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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1966
Page
2
Decatur Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.50 feet river reading at morning low 68 degrees and high 94 yesterday. Rainfall 1.33 inches in 24 hours. Today partly cloudy hot with scattered thundershowers this afternoon. Tonight fair warm with 8 to 15 mph west winds. High 96 today and Friday, low 74 tonight.
Prime Minister Wilson pursues new lines of communication with the Kremlin and the White House over Viet Nam while facing Labor party criticism. U.S. officials express mixed signals on peace prospects as Wilson plans a July 16 Moscow trip and July 29 Washington talks with President Johnson.
Hanoi reported a street tribunal scene with fliers naming U S pilots including Risner Stockdale Berg Leonard Alvarez Shumaker. The captives wore olive pajamas and Thai sandals walking past a sea of angry locals while crowds roared and shouted.
Mrs Anne Holley formerly of Decatur died Tuesday at her Miami home funeral services were held at 10 30 am today at a Miami church with burial in a local cemetery She owned a department store on Bank Street before moving to Miami 25 years ago Survivors include her widow W C Holley a daughter Miss Jo Anne Holley a brother W M Roger and other relatives.
Cotton Decatur loan middling at 30.40. Cottonseed priced at 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood prices 65 45 35. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Grains include No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.15, No 2 Yellow Ear 1.11, No 2 White Ear 1.07, No 2 White Shelled 1.46, No 2 Oats 0.68, No 2 Milling Wheat 1.63, No 2 Barley 0.95, Poultry Wheat 1.13. No 2 Mile per hundred 2.05.
Nashville cattle and calves scarce with cows dominating sales. Hogs active with U S 12 at about 210 pounds around 25.25 and lighter 155-175 pound hogs 22.00-23.00. sows scarce near 17.50-18.50. Sheep offerings small with spring lambs near 22.00 for 90-100 pounds.
Wall Street stayed buoyant amid global unsettled news with active trading and about 7.5 million shares changing hands, above Wednesdays level of 6.87 million as the day neared its close.
The market extended Wednesday's rally on light volume after a Russian radio claim that the Warsaw Pact would send volunteers to Vietnam if requested. Trading remained positive with Fairchild Camera up about 4, Du Pont Newmont Mining and Motorola around 3, while autos gained modestly and steels slipped. Ampex slipped slightly as Teledyne preferred fell, with oils mostly down and Ampex among the most active.
NA and D posted at ten this morning report inter dealer bid prices and adjusted asked prices. Bids reflect representative inter dealer levels and exclude retail markdowns or commissions.
Mrs. Vona Skeets heralds a 22 bed hospital project in Lester as Dr. David Eldridge Jackson seeks a loan of 200000 from Farmers Bank Anderson with SBA backing. The new facility will include an outpatient department X ray fluoro ECG and emergency obstetrics and isolation rooms, expanding patient care and meeting Medicare and insurer standards.
Amoco Chemicals reveals a series of leadership moves effective Aug. 1. Jerald Reed becomes manager of chemical operations, Milburn S. Weir succeeds Reed at Joliet Illinois, and Leslie T. Larson takes over Texas City. Lawrence Smith will chair Amoco India after heading the Decatur area investigation.
During a joint news conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Shiina, Secretary Rusk said the United States would meet its obligations under mutual security treaties by any means required. The exchange touched on Chinese nuclear testing and was part of a U S Japan cabinet meeting.
An assortment of new items at Ira's Book Shop 222 E Moulton St including Slurp Kwazy Boid Harry Harries and Fuzzy Wuzzies. Classifieds list multiple for sale offers for jars a Panther coupe frame a 1956 Chevrolet a 16 ft Glaspar boat a saddle horse and a 2 bedroom house plus rental options in Hartselle Alabama and nearby areas.
The Moose Lodge at 11242 E Moulton St hosts an 8 p m entertainment night open to the public. This week’s building permits include Gresham Williams and Johnson for sanitary sewers at Robinwood Additions 1 and 2 and several house renovations totaling over 100000 dollars.
At the 58th Governors Conference a watered-down endorsement of Johnson's global policies emerges amid bipartisan caution. Delegates hear briefings from Harriman and Rostow on the Viet Nam front as governors weigh signaling support while keeping lines open for future action. California Governor Brown notes mixed signals from Humphrey on possible peace negotiations.
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