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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1964
Page
2
Sunday provides sunset at 5 04 p m and sunrise at 6 53 a m with moonset at 10 01 p m. Jupiter appears high above the Moon and completes a full orbit around the Sun roughly every 12 years, currently about 476 million miles from Earth.
Today sun ne in Decatur region warm high near 54 degrees with a low around 30 tonight. Sunday outlook partly cloudy and warm with light variable winds.
A hospital notice lists several local residents with ages and addresses including Sonja Franklin Tracy Jackson Faye White Helen Lott Vicky Brackeen Jerry Rowe Helen Moses Nell Simpson Timothy Rose Lura Cloer and others across Decatur Falkville Hartselle Town Creek Cullman and 1st to 4th Avenues SE 1 2 4.
A community notice lists multiple individuals and addresses including Mrs. Raymond Coffey 1408 Plaza St Joel Glaze Trinity 1 Mrs. Louis Namie Jr 605 5th Ave SW and others. The compilation includes Rev James William Smith Box 35 Falkville and Clarence Stewart Cullman with various street addresses.
A son was born Friday to Mr and Mrs Raymond I Coffey of 1408 Plaza Street at Decatur General Hospital.
Otis E. Benefield, formerly of Cullman, was found guilty of second degree murder in the strangulation death of his wife last August. Circuit Judge Alta L. King sentenced him to 20 years in prison after a jury deliberated a little over two hours.
Morgan County Democrats met at the First Federal Penthouse to form a 15 member steering committee led by Gene Lentz. The roster includes Alvis Briscoe Albert Brewer Russell Counts Sullivan Crowe Johnny Cain Zola Clark Bill Dukes E K Henson Mrs John Horton Mrs Eara Jackson Mrs Grady Long Leroy McEntire Jr Judge Newton Powell Barrett Shelton and Mrs Bertha Timberlake. Lentz urged recruitment of two new members each and noted John Glenn's decision to run as a Democrat for the Ohio Senate. Officers elected last year remain Lentz Rose Mary Powell Sam McClendon Joe Curry and Dick Coffey. The steering panel will set the date for the next regular meeting.
Chiari remains unsatisfied with prior U.S. promises to discuss Panama complaints. Edwin M. Martin, lead U.S. negotiator, stays in Panama while Trucco shifts mission to Washington. Panama designates a new ambassador to the OAS to aid talks. Arango departs. Official U.S. sources say the crisis softens but diplomacy endures.
Kay Cottrell was crowned homecoming queen at Athens Bible School in a school event announced by editor Winford Turner. The ceremony highlighted the school's first homecoming queen and student participation.
Fecatur Diary lists visitors including Larry Bailey Phyllis Torkelson and many others from Decatur Huntsville Athens and Hartselle. Holy Church of Christ in Decatur hosts a 7 pm singing session. Athens Bible School crowned Miss Cottrell homecoming queen at Mars Hill game with close vote and Pep Club events at the new school gym.
The Danville High School 4-H Club met recently to discuss soil testing importance. Members learned how to collect samples and the required materials, with attendance at the meeting reported as 100 percent.
Crabb warns county jail is no place for children and urges a dedicated juvenile detention home as an alternative. He notes boys would be held with hardened criminals until case disposals, unless $750 bonds are posted, which many families cannot provide.
Washington states it will begin negotiations on a new canal treaty only after diplomatic relations are restored, with talks limited to the set conditions once this prerequisite is met.
The article traces global fairy tale origins from trolls and pixies to leprechauns and brownies. It notes European roots and how Grimm brothers collected tales in 1812 and Hans Christian Andersen created original stories. It highlights The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen as famous examples.
A classroom joke about punctuation and geography. The pupil jokes the Red Sea sits on the third line of a report card while the teacher prompts how to punctuate a sentence about a five dollar bill with a dash.
The term overture comes from the French ouvrir meaning to open with the past participle ouvert. It signifies the opening music at the start of an opera or musical performance.
Bobby Brown, 9, of Hayward California, wins the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events riddle contest. The daily prize is awarded to the reader sending the best entry.
Evelyn Fiennes and Laura Hart confront a murder plot amid a mob uprising in Lienz. A plan involving a jailbird and possible counterrevolution ties to the shooting. authorities block trains due to sabotage as snow falls and a fire rages. Radler defuses tension with firm talk.
A consular report describes isolation of Lienz after a culvert destruction possibly by Italian saboteurs, amid snow and curfew. It notes protective custody for Socialist leaders Radler and Hammerle, a military tribunal planned for Boschetto, and surveillance of the consulate as telephones are tapped.
A federal judge in Birmingham overruled a motion to dismiss a desegregation suit against Madison County schools and set a January 24 hearing. Judge H H Grooms will hear a motion by Negro attorneys for a preliminary injunction barring racial discrimination by the Madison County Board of Education.
The city of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic is identified as the oldest continuous European settlement in the Americas. This historic designation highlights its long colonial history and enduring presence as a major urban center.
Laura urges caution as she tells someone to watch out for dinner invitations. The warning ends with a prompt to continue the story on Monday, implying a recurring plot or cliffhanger.
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