Bethlehem Steel Price Increase Draws White House Criticism
Bethlehem Steel Corp raised prices by five dollars a ton on some products and drew swift rebuke from President Johnson and his top economic advisers. Johnson urged immediate talks with the White House and the Council of Economic Advisers, calling the move inflationary during wartime.
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Jack Lefler
AP Business
NEW York (Ap
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Johnson
Texas’ White’ House
Bethlehem
Gardner Ackley
Ohnson
Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Gl's Battle To Cut Cong Drive Near Quang Ngai
Allied forces fought near the central coast as Viet Cong overran a district HQ and massed like for a New Year push on Quang Ngai. Stormy weather hampered air and artillery support while a U S plane crashed with its pilot missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
South China Sea
U.S
Crash Claims Decatur Two Man
A New Year’s Eve automobile collision near Lacey’s Spring killed 28 year old Bryce L. McCreless of Decatur. State troopers identified the victim after his car crashed with another vehicle about three miles west of Lacey’s Spring last night.
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Lacey’s Spring
Decatur 2
Here
Bryce L. McCreless
Veterans of World War I to Meet at Hart selle Legion Home
Veterans of World War I Morgan County barracks 2405 and the auxiliary will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday at 6 30 p m at the American Legion Home in Hart selle The speaker will be Williams Evans Decatur Social Security manager discussing Medicare.
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Morgan County Barracks
Auxiliary
American Legion
Hartselle
Williams Evans
Decatur
Quiet New Year Celebration At Johnson Ranch
The Johnson family gathered at the LBJ Ranch to observe the end of the old year and the start of the new with no special plans. White House press spokesmen said it would be a quiet observance as Lynda Johnson, aged 21, was part of the family gathering.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
White House
Lynda
Johnsons
Decatur Joins In New Year Festivities
Decatur area residents joined millions worldwide in the old year’s end celebration. Revelers welcomed a new year with cheer as daily worries paused. The next day returns to routine with football games and bowl party buzz noted. wartime headlines persisted elsewhere.
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Decatur
Viet Nam
City Reading Plan Approved by State Board
Decature Board of Education learned Friday that its proposed 176,796 reading program received approval from the Alabama Board of Education. Supt. H. R. Leeman said partial implementation will begin January 17, at the start of the second semester, with funds provided in the city schools budget.
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Cora Blair
Decature Board of Education
Alabama Board of Education
H. R. Leeman
Morgan County Schools receive 311321 dollar ESEA funds
Morgan County Schools were awarded 311,321 dollars under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as state approval reached the district Friday morning. Superintendent J. C. Pettey announced the grant and officials planned immediate use to hire teachers for a countywide developmental reading program supervised by Ted Butts.
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State Department of Education
Morgan County
J. C. Pettey
Pettey
Board of Education
Doyle Walker
Hartselle
Ted
Butts
Morgan County High School
Prosperity Forecast for 1966 Faces Political and Global Risks
The 1966 outlook centers on continued Great Society themes under Johnson, with election-year hurdles for Congress. Global leaders like de Gaulle Mao and Johnson influence stability while Russia’s leadership may consolidate power. Africa could reemerge as a Cold War focal point, though war with Russia is not anticipated.
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Johnson
de Gaulle
Mao Tse-tung
Russia
Khrushchev
Orange Bowl Preview and Gallup Woman of the Year
Decatur Daily previews Sundays sports with Ron Tate in Miami for Alabama vs Nebraska coverage and pregame notes. George Gallup reveals 1965 Woman of the Year in Sunday issue, while John Knox recounts a fading old town’s pioneer history in the Tennessee Valley.
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Alabama
Nebraska
Decatur Daily
Ron Tate
Miami
Paul Bryant
U. S
George Gallup
John Knox
Tennessee Valley
Tax Changes Hit Social Security Increases Start 1966
Federal payroll deductions rise as Social Security tax increases. excise cuts totaling about 1.7 billion dollars lessen other levies. The change raises a worker earning 6600 dollars annually from 174 to 277 dollars per year, with taxes effective on 1966 first paycheck.
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Washington
Congress
Security Mutuel Finance Corp Incomplete Address Notice
A damaged OCR fragment references Security Mutuel Finance Corp at 714 Benk St with partial numbers and the terms Einencing and Insurence, suggesting a truncated listing or notice involving local finance or insurance entities.
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Security Mutuel Finance Corp
Benk St
De Gaulle Receives U S Peace Aims On Viet Nam
Paris AP Special envoy Arthur J. Goldberg outlined U S peace objectives to President Charles de Gaulle and the Atlantic alliance. De Gaulle vowed France would stay out of the conflict and avoid being drawn into any war not of its making. Harriman planned talks with Tito in Yugoslavia before meeting Indian Prime Minister Shastri, but fog delayed his landing at Brdo Castle.
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Paris
Arthur J. Goldberg
U. S
Viet Nam
Charles de Gaulle
Atlantic Alliance
Paul VI
Goldberg
de Gaulle
France
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Johnson
Tito
Yugoslavia
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Harriman
Brdo Castle
Warsaw
Poland
LBJ Awaits Key Decision on Viet Nam Pause
President Johnson may delay major Viet Nam policy moves as peace talks proceed. Officials say the pause in bombing North Vietnam will continue while U S probes seek a Communist response for the new year. Congress convenes January 10 and the budget is due January 25.
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North
Viet Nam
U.S
Johnson
Congress
LBJ
Two Years Ago Snow to Warm Spring Like Weather
Two years ago residents awoke to about 17 inches of snow from a rare southern snowstorm that swept the region on New Year’s Eve 1963. Today in the Decatur area skies are partly cloudy and mild with a predicted low around 61 and a high near 73. The Weather Bureau in Huntsville says the warm spell and “April in January” conditions likely continue through Sunday and possibly Monday.
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Decatur Area
North Alabama
Smed Business Loans At Por tion-714 Bank Street
Readable text notes a security mutuel finance facility offering business loans located at portion 714 Bank Street. The fragment mentions Smed as a possible name or related entity connected to the operation.
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Bank Street
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