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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1968
Page
1
The next fiscal year total spending is projected at about 190 billion dollars with a potential increase around 10 billion over this year. Deficit outlook improves only if Congress passes a tax hike effective through the year, otherwise the decline could be modest.
Authorities rush to Fraizer Street in Athens Limestone County after a noon blaze that heavily damaged a three room house. Firefighters found a man’s body in a bedroom living room area as investigators work to identify him.
Communist troops pressed hit and run attacks eight days after the truce ended. North Vietnamese raiders hit U.S. Army helicopters with satchel charges northeast of Saigon while another assault left the enemy forces suffering heavy losses.
Washington AP reports Dean Rusk says US mutual security pacts form a principal pillar of peace. In Alabama three youths abducted and robbed the utilities manager D J O Gara of about 12000 dollars, nine thousand in cash plus 3000 in checks. In California Mike Kasperak, fourth heart transplant recipient, shows improvement but remains critical. doctors say. Heating ad text appears at end.
The city sold $1 million in Electric Department bonds with a 4.64 percent annual net interest cost from United Municipal Investment Corp and A. S. Hart & Co. of Memphis. Bonds, repaid over 20 years, finance five years of system upgrades funded by department revenue plus about $3 million more in revenue for substations, lines, and facilities. The adjourned city commission meeting also reviewed the issue.
Surveyor 7, a three legged unmanned craft in a $500 million lunar program, barely avoided a rock and touched down on a cratered plateau near Tycho. Televised images showed a rock-strewn landscape from Tycho’s ancient meteor impact with one leg inches from a rock.
Post office officials scramble to meet demand for six and eight cent stamps as supply remains far short. One cent stamps are dwindling while shipments of new stamps arrive slowly. Decatur assistant postmaster R M Campbell notes limited quantities and rapid sales.
AP reports stocks lower while cotton falls and grains rise. Wheat advances on strong late demand in Chicago while corn and oats trade lightly. Soybeans mostly higher with modest activity. Hog receipts reach 5,500 with butches steady to weak, highs around 20.25. Slaughter steers fall 25 cents to a top of 28.50 with 8,000 head received.
A low pressure system moved into south Alabama bringing more rain and thunderstorms. Overnight rainfall was light in the southern region with heavier totals in other areas as the forecast calls for continued cool, rainy weather.
HARTSELLE proposes a four block downtown redevelopment including a shopping mall and railroad overpass. Mayor Reynolds presented the plan to HUD in Atlanta with a feasibility meeting set for Jan 18 at city hall. A $76 000 federal planning grant has already been approved and local funds will cover a quarter of total costs.
Louis Block the world’s fifth heart transplant recipient died ten hours after a smaller woman’s heart was implanted in the 170 pound man at Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn. The hospital attributed the death to pumping capacity of the transplanted heart and poor lung condition from long standing heart disease.
At 33, a Cullman County native plays a major role in Stanford University's fourth heart transplant. The story profiles Dr. Donald C. Harrison and his wife Laura, locals from Garden City, detailing how the young surgeon grew up with the town and helped guide the medical team working to keep Mike Kasper alive.
The hospital reported the loss of a 57 year old man Block a retired fireman after his heart transplant. He had been listed on the critical list at 12 40 am as doctors struggled to maintain blood pressure. The hospital announced the death at about 6 30 am saying the operation was his only real life chance.
The Decatur Planning Commission urged the Alabama Highway Department to send representatives for a Beltline conference. It favors expanding right of way to 40 feet each side for a planned four lane artery, beyond the current 250 feet, to accommodate future commercial growth and 30 foot service roads. Atty. John Caddell for Decatur Land Co. spoke to the panel last month.
J C McDonald of Decatur says a suit challenging Alabama’s tax paid liquor law will be filed in U S District Court at Birmingham within a few days. He leads a three county movement and plans to seek a three judge court. McDonald mentions Morgan Limestone and France counties and a Birmingham attorney will file papers.
Reader note mentions Cesh Force Furniture and Appliances and Robinsons lane on Second Avenue Miing with unclear context and partial street reference. No concrete event dates or actions are readable.
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