Tshombe Slips Out to Make Way for Kolwezi
The secessionist leader spent most of the day with officials during a stopover at a hotel and refused to discuss Congo politics or his plans. He boarded a plane for Solwezi in Northern Rhodesia, heading toward Kolwezi, with reports he would go to Elisabethville and to Kolwezi on Monday. U N and diplomatic sources doubted a return to Elisabethville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
U.N
Solwezi
Here
Kolwezi
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Katanga
Fire and crime items reported in Decatur area
A fire damaged a switchbox at 231% Jackson St SE with slight loss. Also noted: burglary charges for Charles Peebles, 16, and multiple vandalism incidents including broken windows at 1612 Buena Vista Circle SE and damaged gum machines at Shop-Ezy. Police reports and club notices are listed for upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson St. SE
Buena Vista Circle, SE
Hospital Dismissals and Admitted Patients List
A compact hospital notices list patient admissions and dismissals by name and town. Entries include Mrs Willard Boyett Hillsboro Mrs James McCormick Danville II Mrs Walter Bass Moulton Edward Owens Danville II Mrs Elmer Posey Moulton and others with recent discharge counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Boyett
Hillsboro
James McCormick
Danville
Walter Bass
Moulton
Edward Owens
Elmer Posey
J. P. Dyar
Hillard Lackye
Town Creek
Sarah Puckett
Decatur
Leona Jeffreys
District Diary Ath ens Two building permits issued
City Clerk issues two building permits this week. Jack Smith receives approval to move a house from Hobbs Street to North Jefferson Street for 10 dollars. Burton White is authorized to construct an 18 by 20 foot structure at 10 West Market Street for 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jack Smith
Hobbs St
Jefferson St
Burton White
W. Market St
Viet Nam War Helicopter Losses Mount Across Front
In a year of supporting South Viet Nam’s armed forces, 23 helicopters were killed in action with many more wounded. Sixteen helicopters have been destroyed from enemy action or accidents as nearly all the 100 plus aircraft in South Viet Nam have suffered hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Viet Nam
Decatur General Admissions List Includes Names and Addresses
The Decatur General admissions register lists Roy Howard Fretwell and others with addresses across Decatur, Florence, Hillsboro, and surrounding towns. Included are several patients and guardians such as Mrs. Curtis Sharp Somerville, Walter Blevins Hammer Hartsville, and Miss Nona Riley, with multiple street and city details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carlos Logston
Hillsboro
Larry Joe Hall
Decatur
Tommy Bryan St. John
Ellis Ge Baggs
Meadowbrook
Joe Clark Parker
Spring Ave
Cicero Stevens
Cullman
Curtis Sharp
Somerville
Roy B. Sylvester, Jr
Florence
Ira P. Terry
9Th St
Leo Hacker
Athens
Harold Franklin Terry
Marvin Patton
Vinemont
Calvin Elton Byrd
Hartselle
Walter Blevins Hammer
Scaffold Fall Hurts Three Men in Good Springs
In Good Springs Limestone County three workers suffered injuries when a scaffold they were on collapsed. Posey sustained a broken ankle, while Bullard and Ward also were injured. All were treated at Athens Limestone Hospital and released. Posey is a rural correspondent for The Decatur Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Springs
Limestone County
Robert E. Posey
Posey
Word
Bullard
Athens-Limestone
Decatur Daily
Ward
Deaths Hartselle D P Scott 66 Former Falkville Resident
Duard P. Scott 66 of Florida City Florida died in a Coral Gable hospital Saturday at 6 am. Formerly of Falkville he was a World War I veteran. Survivors include one son Jer var peeee, one daughter Helen Duval, five grandchildren, and two brothers Simon Clark Falkville and W O Clark Athens. Funeral arrangements by Peck Funeral Home to be announced.
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Hartselle
Duard P. Scott
Florida City
Fla
Falkville
Coral Gable
Peck Funeral Home
Jervar Peeee
Helen Duval
Sweat
Fred Robinson
M. E. Golden
San Diego
Calif
Simon Clark
Falk
Slayings Tied Back To 1958 Driver Murder Case
Lawmen link the Dec. 22 1961 shotgun death of William H. Stewart Jr to a chain of Mobile area killings dating to 1958, including the shooting of Saraland Mayor Oscar L. Driver and contractor Calvin Davenport. Investigators have questioned many, charged none, and warn the killer may strike again.
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Thomas A. Taylor
Mobile Register
Saraland
Oscar L. Driver
Taylor
Roger Hammer
Harry McDonnell
Mobile
William H. Stewart Jr
Stewart
Press Register
Driver
Calvin C. Davenport
Big Creek Lake
Mobile County
Hog Bayou
Chickasabogue
Mobile River
Ray D. Bridges
Aluminum Company of America
Tom
U.S
Hilltop
U.S. 43
J. D. Nance
U. S
Ili
Davenport
Crestview
Fla
Miss Southern Pageant Winner Chosen At Cullman
A 16 year old Cullman High School junior Libby McPhillips was crowned Miss Southerner at Cullman High School Auditorium after a pageant featuring 43 contestants. The winner is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W W McPhillips and edged out finalists including Leona Brock Sandy Daniel Brenda Buckelew Bartha Campbell Rhonda Speare Jackie Mann Joan Miller and Peggy Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby McPhillips
Cullman High School
Libby
Cullman
Libby Ahe
W. W. Mc
Morgan County March of Dimes totals about $1000
Approximately $1,000 has been collected in Morgan County for the 25th annual March of Dimes. John T. Gort, MOD chairman, says the sum is well short of expectations. Remaining events include a telethon on WMSL TV and several road blocks plus Mothers March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
John T. Gort
MOD
Gort
Wmsl TV
Decatur
Hartselle
Radio Free Europe Broadcasts From Munich
Radio Free Europe in Munich operates 28 transmitters to relay broadcasts across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Free Europe
Munich
Germany
Snow and Ice Halt North Mississippi Travel and Tornadic Battles
A weather front brought freezing temperatures and ice on bridges in North Mississippi late Friday. Highway Patrol reported closed highways, with U.S. 72A near Florence and U.S. 31 near Lacon slick. Decatur saw cautious motorists and snow in Lawrence and Limestone counties. The Tennessee Valley Conference basketball final in Florence saw Cullman defeat Decatur in a rare setback for the Decatur team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur
Mississippi
U.S. 72A
Florence
Cullman
U.S
Lacon
Sixth Avenue
Lawrence
Limestone
Birmingham
Designer's Final American Dior Collection Amid Ill Health Rumors
Chic resigned last October as press director of the New York Couture Group after its press week. An inspiration worth working for was the American Christian Dior look with a full-hip flat-chested silhouette applauded by the audience. Rumors say Guy Douvier may stage his last collection for the American Dior house due to the designer's ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Couture Group
Guy Douvier
Dior House
Blaze Clouds Visibility on Snow Storm Route
Fire blazed fiercely as smoke darkened 2nd Ave SE between Moulton and Holly Sts due to west winds feeding the snow storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd Ave
Moulton
Holly Sts
Man Found Dead In State Field
In Sylacauga Alabama a 63 year old man named John Henry Herd was found dead Saturday in a field at the rear of his property. Authorities investigated the death as a possible accidental or natural cause. He lived in the area and was known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylacauga, Ala
John Henry Herd
Two Limestone Wrecks Probed After Road Collisions
Two traffic crashes near Athens and Madison County result in minor damage. In the first, a 1958 Oldsmobile driven by Clera Pepper Tribble and a 1955 GMC ton and half truck driven by Severn Garner collided on County Road 87. Garner was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. In the Washington Street incident a 1959 Ford driven by Maxie W. Hargrove backed into a 1954 Chevrolet driven by David Ingram Newton near the Post Office. A third crash involved a 1954 Chevrolet and a 1961 Volkswagen on Jefferson Street as the Chevrolet backed from a driveway. Damage estimated at about 250 dollars.
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Highway
Carl Edgeman
Clera Pepper Tribble
Madison
Severn Garner
Athens
Edgeman
Garner
Washington St
Maxie W. Hargrove
North
Jefferson St
David Ingram Newton
West View
Washington
Nancy Laura George
North Jefferson
Margaret Batrum Nash
Five Hurt In City Accident On 11th Street
Five people were injured in a two car crash on 11th St SE at 10th Ave. A 40 year old Danville man James O Dutton driving a 1962 Chevrolet was in good condition at Hart selle Hospital with bruises. Four Hart selle men riding with him were treated and dismissed.
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11Th St
10Th Ave. James
Dutton
Danville
Hartselle Hospital
Hartselle 1
Milford Fields
Edward Wright
Dewey Rice
W. A. Sandlin
Billy H. Stephenson
Tanner
Joe W. Miner
6Th Ave. SE
Ronald E. Flack
McArthur St
7Th St
Marie Flack
Blood Drive Urges Morgan County Visit for Bloodmobile
Morgan County Blood Programs chairman Bob McNelly notes the Bloodmobile often runs short of donors. Local Red Cross leaders report 1962 pints donated vs used in Cullman Limestone and Athens Limestone areas. The Decatur Jaycees assist with a Monday Bloodmobile at St Johns Parish House from 12 to 6 p.m. to boost donations.
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Bob McNelly
P. L. Parsons
Cullman County
American Red Cross
Cullman County Hospital
Francis L. Townsend
Limestone County
McNelly
Morgan County
Decatur Jaycees
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Poinsettia Uses Documented by Mexican Indians
Historical notes describe poinsettia red leaves used as dye and the plant stem’s milky juice made into a tonic for nursing mothers by Mexican Indians.
Wallace Governance Faces Racial and Fiscal Crises
Wallace enters office amid race and budget pressures with desegregation court orders pending. He vowed to resist federal mandates, while Alabama grapples with proration deficits, pay cuts for state workers, and a need to boost education funding. The new governor warns of sharp road- and tax-imposed reforms alongside congressional redistricting and a push to attract industry.
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Senate
Wallace
University of Alabama
Auburn University
Birmingham City
Golden Gloves
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Montgomery
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Alabama
Ed Rodgers
Rodgers
House
Soviet Aides Discuss Nuclear Talks With Kennedy
Nuclear negotiators Fedorenko and Tsarapkin of the Soviet Union met with President Kennedy as talks opened in New York after a government statement that U.S.-Soviet discussions would begin Monday. Kuznetsov conveyed hope for a test ban while Kennedy urged progress toward curbing the nuclear arms race.
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Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Semyon
K. Tsarapkin
U.S.S
Foster
U.S
U.N
New York
Kennedy
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov
Weather and celestial notes for January edition
Complete weather and river forecast for Monday with sunset and sunrise times. Moonrise and last quarter phase noted. Planet Saturn described as moving closer to the Sun, with a future view planned for early March when it lies about one billion miles from Earth.
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Saturn
Weather and River Update for Decatur TN Area
Reading this morning at Keller Memorial Bridge shows the Tennessee River at 17.42 feet up 0.37 in 12 hours. Sea level reading 551.72 feet. TVA lake stages listed for Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wilson. Forecast calls for cloudy very cold with possible snow flurries. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph diminishing Sunday. Today's high around 19 degrees.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Record Cold Grips Nationwide With Subzero Lows
Extremely cold air blanketed much of the nation as record or near record lows were set from Texas to Maine. Denver stock 25 broke a long standing January record, while Amarillo posted a new date low. Snow disrupted travel from New Mexico to New England and a 5 year old girl died traveling to a hospital in severe cold.
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Portland-Brunswick
Maine
Denver
Amarillo
Tex
Cheyanne
Wyo
McAllen
West Yellowstone
Mont
Laramie
Fraser
Colo
Butte
Idaho Falls
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Neb
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N.D
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Oklahoma City
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Rio Grande
Texas
South Texas
South Dakota
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California
New York
Limestone Registrars to Meet Through Jan 28 in Athens
Limestone County Board of Registrars will convene Wednesday and stay in session each weekday through January 28 to receive applicants qualified to vote. The office is in the basement of the Limestone Courthouse in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone County Board of Registrars
Limestone Coume
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