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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1966
Page
2
Weather Roundup and River Readings at Keller Bridge
Decatur and vicinity reports a Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning of 16.48 feet with sea level at 550.78 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Guntersville 593.5 and 551.5, Wilson 504.9, Pickwick 408.6, Wheeler 550.8, and Chickamauga 675.3. Yesterday's high reached 67 degrees at 10 a.m. and the low this morning was 50. Fourteen inches of rainfall were recorded in the prior 24 hours. Forecast calls for gradual clearing and cooler conditions with tonight and Tuesday mostly fair and cooler. today’s high about 58, tonight’s low near 30, and Tuesday’s high around 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Viet Cong push into delta as South Vietnamese and allies press search
U S paratroopers move into canal rich delta terrain in a major effort against Viet Cong strongholds. B52 raids target jungle in Binh Duong Province while helicopters deploy tear gas to suspected positions. Allied columns push toward the Cambodian frontier as ground troops tighten the surrounding perimeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plain of Reeds
Mekong Delta
Binh Duong
Saigon
Tuy Hoa
Phu Yen
Quang Ngai City
Quang Ngai
da Nang
U.S
New Zealand
Markets Report Closes With Mixed Commodity Prices
Cotton values show a Decatur loan at middling inch with fi. Cottonseed sells at 40 dollars per ton. Milk prices list Grade A at 6.55 per hundred and manufactured milk at 3.20 per hundred. Wood products and pulpwood price 13.30 per cord. Corn prices range from 1.33 to 1.11 per bushel for yellow varieties and 1.07 to 1.46 for white corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville AP notes cattle trade with variations across grades and weights. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to higher, cows up to 50 higher, bulls 50 higher. vealers strong, hogs active with mixed prices, sows firm, sheep with no early sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
New York Cotton Exchange Suspends Futures Trading
The New York Cotton Exchange announced no futures trading today due to a transit strike, disrupting market activity and prices for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton New York
The
New York Cotton Exchange
Egg prices ease on high end amid holiday clearance
In Birmingham the market shows sharply lower prices on top grade white eggs. Demand fair this morning with ample supplies. Retail prices per dozen cartoned store delivery include case. large 4464, medium 414-44, small 437.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Poultry market steady in Birmingham with firm demand
AP reports the Birmingham poultry market maintains a firm stance as ready to cook demand supports supplies. Prices for plant grade A and other grades are provided for week of Jan 3-7 with noted shifts from last week and forecasted volumes in Alabama and major market centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Birmingham
U. S
Stocks Rally Amid Mixed Dow Movers At NYSE
New York traders see a broad range of gains and losses across industries as general optimism clashes with sector-specific weakness. Notable advances include Kaiser, Dow Chemical, Boeing, General Electric, and Xerox, while several energy and consumer stocks trade lower amid shifting market sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allis Chal
Kaiser Am Air L
KVP
Suth Am Can
Lockh Air Babcock W
Monsan Boeing Olin
Owens Ili
Penney
Cota Can
Regis
Delta Air L
Seab al RR
Sears
Sinclair East Rod
Sou Co
Fila
Ford M
Ou Ind
Foremost Dair
Sunbeam
Swift
Texaco
Goodrich
Airc Goodyear
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US Steel Greyhound
West UN Tel Gulf O
Westy Elec Here
Pdr
Winn Dixie Honeywell
Indian H. Mills 204
Worth Int Bus
Xerox
Steel stocks dip as price boosts cloud market gains
The New York market slides in dull trading with Bethlehem and Inland Steel falling after steel price hikes while Lukens and Cruci ble rise. Aerospace names show strength as copper shares rally on new African and Chilean copper price news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem and
Inland Steel
Deaths Hartsel J. T. Law rence 90 Falkville
Hartsel J. T. Law rence 90 of Falkville died Sunday at 5 am at his residence. Services were today at 2 pm at Benn Church of God with Rev. Marvin Johns and Rev. Albert Hogges officiating. Burial was in Herring Cemetery. Survived by seven daughters and four sons, 23 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren. member of Church of God. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
J. T. Lawrence
Falkville
Benn Church of God
Marvin Johns
Albert Hogges
Herring Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
Bertha Martin
Waynesboro
Tenn
Gertrude McCormick
Danville
Mildred Pruitt
Eric Brown
Kalama
R C Puckett RC Puckett of Hartselle Dies at 89
R C Puckett 89 of Hartselle died Sunday at 4 pm in a local hospital. Services will be Tuesday at 2 pm at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. Tolan Whitten and Rev. Donald Clifton officiating. Burial at adjoining cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. He was a Neel Methodist Church member, former farmer, born in Lawrence County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
Tolan Whitten
Donald Clifton
Peck Funeral Home
Lorene Sparkman
Decatur
Effie Wallace
Hartselle
Roy R. Puckett
Danville
Edwin Puckett
W. C. Puckett
Virgil Wallace
Hartseller
Carman L Griffin Funeral Rites Held
Carman Lee Griffin 59 of 1004 Thomas Dr SW died Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral services conducted at 2 pm at Guntharp Funeral Home chapel with Rev Edwin Dalstrom. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors: widow Mrs C L Griffin Decatur a daughter Mrs Sarah Valentine Wyoming a stepdaughter Donna Gale Greathney Decatur brother Roy F Griffin Tullahoma Tenn three grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Mr Griffin was a Masonic Lodge and Shrine Club member and worked at Roselawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carman Lee Griffin
Thomas Dr
Tullahoma
Tenn
Robert G. Jones
John Hurt
Leon Whittan
John A. Holder
Billy J. Ferguson
William Kennett
Griffin
Masonic Lodge
Shrine Club
Roselawn Cemetery
North Viet Nam vows to fight on amid bombing moratorium
Amid an 11th day of bombings, Hanoi rejects U S calls for peace talks and reiterates terms for negotiation. Ho Chi Minh declares continued struggle, demanding U S troop withdrawal and acceptance of four demands. Chinese press denounces American diplomacy as hostile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Viet Nam
Washington
Hanoi
Nhan Dan
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Asahi ‘Shimbun
Havana
Viet Nam
Peking
Communist Party
People’s Daily
Tragic New Year Toll Tops Five Hundred In Traffic
State reports list Gracie Lee Curry of Anniston killed Friday when her bicycle was struck by a automobile. The article notes more than 500 highway deaths in the three day New Year period, with figures and comparisons to prior holidays as safety officials warn against complacency on roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracie Lee Curry
Anniston
Maude Doyle Newman
Birmingham
Mountain Brook
John M. Poole
Tuscaloosa
Clarke County
Grove Hill
James W. Wade
Plantsville
U.S. 231
Huntsville
Doyle E. Robertson
Riverview
Lanett
Chambers County
John T. Harris
Shelby County
Calera
Gene Enniss
Tallassee
Montgomery
Gerald Portree
Bryce L. Mcoreless
Rt. 2
Decatur
Lacey
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Over the Counter Securities Quotations Display NASD Prices
NASD compiled inter dealer quotes as of about 10 am today. Bids reflect representative prices not including retail markup or commission. Asked prices show upward adjustments to cover approximate markup for listed Alabama and Tennessee insurers and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASD
Allied Life Tmh
Ameco Inc
Bank of H’ville
National Life M
Food Corp. of America
Bank of Decatur
Alabama
Life of Alabama
Life of
Southern United Life Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Decatur Altrusa Meeting Hosts and Local Crashes
Carrie Eagar will host the Decatur Altrusa Club at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 415 Walnut St NE. Police reported multiple vehicle crashes over the weekend including a 1962 Chevrolet theft of tires and battery, several tow truck incidents, and injuries from a one car wreck on Alabama 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Eagar
Decatur Altrusa Club
L. R. Nash
Walnut St
Billy Morris
Morris
U.S. 31
McNamara Orders Steps to Curb Steel Price Hikes
Assistant Secretary Arthur Sylvester read McNamara's directive to cut inflationary pressure on defense buys. Bethlehem Steel and Inland Steel moved price increases. Pentagon may cancel current contracts after review. Johnson criticized Bethlehem's rise as unwarranted. defense aims to buy at lowest cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Defense
Arthur Sylvester
McNamara
Inland Steel Co
Bethlehem
Defense
Defense Department
Sylvester
Johnson
Traffic TV appeal as city faces transit strike
Early today a traffic television appeal urged commuters not to drive into the city. Negotiators returned to the bargaining table with Michael J. Quill of the Transport Workers Union due in State Supreme Court to answer a show cause order as emergency measures remained in force for New York’s 7.4 million daily subway and bus riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
Afl(cio
State Supreme Court
Break-ins Hit Two 6th Ave Restaurants Police Probe
Police investigated break-ins at All State Restaurant and Bentley's Restaurant on 6th Avenue SE Sunday night. Thieves pried open windows, taking about 35 to 40 dollars and 10 records from the juke box at All State, while Bentley's lost roughly 9.50 dollars and unspecified amounts from the juke box and cigarette machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Rd
Thomas Hal Steenson
North St
Steenson
Federal Building
Aaron Boyd Clark
Decature
12Th Ave
11Th St
Ford
Johnny G. Durnam
Nashville, Tenn
Judith Wooten
10Th Ave. SE
Moulton St
6Th Ave
Jimmie Bass Jr
Decatur 1
James Bruce Worley
Charles St
James Bruce Worley Jr
Carridale St
Eulis Jay Miles
9Th Ave
Charles Thomas Hamilton
Cullman
6Th ‘Ave
Bentley’s
6Th Ave. SE
Poce
Johnson Hints At State of Union In Talks On Steel And Economy
White House press secretary Moyers outlined Johnsons discussions with Joseph Califano on the steel situation and a general review of the economy with Henry Fowler Charles Schultze and Gardner Ackley. He noted Johnsons Texas ranch stay and talks on possible aid to end the New York transit strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Congress
Texas
Moyers
Joseph Califano
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Charles Schultze
Gardner Ackley
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Labor
Willard Wirtz
New York
Hearing Set for Rape Suspect in Limestone County
Preliminary hearing for 22 year old Jackie D Gaston charged with the Saturday morning rape of a 16 year old girl will be Friday at 10 a m in Limestone County court with Judge D L Rose presiding. Gaston is held without bond. The alleged assault occurred in a car near the National Guard Motor Pool off U S 31 around 2 30 to 3 a m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jackie D. Gaston
Limestone
D. L. Roseneau Jr
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Athens 8
Evans
Gaston
Tommy Woodoff
National Guard
Snavely to be named interim Lafayette College president
J Snavely, 83, will become interim president of Lafayette College in Easton Pa after serving as Birmingham Southern interim president in 1957 and permanent president from 1921 to 1938 He earned AB from Johns Hopkins in 1901 PhD in Romance Languages in 1908 and helped raise Birmingham Southern endowment to 2 million He left to lead the Association of American Colleges and later joined Pershing College where his salary will nearly double in Athens and triple in five years The new college will adopt a Trimester system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Snavely
Birmingham Southern
Lafayette College
Easton
Association of American Colleges
Antietam
Johns Hopkins
Snavely
Birmingham- Southern
McCain
Pershing
Snead Junior College
Athens
Limestone County Education Leader Praises Reading Lab Program
A Limestone County education leader commends a War on Poverty reading project. The program aims to boost reading habits of slow learners and underachievers by installing reading laboratories and television facilities, funded under President Johnson's initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone County
Washington
Johnson
Decatur Druggists Honor Former Colleague at Funeral
Pallbearers include J. W. Wyker Eldridge Guire Julian Harris Frank Holle J. G. Sanders and Frank Campbell. Honorary pallbearers are fellow Decatur druggists. Memorials to the heart fund requested by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wyker
Eldridge Guire
Julian Harris
Frank Holle
J. G. Sanders
Frank Campbell
Decatur
Johnson in Excellent Health, Says Personal Doctor
The latest word from John s son s personal physician Vice Adm George C Burkley is that Johnson is in excellent health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
George C. Burkley
Moulton Advances Water Project With New Tank and Dam Plan
The town moves toward a new water system to end a long shortage. Universal Construction Co. builds a 51000 tank in Indianapolis under an 110 day contract to replace the old tank. Officials seek land purchase and bids for Turkey Creek dam and lake to complete the system. Water use is restricted and fines up to 100 dollars apply for unlawful usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Construction Co
Indianapolis
Ind
H. A. Alexander
The
Water Board
Turkey Creek
Moulton
Real estate ads offer homes and trades in Decatur area
A collage of housing listings and small notices includes rentals and for sale ads in Decatur. Items show furnished homes with electric heat and air conditioning, equity sale trailers, a 1956 Chevrolet pickup, a 1964 Impala, and a wanted fiddle player. Contact numbers include 355-0716 353-5022 and addresses such as 1119 11th Ave SE and 1508 Seton Ave SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Impala
19Th Ave. S.E
Seton Ave. S.E
Eae Ee
5Th Ave
S.W
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Nashville Livestock
Steels
Inland
Lukens
Crucible
Wheeling
Detroit Steel
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Aerospace Defense
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
Northrop
American
Eastern
United
Caterpillar
du Pont
General Electric
Africa
Chile
Anaconda
Kennecott
Xerox and
IBM
U S. Steel and
Jones & Laughlin
American Stock Exchange
Ate
U.S. Treasury
Yaico Orientale River
J.T. Lawrence
R.C. Puckett
R. C._ Puckett
Carman L. Griffin
Joe Sidney Foster
Over the
Local Securities
Tennessee
Rayburn Bolan
E. Moulton St
Billy Reeves
Azalea Cr
E. L. Price
Westmeade SW
James P. Slaten
Azalea Circle
Sheriff’s Department
Leon L. Williamson
Hillsboro 1
Alabama 24
Highway Patrol
Williamson
Lawrence County Hospital
Sheriff Evans
Auth
L'stone
Frank Thompsson
Heart Fund
L. W. Houston
11Th Ave. S.E
Chevrolet
Hiway
New Moulton Road
S.W. Decatur
Carport
N.W
Gravr
Decetur Shopping
Peter
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