Community notices and events in Decatur area
A two hour Cub Scout basic training course for den mothers cub masters and pace committeemen is set for 7 30 p m Thursday at East wood School auditorium Buck Martin to instruct. The Decatur Community Chorus will meet Thursday at 7 p m at the First Methodist Church. Alabama College Music Department presents a program at Austin High School Friday Feb 26 at 1 15 p m as part of a regional series Feb 24 28. Humane Society seeks owner of a male boxer at Ashwander Bryan Animal Hospital plus other dogs and a kitten available for adoption. Fort Payne Knight Templar convocation at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Masonic Temple with new officers to be elected. Arrowhead District Boy Scouts meet Thursday at 7 25 p m at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Sheriff's deputies report two arrests Tuesday for desertion and non support and for failure to appear in court. See Page 2.
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Pace
Buck Martin
Music Department
Alabama College
Austin High School
North Alabama
Morgan County Humane Society
Ashwander Bryan Animal Hospital
de- Molay Commandery
Fort Payne
Knight Templar
Masonic Temple
Understanding the Meaning of Being Saved in Christian Faith
The text explains being saved as deliverance from sin through faith in Jesus Christ. It cites scripture to show salvation is a divine act, not earned by good works. It emphasizes childlike faith, acknowledging human sin and the need for Christ’s cross to gain eternal life.
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G.F
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Christ
Agent Infiltrates Plot Against National Icons
Raymond Wood a 31 year old rookie cop turned undercover operative helped expose a quartet alleged to plan bombings at the Statue of Liberty the Washington Monument and the Liberty Bell. Police and FBI arrested three Americans and one Canadian after Wood notified authorities and helped seize 20 sticks of dynamite in the Bronx.
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Ray Kohn
New York
Raymond Wood
Washington Monument
FBI
Wood
Bronx
Black Liberation Front
Michael J. Murphy
Murphy
Blast Rocks Vatican Near Papal Apartment
A dynamite blast struck the Vatican wall near Pope Paul VI’s apartment early today. Police investigate if linked to Communist protests over the banned play The Deputy. The blast reportedly woke the Pope as authorities seek motives and perpetrators.
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Vatican
Pope
James M. Long
Vatican City
Vatican Wall
Pope Paul VI
Overseas Base Closings Talked
The United States still maintains more than 400 major overseas bases with many likely to be closed or reduced to stand by status in coming years. Bigger transport planes floating depots and faster sealift may permit reductions, especially in Europe where few service members are stationed. See OVERSEAS on Page 2.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
United States
Europe
Johnson-Eisenhower talk on Viet Nam policy shocks Washington
President Johnson held a surprise conference with former President Eisenhower to seek advice on Viet Nam policy. In Washington Dean Burch urged the GOP to win black voters and broaden its ranks. Senator Russell B. Long suggested southerners might allow a Senate vote on voting rights without a filibuster.
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Washington
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington (Ap
Dean Burch
Russell B. Long
Dla
Senate
World In 1964 edition arrives at Decatur store
The Decatur Daily reports the Associated Press new historical volume The World In 1964 is now on sale. It features 300 pages of text and pictures recounting major and minor events of the past year and is the first in a planned AP annual series.
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Decatur Daily
Associated Press
Lawrence County Hospital appoints Owen D. Sandlin head
Lawrence County Hospital announces the appointment of Owen D. Sandlin of Florence as administrator succeeding resigning John J. Dodd. Sandlin a Florence State College graduate and current Warren T. Pharmaceutical Co. medical representative, was chosen at Monday night executive board meeting.
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Florence
Lawrence County Hospital
John J. Dodd
Sandlin
Florence State College
Warren T. Pharmaceutical Co
Peking Blamed For Albania U N Demand
UNITED NATIONS New York AP U N U delegates say Peking masterminded Albania's demand for a formal UN vote to force a U S Soviet showdown. Diplomats privately link Red China to Halim Budo triggering the surprise move as the assembly seeks to avoid a wider crisis. Adlai Stevenson suggested possible Chinese pressure.
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U.N
Peking
Albania
United Nations
General Assembly
China
Halim
Budo
Assembly
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Lee Peking
Viet Cong Battalion Near Saigon Reports Say
A battalion of Viet Cong was found 32 miles southwest of Saigon as Vietnamese troops moved in. Fighter bombers attacked and sank a metal hulled Viet Cong vessel in Vung Ro Bay, while heavy fire deterred a Vietnamese navy junk and an observation plane. Casualty tallies for Feb 7 13 show 35 Americans killed, 196 wounded, one missing.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Vung Ro Bay
J. S. Bowers
Lyndonville
Cmdr
Harvey P. Rodgers
Smithtown
N.Y
Rodgers
Settlement In Viet Nam Asked By Vacarro
Democratic Sens. Frank Church and George S. McGovern urged renewed efforts for a negotiated settlement in South Vietnam. McGovern quoted public support for diplomacy and a cease fire while criticizing continued bombing of the north as not solving the guerrilla war in the south.
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Washington
Frank Church
George S. McGovern
Anew Today
South Viet Nam
McGovern
South Dakota
Johnson
Viet Nam
Johnson Proposes Broad Organized Crime Law Package
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration is studying a sweeping crime package aimed at organized crime and juvenile delinquency. Plans include witness immunity, narcotics and arson crackdowns, firearms controls, wiretap authority, bankruptcy fraud focus, and expanded halfway houses for youths.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Administration
Congress
House Group Begins Study Of Proposals
The administration dominated Ways and Means Committee opened debate on Gov. Wallace free textbook bill hours after delivery. Rep. Joe Goodwyn said state Supt. Meadows would voice objections while Howell defended revisions and Sept. 1 access for all grammar and high school students. One plan would require a $3 pupil deposit to cover losses.
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Howell
Eli Howell
Wallace
HOUSE
Ranger 8 Moon Launch Is Successful
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports Ranger 8 blasted toward the moon on a photogra phic mission and the flight control center notes it executed early maneuvers. The craft aims to cover 234 300 miles in 65 hours and return more than 4 000 pictures before a planned impact on the lunar surface around 5 a.m. EST Saturday.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Flight Control Center
Ranger 7
Earth
Lunar
Ranger
Markets At A Glance: Grain and Hog Price Moves
Chicago Wheat mixed with export buying while Corn and Oats hold firm. Soybeans mixed due to dock strike influence. Butcher hogs fall 25 cents to top $17.75. Slaughter steers down 25 to 50 cents with top $25.75. Bonds and cotton show higher activity amid commission house trading.
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