Congressional Pay Raise Debate Clouds 1964 Outlook
Washington reports growing doubt that Congress will vote itself a pay raise in 1964 and even slimmer prospects for required disclosure of income sources. The piece notes agitation for a raise from 22500 to 32500, concerns over election-year optics, and partial income disclosures by Sen. Philip A. Hart amid debate on conflicts of interest and independence from moneyed pressure.
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Washington
Congress
Buten
Tioga County
Sabinsville
House Post Office and
Civil Service Committee
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Falkville Pair Held In Thefts
Two Falkville men Donald McNutt 22 and Ronny McNutt 19 were held in Walker County Jail on burglary and car theft charges connected to a Friday night Jasper burglary. Authorities say confessions were received and a car was stolen after the break in. State Investigator E B Watts was to question them about similar Morgan County thefts.
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Jasper
Falkville
Walker County
Decatur
Donald McNutt
Ronny McNutt
Morgen County
Hartselle
E. B. Watts
Morgan County
Limestone Wreck Injures No One Near Athens
A two-vehicle collision occurred at 7 30 a m five miles south of Athens involving a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Patricia Ruth Abernathy 21 of Elkmont and a 1956 Chrysler driven by Silas B Hall 25 of Toney. Both cars sustained minor damage estimated at 200 and 150 dollars respectively. No injuries were reported.
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Decatur Post
Athens
Patricia Ruth Abernathy
Silas B. Hall
Power Firm Denies Bias in Hiring Practices
Alabama Power Co president Walter Bouldin denies discrimination against minorities. The statement counters charges by A M Sonnabend of the American Jewish Committee that 50 utilities discriminate in executive hiring. Sonnabend named Southern Company as a target. Southern Co president Harllee Branch Jr. planned to respond after reviewing the committee’s remarks.
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Montgomery
Alabama Power Co
Walter Bouldin
American Jewish Committee
A. M. Sonnab
Alabama Power
Sonnaband
Southern Co
Atlanta
Harllee Branch Jr
ESTRELLITA Horoscope Advises Caution and Social Expand
The Stars advise conservatism in finances and tact in relations, warning that a new romance may be brief. If today is your birthday, take initiative for personal gains as aspects favor achievement. Next year brings evolving trends in work finances and social life with travel and relationships highlighted.
Wheat Measure Change Urged In Farm Roundup
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged 49 state farm bureaus to sponsor legislation to replace the bushel with the hundredweight as the standard grain trading unit. Some states already require the bushel, so changes in state laws would be needed before a national shift. The Agriculture Department earlier rejected a change due to conflicting laws. The group also urged publishing grain statistics in both units to aid transition.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Agriculture Department
Farm Bureau Convention
Farm prices nearly unchanged for year end
Agriculture Department data indicates farm prices at year end are about the same as last year with the index near 242 percent of the 1910-14 base. Prices paid by farmers for goods and services used in production and living are expected to have risen slightly from the start of the year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Breakin Probed at Harvey Williams Grocery
County authorities investigate a Sunday burglary at Harvey Williams Grocery on Lower River Rd. About $317 in merchandise was stolen including shoes cigarettes meat shotgun shells and milk. Entry was gained by breaking a window.
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Harvey Williams
Lower River Rd
Williams
Morgan County Sheriff's Deputies
Teens Convicted In Newspaper Rack Theft
Two Decatur youths Lowell Bayne Reese and Carl Howard Simmons were found guilty of petit larceny for stealing a newspaper rack from Little Ernie's Restaurant. City Recorder Leroy McEntire Jr. fined each $100 plus $6 in court costs.
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Decatur
City Recorder’s Court
Little Ernie’s
Lowell Bayne Reese
Carl Howard Simmons
City Recorder
Leroy McEntire, Jr
Public Forum seeks reader letters on daily questions
Daily newspaper invites letters from readers on questions of the day. Names may be withheld from publication, but sender identity and address must be known to the Editor. Manuscripts will not be returned.
Letter from a War Widow Over Navy Airman Article
A Valdermose Springs reader protests a Dec 24 piece titled Airman Won’t Be At Home. She honors her husband lost at sea Sept 22, commanding a Cargomaster crew, and urges tribute to all service members.
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Mary R. Connolly
Area Men In Service Navy Update On Bon Homme Richard
Grady M. Ledbetter airman apprentice USN son of Evie Ledbetter Lacey's Spring 1 serves aboard USS Bon Homme Richard currently operating in Hawaiian waters. The carrier conducts air operations intensive training and underway replenishment as it nears final pre deployment drills for a Far East cruise early next year.
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USS
BON Homme Richard
Grady M. Ledbetter
USN
Evie Ledbetter
Lacey
Hawaiian Waters
Far East
Franks Promoted to Technical Sergeant at Travis AFB
William N. Franks of Pensacola Florida has been promoted to technical sergeant in the United States Air Force. He is an aircraft lead master instructor assigned to the Field Training Detachment at Travis AFB California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gid N Franks of Pensacola and attended Pensacola High School. His wife Ann is the daughter of C A Nelson of Cullman Alabama.
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Travis Afb
Calif
William N. Franks
Pensacola
Fla
United States Air Force
Franks
Gid N. Franks
W. Gadsden St
Pensacola High School
Ann
C. A. Nelson
Cullman
Marine unit joins MEDLANDEX training with Spanish forces
Benjamin R. Darnell of Decatur participated with Marine Corps Battalion Landing Team 32 and the Sixth Fleet in a combined U S and Spanish amphibious warfare exercise MEDLANDEX.
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Marine Lance Corp
Benjamin R. Darnell
Benjamin B. Darnell
Decatur
Marine Corps Battalion
Sixth Fleet
U. S
Independence Carrier Aboard With Sixth Fleet in Med
Wil lard R. Kitchens storekeeper first class USN son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Kitchens 813 19th Ave S E Decatur serves aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Independence Atlantic Fleet unit operating with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Independence visited Genoa November 9 to 18 and Naples November 28 with crew touring Florence Pisa and Venice on Seomish and Munich.
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USS Independence
Willard R. Kitchens
USN
H. C. Kitchens
19Th Ave
S.E. Decatur
Independence
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Genoa
Naples
Florence
Pisa
Venice
Seomish
Munich
Army Pvt Jerry Lang completes automotive course
Ft. Jackson announces that CG Army Pvt Jerry C Lang, son of Mr and Mrs James Lang of Lacey, completed an automotive maintenance helper course on Dec 12. Lang, 18, entered the Army in June 1963 and finished basic training at Ft Gordon, Ga.
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FT. Jackson, S
Army
Jerry C. Lang
James . Lang
Lacey
Lang
Ft. Gordon
Decatur Letter Correcting Publication Error
Public forum letter from Roland Oliver State Vice Chairman Young Republican Federation requests correction of an edited paragraph in the Decatur Daily. He notes words were omitted and rearranged altering meaning about supporting potential candidates after Dallas events.
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Young
Republican Club
Decatur
Dallas
Roland Oliver
Young Republican Federation
North Carolina man held on FBI car theft warrant
A man believed from North Carolina and wanted by the FBI for car theft is jailed in Morgan County for investigation and charges of worthless checks and resisting arrest. Robert F. Carr was identified by an arresting officer and held near Cold Springs after a tip led deputies to a relative’s house. Federal authorities are expected to arrive.
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North Carolina
FBI
Morgan County
Robert F. Carr
Cold Springs
National output expected at 582 to 583 billion dollars
Government statisticians project this year’s gross national product to total 582 to 583 billion dollars, about a five percent rise from 1962. The estimate signals continued expansion across sectors and markets.
Three Young Girls Admit Destruction at Thompson High
In Tuscumbia Alabama three girls aged 10 11 and 12 admitted ransacking R E Thompson High School on Friday. They entered by using a key from the principal office and caused damaged classrooms tearing out drawers spraying paint and burning the flags. Police say they will face Juvenile Court Judge Leonard Burt and the building awaits insurance adjustment.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
R. E. Thompson High School
James Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Alabama
Leonard Burt
Motor bikes prompt letters to Dorothy Dix column
Dear readers debate motorcycle dangers versus cars and parenting risks. Responses emphasize highway danger to non motorized road users, advise cautious parenting and calm neighborly talks, and suggest therapy and humor as remedies. Dorothy Dix trademark notes conclude.
Unmarried Women Increasing From 1940 To 1960
A 1960 census note shows seven percent of American women in their early 30s were unmarried, rising from fifteen percent in 1940, reflecting shifting social norms and delayed marriage trends.
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