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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
1
Decatur residents plan church visits and family gatherings despite possible snow. Three days of Christmas weekend include Saturday shopping, Sunday church services, and Monday closures for government offices and courthouses. Local churches announce varied services and programs for Christmas Day.
In Washington AP reported House Democratic leader Mike Mansfield warned that troubled Thailand risks a Vietnam style war as American troops were sent to aid rebel forces as advisers rather than fighters. He cautioned of a drawn out struggle and said U S peace efforts show little progress toward a just settlement despite a possible U N cease-fire appeal from U Thant.
A Japanese report from Peking says Lo Jui-ching former army chief of staff and two others were arrested by militant Red Guards in Communist China. In Detroit rumors persist that American Jors Corp may seek a merger amid auto sales market troubles.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts rain this morning turning to snow this afternoon across North Alabama with one to two inches expected. Hazardous driving and slick roads are forecast as temperatures fall from 35 to 22 degrees tonight. Snow also blankets Tennessee Kentucky Arkansas and parts of Mississippi with heavier falls in Tennessee.
U S Marines report 110 Communist fighters killed after a five hour battle in the north of South Vietnam as U S B 52 bombers and fighter bombers pressed raids in both North and South Vietnam. The destroyer O’Brien came under heavy shelling from coastal batteries and took hits but remained afloat and moved away under her own power.
Wheat lower with heavy trading. corn higher on good demand. oats mixed with light trade. Soybeans lower due to bearish prospects. Hogs up 25 to 50 cents with a top of 22.75. Slaughter steers steady to 50 cents higher, top 25.50.
State Rep. Robert Berryman plans a bill to switch Lawrence County from a board of revenue to a court of county commissioners. The change would save over 26 thousand yearly by eliminating the chairman job and cutting commissioner salaries, with the probate judge acting as ex officio chairman. The measure, backed by The Moulton Advertiser, would let the court meet monthly and oversee taxes and county property.
The United States announces military aid to Jordan including undisclosed numbers of F104 jet fighters to bolster Jordanian forces. The timing coincides with the resignation of Premier Wasfi Tell after the November 13 Israeli attack on El Sama, though the State Department calls it a coincidence.
Mrs. Noel Callahan announces the city Christmas Decoration Contest winners. Grand prize of 50 dollars goes to Mrs. Bruce Beveridge for the best overall display. First place in door division to Mrs. W. G. Hall. window division to the Robert E. Johnston family. yard division to the Aberdeen Frost family.
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