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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1967
Page
3
Hospital names not given. individuals Billy Joe Barnes Danville Wayne Kilgo Addison Tanner appear as patients or staff. Dismissals include Kenneth Layman Decatur 3 Mrs Charles Nelson Courtland.
Decatur and 160 distributors await TVA guidance on rate schedules to apply locally. New residential bills for 1000 kWh would range from 7.68 to 9.93 dollars monthly, vs current 6.78 to 8.90, while TVA notes regional rates stay under one cent per kWh versus a national average of 2.2 cents.
The report lists soldiers from Lawrence County and nearby towns who died in Vietnam and honors Lt Wallace and others. Notable names include Spec 4 Herman L Cooper Town Creek and Pfc Harold LavErd Pool Town Creek. The memorial notes 25 year old Madison native Orman D Phillips and Sgt Orman Phillips of Cullman among the casualties.
Westmoreland told visitors he hopes for one more division and supporting units rather than two as a plan to keep the initiative in South Vietnam. He seeks 70 000 troops minimum and an optimum of five divisions. Admiral Sharp and Westmoreland’s superior approved a mid 1968 ceiling of 470 000 to 480 000, with 466 000 already in country.
K Way department store at 726 Bank Street will close by the first of August and possibly in mid July. Manager Bob Cat Dahune and Chittick cited competition from the nearby Southland Plaza Shopping Center on U.S. 31 S as the reason for the shutdown after years on Bank Street.
Officials warn Americans to drive safely during the long holiday weekend as highway accidents claim hundreds of lives. Early figures show 352 fatalities by Friday evening with a projected total near 700 across the four day period.
Misses in L'stone contest and other pageants like Rodeo Queen and Maid of Cotton begin late this year. Organizers vow an earlier start next year to improve luck and turnout.
Zelmer Clarence Day, 64, of Lacey's Spring lost control of a 1958 Rambler on county road 73 east of Somerville. The car rolled and he was ejected, dying at 12:05 a.m. at Hart. Funeral plans were to be announced by Peck. Decatur officials extended condolences.
The County Recorder's Court docket today includes nine sheriff's charge cases. Names and specifics are partially legible, with entries mentioning Mrs Cadle Sheridan and Decatur General, and references to Huntsville and other locales. Further details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
A Cullman family reunion at Sportsman Lake Park will include a noon dinner on the grounds. Family members from Morgan County are expected to attend.
The Soviet Union records a 20 percent drop in annual birth rate from 1960 to 1965, signaling demographic shifts during the early 1960s. Indicators point to broader social and economic factors affecting family planning and population trends.
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