04 Jan 1961
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1961
Page
1
Announcements list events including Decatur Mothers Club meeting Friday at 3 p.m. at 1080 Sherman St SE and Decatur Council Royal and Select Masters assembly at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple plus Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club gathering Thursday at Mrs. Raymond Royer’s home.
President Eisenhower announces the United States severs diplomatic relations with Fidel Castro's Cuba, saying the limit has been reached for U.S. self respect. The White House cites Castro's attacks and alignment with the Communist camp as factors. In Havana, the U.S. charge d'affaires and aides plan to stay briefly to handle pending matters.
An early atomic test site reactor blast in Idaho Falls killed three men and left intense radiation in a building. AEC sealed the area while radiological teams in protective gear tested levels as a southwest wind blew away contamination. The victims, two Army personnel, operated Stationary Low Power Reactor No 1, a prototype mobile reactor.
Senate Democratic leaders launched a push to move the first major social welfare bill through Congress. The measure aims to address welfare programs and related policy, signaling early momentum in the legislative agenda.
The question asks whether a personal surrender to Christ for a special service requires foreign mission work or can be for home mission. It also asks for advice on seminary in this context. The answer: you can serve where you are called, whether locally or globally, as mission work. seminary can help prepare you, but it is not mandatory. Seek guidance through prayer, your church, and trusted mentors.
Montgomery Atty. Gen. MacDonald Gallion says he will sue over the maximum late charge on loans of 75 dollars or less. He orders money lenders to ignore an advisory opinion and later says the suit will be filed within a few days, focusing only on the disputed late fees.
The burned body found in west Alabama is tentatively identified as Laree Whitley Greer, 35, of Great Falls, S C, who worked in a textile mill. Kenneth Jessie, 26, of Great Falls, is being questioned. police say she and Greer left together and Jessie later claimed he traveled toward Atlanta. The victim was described as 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 4 inches, 115 pounds, with brown hair and delicate features. death believed two to three weeks prior.
State Highway Department director Sam Englehardt forecast more than 50 million dollars in road work for Alabama this year with plans including Grant Street overpass projects near Decatur and the Belt Line area. The report hints at large local infrastructure investments touching Holly Street and 2nd Avenue corridors.
The State Department noted Soviet and North Vietnamese airlift of arms to Communist forces in Laos. It cited 184 observed flights by Soviet aircrews parachuting into the region. The report frames the activity as part of the ongoing Laos conflict.
The U S Embassy arranged a rapid departure of Americans from Havana amid Cuba relations. The first wave of evacuees includes many U S citizens, some married to Cubans, awaiting case determinations or serving prison sentences in Cuba.
Fragmentary Decatur item notes Venus observation and mentions Sisk in unclear context. Individual names and precise actions are unreadable but imply a local skywatching note or brief reference to a person named Sisk.
The Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning stood at 17.60 feet, down 0.22 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading was 551.90 feet. Other TVA lake stages reported this morning include Pickwick at 408.7 feet and Guntersville Whites.
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