Dominican radio station seized as armed forces protest transfers
The Dominican armed forces seized Radio Santo Domingo after protests over transfers of officials including Rivera Caminero and Garcia Godoy, while the Inter-American Peace Force and the OAS debated the matter. The station later fell silent due to sabotage of transmitting gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
inter-American Peace Force
Garcia-Godoy
Radio Santo Domingo
OAS
Washington
Hugo Panasco Alvim
Brazil
U.S
Bruce Palmer ,Jr
Rivera Caminero
Evening Sky and River Reading Report
Sunset at 4 55 p m and sunrise 6 56 a m. Moonrise 7 59 p m with Last Quarter on Jan 13. Regulus near the Moon. Mars and Venus visible with Mars setting 6 23 p m and Saturn setting 8 48 p m. Jupiter high at 10 02 p m. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 16 27 morning and sea level 550 57. Today fair and not so cold this afternoon and tonight. Monday partly cloudy and warmer with north to northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. High 44, low 24.
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Regulus
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Draft Course Still Unknown
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey director of the Selective Service says colleges press to restore Korean War draft tests to meet manpower. He forecasts possible 80 000 monthly drafts and outlines potential order of selection plus easier deferments for college students and lowered mental test thresholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McKeeft
Stewart
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Associated Press
Army Base
Mouse Invades Jensen Bed In St. Paul Home
In St. Paul Minnesota a Jensen family mattress hosts a burrowing mouse. Despite help from a cat and attempts with a trap the rodent remains entrenched between box spring and mattress. Mrs Jensen recalls the night time thumps and the exasperated exterminator quip about poison gas. The bed stays vacated as the family adapts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Edmund Ave
Clayton L. Jensen
Jensens
Joseph
John
Frigid Weather Dips Low As Weekend Ends In Cold
A Huntsville weather official says a cold air mass should pass quickly across the state toward the Atlantic Coast by noon. Temperatures near 50 degrees are expected today with a low around 30 tonight as sunshine returns. In Poland the Monday outlook calls for partly cloudy mild weather with a high near 55. A volcanic eruption near Pompeii was reported to have buried parts of the city and blocked travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Atlantic
Warsaw
Poland
Stefan Cardinal
Mt. Vesuvius
Deaths Police Captain Widow Dies
Mrs. Katherine Weatherly aged 69 widow of retired Decatur Police Captain Joe Weatherly died Saturday at Bank Street Hospital. Services at Gunthorp Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Weatherly and Rev. Milford Walker officiating. Burial in Decatur City Cemetery. Survivors: two sons Joe Weatherly Jr and Dan Weatherly. a daughter Katie Degraffenreid. six grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Weatherly
6Th Ave
Joe Weatherly
Decatur Police Department
Bank Street Hospital
Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel
Milford Walker
Decatur City Cemetery
Gunthorp
Joe Weatherly Jr
Muskegon
Mich
Dan Weatherly
U.S. Army
Viet Nam
Katie Degraffenreid
Decatur
Garland Roberts
Walter Roberts
Mary R. Thompson
Guy Steenson
William Brown
Alva Bryant
Paul Bryant
Claude McRae
Roland Guyce
Mrs Gussie Aycock 79 Falkville resident dies
Mrs Gussie Mae Aycock 79 of Falkville died Saturday at 9 15 am in a local nursing home. Funeral services are 2 pm today at Falkville Methodist Church with Rev Arthur Finch and Frank McWhorter officiating. Burial in Morris Chapel Cemetery with Pallbearers and nephews serving. She was a native of Lawrence County and a Falkville Methodist member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Gussie Mae Aycock
Falkville Methodist Church
Arthur Finch
Frank McWhorter
Morris Chapel
Peck Funeral Home
James Richard Aycock
Decature
Floyd L. Aycock
Jenerette
Moulton Woman Mary Emerson Dies After Heart Attack
Mrs. Mary Emerson 64 of Town Creek 2 died Thursday night at Lawrence County Hospital after a heart attack. Graveside services will be today at 2 30 p.m. in Athens City Newman Cemetery with Elliot directing burial. Survivors include husband George Emerson, a son Joe Emerson, a daughter Georgia Mae Joiner, and relatives in Athens Huntsville and Thomasville. Funeral home handling arrangements.
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Lillie Jackson
Huntsville
O'Neal Montgomery
Athens
James Montgomery
Arson Blamed for Gretna School Fire and Bank Blaze
Fire damage in Gretna Louisiana tops 650000 with 500000 to the McDonagh No 26 Elementary School and 150000 to the Bernie National Bank building. Arson suspected as witnesses report a dull explosion before the blaze on the 13th and 4th floors. Delta Steamship Lines offices and Capt J W Clark react to the damage as 125 firefighters respond. three firemen injured.
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New Orleans
Bank
McDonagh No. 26
Gretna
Mississippi River
Delta Steamship Lines, Inc
J.W. Clark
Line
Abortion Law Change Eyed by Doctors and Prosecutor
A doctor and a former prosecutor urged reform of therapeutic abortion laws arguing that looser rules could reduce criminal abortions and deaths in the United States. They cited state practices and the model penal code, noting that bans drive women to unskilled abortionists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Jerome M. Kummer
University of California At Los Angeles School of Medicine
Zach Leavy
Los Angeles County
Alabama
Colorado
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oregon
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
American Law Institutes For Guidance of State Legislatures
Moscow delegation May Discuss Rocket and Missile Topics
The delegation includes figures close to Moscow politics and arms experts such as Col. Gen Tolubko. It may discuss rocketry and air defense despite no clear stance on supplying medium range strategic rockets. Russia could be urged to provide mobile surface to air missiles like the Goa style system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Alexander Shelepin
Strategic Rocket Command
Tolubko
Russia
Cuba
United States
North Viet Nam
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Vo Nguyen Giap
Extreme hardship cases fuel abortion debate
The speaker notes known social forces opposing abortion fail to achieve morality or prevent abortion. He argues these forces cause heartache and a tragedy of over 5,000 deaths yearly, largely mothers with young children, emphasizing the human cost.
Isle of Man Geography and Tourism Summary
Isle of Man spans about 277 square miles in the Irish Sea near Scotland. The island features a mild climate and tourism draws visitors to its coastal scenery and rural landscapes.
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Isle of Man
Irish Sea
Scotland
Mansfield report hints at cautious Vietnam pace in White House view
The Mansfield assessment shows Administration officials split on peace hopes. It notes negotiations are slim without combatant initiatives and warns cease-fire may stabilize but not end Viet Cong control in the countryside. It suggests possible U.S. escalation if talks fail, edging toward a general war risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Red China
White House
State Department
Europe
Far East
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Senate
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
City Subway Strike Hits Poorest, 187 Million Standoff Deepens
In the city the strike harms the poorest workers reliant on transit. 34,400 T W union and Amalga mated Transit Union AFL CIO affiliates push demands over wages, shorter weeks, and benefits. Secretary Wirtz pleads. mayor GOP urges settlement as Lindsay returns to Washington. A $187 million gap remains with no end in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transport Workers Union
Amalgamated Transit Union
Afl-Cio
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Lindsay
Washington
High Jaycee Award for USA President Whiddon
Frederick P. Whiddon of the University of South Alabama is named one of ten outstanding young men in America by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce. Whiddon, 35, was the youngest president of a major university in 1963 and hails from Newville Alabama.
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Mobile
Frederick P. Whiddon
University of South Alabama
America
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Jaycees
Jaycee
Tulsa
Oklo
Whiddon
Alabama
Newville
Henry County
Ala
Decatur Diary Notices Of Local Incidents And Meetings
Decatur police respond to a brick thrown through a window and a theft of four mag-type wheel covers from a 1965 Oldsmobile. A three car collision on Alabama 24 near Moulton leaves no injuries. Local club meetings and hospital visits are noted, including nurses association, Culture Club, and patient admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
I. W. Roberson
Ferry St
H. C. White
Diana
William L. Rheghess
4Th Ave
Frank T. Mack
19Th Ave
Joseph E. Emrico
Decatur 1
U.S. and Australian Forces Press Viet Cong Off Saigon River Front
American helicopters were shot down and another crashed amid an allied sweep 20 miles northeast of Saigon in Hau Nghia province. Australians reported kills and captured weapons while artillery and fortifications supported the operation. Intelligence suggested Viet Cong HQ may exist nearby as fears of Viet Cong crossings lingered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Hau Nghia
U.S
Iron Triangle
Two Charged In Limestone County Moonshine Transport
Limestone County men H C Bates and John Farrar were charged with transporting 30 gallons of moonshine liquor. Arresting officers included Sheriff M W Evans ABC Agent Carlos Nelson Chief Deputy Nolan Davis and Investigator Dennis Brown. A 1956 Oldsmobile was confiscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone County
ABC
Carlos Nelson
M. W
Buddy) “Evans
H. C
Mut) Bates
John Farrar
Evans
Nelson
Dep
Nolan Davis
Dennis Brown
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Francisco
II Newsmen
Mouse
Ros
Pole
Mrs
Gussie Aycock
Mary Emerson
N.C
Thn
Leds Rost
Fraser Canyon
British Columbia
CNR
Montreal
Vancouver
Robert Goldenstein
Rommie Hill
Thomas Dr. SW
Nurses Association
Baugh- Wiley-Smith Hospital
W. C. Keeton
Robert Ricks
Austinville Rd
Redstone Arsenal Base Hospital
Sid Norris
Kathaleen Johnson
Memphis
Tenn
John C. Cole
Murphree Rd
Moulton 1
Moulton
Rachel Borden
Lawrence County Hospital
Curtis Borden
Jesse Hodge
L’stone
Decatur Shopping Center
Veta
de Skillet
Wwe
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