Drowning Victim Found Walking After Apparent Vanishing
An Athens 68 year old World War I veteran John S. Smith believed to have drowned in Beulah Bay was found walking along a county road late Monday. He told reporters he had been fishing and did not intend to cause worry. City and county responders had searched for him after his wife Lucy Evans reported he left home at 4 am and was to return by 7:30 am.
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John Smith
Beulah Bay
John S. Smith
Redstone Arsenal
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Athens High School
Smith
Doug Greenhaw
Athens
Wayne Jennings
Sheriff Seeks Higher Pay And Amenities For Deputies
Morgan County Sheriff Knox McRae urged the County Board of Revenue and Control to raise deputy salaries, but Commissioner Paul Collier rejected the idea. He pressed for a higher jailer’s pay from 225 to 325 monthly, and asked the board to fund an air conditioner and stoves for the jail, noting one office runs 24 hours and currently lacks cooling. He said the stoves could be used until fall and hinted at replacements later.
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Morgan County
Knox McRae
County Board of Revenue and Control
Paul Collier
Guy Roberts
McRae
Limestone County
Fire damages curtains and causes smoke at Chenault home
Firefighters respond to 722 3rd Ave SE and find a blaze at Robert Chenault’s residence causing slight curtain loss and smoke damage at 7 35 p m Monday. Diary note directs readers to Page 2.
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Robert Chenault
Sin Punishment and Christ’s Forgiveness Explained
The answer defines punishment as remorse and penalties in life and in law, then cites the Bible on spiritual death for sin. It asserts sin’s penalty is paid by Christ on the Cross if one repents and trusts in Him, with godly sorrow leading to salvation and false sorrow leading to death.
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L. Y
Christ
Phillips
Cambridge Pact Signed Ends Racial Demonstrations
White and Negro leaders in Cambridge Maryland signed an agreement at the Justice Department to end demonstrations and outline desegregation steps. Atty Gen Kennedy witnessed the signing after talks with Burke Marshall. National Guard troops will stay while Dorchester County school desegregation is planned by September.
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Washington
Cambridge
Justice Department
Robert F. Kennedy
Burke Marshall
Mowbray
Atty. C. Awdry Thompson
George Gelston
National Guard
Dorchester County
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Near Completion in Moscow
Soviet Union Britain and the United States appear to have completed work on a treaty banning nuclear tests in air space outer space and underwater. Delegation chiefs Harriman Hailsham and Gromyko lingered after a day of talks and a communique is expected soon. Washington eyes a formal signing with Rusk possibly traveling to Moscow.
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Preston Grover
Moscow
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Spiridonovka Palace
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Andrei A. Gromyko
Filibuster Delayed as Banks Reach Loan Bill Accord
In Montgomery Alabama the Senate paused before a long debate on an installment loan bill after reports that bankers and small loan companies agreed on terms. The House committee approved a measure to keep professional strikebreakers out of the state. A redistricting plan by Sen. Hammond proposes districts arranged to yield white majorities based on current registrations.
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House Business and Labor Committee
Alabama
Senate
Kenneth Hammond
DeKalb County
Hammond
Birmingham repeals city segregation codes and amends Building Code
The Birmingham City Council repealed all segregation ordinances in the General Code and revised the segregation section of the Building Code. In Washington, Secretary of State Dean Rusk prepared to inform the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Moscow nuclear test ban talks and upcoming visits to Moscow. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee also approved cutting 105 million from foreign aid and set a 2 percent interest rule on loans. The SEC endorsed study group proposals for stock exchange reform and called for industry consultations before final action.
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Birmingham
Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moscow
Securities and Exchange Commission
UF Drive Chairman Is Selected For 1963 64 Campaign
Ray A. Sundback named campaign chairman for Morgan County United Fund's 1963 64 drive by L L Fabisinski. Sundback a 20 year 3M veteran and Decatur plant process engineering supervisor will lead organization planning and administration of campaign activities. He is active in civic groups including Eastwood Elementary PTA Decatur Executives Club Boys Club Kiwanis and church deacon. He and his wife Doris and children reside at 2403 Stratford Rd SE.
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Sundback
3M Co
Decatur
United Fund
Edinboro
Eastwood Elementary School
PTA
Decatur Executives Club
Decatur Boy’s Club
North Alabama
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Chemical Society
Decatur Kiwanis Club
First Presbyterian Church
Doris
Stratford Rd
City Police To Get Pay Raise
The city commission approved a new merit pay plan for the police department raising starting patrolman pay by 47 dollars per month effective October 1. The budget would increase by about 50 thousand dollars with 16 new officers and potential FBI style training and new detectives. A juvenile officer position is sought to prevent trouble before it starts.
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Fire Department
City Commission
Gilmer Blackburn
Blackburn
FBI
F. S. Hunt
Ernest Bowman
Hunt
Douglas Crabb
Congress Takes Up Proposal To Avert Strike
Washington AP Congress backs Kennedy plan to avert a nationwide railroad strike but keeps the November 12:01 a.m. deadline in place if Congress does not act. The plan would refer the labor dispute to the Interstate Commerce Commission for binding settlement for at least two years. Leaders warned action by Congress remains uncertain and aims for speedy consideration.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Association of American Railroads
Capitol
Massachusetts
House
GOP Rights Action Push Is Delayed
At the Governors Conference in Miami Beach Albert Rosellini halted a Hatfield motion to suspend rules for a civil rights resolution. Vice President Johnson’s arrival influenced the decision, with Hatfield Rockefeller aiming to press action amid party tensions.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Rosellini
Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
Lyndon D. Johnson
Hatfield
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Resolutions Committee
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Markets At A Glance Recovery Signals Mixed Trading
New York stocks rise on a technical recovery while bonds edge higher and corporate notes fall. Chicago wheat falls on late liquidation. corn shows strong demand. oats rise with corn and grain prices drift. Slaughter steers hold steady to higher, topping around 26.
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New York
Chicago
Quickies by Ken Reynolds
A light column by Ken Reynolds playfully advises readers to stop worrying about a neighbor’s ad and instead focus on getting a good night’s rest. The humorous note reflects a domestic, witty tone typical of the feature.
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Drlimale
Calvin W
State’s Department of Employ- Sec
Robinson’s
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
Harriman
Washi
UF Drive
Ray A. Sundback
Morgan County United Fund
L. L. Fabisinski
Ray Sundback
GOP
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