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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
1
Christmas Eve imparts a quiet bustle as Santa delivers gifts and Decatur readies for the 1,964th celebration of Christ’s birthday. Morning crowds thin. stores and offices close as residents pause to mark the holiday.
Two people died in four county area traffic crashes as part of a deadly pre Christmas period. Roscoe King 22 of Union Grove and Lola Brogland 58 of Decature were killed in separate collisions on U S 231 near Morgan County and U S 31 near Decatur. Eight others were injured in the five accidents investigated by Decatur State Police. Mrs Brogland was a passenger in a 1964 Corvair sideswiped by a north bound 1964 Dodge driven by Richard E Whaley of Vincennes Ind. Passengers Malcolm C Young of Jacksonville Fla and Mrs Whatley 22 and Joe C Sparkman of Jacksonville Fla were injured and taken to Decatur General Hospital. Six more were injured in a See EIGHT On Page 2.
Police received a report yesterday of a theft of a set of wrenches from Perry Speegle at the Phillips 66 service station on Danville Road. A 15 year old boy was implicated after being found inside Finch's Grocery. he fled before arrest. County law enforcement logged six arrests Wednesday including four for highway intoxication and one for driving while intoxicated. Los Bailarines Dance Club plans a Saturday meeting at Pet Dairy with guests arriving by 4 p.m. No fires were reported by Decatur Fire Department in the last 24 hours.
A reader argues the Sabbath was made for man not man for the Sabbath and that caring for livestock on Sunday is proper. He cites Jesus about the ox in the ditch and says reverence does not require avoiding necessary work if animals and neighbors are cared for.
Air Force recommendations on unifying the Air Reserve and Air National Guard are due by January 25, six days before Gen. Curtis E. LeMay’s retirement as Air Force chief of staff. Support favors merging the 72,000 member Guard with the 182,000 member Reserve, though higher levels seek to keep the Guard and phase out the Reserve. Army moves show similar consolidation trends and the Air studies remain unfinished with a reinforcement pool expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond House of 2009 Quince Dr SE won the $50 grand prize in the city-wide Christmas Decoration contest sponsored by the Decatur Federation of Garden Clubs. Mrs. Noel Callahan announced the awards and chaired the Wishful Diggers Garden Club. They received a life-size nativity scene.
Thousands homeless across California Washington Oregon Nevada and Idaho amid a third day of torrential rain and rivers bursting their banks. Rescue teams from Air Force Navy National Guard Red Cross Coast Guard and Civil Defense battle high water slides and snow to reach stranded residents as disaster declarations spread and authorities reassess losses.
A Viet Cong bomb blast hit the U S officers hotel in Saigon injuring 52 Americans, one Australian officer, and 15 Vietnamese. Initial reports said no deaths. The seven story building in central Saigon was gutted as the blast occurred just before 6 p m amid anticipated attacks during the Christmas weekend.
In Saigon the United States and South Vietnamese military leaders clash over civilian control. U S sources say new aid may be withheld in about a month if the crisis is not resolved within days while Vietnamese officers dig in.
The Navy says personnel may accept gifts from vendors doing business with the Defense Department provided it is a customary exchange of social amenities between personal friends and relatives. A Flying Tiger Constellation crashed into fog on San Bruno Mountain killing three crew and narrowly missing a Coast Guard radio station. The U S Army assigns officers on a non volunteer basis to dangerous counter guerrilla Special Forces work, known for the green beret.
The Pentagon states that about 22 000 US troops in South Viet Nam mainly serve by orders rather than voluntary choice. In Cairo, US United Arab Republic ties further deteriorated after Nasser told America to take its aid and "go to hell."
Senator J W Fulbright of Arkansas says he will stop steering the administration foreign aid bills through the Senate. The Washington Post reported. In India a giant tidal wave struck Chandushkodi washing several hundred people into the sea.
President Johnson plans higher second and third class mail rates and may propose pay raises for Civil Service and postal workers. Budget director Gordon says the budget will be well under the original $108.5 billion request, with current year spending around $97.2 billion.
Washington AP notes five Mississippi House members face a bid to keep them from seated when Congress opens January 4. Rep. William Fitts Ryan and 16 others move to exclude Colmer Whitten Abernethy Belt Winham and Walker amid Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenges alleging voter rights violations.
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The note explains the Christmas Eve issue produced early so staff may spend Christmas with families. The paper will not publish on Christmas Day and resumes normal schedule with Sunday edition. The Saturday paper is included in today’s issue.
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