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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
1
President Johnson's two day meeting with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard is hailed as a successful first venture into personal diplomacy by German and American informants who participated in the talks in Johnson City Texas.
A 1963 Ford owner reports two spinner hub caps stolen during the night. City records list multiple charges for various offenses. A grass fire is reported in the 100 block of 8th Ave NW. A building permit is issued for electrical work at 802 Moulton St W. The article also covers East West talks with Johnson and Erhard and their efforts toward reducing tensions and pursuing new talks with the Soviet Union.
Ashes and debris reveal the cause as a blaze at the 12 story Hotel Roosevelt. Ninety one injured and 66 hurt as flames fill the main ballroom during Gator Bowl weekend crowds. Navy helicopters rescued guests from the roof while two fire chiefs collapsed from heart attack and smoke. Miss America 1964 Donna Axum was hospitalized with smoke inhalation along with her chaperone.
The message notes Jesus chose simple fishermen and a civil servant to spread his kingdom. An untrained witness can be as effective as a trained one, since the task is to tell what one knows and has felt. The church needs living witnesses again for Christ today.
Post holiday sale notices advertise money saving buys at Robinsons on 2nd Avenue with free parking offered to shoppers.
King Paul ordered a parliamentary election for February 16 to resolve Greece's political crisis amid Cyprus troubles. He dissolved the parliament elected on November 3 after major party leaders failed to form a government and refused to coalition. Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, 63, deputy governor of the Bank of Greece, to head a caretaker cabinet.
Tremendous demand for The Torch Is Passed prompts patience on delivery. The AP hardcover recounts the Kennedy death and subsequent events with dramatic pictures and original text. The Daily has ordered 1 100 000 copies. production will take weeks. $2 per copy. orders filled first come, first served.
The Senate passed a $3 billion foreign aid bill giving the President authority to guarantee credits for private commodity sales to Communist nations. The measure, approved 46 to 14 after a House-cleared compromise, allows credits for sales to the Soviet bloc and faces White House signature as Congress nears adjournment.
A thief shattered the Rose Jewelry Co. display on 2nd Ave facing Grant St during Sunday night and stole several items. Manager James Kidd cannot yet confirm losses or insurance. Three boxes found behind Sterchi Bros Inc. held two Hamilton watches and one Bulova. Red clay mud in the window suggests a kick-in. See ROSE On Page 2.
New York AP reports mixed stock activity with active low priced issues while bonds show steadier, moderate trading. Grain markets thin with wheat easing and corn and soybeans under liquidation. hogs steady near 15.75, slaughter steers topping 23.60 at Chicago.
Harold A. Franklin, a graduate student, sought a federal court order for a dormitory room at Auburn University but the judge postponed ruling after hearing sworn statements from two Auburn officials. University attorneys said the application was declined under a new regulation restricting dormitory quotas to undergraduates. The judge did not set a date for a decision.
Athens resident confirms Limestone County Judge D. L. Rosenau Jr and his wife Jewell were rescued from the Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville Florida as a deadly blaze killed at least 21 and injured more than 66. The Rosenaus had traveled to see Auburn's basketball game and to visit Miami for the Orange Bowl events before spending the night in Jacksonville.
In Houston AP report Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, head of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, warned there will be no backing up in integration and urged President Johnson to outgrow sectionalism. He said Birmingham would see more demonstrations if Negroes are not soon hired as police, threatening renewed protests if Black applicants are not hired.
In Johnson City Texas the president held budget talks and allowed top military leaders to voice opposition to a plan to exceed nine billion dollars in proposed spending. In Nicosia Cyprus Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed to a Sandys proposal to create a neutral zone between their forces in Nicosia. In Phoenix Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater plans to announce his 1964 presidential bid on Friday. In Saigon Viet Nam two US Army escort helicopters were shot down by Communist fire near 20 miles west of the city with no casualties.
Mrs. Douglas B Robertson of Gadsden is identified among 21 victims of the Roosevelt Hotel fire in Jacksonville. Her husband is WAAX radio engineer. she leaves a son, parents, a brother and sister. Funeral set for Thursday at Collier Butler Chapel.
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