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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1964

Page

7

Pickets File Suits Following Arrests

Six suits filed in Mobile allege labor dispute actions by three men arrested during a picket at Weinacker's Mobile grocery firm and its manager. Cliff Taggart, James Stuckey, and James Hobbs are named defendants with $50,000 each in damages. Local 458 of the Retail Clerks Union is identified in the action.

Weinacker’s Retail Clerks Union Mobile (Ap Cliff Taggart James Stuckey Press James E Hobbs

Plane crash on Prescott Mountain kills two near Leeds

A small private plane plowed into a tree on Prescott Mountain near Leeds killing Estelle L Harwood and injuring her husband Dr R Frank Massey College passenger. Investigators say the ceiling was near zero and the aircraft followed lights from U S 78 East toward the Bessemer airport before overturning.

Birmingham Prescott Mountain Leeds Beas Cee Estelle L.harwood R. Frank Massey College Stallion Harwood Charlotte N. C Bessemer Airport U. S. 78 Bessemer

Mother Sought After Infant Abduction in Pascagoula

A warrant is issued for a young mother accused of abducting her infant son from his adopted parents, Mrs. Eileen Faulk and husband in Pascagoula. Police say the woman forced entry while the couple was at work and fled in a black station wagon toward Pensacola Florida.

Pascagoula Miss Eileen Faulk Faulks Pensacola Fila

Health Care In State 13 Million Payout Foxed

The Alabama Pensions and Security Department reported about 13 million dollars in FY 1963 64 for health care to the needy aged. Commissioner Ruben King noted 12 million went to old age pensioners for nursing home care hospital care and physician services.

Montgomery State Pensions and Security Department Department Ruben King

Comsat to Pay 3.5 Million for Early Bird Launch

Comsat announced it will pay NASA about 3.5 million dollars to launch its Early Bird satellite as soon as March 1. NASA will provide launch services and then hand the satellite to Comsat after successful orbit, with tests guiding full commercial service planned for 1967.

Comssat National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Comsat Atlantic Pacific Indian Oceans

Centipedes and their bite dangers explained

Valerie Lorimer guides readers through centipede basics from appearance and legs to habitat and bite risk. The article explains harmless U S centipedes, a dangerous tropical species, and how centipedes hunt by night under logs and rocks.

New Year Wish Marches Into a Bright 1965

A caller seeks readers to write a short 1965 wish letter with the title New Year Wish Tell Me Why and include name age and address. Prizes include Britannica Junior sets and a Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events. The current winner is Ann Paquette, Eastview, Ontario.

Britannica Ann Paquette Eastview Onario

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