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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1964
Page
9
Architect Lester Cohen designs a contemporary Colonial adaptation with a two story front portico and twin wings. The 1784 square foot living area features four bedrooms two baths a first floor center hall entry and a large family room plus a two car garage.
New York AP reports after 24 hours most of the crew abandoned the American freighter Smith Voyager, the captain remains at the helm to prevent flooding and salvage the vessel.
Captain Frederick W. Mohle led a rescue from the Coast Guard cutter Rockaway as the 459 foot vessel with a 10 000 ton cargo sank 780 miles southeast of Bermuda after hull failure. Four crewmen died and 34 were saved by a German freighter while a tow to port was delayed until Thursday.
Kimberly-Clark Corp announces a fourth paper machine at Coosa River Newsprint Co in Coosa Pines Alabama raising annual capacity 55 percent to 425000 tons. The unit, scheduled for 1967 completion, will add 150000 tons annually strengthening supply to 24 states in the South Southwest and Midwest.
Four Americans jailed in China will spend Christmas Day behind bars with only small Christmas puddings from home as a reminder of the season. The group includes Redmond, Downey, Fecteau, and Bishop Walsh, all serving long terms or decades in various Chinese prisons.
Six Defense Department officials and about 100 Mobile leaders planned a meeting in Mobile to discuss solutions for the Brookley Air Force Base closure. The talks followed prior discussions with Assistant Secretary of Defense Cyrus Vance in Washington who confirmed no reversal of the closing order.
A house and contents on Nanceford Road in Hartselle burned at 7 50 pm. The owner was Mrs Henry Blackwood and the Hanley family occupied the residence which was unoccupied by the residents at the blaze time. The Hartselle Fire Department reported the incident the next morning.
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