Joy and Shock Mark Year in Decatur News 1965
The year 1965 brought joy with new industry arrivals and expansion in the Decatur area while sadness rose from murders traffic deaths and fires. Shock followed political resignations and Gov George Wallace's failed re election bid. TVA floated a 125 million nuclear plant plan in Limestone County if prices align. The year set a rural traffic death record of 62 including a Feb 23 crash near Flint killing Mrs J B Walters and children Robin Deborah Cathy Cindy Crenshaw and Freddie Waters. Two days later four more people died in separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winford Turner
Decatur
George Wallace
TVA
Limestone County
Flint
J. B. Walters
Robin Walters
Deborah Crenshaw
Cathy Crenshaw
Cindy Crenshaw
Freddie Gerald Waters
Hailed Decatur 1966 Predictions Brighten City Prospects
Decatur's 1965 year ends with record revenues and ambitious plans for 1966 including bypass construction linking Alabama 20 to U S 31, Austinville 14th St Overpass, urban renewal for Bank St and 2nd Ave, new city hall, housing projects for the elderly, hospital expansions, and a revised downtown renewal. The forecast highlights a thriving economy and expanded city services with ongoing street improvements and regional planning continuations.
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Alabama 20
U. S. 31
Austinville 14Th St
Tri-County Planning Commission
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Civic Center
Bank St
2Nd Ave
Oklahoma
Decatur Housing Authority
Baugh- Wiley-Smith Hospital
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur
Decatur Scene 1965 Wrap-Up Preview
The Decatur Daily presents a year end edition wrapping up progress in Decatur and surrounding life during 1965. Readers are urged to save the paper for hundreds of facts and figures connected to daily living, with pages six through nine detailing the Decatur Scene 1965.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Decatur Scene
Industrial boom and crime shake Limestone area
A mid December luncheon announced TVA may place a Browns Ferry plant near Decatur, with Amoco, Fruehauf, and Lawrence Corp expanding locally. The four county region also faced a spate of accidents and a murder case in Athens. T. K. O Ran Jr. was shot by a sniper near his motel. a $1,000 reward, later raised to $6,000, was offered. Morgan County Sheriff Knox McRae resigned. Gov. Wallace named Dick Fleming. Dr. Virgil McCain announced his resignation as Athens College president.
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Aubrey J
Red) Wagner
Pavilion Inn
TVA
Browns Ferry
Decatur
Athens
Amoco
Fruehauf
Lawrence Corp
Moulton
Ardmore
Cullman
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Elkmont High School
U. S. 31 N
Morgan County
Knox McRae
George Wallace
Dick Fleming
Virgil McCain
Athens College
Decatur Fire Department Had No Fire Calls Thursday
The Decatur Fire Department reported receiving no fire calls on Thursday. Details appear in the DIARY on Page 2.
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Decatur Fire Department
Merrymakers Ringing In 1966 With Year End Festivities
In a year end countdown toward 1966 merrymakers plan lively celebrations before midnight. Saturday sees most retail stores closed for New Year’s Day with many offices also shut. City hall, circuit clerk, chancery register, circuit judges, county judge, health department, and federal offices in the Federal Building are closed today. See MERRY on Page 2.
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Register
Chancery’s
Markets At A Glance Markets At A Glance core Market News on Page
New York AP reports stocks higher amid active trading while bonds fall and corporate bonds hold steady.
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New York
Treasuries
Defection and attacks mark Vietnam New Year
In Saigon a Polish diplomat Anatol Slavinski sought asylum at a police station as Vietnamese police blocked rival diplomats. Meanwhile the Viet Cong attacked a U S enlisted men’s barracks and pressed a New Year offensive, with one American casualty reported. The story notes the International Control Commission’s role and ongoing peace maneuvers.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Anatol Slavinski
Lodz
North
Viet Nam
Viet Nam Top Story Of 1965 From AP Newsservice
AP mem ber newspapers and radio and TV stations named the Viet Nam war the top news story of 1965. Johnson expanded US troop commitments with bombing and ground actions, raising casualties and public debate including antiwar protests. By year end US troops reached 165000 in South Viet Nam and drafts peaked, while estimates of dead grew higher.
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Viet Nam
Los Angeles
LBJ
Selma
Dominican Republic
Winston Churchill
Pope Paul VI
New York
India
India- Pakistan Fighting. Calling the U.S
Lyndon Johnson
U. S
Pleiku
Johnson
North Viet Man
North Viet Nam
Air Command
U.S
South Viet Nam
Upped Military Activity Seen in Saigon 1966 Outlook
Saigon security and diplomatic officials warned that if the Vietnam conflict continues, military activity will intensify in 1966. U.S. force strength in South Vietnam has risen to 181,000, with about 23,000 troops a year earlier. The year 1965 ended with 34,585 enemy deaths and U.S. and Vietnamese government death tolls of 1,241 and 11,000 respectively.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Woman Dies Of Wreck Injuries
Mrs Flora Garner died Thursday at Huntsville Hospital from injuries from a three vehicle wreck on U S 31 north of Falkville Wednesday. Her husband William Irvin Garner 66 remained in critical condition at Huntsville Hospital. Funeral services set for Lebanon Baptist Church Sunday at 2 00 p m with burial at Round Top Cemetery. Surviving are Irvin Garner two daughters Mrs Inez Jones Mrs Martha Mee Caig a son William Irvin Garner Jr eight grandchildren mother Mrs Della Gentry and three sisters Mrs Reba See.
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Flora Garner
Falkville 2
Huntsville Hospital
William Irvin Garner
U.S. 31
Falkville
Garner
Highway Patrol
Lebanon Baptist Church
Round Top Cemetery
John Crawford
Bunyan Wallace
Jimmy Brown
Irvin Garner
Inez
Wallace Punch Fractures Wrist in Gym Bout
Alabama governor George A Wallace, once an amateur boxing champ, fractured his right wrist while punching a heavy bag in a Miami Beach hotel gym. The incident occurred during a workout aboard his visit. WALLACE on Page 2.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George A. Wallace
Alabama
France Stay Out of Vietnam Fight De Gaulle Says
The report says President De Gaulle declared France will remain outside the Vietnam conflict. Separately, U S envoys pressed peace efforts with De Gaulle, the NATO Council and Yugoslavia. The dispatch notes Shastri was next on the envoy list. Bethlehem Steel announced a $5 per ton steel price rise for shapes and piling.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Washington
America
NATO Council
Yugoslavia
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
New York
Bethlehem Steel Co
Johnson Named Newsmaker of the Year for 1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson, who steered wartime policy, pushed major legislation, and rose in TV prominence, was voted Newsmaker of the Year by AP editors and TV station members. Inaugurated Jan. 20, he launched his Great Society program, with coverage trailing through 1965.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
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Miami Report
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T. K. O’ran Jr
Merrymakers
Merry
U.S. Barracks
Slavinski
International Control Commission
Commission
Indochina
Canada
Mary Campbell
AP Newsfeatures
Security Mutuel Finance Corporation
Hubert H. Humphrey
James J. Lawrence
First ‘Marine Division
Clark Air
Wallace
Daniel
Security Mutual Finance Corporation
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