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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Page
5
Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines discuss a potential merger as carriers seek efficiency gains amid competitive pressure. Both firms weigh strategic options, including asset swaps and shared routes, to strengthen market position and financial health.
Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines bid for government approval of a 1.2 billion merger creating a global system. The plan would cut competition on the North Atlantic, involve 80 000 system route miles, serve 169 cities, and require CAB and presidential consent.
Young people of Greenbrier Baptist Church present a Christmas program Saturday at 7 30 p m. Temple Bible Baptist Church to present a Christmas play Sunday night at 6 30 p m. Everyone invited.
Officials announce bid opening for a 24-bed addition to Athens Limestone Hospital. Bids will be opened January 14 at 2 p.m. in the Limestone County Courthouse. Project cost about 405000 with 270000 federal grant and the rest from county funds. construction to start soon after bids are opened.
Fifty nine students completed the autumn term at Anderson Business College led by graduates Joyce Aldridge Janice Gram mer Fredia Benn Alton White Elizabeth Wells Edward Reid Bobbie Diees Carolyn Liles J Charles Durham Ernestine Golden Linda Mahaffey Virginia Whitt John Deeley Ruth Brown Shirley Lake Gloria Pickford Jimmy Hunter Ruby McVay Thelma Clutts Rebecca Maroney Roger Hanner Monette Bolen Shirley Mitchell Martha Bradford Betty Feild Reba Nugent Annette Bentley Anne Burgess Patricia Flanagan Patricia Harris Sandra Shaneyfelt Brenda Loggin Hazel Mote Melba Mote Doris Morgan Linda Morrison James Sandlin Margaret Thompson Sally West Avon Terry Ann Wheat Deloris Eddins Eleanor Orear Carolyn Moore Janice Macey Carolyn Goodman Joyce Stewart Doris Holt Betty Glasscock Alvin Dunseith Munjia Franquet Sandy Posey Marilyn Posey Agnes Gurley Nelda Lee Peggy Kelley William Ethridge Martha Smith Aleana Kyle. Druids decorate halls with holly as frost threats loom over sylvan spirits.
Nineteen convicts were released on parole this week by the Pardon Parole board in Montgomery. Among Morgan County cases, Frank Hurley was freed after a 30 year sentence for the Willie Weaver gun slaying, with murder conviction dated April 25 1956. Also paroled were Lois Taft Hazel on April 4 1962 for liquor transport and Raymond Eugene Nelson on December 28 1961 for grand larceny with a two year and two day term.
The Transit satellite launched last Tuesday failed to start, halting the first step in a nationwide navigational system. The Navy aims to launch a second satellite soon and have four satellites operating next year to aid ships at sea. Meanwhile, a related note reports about Social Security payments affecting about one third of Americans over 65.
A lawsuit challenging Birmingham's shift from a city commission to a mayor and council forms, with trial set for January 3 after a tense hearing. The election for new city offices follows on March 5.
A PTA meeting showcased a Christmas program by grades one through six. Methodist Church and Baptist Church groups presented Christmas programs on Sunday nights. Jerry White, 17, remains in Decatur General Hospital after a car crash near Nee a week ago. Mrs. Charles Speake visited her.
The article notes C. C. Layman at Black Chandler Hospital and Paul Wiley in Lawrence County Hospital with improving heart attack recovery. It also mentions a belief that Christmas tree customs crossed the Atlantic with Hessian mercenaries during the American Revolution.
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