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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1966
Page
2
Sunset at 7 03 p m with sunrise tomorrow at 4 44 a m. Moonrise tomorrow places Altair in the east at sunset, south at moonrise, and west at sunrise.
Readings from Keller Memorial Bridge this morning show river levels at 20.55 feet above sea, sea level 554.85. TVA lake stages include Guntersville 594.5 Whitesburg 555.5 Wilson 507.2 Pickwick 413.0 and Chickamauga 682.0. High yesterday 99 degrees. 5 AM low 74. Today and Tuesday forecast mostly sunny and hot with isolated thundershowers increasing Tuesday. Tonight clear to partly cloudy mild with possible thundershowers. Winds variable 3 to 12 mph diminishing tonight. High today 98. tonight 74. high Tuesday 98.
An investigation begins into a blaze that left only charred brick walls of a 15 year old converted barn on Burleson Mountain. The fire, described as a flash fire, follows an unoccupied dwelling fire about a month earlier, according to Mrs. Rogers and local residents.
J. R. Williams of the hospital board said uncertainty over Medicare certification is not alarming but they expect promised information from the Atlanta office. He noted many hospitals lack certification and questioned how much money Medicare would bring, while the sanatorium currently receives 7.25 dollars daily per patient from the state.
Assistant special agent in charge Ralph J. Rampton says the Birmingham FBI seized an arsenal including a .38 police special and two .38 snubnosed revolvers as Lauritzen was arrested at 6 am. He faces a $10 000 bond after arraignment for aiding the escape of Lillian Jo Ramus, last seen fleeing Spokane jail for forgery. Ramus wounded an FBI agent in Idaho during an ambush with a gas pistol and a gilded M1 carbine. The motel incident ended before responding officers could save the building.
Sylvia Porter argues compensation should fit life stages from twenties with families to fifties near retirement. Using George Foote's approach, firms should balance cash income with life, disability, and retirement protections to boost morale and productivity.
Clarence J. Wright 64 of Hartselle died Saturday at a local hospital. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Creek Baptist Church with Albert Jones and Dennis Tucker officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include two daughters Elnora Partain and Vera Stacks, a son Wesley Wright, five grandchildren. Native of Morgan County. Pallbearers named.
Law officers confronted a Ramos woman inside a unit and ordered surrender. A stray shot struck FBI Agent Robert Rockwell in the leg, and several shots hit the woman. She was hospitalized in Coeur d’Alene in satisfactory condition.
Mrs Hattie A Bragg died Sunday at Beatrice Nursing Home in Moulton A native and lifelong Lawrence County resident she was a Church of Christ member wife of the late Probate Judge Charles E Bragg Survived by daughter Mrs William S Day Decatur two grandchildren Grandly Miss Ginger Day and Bill Day sister Mrs J L Jetton Louisville Ky brother Pruitt Alexander Moulton Pallbearers J E Aldridge J T Bain Earl Proctor Arthur Slaton John Casper Millard Jackson Body at Elliott Funeral Home Moulton before services at Moulton Church of Christ
Frank Coffey 55 of 812 6th Ave SE died Saturday in local hospital. Funeral today at Gunthorp Funeral Home chapel with burial in Roselawn Cemetery. A Decatur resident for two years he was born in La Marque Texas and worked for Davis Construction Co. He belonged to Baptist church in South Houston Masonic Lodge 89 Shrine Club Zamora Temple Birmingham. Survivors include widow Mrs Eric Coffey a daughter Mrs Jack Gremillin Baton Rouge La a son Frank A Coffey Jr Baton Rouge La three stepdaughters Decatur Gary Indiana three stepsons Lula La Decatur Baton Rouge La three sisters Bryan Texas Houston Texas South Houston Texas and brother Henry Coffey Pasadena Texas Pallbearers Jack Metcalf Mack Devine Earnest Pressley Vernon Mathis Robert Wells John Millwood.
Gary Eaton seven died by drowning Friday in a pond near his home in Hartselle. Funeral services were Sunday at Oak Ridge Methodist Church with burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery directed by Peck Funeral Home. Survivors include grandparents Mr and Mrs Alton Eaton and Mrs Charles Eady and great grandparents Mr and Mrs W E Hartselle of Hartselle.
Judge James N. Bloodworth in Morgan County Circuit Court handed Bill Jack Curtis a maximum 10 year term for grand larceny. Curtis and a companion were found in contempt and fined $50 each, with a hearing set on an additional contempt charge over an alleged threat to a jury.
The Clever Crafts Club and West Decatur Sunshine Club scheduled meetings Tuesday evening at residents homes. Three automobile accidents over the weekend left several injured including Clarence Roseberry 1106 13th Ave SE Sarah Letson 22 Decatur 4 and Joey Bennich 8 Decatur with minor head injuries. Other crashes reported with no injuries.
The mother daughter golf playday will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Decath Country Club. For more information contact Bessie Jones at 353-4792.
Pasadena AP reports the Surveyor 1 spacecraft has regained cooling after overheating. Scientists at JPL say the 620 pound craft may resume photo sequences, with key sunset image planned for Wednesday night from the South Africa tracking station.
Administrator estimates the project will cost about $501000 including $400000 for construction and $85000 for new equipment and fixtures. Staff will also be increased, according to Sandlin.
The defendant, already sentenced to eight years for buying and receiving stolen property, faces a new grand larceny charge for stealing a 1964 Cadillac from a Decatur dealer in June 1964. An appeal notice was filed in circuit court, with bond set at 5000 dollars. A separate contempt of court bond was set at 2500 dollars by Judge Bloodworth.
NASD compiles quotations at about 10 a.m. for over the counter securities. Bids reflect inter-dealer prices and exclude retail markdowns or commissions. Asked prices have been raised to cover approximate markup.
Decatur reported loan rates for middling cotton, cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton, and milk prices for Grade A at 6.55 dollars per hundred and manufactured milk at 3.20 dollars per hundred. Also listed are wood, pulpwood at 13.50 per cord, various corn prices from 1.35 to 1.46 per unit, oats at .68, wheat at 1.63, poultry wheat 1.13, and barley at .95.
Nashville market reports cattle receipts 1700 head with calves 275. Steers 24.00, 24.50 for 800 lb range. heifers 21.00 to 22.50 for 500 to 800 lb. cows 15.75 to 17.50. bulls 21.00 to 22.00. Feeder steers 24.00 to 27.00 for 400 to 600 lb. feeder heifers 20.00 to 23.50. Hogs 750 head barrows and gilts 24.75 to 25.00. sows 17.50 to 18.50. Sheep 300 head choice 80 to 90 lb at 22.00.
Eggs report shows ample supplies at weekend movement fair in Birmingham. Prices to retailers per dozen cartoned store delivery cases included grade A white large 42 to 44 cents, medium 32 to 35 cents, small 25 to 28 cents.
In Birmingham the ready to cook market shows good demand with plants booking for next week's delivery. Prices are largely undetermined or unchanged as live supplies move while mortality rises due to extreme heat. Estimated slaughter today 1,255,000 head with f.o.b. dock prices per lb for trucklot sales in the week of July 11 15. U S grade As Maj 28 28 25 plant grade A Maj 25.
Selective buying lifted the market into positive territory late in the day with moderate volume around 6.2 million shares. Du Pont and Douglas Aircraft rose over 3 points, while Zenith Sears Roebuck Goodyear and United Airlines gained about a point. PMID
Area tomorrow remains narrow in coverage with a 30 percent chance of storms. Decatur hit near 100 while Huntsville Gadsden Anniston Birmingham Tuscaloosa Mobile Montgomery posted 98. Dothan led at 101. Highs around 98 today and Tuesday with a 20 percent chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorms and a 10 percent chance tonight of showers.
The Decatur area contemplates a swap of sites for a new courthouse and city hall as part of a multi million dollar civic center project. Roberts, board chairman, estimates planning funds needing 40 000 to 50 000 with construction likely taking at least a year. The county already invested 150 000 for land and may fund via a 2.5 mill tax referendum or by creating a County Building Authority to issue bonds.
About 35 million families followed the listing as SNH began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SNH. The stock opened at 25.25 dollars per share.
Union and airlines press for a settlement as 10 hours of talks yield no progress. Wirtz reports to President Johnson while talks continue. pilots and mechanics seek higher wages and better benefits. Five major carriers face halted air traffic and emergency measures amid ongoing standoff.
Miss Ramos and Miss Bosley escaped from a Spokane city jail by breaking bars with hacksaw blades and leaping from a third floor cell. They allegedly forged 40000 in twenty dollar bills and 5000 in fake unemployment and welfare checks, and Miss Ramos faced armed robbery charges in a Seattle suburb market holdup. Authorities pursued Ramos since September thirteen and tracked her to Northwest relatives.
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