Rain-short soil plagues Alabama farmers as drought lingers
The Alabama Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes soil moisture remains short despite heavy rainfall in spots. A multi-state roundup reports a fatal three way wreck near Tallulah Louisiana, a Battleship Alabama visitor milestone, arrests in Prichard for murder, and federal aid cuts to 11 more districts over civil rights noncompliance touching two Alabama counties.
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Office of Education
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Escambia County
Porters leave Dallas for new home after tragedy
In Greenville Texas widow of Lee Harvey Oswald moves to a new house away from the glass house. Kenneth Jess Porter and his wife tell Dallas reporters they are glad to leave the town where the Warren Commission says Oswald shot Kennedy and Tippit. Segregationist Jim Johnson leads Arkansas Democratic gubernatorial primary as runoff looms. Winthrop Rockefeller defeats GOP opponent and heads to general election.
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Pennsy Chairman Responds To Central Rail Plan
Philadelphia board chair man Stuart Saunders says New York Central intends to scrap long haul passenger service and shift to high speed medium range service. He notes Pennsy is studying long range trains that may no longer serve the public need but has not reached a conclusion. Miami tropical storm Ella becomes the season's fifth storm as weather broadens coverage.
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Senate backs military aid measure amid Viet Nam war tensions
The Senate approved a $2.06 billion economic assistance program by 68 to 27, cutting $409 million from the administration request. The vote marked the largest opposition to foreign aid in four years and signaled rebuke to West Germany and allied nations handling relations with Red China and North Viet Nam.
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Speck Indicted in Slayings Faces Monday Arraignment
Chicago prosecutors announce eight indictments charging Richard Speck, 24, with the murder of eight student nurses. The Circuit Court's criminal division set arraignment for Monday following the grand jury action Tuesday.
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Demonstrations in Mexico City Support Fidel Castro and Cuba
Nearly 3,000 university students marched in Mexico City praising Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution. They demanded an end to U S imperialism in Vietnam as police watched from a distance without any violence.
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Fidel Castro
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Viet Nam
Fidel Castro Sees Latin Revolutions Ahead
In a 2 ½ hour Havana speech marking the 13th anniversary of the 26th of July movement Castro declared the 1970s to be a decade of revolution for Latin America. He denounced cautious pseudo-revolutionaries as allies of imperialism and urged true revolutionaries to overthrow governments across the hemisphere.
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Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur Tennessee area reports a river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge of 21.23 with sea level at 555.53. TVA lake stages listed include Guntersville 593.8 Whitesburg 556.4 Wilson 506.4 Pickwick 412.7 Wheeler 555.6 and Chickamauga 680.5. High yesterday 94 at 5 p.m. Low 72 at 5 a.m. today 86 at 8:13 a.m. No rainfall in past 24 hours. Forecast today and Thursday mostly sunny and hot. Tonight fair and warm with light variable winds. High today 92, low 71, high Thursday 92.
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Housing compromise risks value of section says NAACP official
At a news conference Tuesday night a GOP official voiced concern that the compromise would exempt a large portion of available housing, creating a grave question about the section on housing and its value.
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Thon For the Advancement of Colored People
Solons Amendment Adopted in Senate Aid Vote
The Senate passed the aid bill 66 to 27 as Byrd voted no on the amendment. The session recorded a sharp party line division with Solons amendment under consideration.
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Senate
Obituary for E. M. Veal 45 of Decatur
E M Moe Veal 45 of 2010 Magnolia St SE died Tuesday night in a local hospital. Services Thursday at 2 pm at Guntharp Chapel with Rev Joe Higginbotham and Rev J T Chitwood officiating. Burial Roselawn Cemetery Guntharp directing. Survived by widow Margaret H Veal two daughters Kay and Lou Veal both of Decatur mother Gertrude Veal sister L C Miller five brothers Marvin Addison Don of Birmingham Loron of Carlton Ga Burt of Seattle Wash pallbearers Lamar Maxwell J E Loggins Dan Burleson Ascar Knox Doyle Nicely Merle Davis. Veal a Cullman County native member of Methodist church longtime Southern Bell employee WWII veteran. Body held at funeral home until services.
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Moe) Veal
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Decatur
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Cullman County
Methodist Church
Southern Bell
Over the Counter Securities Quotations Snapshot
Quotations compiled by the NASD at approximately 10 a.m. today show inter-dealer bid and asked prices. Bids reflect inter-dealer values and do not include retail markup or commission, while asks have been adjusted upward to include approximate markup. Inter-dealer prices fluctuate through the day.
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Market Prices Reported for Cotton, Grains, and Lumber
Cotton Decatur loan middling inch 30.40. Cottonseed 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four percent. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.35 No 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.11 No 2 White Ear Corn 1.07 No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.46 No 2 Oats 0.68 No 2 Milling Wheat 1.63 No 2 Mile per hundred 2.05 Poultry Wheat 1.13 No 2 Barley 1.95. Wood 65. 45 and 35. No. 2 Yellow Shelled Corn value included.
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Poultry Market Mixed as Demand Wavers in Birmingham
AP reports irregular ready to cook demand for broilers and fryers in Birmingham with prices largely unchanged to slightly lower. Market unsettled due to competitive pricing and wait and see posture by processors, lighter than desired poultry sizes at most plants. Estimated slaughter today 1 177 000 head versus 1 168 000 last Wednesday. ATLANTA AP notes live broiler and fryer demand with farm prices 15, fair trading, hens adequately supplied to short.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Decatur Downtown Carnival Set for Mid-Summer Week
Decatur hosts a mid summer carnival on 2nd Ave and Bank St running Thursday through Saturday with free discount ride tickets from downtown merchants. Flying LeMoines perform daily on Bank St, a 10 30 a m pet show on 2nd Ave Thursday, airplane golf ball drops for gift certificates, and several bands. Sponsored by the Downtown Business District Association tied to annual downtown sales.
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Decatur Central Business District Association
City Officials to Appoint Election Board Friday
City commissioners will meet at city hall at 8 a.m. in an adjourned session to appoint election officials for the Aug 16 city election. The contest seeks Wilson Morgan’s commission seat with seven candidates listed Landers Ozier Gardner Shelton Lindley Martin and Royer. If needed a Sept 6 runoff will follow. Rainbow for Girls meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Decatur Toastmasters gather Thursday at 6 30 p.m. at the Downtowner Motel. Burt Williams presided last week and Dennis Billings won best speech for Escapism John Knox took the table topic trophy.
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Wilson Morgan
Bill Landers
Melvin Ozier
Herbert
Hub) Gardner
Eugene Shelton
William Lindley
Charles Martin
George Royer
Decatur
Downtowner
Burt Williams
Dennis Billings
John Knox
Southern Airways launches Huntsville to Washington service
Southern Airways begins round trip service from Huntsville to Washington National Airport with a stop at Greenville Spartanburg to aid Decatur and Huntsville travelers during the air strike. The schedule shows Huntsville 2 PM departure reaching Washington by 7 43 PM with a return from Washington at 8 50 PM and Huntsville by 10 32 PM.
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Masonic Lodge Dinners and Meetings Scheduled in Decatur
Members of the Masonic Lodge sponsor a covered-dish supper for families Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the Masonic dining room. Regular convocation of Decatur Chapter 38 Royal Arch Masons is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. Decatur Assembly No. 26 Order of the...
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Decatur
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Mischief Strikes Decatur Area With Toilet Tissue Fires
Police logged a two hour spree of mischief around Line and Wilson Streets and 1801 Birch Street with toilet tissue lawn wrapping and cherry bomb fires. No arrests were made as suspects fled. two boys were promised parental compensation for a damaged car after hot coal incidents.
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Christopher Bell
College St. SE
Tom Overby
Park St. SE
Wall Street Gains Mixed as Market Closes Higher
The New York stock market posted modest gains late in the session after a earlier decline. Volume about 6.5 million shares, with Pennsylvania Railroad up about a point and Delta Air Lines rising several points. IBM, Fairchild, and US Smelting advanced about 3 points, while Xerox and Homestake slipped.
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American Stock Exchange
Wirtz Firms and 66,000 Idle Workers in Senate Hearing
The Senate hearing opened as President Johnson blocked a strike threat against a sixth major air carrier while Wirtz companies faced disruption and about 66,000 employees were idled.
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Struggle Month At So Trang Airfield In Mekong Delta
A spokesman described an eight minute mortar barrage on So Trang airfield 100 miles southwest of Saigon as non lethal with no casualties or damage. U S raids against North Vietnam continued and two more American planes were reported downed bringing total losses to 310.
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Tax revision tied to federal income trends remains undecided
Officials today stressed that no decision has been reached on a possible tax increase. They said future developments will determine whether any levy is enacted.
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