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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1963
Page
12
Radio stations listed with frequencies and operating hours from 4:55 A.M. to midnight. Includes WMSL WHOS WAJF WJMW WJOF and WJOF entries with alignment to sunrise and sunset times and a directive to tune to 640 or 1240 during alerts. Enemy attack contingency adjusts daily hours to sunset.
Horatio Hornblower faces a perilous chase as the Hotspur trails the Loire near Ushant. Rogue waves, leeway, and careful maneuvers test his leadership while he plans a risky tactic to outpace the French frigate and avoid surrender.
U S and South Vietnamese troops faced a large Viet Cong force southwest of Saigon, with heavy casualties as 5 of 15 helicopters were shot down. Three Americans were killed and six wounded non fatally. The incident spurred a White House report on helicopter losses and highlighted intelligence gaps in both sides efforts.
New York AP reports actor A. Larry Haines laments the loss of diverse radio roles and big earnings. Once juggling multiple shows, he notes 1940s radio pay ranged 25 000 to 50 000 yearly and now moving pictures and TV complicate careers. He stars on CBS soap Search for Tomorrow and in Broadway's A Thousand Clowns, juggling audience recognition and onstage duties.
Montgomery AP report notes leadership shift in the Agricultural division with Carl B. Dalton named to succeed E. H. Wilson. The text also references NBC programming shifts and a Sino-Indian conflict documentary, plus weekend viewing suggestions and broadcasts.
Byron M. Thornhill, crane operator, lauds Twin Seam Mining Co. in a six inch column ad, thanking the company for 17 years of employment and a livelihood for his family. The firm closed December 31 after 25 years in the area, employing 52 workers. Thornhill, a Louisiana arrival in 1923, plans to stay nearby with his wife and son. No reason for the closing was given.
John M. Ward executive vice president of the Alabama Chamber says Dalton assumed duties this week. Dalton previously served as regional representative of the Southern Pulpwood Association in Alabama and other southeastern states.
Atop a six story scaffold workers positioned a large cardboard Santa on a motel project in Birmingham. A crane used to place the figure is down for repairs and is expected back next week to be used again for Santa removal. Postal rates rise January 7 1963 with higher first class airmail and postcard stamps across the board.
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