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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
1
World’s first heart transplant patient Louis Washkansky died of severe pneumonia. Postmortem found no evidence pneumonia caused rejection. Barnard stressed the operation remains valid and planned another heart transplant when possible.
A reader poll asks if Americans would accept lowering Social Security taxes to four percent and taxing the full wage earnings for the year. Respondents weigh implications for benefits and retirement support.
The 1967 Morgan County United Fund drive misses its goal of 268000 by about 20000 with 248509 raised or pledged. District manager Lynn Fowler of Southern Belt Telephone Co. says more donations are expected from industries and stores yet to report. He asks area residents who have not donated to mail contributions to the United Fund office on Johnson Street.
Final agreement between the Courtland Industrial Board and a New York underwriting syndicate for sale of revenue bonds to finance a $100 million pulp and paper mill project near here was signed Wednesday. Richard Stewart, representative of the Gold See, said the industrial board has money and the bonds are in place.
New York stocks rise while Chicago wheat falls on the crop report. Corn climbs on weather and demand, oats mix in light trade, and soybeans mostly fall. Hog receipts around 4 500 with hogs up 25 to 50 cents and butcher steers scarce with limited slaughter cattle prices.
Washington AP reports North Vietnam curtly rejected 231 Christmas packages from wives and parents for American POWs held by Hanoi. Beverly Hills AP notes Stuart Erwin, famed TV dad actor, died at 64 of a heart attack at his Beverly Hills home.
AP reports Communist missiles fired three Soviet built rockets at a flight of American B57 bombers over the DMZ but all missed. Hanoi claimed two B52s were shot down near Vinh Linh, a claim denied by U S authorities.
Raymond Screws will become supervisor of elementary instruction for Morgan County schools January 22, starting second semester. John Ellenburg Jr. will succeed as principal of Burleson School. a new Massey principal will be named before Ellenburg leaves. Auburn University educators recommended the long range plan now being acted on by Supt. J. C. Pettey and A. George Nancarrow.
Runaway barges broke from a string on the Tennessee River and struck the Keller Memorial Bridge then ran aground. State engineer S E Caudill prepared to inspect for damage while traffic continued across both spans. Army engineers aided the scene as tugboats removed remaining barges and officials noted prior similar incidents but none worse in two years.
Cold winter weather is forecast to usher in the new year after record setting high temperatures were recorded in parts of the state this morning and the past few days.
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