Tanganyika Mutiny Seizes Dar Es Salaam Amid Pay Demands
Tanganyika troops mutinied twice in a day demanding higher pay and living conditions. They seized British officers near Dar es Salaam, then moved through the city with weapons, briefly threatening the capital and possibly its airport. Julius Nyerere intervened, and a British destroyer was ordered offshore to protect nationals.
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London
Tanganyika
Dar Es Salaam
Julius Nyerere
Sandys
Rhyl
Zanzibar
Britain
Nyerere
Sabin Oral Vaccine First Feeding Draws Big Turnout
Morgan County reported 54 000 or 85 percent participation in the first Sabin oral polio vaccination feeding. Limestone County saw 30 000 or about 80 percent. A second feeding is planned Feb 23 and March 22 with make up dates in Morgan and Limestone counties.
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Robert Stansell
Daily
Sabin
Morgan County
Limestone County Partici
Limestone County
Health Department
Decatur Police Log: Stolen Cards and Car Parts Reported
James F Roundtree reported 12 credit cards stolen from a 1961 Thunderbird parked at the Princess Theater. Four wire-spoke hub caps were taken from Billy Brazier's Corvair at Decatur High School. A beer bottle was thrown through the Decatur Trading Post window. Duplicate Bridge players meet Tuesday at 7 15 p m in the Pet Dairy Hospitality Room.
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James F. Roundtree
Johnston St. SE
Princess Theater
Billy Brazier
Decatur 2
Decatur High School
Decatur Trading Post
1St Ave. SE
Pet Dairy Co
U. S
From Illness to Purpose A Christian View
A reader shares plans derailed by illness and receives a faith based response. The reply offers that faith can transform suffering into service citing Helen Keller Tolstoy and a call to cheer up because God remains present and opportunities endure.
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H.B
Helen Keller
God
Tolstoy
High Winds and Hail Cause Some Damage Across the Area
A band of severe weather swept across Decatur late last night bringing high winds and hail with little overall city damage. Two poles fell near Wheeler bottom causing temporary outages. Talladega reports a tree collapse and power lines down, while a church near Stemley Bridge Road suffered heavy damage. Temperatures rise into the 50s and 60s with light rain expected over the next five days.
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Decatur
Jim Davis
Joe Wheeler Co-op
Wheeler Bottom
Alabama 20
Co-op
Talladega
Stemnley Bridge Road
Robert White
Birmingham
Vestavia
Weather Bureau
Muscle Shoals
Ser
Boy Building Work Hailed
Former President Herbert Hoover praises Boys' Clubs as vital character builders alongside home church and school. J Edgar Hoover notes the clubs’ long effort to aid youth and conserve resources. The Decatur chapter has tripled its 401 charter members since December 1956 as facilities on 2nd Ave. strain. See BOY On Page 2.
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Herbert Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Boys’ Clubs of America
Decatur
2Nd Ave
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks irregularly lower amid active trading while bonds tilt higher. Cotton rises as soybeans and hogs weaken. wheat falls in Chicago with liquidation. Slaughter steers and hogs show modest declines. Frigidaire appliances ad and Robinson's on 2nd Ave offer no money down with free parking.
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New York
Chicago
Frigidaire Appliances
Robinson’s
2Nd Ave
Malaysia Crisis Base Expected For Summit Talks
Atty. Gen. Kennedy and President Macapagal said progress toward an early three-nation summit on the Malaysia crisis is likely after Kennedy briefed Macapagal on talks with Sukarno. The Philippines continues peacemaking efforts to restore Maphilindo and resolve Indonesia Malaysia tensions. Kennedy sees a good chance of settlement.
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Manila
Robert F. Kennedy
Diosdado Macapagal
Malaysia
Kennedy
Johnson
Macapagal
Sukarno
Philippines
Maphilindo
Association
Indonesia
South Korea
Burglar Fails at Texaco Break-in and Fire
A burglar attempted to break the Texaco Inc. safe at 1106 Washington St before noon Sunday and then tried to burn the building. Detective Newsome said entry was gained by breaking a bathroom window glass. The break-in was discovered about 12 30 p.m. yesterday. The safe cabinet was torn and the concrete lining broken, likely with a hammer.
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Texaco Inc
Washington St
Bobby Newsome
Newsome
73 Jailed As Pickets In Atlanta
Seventy three persons face trial in Atlanta Municipal Court after a melee and protest march on the city jail. The first group of 24 were arrested for picketing a segregated lunch counter where Ku Klux Klan members were observed. The rest were detained for refusing to move when ordered by police. A Georgia Klan leader pressed for a Justice Department investigation into alleged conspiracies between officials and civil rights groups.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia Klan
Justice Department
Calvin Craig
See
Appeals Court Rules Conscience Clause Unconstitutional
The U S Court of Appeals ruled a section of the Selective Service Act unconstitutional requiring belief in a supreme being for conscientious objector status. In Birmingham, former City Commissioner Eugene Conner filed a $500000 libel suit against the Birmingham Post Herald and editor James E Mills. In Atlanta, former Georgia coach Wally Butts consented to a $26 million reduction of his libel judgment against the Saturday Evening Post. In Washington, Harold E Stassen continued his fourth presidential bid.
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New York
U.S. Court of Appeals
Birmingham
Eugene (Bull) Conner
Birmingham Post-Herald
James E. Mills
Atlanta
Georgia
Wally Butts
U.S
Saturday Evening Post
Johnson Urges Immediate Action on 11 Billion Tax Cut
President Johnson warned Congress to pass the 11 billion tax cut now to sustain a 1964 prosperity, cautioned against inflationary price rises, and announced an early warning system to guard against wage and price increases. He cited a 600 billion GNP and 70 million civilian jobs as he touted the New Frontier record.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
New Frontier Legislative
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WC. Holmes
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Butler's Vacuum
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