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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1965

Page

1

Former 42nd Cates Division to Meet in Huntsville

Dee Le and former members of the 42nd Cates Division plan a Saturday gathering at the Holiday Inn in Huntsville to observe the 167th Infantry Regiment’s World War I action. The city recorder lists docketed offenses including disorderly conduct gambling intoxicated driving and license violations. Weekend sheriff arrests included highway intoxication public drunkenness reckless driving and other charges.

42Nd Cates Division Holiday Inn Huntsville The City Recorder Sheriff's Deputies

Junta Talks To Khanh On Ouster

South Viet Nam's new junta pressed to oust armed forces chief Nguyen Khanh keep him from leaving the country. Dalat talks and threats of paratroop action dominated overnight sessions as Saigon airport area saw troops and antiaircraft deployed amid continuing power struggles within the Armed Forces Council.

Khanh Peter Arnett Saigon South Viet Nam Nguyen Khanh Armed Forces Armed Forces Council Dalat South Jet Nam Ter Armedorces Council Nguyen Chanh Thi Nguyen Cao Ky 5Th Cavalry

Civilian Leaders Still Untouched in South Viet Nam

Washington reports confirm U S support for Saigon's civilian government amid generals turmoil. President Johnson kept informed as Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh is ousted and Premier Phan Huy Quat's government remains intact. U S aid to Vietnam continues.

South Viet Nam Armed Forces Council Nguyen Khanh Khanh U.S Phan Huy Quat United States

Police guard in NYC and Chicago after Malcolm X slaying

Police in New York and Chicago kept wary guard after Malcolm X was slain at a Harlem meeting. An assailant was killed by gunfire. a man was charged with homicide. FBI identified a suspect as Almadge Hayer alias Thomas Hayer, 22, of Paterson NJ.

New York Chicago Malcolm X Homcide FBI Muhammad Malcolm Harlem Queens Audubon Ballroom Upper Manhattan John F. Kennedy Kennedy

Death Manner Fits Description of Malcolm X Assassination

In an AP profile adapted from a remembered interview, Malcolm X warned a year earlier of hostile forces seeking to kill him. He described the clandestine violence within the Black Muslim movement and recounted an alleged nonvoluntary departure from the sect. He spoke during a March flight from Washington to New York, later slain in public.

Malcolm X Washington New York Loh Jules Loh Malclm X Malcolm

Diary Advice on Marital Courtesy and Self-Reflection

A reader asks why her husband becomes irritable and distant. The adviser urges mutual courtesy, self examination, prayer, and possible physical or spiritual factors, noting that wives may be courteous publicly yet irritable at home.

Billy Sunday

Boy Dies In Athens Blaze

In Athens a frame house at 310 Bridgeford Street burned and a one year old Negro boy, Boriford Benford, died. Coroner Charlie Sammett said the child was found under a bed by Fire Chief A E Bumpus as firefighters fought the blaze. The grandmother said she left the infant a moment earlier to visit a neighbor. The coroner noted the baby likely crawled off the bed and rolled beneath it. He arrived at 9 15 a m after the fire truck passed by en route to the scene.

Winford Turner Athens Bridgeford St Coro Charlie Sammett Boriford Gladys Benford A. E. Bumpus Sammet Bumpus

Hays Widow Is Awarded Funds

Frances S. Hays received 11800 from the state following the slaying of Conservation Officer Loyd Hays near Flint Creek Morgan County. Hays was killed by Billy Boulden after confronting him with a white girl. Citizens had raised over 6000 for a memorial fund. See HAYS on Page 2

Frances S. Hays Loyd Hays Flint Creek Morgan County State Board of Adjustment Hays Somerville Boulden

Convicts Escape From Road Gang Near Maples Bridge

Authorities searched the ELEMONT A section for two Negro convicts who jumped a state road gang near Maples Bridge on Alabama 217 shortly before noon. Bloodhounds from Marshall County assisted Decatur post units of the Alabama Highway Patrol, but names and details remained unavailable.

Elemont Here Maples Bridge Alabama Marshall County Decatur Alabama’ Highway Patrol

Children recall George Washington’s home on his Birthday

Decatur Daily photographer and city editor surveyed children's knowledge of the father of the nation on the eve of his birthday. Most kids answered Washington lived in Washington DC or guessed Mount Vernon as his home.

George Washington Decatur Daily Jim Taylor Washington Mount Vernon D.C Melinda Thompson Seldon Thompson Magnolia St. SE Lee

Birthday Club Offer at McDonald Drive-In

An ad promotes a Birthday Club for customers under 12 and over 60, tied to McDonald Drive-In on 6th Ave. Adv text is partially visible with promotional focus on age-based club benefits.

McDonal Drive-In 6Th Ave

Cold snap hits North Alabama as 22 degree drop

Sunday across North Alabama saw a rapid 22 degree plunge from 64 degrees at 2 PM to 42 by 5 PM as a new cold wave moved through the South. The Weather Bureau in Huntsville forecast a high near 40 and a low around 20 tonight with a warming trend expected Tuesday. Sunday's extremes were 64 and 29.

North Alabama Weather Bureau Southland Mercury U.S Huntsville

Ulbricht visits Egypt amid Arab West Germany crisis

East German President Walter Ulbricht sails to Cairo to meet President Gamal Abdel Nasser amid strain in relations between West Germany and Arab states. Pope Paul VI elevates 27 to cardinals increasing College of Cardinals to 103. Alabama liquor sales fall nearly 10 percent year over year, with a possible rebound ahead. President Johnson speaks to youth noting challenges different and tougher than those faced before.

Cairo Walter Ulbricht Egypt Gamel Abdel ‘Nasser West Germany Vatican City Paul VI College of Cardinals

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