Christmas party guests spark medical reports in county
Jeff Jacobs of 1111 7th Ave SE is recuperating from a tonsillectomy. Thomas L. McRae, father of Morgan County Sheriff Knox L. McRae, was admitted to Decatur General Hospital Friday following an apparent light heart attack. The sheriff said his father, at Decatur Rest Home, attended a Christmas party and apparently walked about too much.
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Thomas L. McRae
Morgan County
Knox L. McRae
Decatur General Hospital
McRae
Decatur Rest Home
Congo Mission Leads U S Group to Congo Capital Visit
Lt. Gen. Louis W. Truman led a U S military mission into Leopoldville and faced anti American outbursts from opposition members of Parliament. Opponents accused the United States of conspiring with the United Nations to base troops in the Congo as Premier Adoula seeks support for his fragile regime. The general said the visit aims to assess useful military equipment for the UN force and met with high ranking Congolese officials.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Louis W. Truman
U.S
Congo
United States
United Nations
Cyrille Adoula
Truman
Leopoldville
Ndjili
U.N
Adoula
Jerome Anang
Joseph Mobutu
Woman held after fatal shooting in Cullman County
Or a Isbell, 66, is held by the Cullman County Sheriff after allegedly shooting her 67 year old husband with a 20 gauge at their Garden City home Friday afternoon. The coroner said the wound was fatal and the body lies at Mass-Service Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Cullman
Hanceville 3
Cullman County
Grady Moss
Isbell
Moss
Waldrop
Mississippi Leaders Face Contempt Over Meredith Blockade
The Justice Department asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hold Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson Jr. in criminal contempt for blocking James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi. The filing cites four counts of defying court orders and blocking Meredith on Sept. 25 and 26, with Meredith finally enrolling Oct. 1 amid riots.
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New Orleans
Justice Department
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson Jr
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jackson
Miss
Barnett
Johnson
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Burke Marshall
John Doar
Meredith
State College Board
Oxford
Next Budget May Be Tops Of Any Year
Washington officials estimate Kennedy's next budget near 99 billion dollars, likely the highest federal outlay in peacetime. Military spending, defense, space, and interest will drive the total, with a red ink pattern expected for a fourth straight year. A possible two‑part tax cut could widen deficits, though growth may later produce surpluses.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pentagon
Skybolt
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hoffa Jury Deliberates Long in Nashville Trial
Federal jury began hearing the conspiracy case against Teamsters President James R. Hoffa in Nashville and deliberated about three and a half hours before being locked up until Saturday morning. The trial concerns alleged $1 million in illegal payments from a truck leasing venture tied to Hoffa and CCI in Detroit. Hoffa faces two misdemeanor counts with potential penalties up to two years and $20,000 per count if convicted.
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Nashville, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
U.S
William E. Miller
Hoffa
Michigan
Hoffa and Commercial Carriers, Inc
CCI
Detroit
Nashville
Test Fleet Corp
Teamsters
Miller
Gratia Fields
Nashville Railroad
Fields
FBI
Louisville
Unemployment a greater challenge than strikes says Wirtz
In a guest editorial Florence Times quotes Secretary of Labor Wirtz arguing that unemployment in 1962 and the rise of automation pose a bigger, longer term threat than strikes. He notes hard core unemployment, retraining efforts, and the need for proper training and new employment opportunities to avoid widespread unemployability.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Arthur Goldberg
Wirtz
America
Castro agrees to swap Bay of Pigs prisoners for medicines
Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro approves exchanging 1,113 Bay of Pigs inmates for drugs and food with first prisoners due in Miami Sunday. James B. Donovan leads negotiations for families. Red Cross coordinates shipments from Port Everglades to Havana and plans multi-month deliveries with American and Canadian bank support.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Miami
Castro
James B. Donovan
New York
American Red Cross
Port Everglades
Fla
Havana
Red Cross
Pan American World Airways
Luciud D. Clay
E. Roland Harriman
American National Red Cross
Clay
Harriman
Cuban Families Committee
Cuba
U.S
Alfred M. Gruenther
United States
Wappen von Hamburg
Committee of American Steamship Lines
Winter Begins In Decatur With Cold Weather Facts
Officially winter starts at 2 15 am marking the shortest day of the year. Decatur and nearby have already faced record cold with river backwaters freezing and temperatures near one degree. The article explains winter’s cause by Earth's tilt and notes northern winter months December January and February while predicting three cold months ahead.
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Decatur
Tennessee
North Pole
The
Wold
Bus Overturns At Gadsden Injures Teens On Christmas Trip
A Salvation Army bus carrying 33 women and children veered off a 12 foot embankment in Gadsden on December 21 and overturned. Four teen passengers were injured and taken to area hospitals. Police say the driver attempted to pass a car on a narrow street.
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Gadsden
Salvation Army
Britain Wails Over Skybolt Crisis and Macmillan
Britain erupts over the Bahamas Skybolt deal with Kennedy. Labour labels it a failure while Liberal and Conservative voices clash over deterrence and surrender. Daily Express and Daily Herald trumpet opposition as Cabinet backs the plan amid dissent.
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London
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Kennedy
Bahamas
Labor Party
Liberal Party
Macmillan
Conservative Party
Daily Express
Daily Herald
Quickies by Ken Reynolds
Comical note recalls a riding horse bought via the Daily Want Ads. Ethel finds humor in the purchase as a lighthearted feature in the column.
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Ethel
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