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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1964
Page
1
At 8 17 a m Saturday a two car crash on 6th Ave SE before McDonalds in Decatur involved a 1964 Chevrolet driven by Willie A Duke 47 of Vinemont 2 and a 1956 Ford driven by William Eugene McClesky 17 of Decatur 3. No injuries were reported.
A church reply explains Jesus’s demand to forsake all for discipleship as putting God first. It compares faith to a marriage vow and notes the rewards of following Christ outweigh sacrifices, urging wholehearted devotion over half measures.
In Selma Alabama authorities arrested at least 35 Black demonstrators at the Dallas County courthouse during a renewed voter registration effort. Sheriff Jim Clark led the crowd arrest, using a loudspeaker as demonstrators sang We Shall Overcome. The event followed a night of violence and a mass meeting with rock throwing and gunfire in the area.
New York stocks rise amid active trading while bonds mix with rails and industrials gaining. Cotton trends higher in quiet trading. Chicago wheat strong with general buy and oats mixed. Soybeans rise with little movement. hogs weak to 50 cents lower top $18.75. Slaughter steers hold steady to 2.50 lower per hundredweight at $25.25 and up.
Mississippi civil rights figures move into Jackson to assess developments after quietly integrating previously all-white facilities including two hotels. National Association officials accompany the visit as plans to expand integration proceed.
The Robert E Lee Hotel in Jackson Mississippi closed to protest the civil rights law. In Atlanta the Heart of Atlanta Motel Corp sought a federal court order blocking enforcement of desegregation provisions and filed an $11 million damage suit against the United States claiming the law will ruin its business and reputation.
The Associated Press reports gunfire wounded four as white and Black beachgoers clashed while attempting integration at a Lake Texarkana swimming area near the Arkansas border. Sixteen Black individuals were arrested for investigation after the Sunday incident, with 80 to 150 Black swimmers and about 200 whites present. Words were exchanged after the confrontations.
The 1964 Republican platform writers begin work with Scranton backers pressing for a civil rights plank. Rep. Melvin R. Laird says Scranton letter and call urge a constitutional Civil Rights Act declaration, sparking a clash with Goldwater allies in the platform committee. Luce to witness hearings as week opens.
In Nicosia Lt. Gen. George Grivas warned that if great powers deny Cyprus self determination and union with Greece, they will fight and win. In Wetumpka Alabama a young radio announcer charged with robbing a bank waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Grand Jury. In Washington Senator Barry Goldwater said he has an open mind on possible vice presidential running mates as he campaigns for the GOP nomination.
Two white men face trial on assault and disturbance charges from a white mob attack at a states rights rally in Atlanta. SNCC workers Charles Neblett Matthew Jones and Wilson Brown were injured while three attackers struck them amid chaos as Governor George Wallace spoke.
Nationwide holiday period from Thursday 6 p m to Sunday midnight saw 486 deaths in traffic accidents during the 78 hour Fourth of July observance. The toll surpasses the previous peak, with officials noting the surge across states and regions.
The liquid oxygen tank for the Saturn V S IC first stage is being assembled at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville. It weighs 38000 pounds and holds 345000 gallons of LOX. The tank will undergo 85 psi pressure tests before pairing with the propellant tank to form the 138 foot long S IC and deliver 7.5 million pounds thrust for lunar missions.
Moise Tshombe announced he would form a transitional Congo government with himself as premier designates. He said President Kasavubu named him to consult leaders for a national reconciliation cabinet while rebels halted hostilities in Kwilu Kivu and North Katanga. He expects broad support despite observer caution.
Eight people died in a head on collision near Bowling Green Missouri. The car driver Willie Walker 45 of Milwaukee had been arrested earlier for speeding and released after posting a bond. Victims in the station wagon included Harold Marshall 48 Clara 47 and their daughter Janice 24 of St Louis Herberta Crawford 34 Kane and her sons David 4 Lawrence 14 and Catherine Goodall 14 Kane. The crash happened on US Highway 54 four miles east of Bowling Green.
Furniture exchange advertises buying used furniture on Moulton Street, inviting customers to bring items for immediate purchase.
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