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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1964
Page
1
A fueling problem in the Saturn I first stage forced an indefinite postponement of the attempt to orbit the heavy satellite. NASA halted the launch after crews failed to clear a block in a fuel line caused by a flange left from a recent test.
President Johnson urged Congress to fund federal grants and loans to local governments and private developers to curb sprawling suburban growth. He outlined a broad housing and community development plan including expanded public housing, urban renewal, and aid for farmers and migratory workers, aiming for a decent home for all Americans.
The Decatur City Council PTA will meet Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Riverside Elementary cafeteria. Also on Tuesday Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Building with an initiation ceremony and a 6:30 p.m. covered dish supper in the dining room.
A reader complains of boredom amid plenty and a dull life. The columnist links boredom to a lack of challenge and urges giving life to Christ for purpose and meaning. The note references a Graham piece on page 2.
New York stocks rise while bonds hold steady or fall. Commodities show mixed cotton and irregular prices. At Chicago, wheat weak in old months, corn and soybeans slide on liquidation, hogs rise 25 to 50 cents to a top of 16 dollars, slaughter steers steady to 25 cents lower at 23.25.
Four Huntsville public schools integrated today as 10 African American students quietly enrolled in previously white schools. No incidents occurred and police presence was minimal. Students listed include Maria Wennett Janie Wonett Jennifer Lyles Zelma Mosley Ladonna Burnett Gwendolyn Davis Chris Davis and Connie Tanner.
A 22 year old Somerville man James Gurley is jailed in Morgan County on investigation of the shotgun death of T C Looney of Waldermose Springs near Somerville. The shooting occurred near midnight Saturday at Somerville School on Highway 36 east of Hartselle. Looney died at Black Chandler Hospital from chest wounds sustained in the incident. Deputies report the blast struck him just below the chest.
The Public Health Service announced acceptance of the principal findings and conclusions of the Surgeon General's advisory committee on smoking and health. The development follows decades of research and debate on tobacco use and its health effects.
British troops maintained order in Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda after mutinies connected to demands for removal of British forces and higher pay. More than 3,500 soldiers were engaged in quelling uprisings with ongoing investigations into a possible master plan.
France announces diplomatic ties with Communist China while retaining relations with Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government in Taiwan. Peking Radio says ambassadors to be exchanged within three months. U.S. State Department calls the move unfortunate.
An American woman missionary was killed and another wounded by rebels in Kwilu province amid clashes with the central Congo government. The government says the rebels led by Pierre Mulgle are aided by Red China and has declared a state of emergency.
Demonstrations in downtown Atlanta led to the arrest of scores as a United Nations anti discrimination group inspected city conditions. Seven injured include a Negro convict with a broken leg and a policeman struck in the head. The unrest centered at Lebs restaurant with clashes between demonstrators, Klan pickets and police.
SAN FRANCISCO AP Marriage to one wife at a time is viewed as bizarre by Dr. Russell V. Lee a medical research pioneer speaking at a UC symposium on The Family's Search for Survival. He argued monogamy is unnatural in nature noting males traditionally seek multiple mates and that modern marriage diminishes paternal hero role. January prices at Robinson's on Second Ave with free parking ad adjacent.
President Johnson announced that two U S spy satellites detected several intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Cape Kennedy Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base California including liquid fuel Titan and Atlas boosters and the faster solid fueled Minuteman ICBMs. The system aims to provide continuous global surveillance via infrared sensors. The disclosure summarized 1963 space achievements without revealing launch dates or major satellite traits.
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