Soviet calls for a peace conference. Night grenade blasts caused no injuries, one near a police station and one near a former U.S. Air Force security building.
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U.S
Hau Nghia
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Britain
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
TVA explains future power needs and site expansion
Nuclear representatives would visit to give talks to civic clubs. Wessenauer was asked about TVA using another TVA site west of the Amoco plant. He said TVA now produces about 17 million kilowatts and would need 50 million kilowatts within 25 years, signaling more steam and nuclear plants and sites.
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Wessenauer
TVA
Tennessee River
Amoco
Overpass Project in Athens Funded by Appalachian Program
The L and N Railroad overpass in Athens will extend about half a mile. Construction funds come from the Appalachian program with the federal government covering 70 percent and the state 30 percent.
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L & N Railroad
Apollo mission timing after lunar program ends
NASA said Apollo applications missions could begin as soon as Saturn IB vehicles and spacecraft are no longer needed for the lunar landing program, informing readiness to shift assets away from the moon mission plan.
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NASA
Erhard on timing and nuclear force policy in West Germany
Erhard says no fixed date for a multinational nuclear force and aims to cut the 1966 budget. He cites setting an exact deadline as a reason the MLF failed. He favors a treaty to curb nuclear spread, while Moscow hints access to weapons may block talks but offers no clear meaning.
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Erhard
West Germany
MLF
United States
Soviet Union
Decatur and Whcit Weather Forecast Today
Vari able cloudiness with no important temperature change. Occasional rain likely tonight or Sunday. High 52, low 42. Sunset 4:40 p.m. Sunrise 6:50 a.m. Moonrise and visible planets noted Venus Mars Saturn Jupiter Mercury with various rise and set times.
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Decatur
Whcit
Deaths Ira F. Donham 65 in Athens Alabama
Ira F. Donham, 65, of Athens 3 died at 11:15 a.m. Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at McConnell's Funeral Chapel with Sam Binkley officiating. Survived by widow Eva Donham, two sons Ira F. Donham Jr. of Miami Florida and Ronald E. Denham of Athens 3, two grandchildren and a cousin Mrs. Ross Sweetland of Athens 3.
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Athens
Ira F. Donham
Athens-Limestone Hospital
McConnell’s Funeral
Sam Binkley
Eva Donham
Ira F. Donham Jr
Miami Fla
Ronald E. Denham
Ross Sweetland
William A. Glover Rites Set In Athens
William A. Glover, 78, of 806 Jackson Dr., died at 8 10 a.m. Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services are 3 p.m. Saturday at McConnell's Chapel with Brother A J Rollins officiating. Burial at Athens City Cemetery. McConnell Funeral Home directing. Survived by wife Candace. two daughters Mrs Emmett Moody Newby of Birmingham and Mrs Frank Gray of Athens. son Buddy Glover of Birmingham. brother Charlie Glover of Lawrenceburg Tennessee. Active pallbearers: Foy Scott Ned Ray Sloan Lifford Smith Homer Miller Steve Gray Tommy Newby.
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Athens
William A. Glover
Jackson
Athens- Limestone Hospital
McConnell’s Chapel
A. J. Rollins
Athens City Cemetery
McConnell Funeral Home
Candace Glover
Emmett Moody Newby
Birmingham
Frank Gray
Buddy Glover
Charlie Glover
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Foy Scott
Ned Ray Sloan
Lifford Smith
Homer Miller
Steve Gray
Tommy Newby
Rayburn N Pearson dies in Trinity church service
Rayburn Nathaniel Pearson 28 of Trinity died Friday at 10 a.m. at his residence. Funeral services were held at Union Hill Baptist Church at 2 30 p.m. with Rev Silas Lang and Brother Dennis Tucker officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Elliott Funeral Home directed. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Russell Pearson Trinity and two sisters Glennette Pearson Trinity and Mrs Barbara Gillespie Danville. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Frost Moulton and Mrs Emily Pearson Trinity. Cousins will serve as pallbearers. The body was returned to the residence today and will remain until services.
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Rayburn Nathaniel Pearson
Trinity
Union Hill Baptist Church
Silas Lang
Dennis Tucker
Elliott Funeral Home
Russell Pearson
Trinity 1
Glennette Pearson
Barbara _ Gillespie
Danville
John Frost
Moulton
Emily Pearson
Cousins
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Mark St
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Sumner Ave
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Marks St
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Woodland St
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14Th Ave
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H. C. Kitchens
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