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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1965
Page
2
Decatur area forecast shows sunny and cool day with a high temperature around yesterday’s 6. Tonight will be clear. Moon sets tonight and rises at predicted times with notable stars Betelgeuse Vega Sirius visible southeast and low in western sky in early evening. Apogee timing noted with evening and night rises.
Six persons were killed when a cabin on a mass transit aerial cableway at Puy de Sancy in the Massif Central broke free in high wind and snow. The crowd inside included children and adults, with a doorman clinging by one hand while a child dangled from a foot. Fire and gendarmes rescued survivors by foot and helicopter. Injured were taken to Mont Dore and Clermont-Ferrand hospitals. The crash, the worst cableway accident in France since 1961, occurred near the summit of the 6,187 foot peak.
The piece analyzes Governor Wallace's political calculations as he considers the 1970 governor race. It discusses potential GOP threats from James D. Martin and options if Wallace seeks to avoid aiding opponents, including how Patterson’s possible May nomination could influence his strategy and whether Wallace might stay out of the general election to protect his future plans.
Kathy Stewart, a fourth grader at Gordon Bible Elementary School, spent 24 hours at home during Christmas from the hospital. She enjoyed a Shrinking Violette doll but noted the brief visit, as nephews from Texas could not stay long. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Stewart of 426 Sherman St.
Snow and ice battered the Great Lakes and upper Ohio Valley during a holiday week. Milwaukee recorded 10.5 inches, southern Wisconsin roads became impassable, and snow drifts reached five to six feet in parts of Michigan. Strong winds broke power lines and disrupted travel from Chicago to New York State as Green Bay awaited a snow event before a Packers game.
Mrs. Cahela said Alan Bere stein announced during his visit last week that the firm will expand its plant. When completed in mid-summer the plant will have an annual payroll of 2 million dollars.
Miss Gaynell Ruth Wood, 58, of Athens, died Friday at 2 20 a m at Falkville Nursing Home. Services were held Saturday at 3 p m in the McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev W O Beard officiating. Burial followed in Athens City Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters Miss Larcille Wood and Mrs May Belle Minor of Athens, three brothers Hanserd Wood of Decatur Mazie Wood of Columbia Tenn Thomas N Wood of Huntsville, and other relatives. Nephews served as pallbearers.
Capt Malcolm Sidney Adams age 62 of Athens 2 died Friday at 6 20 p m at his residence Services will be today at 2 Home Chapel Reverend James Harris officiating Burial in Athens City Cemetery Survivors include widow Lucy Adams sister Mrs Carlton King New Orleans niece Mrs Burton Curry Tuscaloosa nephew John C Adams Pasadena California Native of Morgan County retired Navy officer and Annapolis graduate
Mrs Annie Vest 76 of Hartselle died Friday at 11 30 AM at her residence Burial followed at Johnson Chapel Cemetery with Forest Chapel Methodist Church officiating Rev Tom Aaron Vandon Windsor and Eddie Wallace led the services Funeral director was Peck Funeral Home Survivors include daughters Clara Leeman and Edith Orr both of Hartselle two sons Herman Vest Fraser Vest and Greer Vest all of Hartselle 22 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren Grandsons served as pallbearers
Hyrd Bentley Graham, 44, of 921 7th Ave SE, died Friday at 1 p.m. at his residence. Services were held at the Salvation Army Chapel with Capt. James Deuel officiating. Burial at Lebanon Cemetery. LeBanon Cemetery, Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survived by wife Ola Graham of Decatur, three daughters Dean, Linda, and Joyce all of Decatur, four sons Marty, Van, Benny, and Teddy all of Decatur, four brothers Alfred of Bessemer, James of Prattville, Marvin of Vinemont, Pres of Hartselle, and five sisters Freda Betterton of Huntsville, J C Hill of Birmingham, V S Brown of Falkville, Erick Stover of Hartselle, and Frank Marlow of Decatur.
James D. Chambers 44 of 100 Christopher Circle was killed in a one car crash Thursday night. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with burial at Athens City Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, a mother, seven sisters, a brother, and a WWII veteran. Pallbearers were Jimmy Ray Higginbethany, George and Watsie Chambers, Kenneth, Donald and Anthony Terry.
Police and Morgan sheriff's deputies investigate a shotgun shooting in Hartselle Friday night injuring Lester Morris in the midsection. Details remain unclear as authorities pursue leads.
David, an 11 dollar a week worker, received bicycles cash and gifts for Christmas but chose to share. He gave three bikes to others, two transistor radios to family, bought a dress for Mrs Brady Neals and a tree with 3.29, aiding a blind neighbor who said I can see goodness. Neals’ plight sparked gifts from many who learned of her situation.
Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council cautions the holiday period could surpass last year’s 578 deaths and approach 706, with a national tally near the 49,000 annual high as a severe storm brings icing and snow across the Northwest and central regions. A Greyhound bus crash near Grants Pass, Oregon, adds to the toll.
The engagement of Luci Nugent to Airman Nugent was announced late Friday at the Johnson family gathering at the LBJ Ranch. The couple, who met on a Milwaukee blind date last June, plan a future after his two weeks more of training at Lackland and a return to civilian life as a reservist.
Reports from Vietnam describe 14 civilian deaths and 12 wounded in a village 30 miles south of Saigon on Christmas Day. Marines at Da Nang faced a Christmas afternoon strike, prompting a relief force. A Viet Cong mortar crew fired near Chu Lai, while overall cease-fire compliance remained uncertain amid scattered incidents across First, Third, and Fourth Corps areas.
Hosmer warns that Cut This would narrow the margin against Soviet forces, questioning if a smaller retaliatory strike capability can deter a surprise nuclear attack. He says President Johnson and Secretary McNamara have not revealed the basis for this defense judgment, while arguing that military leaders are gagged and unable to assess the risk of a Soviet strike if unacceptable damage can no longer be inflicted.
A man was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday at a Decatur hospital after a mishap around 10:30 p.m. at the residence of Morris’s ex-wife. Harris said no arrests had been made in connection with the incident.
Nora Playburn of 1012 17th Ave SE told Decatur police at 2 20 p m Saturday that someone tried to enter her house. Officers found broken glass in a front door but no entry. Fire crews responded to three Saturday calls for an overheated fireplace and grass fires with no loss.
Gussie Mae Ross a 25 year old woman from Market Street was hit while crossing Wilson Avenue and hospitalized at Decatur General in satisfactory condition. Rodney Wayne Cog a 23 year old driver from Puckett Avenue says he swerved to avoid her but could not prevent the collision. Across the state four fatalities and 76 injuries from 162 accidents were reported through nine pm. National Safety Council had forecast 560 to 660 traffic deaths over the Christmas holiday period. Firecrackers were a loud note in the Decatur area.
Thousands of Cubans wishing to emigrate are being dismissed from employment and reassigned to farm labor as officials say the plan will help them support families until they can join relatives in the United States. The article also notes UN voting on admitting Red China and expulsion of Nationalists, with a 47 47 split and 20 abstentions.
Si amese twin girls were born Saturday at Holy Cross Hospital in the suburbs and separated six hours later at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, about 25 miles away. Doctors say one twin has a chance of survival, the other less.
In Omaha Nebraska AP reports a sequence of five crude bombs with six incidents in ten days spooks residents. The latest blast on Christmas Eve wrecked a car in a parking lot while occupants were at a movie. The first bomb placed in a car failed to detonate.
A two year old girl Andrea Fonseca was killed after a neighbor Thurston L. Winston, 22, was charged. Police found the naked body in the grandmother’s South Providence home about 2 a.m. during Christmas weekend.
A group of House Republicans urged the administration on Saturday night to begin a campaign designed to block the administration’s policy agenda. They promoted coordinated messaging and pressure tactics to hinder proposals they oppose. The move signals renewed partisan effort to influence White House action ahead of upcoming votes.
A U S Army spokesman says the cease-fire breach claim is unfounded after Battery A 1st Battalion 77th Artillery fired dozens of 105mm rounds near An Khe in Viet Nam until halted by a division call. Battery commander Capt. O’Neil Crocker from Union South Carolina cited missing official word as the issue.
Rep Paul Findley of Illinois urged President Johnson to convene a summit of NATO state leaders. He noted no full gathering since 1957 and said long range aims and immediate problems require top level consideration as leadership changes across member nations.
Washington AP reports the Commerce Department Environmental Science Service Administration creates the Institute for Oceanography. Administrator Robert M. White says the institute will expand knowledge of the marine environment to aid safe and economical use of ocean resources. HQs will be in Washington with field installations at Norfolk Virginia Seattle Washington and Honolulu Hawaii.
The Brookings Institution, a private nonpartisan social science research center, announced Saturday it received a 4 million dollar grant from the Ford Foundation. The funding includes 10 million for capital endowment and 4 million to support operating programs.
Immigration and Naturalization Service urged aliens in the United States to report their addresses next month. Commissioner R F Farrell said filings are due in January for all aliens except diplomats, those accredited to certain international organizations, and temporary farm workers. Reports are collected at post offices or immigration offices and cannot be mailed.
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