New Year Reflections and Accidents Mixed in 1964 Start
Firesworks over the Berlin Wall mark the new year as world leaders pledge peace. The day features social celebrations, a Kennedy assassination note, and several local traffic accidents with blamed skidding and disorderly conduct cited by police.
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Henrietta T. Leith
Associated Press
Berlin Wall
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Johnson
Japan
Hayato Ikeda
Northern snowstorm douses Dixie with record regional dump
The Associated Press reports a major winter storm dumping 10 to 16 inches of snow across Alabama Mississippi and Georgia while reaching as far north as Ohio and Pennsylvania. Huntsville Meridian and Birmingham saw heavy totals and southern cities ground to a halt with driving hazards widespread.
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Associated Press
Dixie
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Gulf of Mexico
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Watertown
Georgia
Louisiana
Birmingham
Huntsville
Meridian
Miss
Atlanta
Kentucky
Tennessee
Chatom
Washington County
Mobile
Montgomery
George Wallace
Snow Storm Grips Alabama With Fatal Toll
An unexpected snow storm swept Alabama from the coast to the Tennessee line, killing four people. Two died in highway crashes and two Black children died from unvented store gas in Mobile. State troopers closed major highways and left only risky routes open as subfreezing temperatures kept roads icy.
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Alabama
Tennessee Line
Mobile
Snowbound Tennessee Valley Stranded In New Year 1964
A brutal January snowstorm blankets Alabama and the Tennessee Valley. Cullman reports over a foot of snow with 700 residents sheltering in armory, churches, and homes. Decatur, Hartselle, Athens, and Moulton face closures as state troopers and National Guard assist stranded motorists and deliver food. Schools in Lawrence County may be canceled.
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Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Ross Hawkins
Cullman
R. B. Moyers
National Guard
National
Moyers
State Troopers
Flint Rescue Squad
Highway Patrol
Décatur
Hartselle
Athens
Moulton
Lawrence County
Silas Cross
Snowstorm halts Alabama schools and blocks roads
Severe weather forced school closures across Limestone and Morgan counties with Decatur and Athens delaying reopening. Forecasters predicted up to a foot of snow as ice and stranded vehicles clogged U S 31 and local routes. Alabama Highway Patrol reported 200 to 500 vehicles waiting to cross Keller Memorial amid long delays and road closures.
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Decatur
U. S. 31
Alabama Highway Patrol
Keller Memorial
Mooresville
Castlet of Doubt and Faith In Pilgrim's Progress Reference
The text frames doubt and cynicism as negative thought patterns that grow worse with time. It cites Pilgrim's Progress to urge prayer as a path to unlock Doubting Castle and replace doubt with faith through self-knowledge and reflection.
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Christian
Hopeful
Monks Killed in Cyprus Attack as Britain Plans Troop Boost
A Cypriot presidential statement reports three Greek Cypriot monks killed and two wounded at the Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Galactoforousa near Nicosia. The attack drew British troop reinforcement talks and a Soviet note backing Cyprus in the UN dispute with Turkey.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Galactoforousa
Limassol
Nicosia General Hospital
Soviet Union
Britain
Turkey
United Nations
Pavel Yermoshin
Makarios
U.N. Security Council
New York
London
British Defense Ministry
Bullet strikes passenger plane near Phoenix touchdown
An American Airlines jet carrying 14 passengers was struck by a bullet seconds before landing in Phoenix. Officials say a New Year reveler fired the shot as the plane touched down just after midnight.
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Phoenix
Ariz
American Airlines
John O’neal
New Year's Baby Watch In Decatur Hospitals
As of 11 a.m. today Decatur reported no New Year’s baby. Decatur General showed a good prospect while three local hospitals checked for newborns, and a nearby stork hovered nearby. January bargains advertised at Robinson’s on 2nd Ave.
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Moulton St
11Th Ave
Lawrence Smith
Apt. 11
West Court
Raymond West
5Th Ave
West
Miami
Fla
Robert Hayes
Florida A&m
Decatur
Decatur General
Robinson's
2Nd Ave
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Berlin
Gscaturs
Diane
Keller Memorial Bridge
US. 31
Robert Loyd Green
Greenwood
Ind
Tillian Nettles Agee
Chilling St
U.S. 31
F. W. Hagood
Belle Mina
Lee
Charles de Gaulle
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Boston
John F. Kennedy
Berlins
Hartselle Mountain
Byron Sparks
South
Deep South
Northwest Flor
New Orleans
THE
Winford Turner
Mike Freeman
Billy Williams
Decatur National Guard
4Th Ave
Cross
Wmsl-Tv
Limestone
George Roberts
Roberts
Joe Beam
Morgan County
Arsenal
Cairo
Gharma
Phoenix, Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Stork
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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