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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1962
Page
1
Guest editorial argues Nike Zeus could intercept Atlas boosted ICBMs through decoys, potentially shifting the nuclear balance. It questions reliability against multiple decoys and speed, and weighs Zeus cost against Minuteman numbers while urging continued support for the program.
In Berlin, Maj. Gen. Albert Watson II condemned the wall explosions as futile and dangerous. The latest blast opened a three by five foot hole but damaged 600 windows, with no escapes or major wall damage. Watson retires after 20 months here, expressing hope for better times in Berlin.
Linda Kay Yarbrough will return to the University of Chicago Sunday after a week with her parents. Texas joined the Union as the 28th state 117 years ago on December 29, 1845.
More than 1,100 Bay of Pigs survivors will parade before President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy in Miami. The event includes a review at the Orange Bowl after their 10:15 a.m. arrival by helicopter from Palm Beach. Mrs. Kennedy will address the crowd in Spanish. See EXILES on Page 2
Alfred Lawless, a 34 year old prisoner soon to be released after 60 days, confessed to abducting molesting choking and dumping Barbara 15 and Patricia 13 Grimes in a Chicago ditch on January 22 1957. He claimed to have seen the girls at a theater and said he fled the area after the crime while recalling the deaths in visions. The case reopened the cold loss of the sisters who vanished December 28 after a movie outing.
Richmond Circuit Judge Edmund W. Hening Jr. voided parts of 1956 Virginia laws requiring NAACP and similar groups to register and disclose membership or funding details. He ruled the provisions violated due process and equal protection, preserving the NAACP's right to keep its membership list private while allowing lobbying before the Assembly.
Decatur Chamber of Commerce signs a sale contract for 25,000 square feet at Well Street corner, paying 5 percent of about 1,350 and owing the remaining 95 percent within six months. A two level 6,312 square foot headquarters is planned on 6th Ave with concrete columns and a central vault, costing around 65,000 plus interior finishing. With furnishings, total investment exceeds 100,000.
Memphis dispatch reports Shelby Smith of Albuquerque won the 1963 Maid of Cotton title over 19 Cotton Belt finalists. Five finalists listed include Becky Bentley Thorsby Alabama Susan Elliott Lubbock Texas Barbara Lundell Long Beach California and Cynthia Thomas Memphis.
Governor John Patterson attended the wedding of Miss Sara McFerrin Johnson and Richard Wilkes Martin in Athens. He arrived about 6 15 p.m. at Judge and Mrs. Johnson’s home, went to the First Baptist Church for the 7 p.m. ceremony, then joined a reception at the Johnson residence and later visited the Smith home for coffee and cake before returning to Montgomery.
U.N. forces reportedly answered Katangan police attacks with gunfire in Elisabethville as the firefight escalated. Seven U.N. soldiers and eight civilians were wounded. Katangan police fired on ships and wounded civilians. The U.N. cleared roadblocks and captured a police headquarters while Tshombe’s forces faced pressure to halt secession.
The United States could lose up to $20 million in tax revenue over three years from the ransom exchange that freed 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners. Mitchell Rogovin of the IRS estimates the cost, based on charity deductions for $40 million in goods sent to Cuba, with corporate tax at 52 percent.
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