LBJ Attends Four Parties on New Year Eve
President Johnson began New Year celebrations with four parties spanning Austin and a private club near the University of Texas while Lady Bird stayed at the LBJ Ranch with relatives. Lynda Bird Johnson attended events as the first family planned a quiet day after the gatherings.
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Frances Lewine
Johnson City
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Johnson
Austin
Lady Bird
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Texas
40 Acres
University of Texas
Lynda Bird
Dallas
Navy
Perihelion Brightens Sun-Earth Proximity
The Earth is at perihelion today, 91,345,000 miles from the Sun, the closest approach since last January. Sunset today at 4:48 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow at 6:55 a.m. Moonrise tonight at 8:30 p.m. The Last Quarter Moon is noted.
Decatur TN River reading and cold snapshot reported
The Decatur area on the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge showed a 15.82 foot level above river gauge, sea level reading 550.12 feet. High Tuesday reached 32 degrees at noon, with a 24 degree low this morning and 26 degrees by 9 25 a m. Clouds will gradually clear tonight and tomorrow with a 33 degree high and 10 degree low expected. Driving conditions remain hazardous with northeasterly winds up to 1% mph.
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Associated Press
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Five Day Forecast for Alabama
Alabama forecast shows temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal through Monday with limited daily change. Normal highs range 50 to 62 and lows from 31 to 41. Precipitation expected at a half to one inch near the period end.
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Alabama
Perpe
Global New Year Celebrations Across Cities
Berlin lifts fireworks ban as 60 000 West Berliners celebrate near the Wall. Khrushchev sends Johnson a hopeful note for 1964. In Paris Champs Elysees revelers toast, Madrid marks the hour with 12 grapes, Buenos Aires showers streets with ticker tape and paper from 1963.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
Madrid
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Buenos Aires
Tickets Moving for Decatur Chamber Dinner
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce reports rapid sales for the annual dinner with 346 ticket requests already filed. Limited seating at 425 means members should reserve soon for the January 9 meeting at 7 p.m. at the Decatur Country Club. Dr. Kenneth McFarland of Topeka will speak on Who is Biting the Bountiful Hand.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Bill Hall
Chamber
Hall
Decatur Country Club
Kenneth McFarland
Topeka
Kan
Decatur
Winter Storm Feared as Roads Remain Chain-Blocked in North Alabama
Authorities report passable roads only with chains across North Alabama, with Decatur and four-county area at risk of renewed closures. National Guard aid evacuated families, while trains, buses and mail move slowly. Temperatures near 10 degrees with rain possible. snow depths unrecorded before 1958, rivaling past winters.
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Decatur
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Decatur Transit
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National Guard
Hartselle
Williams
Jack Adams
Chemstrand
Police Shot Takes Life Of Footballer
Tony Parrilli 23 former Illinois star and Washington Redskin linebacker was killed by a single accidental shot at a Willowbrook bowling alley New Year Eve party. Police chief said he fired while breaking up a washroom scuffle involving Parrilli Joe Marconi Bears fullback injured in the incident. Parrilli attended the University of Illinois and stood 6 feet tall 225 pounds.
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Chicago Bears
Mike Ditka
Bears
Mertes
Parrilli
Robert G. Winthers
Willowbrook
Marconi
Winthers
New York Giants
Parrillo
Washington Redskins
University of Illinois
Weather Delays Cuba New Year Festivities in 1959
Cubans welcomed the year amid economy celebrations under Fidel Castro with a restrained mood. Government banned fireworks and gunfire after deadly past accidents as rain drenched Havana during New Year’s Eve and a three day spell of continuous rain cooled festive spirits ahead of Thursday parade.
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Fidel Castro
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Snowbound South Shuttered Cities Surge News
Weather Bureau predicted slow improvement as snow and ice crippled the Southeast. Factories closed early and power outages spread while two Alabama traffic deaths were blamed on slick streets. In Georgia and Mobile two children and a man died from gas and other storm-related hazards amid a broad winter storm sweeping toward the Northeast.
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Wisconsin
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Central States
California
Cotton Queen Presides at Cotton Bowl as Maid of Cotton
Kathy Sue Meredith, 18, is named 1964 Maid of Cotton and heads to Dallas for New Year events. She will appear at the Cotton Bowl and during halftime ceremonies at the Texas Navy game after arriving in Dallas with Burris Jackson of Hillsboro.
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Kathy Sue Meredith
Cotton Beauty
Memphis
Tenn
Miss Meredith
Burris Jackson
Hillsboro
National Cotton Council Board
Jackson
Meredith
Births at Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Richard A Carmody of 1010 8th Ave S W welcome a daughter born Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Gartier of Hartseller announce a daughter born Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital.
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Richard A. Carmody
8Th Ave. S.W
Decatur General Hospital
James. Gartier, Hartseller
Khrushchev Urges 1964 Tension Reduction At Kremlin Toasts
In a New Year address Khrushchev calls for further easing of cold war tensions in 1964 and notes a difference with China only on how to bury capitalism. He proposes 13 toasts and condemns African student protests in Red Square while pledging support to Cuba and urging improved U S Soviet relations for peace.
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Hospital Dismissals and Related Names Noted
A list showing hospital dismissals and associated individuals including Master Robert Neal of PO Box 103 Eva Mrs. Lewis Sharp Sheridan Apts and Albert Johnson of 225 6th Ave NW along with Emmett McCaghren Jr of 803 4th Ave SE and Mrs Grady Murphy of Madison.
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Robert Neal
Eva
Lewis Sharp
Sheridan Apts
Albert Johnson
6Th Ave
Emmett McCaghren, Jr
4Th Ave
Grady Murphy
Madison
Cullman Names List of Residents and Admissions
A readable fragment lists Cullman area residents and admissions including Clyde Lonzo Townson Cullman Cassie Estella Stocks Eva Master Danny Ray Robe Jennie Lou Roberts Billie Ruth McSwain Benjamin E Morris Deila Lynn Bonnie Sue Huffman Zebie Dee Coker Hanceville William Carl Abt Della Ann Schultz Horace Jackson Butler Helenf Faye Allred Mary Ruby Graves Magnolia Turner Glenda Blanche Duncan Cull
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Clyde Lonzo Townson
Robert Mahalie Stinson
Freda Ann Stansell
Cassie Estella Stocks
Eva Master
Danny Ray Robe Cullman
Jennie Lou Roberts
Billie Ruth McSwain
Cullman
Benjamin E. Morris
Deila Lynn
Culman
Bonnie Sue Huffman
Zebie Dee Coker
Hanceville
William Carl Abt
Della Ann Schultz
Horace Jackson Butler
Helenf Faye Allred
Mary Ruby Graves
Magnolia Turner
Glenda Blanche Duncan
Local Names List From Hartselle and Nearby Areas
Readable entries include James Thompson Hartselle Mrs James Garner Hartselle D T Coleman 1130 5th Ave SE L A Burleson 221 5th Ave NW Mrs Sam Saltalmachia New Orleans Mrs J Cain Jr 633 Johnston St Mrs Larry Warnick 625 Moulton St E Mrs D S Echols 417 Line St Dr J A Ussery Courtland Charles Wallace 2404 Penny Lane SE Mrs Danny Rose and infant son 1911 Harrison St Mrs Nannie Toliver Decatur Mrs E T Walling Hornes Trailer Court James Evans 913 Betty St Mrs Paul Waldrep Town Creek Grady Dumas Decatur 2.
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5Th Ave
Sam Saltalmachia
New Orleans
J.c.cain, Jr
Johnston St
Larry Warnick
Moulton St
D. S. Echols
Line St
J. A. Ussery
Courtland
Charles Wallace
Pennylane SE
Danny Rose
Harrison St
Nannie. Toliver
Decatur
E. T. Walling
Horne’s
James Evans
Betty St
Paul Waldrep
Town Creek
Grady Dumas
Berlin Cross Wall Ushers New Year At Deadline
About 55 000 West Berliners welcomed the new year with relatives in East Berlin as a 5 am deadline brought another crossing surge. Some who hold passes for both days stayed behind the wall while Ber liners on both sides hope for renewed negotiations between West Berlin and East German authorities.
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West Berlin
Snowbound North Alabama Sees Multiple Fatal Crashes
White Goldstein of Columbus Georgia and Carl Newsome of Jackson Alabama died in separate wrecks on snow slick U S 280 and U S 43. Kenneth and Anthony Radcliffe died from gas fumes in a Mobile home. About 700 travelers were sheltered in Cullman as Florence area reported 16 to 17 inches of snow with drifts to three feet. Roads officially closed with some residents still driving. No immediate word on state operations impact.
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Esther Goldstein
Columbus
U.S. 280
Goodwater
Carl Newsome
Jackson
Ala
U.S
Grove Hill
Kenneth
Anthony Radcliffe
Cullman
Jvere
National Guard
Lutheran
Florence
Two-Car Collision Near Gateway Shopping Center
Police said Dewitt Albert Creel 49 of Decatur turning right collided with oncoming traffic as Mayrel Dean Roberts 29 of 214 6th Ave NW and Don Gae 22 of 2206 Country Club drove north and south on 6th Ave in front of Gateway Shopping Center at 7 25 p m Tuesday.
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Dewitt Albert Creel
Decatur
Creel
6Th Ave
Mayrel Dean Roberts
Don Gae
Country Club
Gateway Shopping Center
Intersections See Multiple Collisions In Icey Conditions
At 8:15 p.m. Tuesday a southbound car driven by H. M. Therman Dearmond collided with a taxi driven east by Paul R. Upton at 16th Ave SE and Jackson St due to icy roads. Other crashes followed on 6th Ave and 16th Ave SE with drivers Hubert Yates Kenneth Hamilton and William Cochran Alfred Bogen. No fires reported to the Decatur Fire Department through 10:30 a.m. today.
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Jackson St
H. M. Therman Dearmond
Jackson
Paul Raymond Upton
Hames Ave
Huntsville
11Th St
William Loney Cochran
College St. SE
Alfred T. Bogen
Stratford Rd
Cochran
Decatur Fire Department
Earth's atmosphere shields us from dangerous radiation
The atmosphere acts as a shield against harmful radiation including far ultraviolet and cosmic rays from space.
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Earth
Space
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