Beavers Burned In Basement Heater Blast At Baggett Transport
William C. Beavers, 52, suffered burns on arms legs and face estimating 15 to 20 percent of his body when a heater exploded in the Baggett Transportation Co basement. He was reported resting comfortably at Decatur General Hospital. The Red Cross office will close Monday and emergency numbers will be listed on the courthouse annex door. Morgan County schools resume classes Monday after Christmas vacation. Howard College Extension program in Decatur opens registration for the second semester Tuesday at 7 pm at Westside Baptist Church. Courses include Sunday School teaching homiletics New Testament theology Romans exegetical study led by several pastors. Director Rev. Elree T. Waddell reachable at EL 50270.
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William C. Beavers
Decatur General Hospital
Baggett Transportation Co
Red Cross
Howard College Extension Ter
Decatur
Westside Baptist Church
Memorial Dr. NW
Robert Slack
Jack Wood
Ray Green
Frank McWhirter
Elree T. Waddell
Defense Boss Praises Target Group And McNamara
Outgoing Secretary of Defense Thomas Gates Jr. says the U S military has strength and credits a single group with planning retaliatory targets. He predicts Robert McNamara will likely do a better job and advises listening to all views before decisions. Gates notes the Joint Chiefs system works and opposes eliminating services.
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Norfolk, Va
Thomas
Gates Jr
United States
Gates
Defense Department
James Elliott
Norfolk Ledger- Star
Associated Press
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
McNamara
Air Force
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Ken
Farm Income Rises Across Four Counties in 1960
Farmers in Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman counties report total gross farm income of about 65 million in 1960, up from 1959 by six million. Cullman leads with 32 million boosted by poultry, while Morgan shows 10.17 million and Limestone over 12 million, amid higher beef, hog, and dairying output despite cotton price pressures.
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Limestone
Cullman
Lawrence
Morgan
Charles Rutledge
Rutledge
F. K. Agee
Agee
Lawrence County
Sam McClendon
Use it or lose it for feeder air service
The Civil Aeronautics Board warns Selma and similar cities served by feeder airlines that if they fail to origin at least five passengers daily over a year, service may be suspended or withdrawn. The piece stresses feeder lines rely on subsidies and that towns must actively use and justify subsidized air service.
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Selma
Civil Aeronautics Board
Court Rules Against Landowners in Voter Rights Case
Federal courts in Cincinnati and Memphis barred 37 Haywood County and other landowners from discharging sharecroppers over Negro voter registration. Rulings require landlords to prove voting rights did not trigger evictions as 700 tenants faced loss of jobs. Case names U S Atty Gen Rogers and local banks in a civil rights action filed Sept. 13.
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Memphis
U. S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Justice Department
Haywood County
Dist
Marion S. Boyd
Fayette County
Boyd
U. S. Atty
William P. Rogers Jr
Safety Council Predicts 340 Traffic Deaths over New Year Weekend
The National Safety Council estimates 340 lives could be lost in traffic crashes during the 78 hour weekend from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight. Police issue special alerts in many communities to curb holiday revelry and deter risky driving. This count is lower than last Christmas holiday exposure but higher than a nonholiday weekend.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Mismanagement Said Cause Of Poor Harvests
Washington reports the State Department says Communist mismanagement and bad weather caused poor harvests in Red China. A spokesman says Beijing uses weather damage claims to mask mismanagement and to pad statistics on farm output.
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Washington
State Department
Red China
Decatur 1961 Hopes Preview Growth and Projects
Decatur residents look to 1961 with plans for expanded airline service under Southern Airways. A new Tennessee River four lane bridge and overpass projects, post office, civic center, and Well Street redevelopment are anticipated. Industrial growth includes Minnesota Mining and Autolite plants with new recreation programs and continued school expansion.
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Decatur
Southernays
Memphis
Tennessee River Bridge
Gordon
Sam Engelhardt
State Highway Department
John Patterson
Federal Bureau of Roads
Atlanta
Well St
Housing Authority
State Docks
Earl McGowin
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturng Co
Autolite
Chamber of Commerce
North Alabama Associates
Harriman Named Ambassador at Large for JFK Team
President elect John F Kennedy named Averell Harriman as ambassador at large for important special missions abroad. The move comes as Kennedy plans a New York City farm crisis conference on January 5 with Gov Freeman and farm leaders.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Averell Harriman
Kennedy
New York City
Orville Freeman
Minnesota
Agriculture
Palm Beach Country Club
Harriman
United States
Washington
Moon Eclipses in North America This Year
The report notes two lunar eclipses in March and August, both visible across most of North America. It lists today as a full moon with events in the evening and mentions sunset and sunrise times for Decatur.
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North America
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 16.52 feet at 8 p.m. Friday, down 0.31 feet in 13 hours, sea level reading 550.82 feet. Temperature 36, forecast mostly fair to morning, increasing clouds this afternoon, rain likely tonight. Highs in 40s north and 50s south.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur’s 1960 in Review Highlights Truman Rally and Growth
A year-end retrospective notes Harry S Truman campaigning for Kennedy and the Oct. 21 Democratic rally in Delano Park. It cites Pryor Field inaugural flight March firings of progress with Autolite Decatur plant and 3M expansion, plus February and March winter storms, a Limestone County rape case, and upcoming 1961 city commission elections.
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Ninteen
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Jack Kennedy
Nixon
Delano Park
Decatur
Moulton Heights
Progress
Southern Airways
Pryor Field
Memphis
Autolite
North
Alabama
Morgan County
Limestone County
Athens
Joe Henry Johnson
Atmore
Joe
Henry Johnson
Harry
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