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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1964
Page
1
MOSCOW AP reports the Soviet Union launched two space stations Electon 3 and 4 on a single rocket. The twin satellites orbit at widely spaced periods, marking a new step in space exploration and following Valentina Tereshkova in 1963.
Recent visitors include Eddie Loggins Mima Hutcherson Youlanda Wallace Dick Fleming Fredrik Morton Decatur Dewayne Green Falkville Bill Norton Thomas A Russell Athens Danny Pollard LaDon Johnson Cullman Mrs Ellen Marxer Shelton Vocational Judy Mitchell Moulton Melvin Carnel Hartselle Wayne Witt Town Creek Linda Harris Joppa. Seven Morgan County students enrolled at Jacksonville State College for the summer session per Dean Lawrence R Miles. names and hometowns listed. A two car crash on U S 31 at Mugs Up injured Curtis Garner. Gate Way Shopping Center lot collision involved Dorothy Sparkman and Curtis Garner. Garner injured left side. See DIARY on Page 2.
A Washington educator Lemuel A. Penn was shot to death early Saturday while driving in rural north Georgia. Penn, 49, directed Washington's five vocational high schools and served as a reserve Army lieutenant colonel. The FBI and federal authorities joined the investigation after President Johnson and Gov. Sanders urged cooperation.
The passage means not physical death but death to self and selfishness. Christ seeks wholehearted discipleship, denying self, taking up the cross, and following Him. True dedication reveals meaning as one fully commits to His cause and finds life in that surrender.
Washington AP reports a three week surge since the civil rights bill passage has renewed hopes that the 1964 session will close before the Democratic convention in late August. President Johnson outlined 30 must bills, eight sent to the White House, with leaders optimistic about completing the agenda, though some see possible delays into September.
Delegates flood into San Francisco as William Scranton and Barry Goldwater race to lock down support. A heavy platform draft targets civil rights and anti communism, with Goldwater poised to win on the first ballot if GOP unity holds amid last minute lobbying.
The item lists sections on television features and page references including Movers The Man Rockets At Cullman and Jaycee Tennis Finals with page locations B-12 B-8 B-9 and A-12.
Hoyt Greer of Sheffield was reelected president of the North Alabama Industrial Development Association at its first annual meeting in Birmingham. J. W. Johnson of Albertville and Spencer Hicks of Decatur were named to other officer posts, with H. A. Alexander and John T. Reid among committee members. The group, formed in July 1963 to aid regional industrial growth with TVA power support, acknowledged Greer's leadership and reviewed NAIDA’s mission and activities.
An early afternoon thunder shower dropped nearly an inch of rain in the Decatur area causing minor flooding of low lying streets with no reported damage. The Huntsville Weather Bureau noted a cold front moved in from the north around noon fueling thunderstorms.
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