Calendar of events highlights community meetings and classes
Calendar lists Girl cheer classes registration for six and over at Danoreme IS. The Human Relations Group meets at Central United Odust Church at 7 30 p m with Judge C Bennett McRae speaking on Juvenile Delinquency. Optimist Club of Decatur gathers at Holiday Inn South at 7 p m. Women of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church observe Call to Prayer and Self Denial from 7 to 9 p m with theme Open Up Your Life. Numerous PTA meetings, clubs, and a public performance of The Diary of Adam and Eve by Alpha Omega Players at First United Methodist Church at 8 15 p m are noted. Meals and nursery services are mentioned at several venues.
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Central United Odust Church
C. Bennett. McRae
Memorial Drive United Methodist Church
Mark Twain
Alpha- Omega
First United Methodist Church
Bob Archibald
Cramped Morgan County Courthouse Bites Back for Space
Courthouse storage bin and later divided offices fail to ease crowding as six judges share one large courtroom and two small rooms. Grand Jury meets in the registrar’s office after being moved from basement quarters amid shrinking space for records and court operations.
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Morgan County Commission
Morgan County Grand Jury
Board of Registrars
Grand Jury
Many Parallels Between U S Vietnam Civil War Times
A reader letter from 1971 discusses Circuit Judge Powell's comparison of Vietnam War opposition to Civil War era dissent. It cites drafts, riots in New York, desertions, and parallels between wartime attitudes, with mentions of Lt. Calley and Colonel Turchin as shared figures.
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Decatur
Decatur Daily
Newton B. Powell
U.S
Vietnam
Civil War Times
Judy Powell
United States
New York
Judge Powell
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Dad
North Alabama
Free State
Winston County
South
Shelton
Powell
John Basil Turchin
William L. Calley
Calley
History echoes of war crimes and court martials across eras
David A. Rix reflects on My Lai and Civil War actions, comparing how public opinion and military justice shaped responses. He recalls John Turchin, his 19th Illinois regiment, and the Athens Alabama episode, noting parallel judgments and enduring questions about accountability.
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United’ States
John Turchin
Russia
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Turchin
O. M. Mitchel
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Huntsville
Stevenson
Decatur
Athens
Bruce Catton
Chicago
Buell
Alabama
Tennessee
St. Calley
the Daily
Judge Powell
David A. Rix
Court Rules Against New Jersey School Desegregation Challenge
The Supreme Court upheld an 8 to 1 decision dismissing a claim that New Jersey’s school system is unconstitutional due to minority student concentrations. Justice Douglas dissented as the court supported the district court’s ruling that racial imbalance arose from housing patterns, not discrimination.
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New Jersey
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Richmond
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige
Richmond Area
Denver
Fite Rites Set for Local Resident at First Baptist
Roy Fite, a local resident, leaves behind three great grandchildren and two sisters Mrs. Clarence Cone and Mrs. Herman Floyd of Nashville. Pallbearers include grandsons Jerry Saylor John Ennis William Roy Fite III Paul Jack Fite James Robert Fite Jr and Davis Patterson Fite. The body remains at the funeral home until service. He was a member of First Baptist Church.
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Clarence Cone
Herman Floyd
Nashville
Jerry Saylor
John Ennis
William Roy Fite
Paul Jack Fite
James Robert Fite Jr
Davis Patterson Fite
Fite
First Baptist Church
Warming Continues Across Regions As High Pressure Shifts
An arctic high pressure system centered in the Carolinas drives a warming trend from the Rockies to the Appalachians with a long-lasting effect. Forecasts show highs near 68 Wednesday, mid 50s by Friday, and lows in the 40s, with increasing moisture and scattered light rain possible across North Alabama Tuesday.
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Arctic
Carolinas
South
Texas
Alabama
North
Wall Street mixed as Dow slips slight gain follows bank rate cuts
Wall Street edged down on the day as 30 industrials fell 0.30 to 906.38 while NYSE advances led declines 3 to 2. Bank rate cuts by three major New York banks boosted sentiment, with two cutting to 4 percent and Bankers Trust aligning its rate. Airlines and farm implements posted gains. rubber and mail order retail fell.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
African Safari Park to Open Near Montreal Next Spring
An African Safari Park will open in Hemmingford Que thirty miles south of Montreal next spring. Visitors may view the animals from their cars.
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Montreal
Decatur Markets Report Prices and Commodities
Market brief shows multiple commodity quotes including cottonseed at 40 per ton, Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred, pulpwood 15.25 per cord, and grains with No 2 Soybean at 2.90, No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.20, No 2 Oats 0.70, milling wheat 1.41, barley pricing missing, and yellow corn 1.20 per unit.
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Decatur
Over the Counter Securities Quotation Note
Quotations from the NASD are representative interdealer prices as of approximately 10 a.m. Interdealer market changes occur throughout the day. Prices do not include retail markup, markdown, or commission.
City Council Advances Fees and Donations in Meeting
The council voted to raise dumping fees at the city landfill for residents outside the city due to higher operation costs from converting the site. Rates rise from 1.50 to 2.25 for small vehicles, 7 to 9 for up to two-ton trucks, and 14 to 18 for larger trucks. Effective Feb. 1, the hike aims to add 8 000 to 11 000 yearly. The council donated a 1940 fire truck to Somerville to aid historic sites. An emergency 1 240 repair for a street leaf pickup machine was approved and a public hearing on Meadowlark Acres streets and sewers was set for Feb. 21.
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Martin
Somerville
Cameron
Bill Levin
Meadowlark Acres
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