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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1962
Page
2
This item reports on glass types from soda lime to borosilicate with uses in windows, lenses, lab equipment and space vehicle windows. It lists common materials and notes many varieties, plus a short quiz and readers’ puzzles with winners and locations.
The court directs police to block Meredith on Sept 27 as his convoy reaches the campus amid a large Issippian presence. Barnett is accused of failing to preserve order on Sept 30 during the riot, with ongoing civil contempt penalties and pending purges. The DOJ seeks a criminal contempt hearing after civil rulings in New Orleans.
Denmark's socialist premier Jens Otto Krag will visit the Soviet Union next summer at Moscow's invitation. The trip aims to bolster Nordic Soviet ties and underscore Cold War diplomacy.
A compact note tracing the American Santa figure from the Dutch colonial St. Nicholas in New York to the modern, rotund figure seen in holiday lore. It highlights cultural adaptation of festive icons and regional origins.
Admission and dismissal listings show Grady Watkins Trinity 1 Master Michael Legg Hartselle Mrs Dorothy Bennefield Decatur 1 among those admitted. Dismissals include Lioyal Allen Hillsboro Thomas Lonnie McRae 601 2nd Ave SW Charlie A Walker Falkville and others with several Athens residents noted.
Red Cross reports wholesale prices for medicines and baby foods totaling 6.872 million and 14.5 million dollars respectively with negotiations pending. Doctors fleeing Cuba warn of medicine shortages and epidemics while the relief program, the largest in Red Cross history, moves 5 million pounds of aid to Florida for delivery to Cuba.
The Associated Press reports a four day Christmas observance prompts heavy travel with safety officials predicting 650 to 750 deaths in traffic before midnight Tuesday. Slippery roads from snow to freezing rain threaten travelers as police and hospitals brace for injuries.
Four men Roger Locke Steve Thompson Dwight Barksdale and J L Bailey were fined 10 and costs and 30 days hard labor for trespassing in Limestone County Court on Friday. Sentences suspended on payment, six months probation. Other cases included liquor law violation speeding public drunkenness and no driver’s license. Eight others failed to appear and warrants were issued.
President Kennedy arrives in Florida after completing a Bahamas diplomacy mission. He and his family plan to spend Christmas in Palm Beach, with locals noting the festive season mood.
The Congo visit follows reports that Soviet Ambassador Nemtchina offered arms to Adoula, whom U Thant seeks to unify under UN plans. Despite anti-American sentiment, there is little sympathy for Soviet views as Stevenson cites no interference. Gardiner returns to push Thant's move to end Katanga’s 29 month secession.
Highway Patrol reports a 1962 Ford driven by Alton A. Baugh of Boat 4 collided with a 1954 Pontiac driven by William A. Johnson of Lacey's Spring 1 at 11 a.m. Friday on U S 231 near Morgan City. Total property damage was estimated at unknown.
About 7,100 Limestone County students were dismissed Friday for the Christmas holidays and will return January 2. County Superintendent of Education George Roberts announced the plan.
Prosecutor James F. Neal alleged Test Fleet, chartered in 1949, was created and run for Hoffa’s benefit by CCI to move new cars from factory to dealers. The government claimed the setup followed Hoffa’s role in a strike at DCI’s Flint terminal, while the defense said Hoffa acted to end an unauthorized walkout risking drivers’ jobs. The stock listing under Mrs Hoffa and Mrs Brennan was said to be a ruse to conceal a payoff for labor peace.
The United States says it has sent a military mission to the Congo to support U.N. efforts to halt Katanga secession. The Soviet Union condemns the move as unilateral and dangerous. Ambassadors Stevenson and Zorin spoke at separate briefings amid anti American protests in Leopoldville.
Dr. Earl C. Slipher, renowned Mars expert and former Lowell Observatory director, releases a two volume set The Photographic History of Mars and The Photographic Story of Mars. The works compile over fifty years of research and include 512 photographs maps and charts. Slipher heads the International Mars Committee.
Soviet Ambassador Zorin warned that disregarding Security Council resolutions could fuel serious Congo complications both inside and outside the country. He questioned Thant's authority to seek U.S. and other aid for the U.N. Congo force, while noting no such request to the Soviet Union. Stevenson confirmed no current Soviet interference and Assam's isolation from mainland India due to geography.
The Liberal Guardian questions Macmillan's future with the Conservatives while critics in Labor and Liberal parties call the policy a face saving move. They fault the government for defense failures and a costly push for an independent deterrent tied to NATO and Skybolt.
Police report a collision on East Pryor Street near Sweet Sue Poultry Co in Athens causing about 900 damage. Vehicles involved were a 191 Chevrolet driven by Floy Dean Johnson 19 and a Ford driven by Horace Wayne Adams 21. Adams slowed for a left turn. wet street cited.
Kennedy spoke to the New York Economic Club detailing a tighter year ahead with higher costs for some domestic programs offset by savings in postal, grain storage and other areas. The White House ordered restraint across agencies, while the Skybolt missile program is canceled. Pentagon spending is seen rising to over 50 billion dollars with possible 950 Minutemen ordered instead of 800, as production of the Minuteman intercontinental missile increases.
Venus appears in morning skies rising at 3 49 a m and stands about 41 1 2 million miles from Earth. The note provides sunrise sunset and moonrise times for the day.
Decatur area reading on the Tennessee River Friday night shows a 0.20 foot rise in 12 hours, with sea level at 550.79 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy conditions turning clear and cool tonight, followed by a clear and cold Sunday. High around 45. At 7:25 p.m. Friday the temperature was 47 degrees.
Col. Carlo F. Schuessler, retired Air Force dentist and associate professor at the University of Alabama, receives the Legion of Merit for advancing modern air bearing and air turbine dental drills. The award is presented at Brooks Air Force Base, where he led dental sciences before retirement and helped launch the first airborne hospital in 1945 with the School of Aerospace Medicine.
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