Weather and River Update for Decatur and Vicinity
Complete Weather Decatur skies and river readings for Tennessee River area. Keller Memorial Bridge 146.63 sea level 550.93 TVA lake levels Guntersville 593.5 Whitesburg 551.9 Wilson 505.4 Pickwick 406.2 Wheeler 551.0 Chickamauga 675.0. High yesterday 55 at 1 30 p m. Low this morning 45. Temperature 7 45 a m 47. Forecast cloudy cool with rain. Tonight rain diminishing by morning. Thursday partly clearing warmer. Winds east 7 to 15 mph. High today 54 low tonight 45 high Thursday 58. Jupiter near the Moon tonight seen as brightest star. Full Moon Jan 6.
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Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Federal grant funds release funds for Mobile Tower at regional airport
Three Tennessee Valley lawmakers confirmed FAA funding for a mobile interim air traffic control tower to serve the new regional airport near Huntsville and Decatur. Construction is to begin late summer and take 18 months to two years. Airport Authority chair J. E. Mitchell praised the release and emphasized the airport’s importance to the valley.
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Sparkman
Hill
Jones
FAA
J. E. Mitchell
Airport Authority
Mitchell
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Huntsville
Elliott urges Alabama to choose education first for prosperity
Former congressman Jasper attorney urges students to back an education driven plan for Alabama to become number one in the Southeast. He cites 1957 1958 data placing Alabama seventh among southern states and pushes state funded research and broad educational legislation to power industrial growth. He tells students their future depends on effort imagination and work to achieve goals.
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Alabama
Elliott
Franklin County
House
America
Jasper
Johnson Jr. 7 month old Cla born Johnson dies graveside
Graveside services were held today for Cla born Johnson Jr. seven months old of Decatur at Belle Church Cemetery. Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs Cla born Johnson two sisters Shirley Ann Johnson Joyce Marie Johnson both of Decatur two brothers Larry D and Ronda R Johnson grandmothers Mrs Katherine Johnson and Mrs Rosie Garth of Decatur and other relatives.
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Claborn Oneal Johnson Jr
Claborn Johnson
Summer Ave
Belle Church
Reynolds Funeral Home
Shirey Ann Johnson
Joyce Marie Johnson
Decatur
Larry D
Ronda R. Johnson
Katherine Johnson
Rosie Garth
North Viet Nam war impacts and shortages noted
North Viet Nam faces shortages as peasants aid troops on patrol and many military installations are hidden in forests and mountains. Officials say August and early September bombing destroyed many targets, worsening food supply. In Canada some classes average 31 pupils.
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Viet Nam
Deaths of Mrs Iona Wise Lester 72
Mrs Iona Wise Lester aged 72 died Tuesday night at Jackson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are to be announced later by Spry Funeral Home of Athens.
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Lester
Iona Wise
Jackson's Hospital
Spry Funeral Home
Ahtens
George Rouse 80 Athens 6 Dies in Nashville
George Rouse 80 of Athens 6 died Tuesday at 1 am in Veterans Hospital Nashville. Services Thursday 2 pm at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church with A J Rollings officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery McConnell Funeral Home directing. Survived by widow Teney Rouse Athens 6 brother Ben Rouse Athens 1 and many grandchildren. World War I veteran.
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Nashville
Tenn
George Rouse
Athens
Veterans Hospital
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
A. J. Rollings
McConnell Funeral Home
Teney Rouse
Ben Rouse
Rouse
Mrs. Ella England Hartselle Dies At 79
Mrs. Ella England 79 of Hartselle died today at 3 am in her residence. Services Friday 2 pm at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. Floyd Parker and Rev. Junior Hill officiating. Burial in adjoining church cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Polite Butner Hart selle, son Milton England Hartselle, sister Mrs. Cynthia Johnson Decatur, brothers Asberry Johnson and Sam Johnson Decatur, two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Body returned to residence this afternoon. Member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.
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Hartselle
Ella England
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
Floyd Parker
Junior Hill
Peck Funeral Home
a—_daugh ‘ter
Asberry’ Johnson
Sam Johnson
Decatur
Tonie McAbee
William Butner
Charlie Johnson
Doug Johnson
L. T. Johnson
James Johnson
England
Rock Springs
Gazaway Children Mourn Dog Killed in Speeding Incident
A family in Decatur mourns their boxer Champ after a speeding driver hit the dog on Danville Road. A. A. Gazaway laments the driver's carelessness and urges slower speeds, while children Alan 6 Susan 9 and Marilyn 14 cope with the loss and call for responsible driving.
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Champ
Danville Rd
A. A. Gazaway
Alan
Susan
Marilyn
Gazaway
Decatur
Decatur Police Log and Local Notices Highlight Theft and Accidents
City records list multiple traffic violations including no license and parking in prohibited zones. Local thefts involve hubcaps change boxes and a burning torch missing from Landers Welding. A wreck near Hartselle injures Mary Nipsey with broken hip and arm while deputies arrest Hubert Lane on assault charges and release him on bond. Community meetings and church events are announced by Medical Assistants Association and Ebenezer Church with Knights of Columbus scheduling.
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Mary Nipsey
Hartselle
Alabama
Highway Patrol
Gary Lee Everett
Somerville 2
Wreck Claims Second Victim Near Falkville on U S 31
A three vehicle collision on U S 31 near Falkville last Wednesday claimed a second life. William Irvin Garner 66 died Tuesday at Huntsville Hospital after being in intensive care since the crash. His wife 55 died the day after the accident. Survivors include two daughters a son four sisters and five brothers. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at Lebanon Baptist Church with burial in Round Top Cemetery. The Rev John Crawford Rev Bunyan Wallace and Rev Jimmy Brown will officiate. Pallbearers are listed and the body lies in state one hour prior to services. Garner was a longtime Morgan County resident and former farmer.
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Falkville
Here
U.S
William Irvin Garner
Huntsville Hospital
Hartselle
Lebanon Baptist Ghureh
John Crawford
Bunyan Wallace
Jimmy Brown
Round Top
Peck Funeral Home
Inez Jones
Falkville 2
Martha McCaig Hartselle
William Garner Jr
Beulah Coleman
Tuscaloosa
Ida Cobb
Pensacola
Fla
Lizzie Pannell
Ruby Dunnaway
Somerville
Sam Garner
John Garner
Oneal Garner
Sherrill Garner
Roy Garner
Birmingham
Ratliff Barcliff
Homer Boger
J. B Shaneyfelt
J. C. Smith
Woodrow Anders
Johnson Lee
Congress Votes Extra Viet Nam Funds Amid Bombing Lull
Senate reports a new Viet Nam appropriation of 13 billion dollars, plus 1.7 billion voted last August and 700 million in May, totaling over 14 billion for increased action. The request follows a 13 day bombing lull that may extend two more weeks, noted by Sen. Richard B. Russell.
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Congress
Viet Nam
Richard B. Russell
U S to double food aid to South Vietnam in 1966
David Bell, head of the U S Agency for International Development, announced that American commodity assistance to South Vietnam would be doubled in 1966 to 400 million dollars in foodstuffs. The U S has had to ship rice to the war-ravaged country, normally a rice exporter.
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South
U.S. Agency For International Development
David Bell
South Viet Nam
United States
Moulton Enforces Limited Water Use Amid Drought
Moulton city water board orders limited use at service stations two washettes and citizens due to critical supply. Rain brings over an inch and a half, aiding a 250000 tank work for a 750000 system while completion expected in late spring or early summer.
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Water Board
H. A. Alexander
Moulton
U. S. Weather Bureau
Birmingham
Hartselle man charged in shooting neighbor's dog
A Hartselle man J. T. Legg, 59, was arrested by Morgan County officers on a charge of killing a neighbor's dog. He was released on a $300 bond. Legg allegedly shot a mixed breed dog belonging to Carl Smith around 6 p.m. Monday, according to justice-of-the-peace records.
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Morgan
Danville
Hubert Lane
Morgan Law
J. T. Legg
Legg
Carl Smith
Fire destroys Huntsville stables and $1 5 thousand stallion
Fire at the Putman stables in Huntsville burns horses and hay totaling heavy losses. Eleven or more horses were killed or injured including Sun Rise Parade worth 6 000 and Moon Go Boy worth 4 000 plus a breeding stallion bought for 15 000. Insurance will cover about half. Fire started in the loft. cause under investigation with Ardmore and Athens departments on scene.
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Moon Go Boy
Ke ‘Supreme
Putman Enterprises
University. Ave. NW
Huntsville
Jim Beasley
Athens
Ardmore
World in 1965 volume offered by AP for readers
The 1965 World in 1965 yearbook presents dramatic notable events of the year with a detailed account of space milestones including the Gemini era. The 288 page volume from The Associated Press invites readers to reserve copies by mailing in the coupon, noting 1964 edition remains available.
Committee presses linkage of Klan to violence and profits
The panel heard testimony on a six man wrecking crew plan to operate in each local Klan unit with members kept secret from fellow Klansmen. The hearing revisited the topic from October and also raised the issue of castration.
Bradford of Decatur Warrant Issued Mid morning
A warrant was issued yesterday mid morning for Bradford of Decatur. Authorities reported the action occurred after initial investigations and ongoing legal proceedings. The case details remain limited, with officials stating no further information is available at this time.
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Bradford
Decatur
It Happened In Alabama News Roundup
A bus collision in Mountain Brook injured 16, none seriously, with 15 taken to Birmingham hospitals. A head on crash near Greenville killed Rev. Herbert B Roepe and his wife Lydia C Roepe of Arlington Virginia. In Huntsville a new Army center opened and a $814000 building began construction as the Missile and Munitions Center and School was renamed from the Ordnance Guided Missile School.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mountain Brook
J. T. Haly
Haly
Harvey Philpott
Birmingham Hositals
Greenville
Washington
U. S. 31
Here
Herbert B. Roepe
Lydia C. Roepe
Arlington
Roepe
First Trinity Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
New Orleans
Huntsville
U.S. Army Missile and Munitions Center
Ordnance Guided Missile School
Erwin M. Graham, Jr
City seeks interim transit deal as unions negotiate
Mayor Lindsay plans to halt a full transit stoppage by forming a framework with the Transit Authority and two striking unions to resume subway and bus service while talks continue. A general framework is hoped to guide an interim arrangement with bargaining on final terms. The Fifth Avenue merchants urge President Johnson to press TWU members to return to work during negotiations.
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Lindsay
Price
Fifth Avenue Association
Johnson
Transport Workers Union
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