Moon Eclipses to Readily Be Penumbral in 1966
The report notes two lunar eclipses in 1966 both will be penumbral and invisible. The previous December 8 eclipse followed the same pattern, remaining unseen.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1966
Page
2
Decatur Area Weather and River Forecast Update
Weather report for Decatur and vicinity notes considerable cloudiness and mild conditions with scattered showers. Measurable rain possible today and tonight with southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. High around 66, low about 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama Plans 136 New Industries in 47 Counties
The Planning and Development Board outlined 136 new industries across 47 counties creating 10,031 jobs and 224 expansion projects adding 17,861 positions. Pulp and paper leads with 184 million dollars in new and expanded facilities across chemistry electronics rubber plastics and space-related plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Paratroopers in Vietnam offensive and heavy clashes
American forces reported progress as paratroopers seized 26 weapons and two mortars in a delta operation near Vinh Dinh 85 miles southwest of Saigon. In Quang Ngai clashes, Minh Lon and Hill 66 saw government casualties while Viet Cong held Hill 66 and rest remained hidden awaiting a new offensive. U S Marines logged 290 patrols with no enemy contact in northern areas and B52 raids supported by Harold Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinh Dinh
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S Air Force
Harold Brown
Viet Nam
Brown
Quang Ngai
Minh Lon
Hill 66
Minh Long
Athens Boy Helps After Alleged Assault
Evans said the girl reported her friends were taken home before the alleged assault occurred, while a boy who happened by provided a lift to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Denver Woman Dies. 13 Grandchildren Mourn Loss
Obituary note mentions injuries in Denver Colorado and 13 grandchildren with two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed include Joe Balch Jr Donald Spencer Jack Clift Gene Anderson Carl A Williams George Wilkers Charles Apperson Jr and Paul Rogers. Mrs. Thornton was a native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Joe Balch Jr
Donald Spencer
Jack Clift
Gene. Anderson
Carl A._ Williams
George Wilkers
Charles Apperson, Jr
Paul Rogers
Thornton
Fire call, vandalism, and assault reported in Decatur
The Decatur Fire Department answered a false alarm at 1201 13th Ave SE Saturday at 7 30 p m. Wayne Smith reported a window broken at Grace Baptist Church from a 1965 Rambler. James Edward Carter was cut on the street and treated at Decatur General Hospital. Morgan County Board of Registrars meets Monday at the courthouse 8 a m to 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Fire Department
13Th Ave
Wayne Smith
Bell Ave
Grace Baptist Church
James Edward Carter
Newcomb St
Carter
Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Morgan County
March of Dimes Expands Fight Against Birth Defects
Lidikay notes a $10 000 goal not firmly set yet while birth defects affect about 250 000 U S babies yearly and are the second leading cause of death after heart disease. An estimated 500 000 miscarriages stillbirths and spontaneous abortions occur before birth and 60 000 infant and child deaths follow. The March of Dimes began this crusade in 1958 and now funds 137 research grants and 57 birth defects centers through the National Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lidikay
U.S
March of Dimes
National Foundation of the March of Dimes
Johnsons peace effort views and domestic negotiation dynamics
Reports indicate President Johnson blames himself for failing to persuade Hanoi and Peking of peace aims while his approach to negotiations emphasizes gradual steps, small domestic moves, and evolving strategies. He hopes for foreign travel and a Paris visit with de Gaulle, and sees true brotherhood as the toughest next step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Peking
Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Widow of Former Alabama Patrolman Noted in Madison County
The obituary notes the widow of a former Alabama highway patrolman from Madison County. It mentions family ties and local recognition as part of the community record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Alabama
Athens Woman Florence Ross Dies at 98
Florence W. Ross, 98, longtime Athens resident and founder of the Ross Hotel, died at her home Saturday at 3 a.m. Graveside rites will be held at City Cemetery at 4 p.m. Rev. James E. Harris to officiate. Survivors include four daughters and six grandchildren. Ross came to Athens in 1897 with William C. Ross and ran the hotel for nearly two decades after his death in 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Florence W. Ross
City Cemetery
James _E. Harris
McConnell
Anette Williams
Elizabeth Hayes
Dorothy Ross
Russell Hightower
Florence
Claude Woodard
Nashville
Tenn
Gene Thornton
Pryor Williams Jr
Dan Hightower
Ross Hightower
William R. Williams
James E. Horton Jr
Courtney Senn
William H. Woodard
Ross
Giles County
William C. Ross
Ross Hotel
R. H. Hayes
James W Hargrave Tanner 70 dies visiting relatives in Wayne
James W Hargrave 70 of Tanner died Friday in Wayne Michigan while visiting relatives. Services at McConnell Funeral Home Athens chapel today at 2 pm with Rev. F L McBay officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Athens with McConnell directing. Survivors include Myrtle his widow and three daughters and six sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner
James W. Hargrave
Wayne
Mich
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
Athens
F. L. McBay
Roselawn
McConnell
Ve “Myrtle Hargrave
Mack Beddingfield
Mooresville
Dorothy Millikin
Hazel Park
Clyde Cook
Leslie Hargrave
Taylor
Leo Hargrave
Robert Hargrave
Eugene Hargrave
Earnest Hargrave
Hubert Hargrave
California
Myra Hargrave
Chattanooga
Tenn
Francis Hargrave
Lewis Hargrave
Coffman Hargrave
Conn Hargrave
Wyninger Hargrave
Leon Hargrave
Dan Hargrave
Detroit
Rouse Rites For Myrtle Bell Rouse In Decatur
Mrs Myrtle B Rouse 22 of 1013 17th Ave SE died Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Services at Brookhaven Baptist Church at 2 pm with Rev W W Coffey officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include widower W E Rouse two daughters Donnie Joe and Patricia Ann two sons James E and Charles Wayne all of Decatur. Funeral home Gunthorp in charge. Body remains at residence until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Bell Rouse
17Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Brookhaven Baptist Church
W. W. Coffey
Roselawn
Gunthorp Funeral Home
W. E. Rouse
Decatur
Donnie Joe Rouse
Patricia Ann Rouse
James E.° Rouse
Charles Wayne Rouse
Evans (Buster) Conner
James
Fowler
Tommy Conner
Rebecca Gail ~Conner
Lucian Moore
Charles Brown
Freeman Crow
Doris Turner
Mathis Turner
Don Turner
Funeral for Carmon Griffin Set for Decature Hospital Death
Funeral services are announced for Carmon Lee Griffin age 59 who died at Decature General Hospital on Saturday at 3 p.m. The arrangements are being handled by Gunthorp Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmon Lee Griffin
Thomas
Decature General Hospital
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Funeral services for Bryce I McCreless in Decatur
Bryce I McCreless 28 of Decatur killed in an automobile accident Friday night. Services are today at 2 p m at Somerville Church of God with Rev Ray Elders and Rev Frank Richards officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Decatur. Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Shirley Sharp McCreless a son Bryce C McCreless a daughter Kelley Paige McCreless parents Mr and Mrs Lewis McCreless all of Decatur a brother Colige McCreless Town Creek Macon McCreless Warrior Leaveral McCreless Decatur four sisters Mrs Willodean
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priceville
Bryce I
McCreless
Decatur 2
Somerville Church of God
Ray Elders
Frank. Richards
Roselawn
Decatur
Gunthorp
Shirley Sharp McCreless
Bryce C. McCreless
Kelley Paige McCreless
Lewis McCreless
Colige
Town Creek
Macon
Warrior Leaveral
Willodean
Shooting scarred man after quarrel over football game
A 25-year-old Black man, James Miller of Sunset Dr, was hit in the left knee by a .22 rifle slug during a shooting after a football game dispute. Deputies say he was treated at Decatur General Hospital and did not press charges. Morgan County officers reported 36 highway intoxication arrests over New Year weekend. Burial details note pallbearers and honorary pallbearers for Mr. McCreless, a Priceville High School graduate (1956) and former Mollory Capacitor Co. employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Miller
Sunset Dr
Bobby Kennedy
Benny McEntire
Decatur General Hospital
Kennedy
Morgan Law
Jack Gilchrist
Norris Christopher
Ben Poole
R. Conway
Priceville
McCreless
Priceville High School
Mallory Capacitor Co
Huntsville
Bokassa seizes power in Central African Republic
Colonel Jean Bede Bokassa, army chief of staff, overthrew President David Dacko and named himself head of state. He announced on state radio that the government has resigned and declared the hour of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangui
Central African Republic
Jean Bede Bokassa
David Dacko
Bokassa
Dacko
Hour of Justice
Athens men charged in Friday grocery burglary
Two Athens men Garland Wayne Emerson age 22 and James Edward Young age 32 were charged with second degree burglary by Limestone County Sheriff's at Beasley’s Grocery. Bond set at 750 each. Cigarettes stolen. case tied to an ongoing burglary investigation led by Dennis W. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone County
Thomas Elbert Beasley
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Garland Wayne Emerson
James Edward Young
Elkton St
Evans
Dennis W. Brown
Brown
Bowl Week Upsets Rule College Football Headlines
UCLA defeats Michigan State 14 12 in the Rose Bowl while LSU downs Arkansas 14 7 in the Cotton Bowl. Nebraska remains unbeaten after a victory over a top ranked foe as Alabama looms in the Orange Bowl. Missouri edges Florida 20 18 in the Sugar Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paul
Bear
Bob Stiles
Michigan State
Joe Labruzzo
Louisiana State
Arkansas
Nebraska
Alabama
Missouri
Florida
Spartans
Morgan County Court Suits and Marriage Licenses
Morgan County suits list numerous civil actions with damages sought from targets including Livingston Amoco Service, Globe Life and Accident Insurance, Auto Electric Repair, and others. Multiple garnishments, promissory notes, and accounts, plus dozens of marriage licenses and several deeds and transfers are detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Orville Mae Noles Cosby
Monte Livingston
Livingston Amoco Service
Frances R. K. White
Globe: Life and Accident Insurance Co
A Corp
Beneficial Finance Co
Decatur
John W. Brown
Betty J.brown
Auto Electric Repair
Fredrick Price
Dale A. Price
Stephen Chenault
Eugene Chenault
Mildred Chenault
Yancy
Marion E. Sims
Frederick E. McNutt
Fitter Queen Distributing Co
Lawrence Marrow
Eliza Marrow
Filter Queen Distributing Co
Willie
Bankston
Dora Lee
C. P. Beddow
S. L. Gibson
Europeans Enter 1966 On A Spending Spree
A AP survey across Europe shows living standards rising and inflation worries ahead as 1966 begins. Britain faces austerity under Labour while De Gaulle, France, and West Germany grapple with economic and political pressures. Spain eyes a tourist boom and succession moves under Franco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. King
London
China
West Europe
Associated Press
Europe
Britain
de Gaulle
France
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
West
Kremlin
Red China
West Germany
Ludwig Er ‘Hard
Berlin
Italy
Aldo Moto
Sweden
Norway
Spain
Generalissimo
Francisco Franco
Juan Carlos de Bourbon
Pope Paul Sends New Year Peace Pleas to Vietnam Leaders
The Pope urged Russia to honor history with restraint and backed a cease fire. He welcomed the Christmas truce in North Vietnam and urged Ho Chi Minh and Thieu to avoid renewed fighting. Observers noted cautious optimism in the pontiff’s messages and his wish for peace in 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Paul
Hanoi
Saigon
Paul
Viet Nam
Thieu
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Paget
Yank
Myrtle B. Rouse
Bryce L. McCreless
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt
Salt —River
Washington
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Seoul
South Korea
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Moscow
Pravda
Laos
Cambodia
Soviet Communist Party
New York
Transit Authority
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
State Supreme Court
Johnson City
Tex
Luci
Lynda
Pat Nugent
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Fredericksburg
Beban
UCLA
Kurt Zimmerman
Bruin
Bob Apisa
Jim Raye
Steve Juday
Raye
Apisa
Stiles
Dallas Grider
Saul
Bruins
Spartan
State
Don Japinga
John Erquiaga
Kurt Altenberg
LSU
Jon Brittenum
Bobby Crockett
Tigers
City Finance Co. Inc
Clifton W. Hurst
State National Bank of Alabama
William Warren Jr
Sullivan, Long & Hargerty
Harold Dietz
Spencer Weinman
Hubert M. Porter
Lawrence Barr
Aetna Discount Co. of Alabama
Bobby C. Stephenson
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Palmer G. O'Bar
Sears
R Roebuck and Co
Richard E.*story
W.W. Dinsmore
Dinsmore Brothers Furniture Co
Claire Garth
Alberta Garth
Hartselle Grocery Co
As Corp
Tony Sapp
W. W. Sapp
Grady Dumas
Arlin
Blackwood
Arlin Blackwood
E.H. Nesmith
T. H. Young
Brownell Pontiac Co. Inc., Corp
James Bazzell
Chrysler Corp
William E. Norton
Barbara
Faye Henderson
Madison
Winfred Lee Findley
Hartselle
U.S. Air Force
Vera Mae Findley
Hershel Ray Moore
Harrison St
Worthington
Carolyn Sue Moore
John Robert McEntire
Electrician
Margaret Nelson
1St St
Charles H. Pinkston
Cincinatti
Ohio
Martha
Ann Orr
James H. Welse
New Market
Wanda
Opal Bowling
Hartselle Redstone Arsenal
Arvin H. Evans
Somerville 2
Shelia D. Shelby
Union Grove I
Ronald Lee Polson
New Orleans
Boeing Co
Carolyn L. Reding
Courtland
Thomas W. Hawkersmith
Tullahoma
Judy Hagan
Deeds Prentiss H. Clark
Harold Wallace
Cleveland B. Edie
Billy Byford
First National Bank
Decatur Foundry & Machine Co
John Garner
Jane P. Garner
Roy E. Hopkins
Decatur Foundry and Machine Co
Billy Roy King
P. L. Galloway
James H. Martin
Robert N. Knight
Jeanie K. McAfee
Betty E. Lee
Edward Hudgins
H. C. Prince
Donald T. Prince
Luther Standridge
Otis L. Campbell
O. Inc
Daniel Suart
Marshall D. Woods
James T. Newman
Claude D. Aycock Jr
Benjamin D. Fitts
James H. Bates
Ed . Bates
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Robert Callahan
William E. Covington
Oscar C. Rogers
Ruth _G. P. Houise
W. J. Williams
B.P. Mann
Floyd Chambers
John D. Trimm
Sims Homes Inc
Rogers C. Penfield
Roy L. Washburn
Freddy J. Agee
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
NATO
Decetur
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