Community events and traffic report from Decatur area
Children invited to Story Hour at Decatur Public Library Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. Kiwanis and Key Club members hosted by John Eyster as A. J. Coleman was absent. C K Flip Timberlake entertained with humor and music for about 30 minutes. A two-vehicle collision on 6th Ave left minor damage. Ann Weir Griffin 21 Athens charged with failure to yield. Vacation Bible School planned at Berea Baptist June 5 to 9 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Morgan County sheriff’s force arrested six, including two for fighting and two for highway intoxication. Chamber executives attend meeting in Troy with panel on program work. Four building permits issued. See Diary on Page 2.
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Decatur Public Library
Kiwanis
John Eyster
A. J. Coleman
Sam Nettles
C. K
Flip) Timberlake
Mercury
Ann Weir Griffin
Athens
Chevrolet
Willie J. Riley
Somerville
6Th Ave
Morgan County
15Th Ave
Is There an Honest Man What His Traits Are
The author argues honesty is universal and clear. He defines honesty as freedom from deceit and integrity, citing Shakespeare and biblical ideas. Only one man lived without deceit, and the path to honesty is to let Him be Lord of your life.
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Shakespeare
Public Building Money Okayed
NASA will boost Saturn two-stage thrust allowing removal of a third stage for early flights. The House Appropriations Committee approved 8.43 billion for 23 agencies including a Decatur federal building about 1.32 million dollars.
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Decatur
Veterans Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
District of Columbia
Federal
Federal Building
Well, Ferry, Cain and
Cherry Streets
Well Street
Washington
Kennedy
NASA
House
The
Space Administration
Space Agency
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Planets Visible Beyond Saturn in June Skies
Decatur skies reveal Uranus Neptune and Pluto beyond Saturn during Saturday's observation. Uranus orbits the Sun at about 1.783 billion miles. Neptune lies farther, with Pluto even further beyond.
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Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Weather and River Reading for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 21.56 feet with a 12 foot fall in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.86 feet. TVA lake stages include Pickwick 413.9 Guntersville 595.2 Whitesburg 557.6 Wilson 506.5. High today 88 and 63 overnight. Forecast sunny and hot through Saturday. Winds SW 10 to 18 mph diminishing overnight. Today’s high 90 tonight 63 high Saturday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Trujillo name elevates son amid Dominican upheaval
General Rafael Trujillo Jr. appointed commander of the 25 000 man armed forces and joins the cabinet as secretary of state without portfolio. The elder Trujillo was killed in ambush as he traveled from Ciudad Trujillo to his country estate. The regime pledged continuity and nonintervention as the burial moved to San Cristobal. In Montgomery, Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. issued a temporary injunction protecting freedom riders and barring police or Klan interference with interstate bus travel. The order also targets Klan leaders Shelton and Horn and several integration advocates. Johnson warned of federal penalties for future violations.
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Dominican Republica
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Dominican Republic
Rafael Jr
Joaquin Balaguer
National Palace
San Cristobal
Trujillo
Octavio Bera
Free World
G. J. Ruppenthal
Justice Department
Birmingham
Anniston
Robert M. Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Alvin Horn
Talladega
Montgomery Reserve
Claude V. Henley
Montgomery
Thurman
KKK
CORE
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Nonviolent Movement
Nashville, Tenn
Montgomery County Jail Association
Martin Luther’ King Jr
Atlanta
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Wyatt Tee Walker
Ralph D. Abernathy
Solomon S. Seay Sr
Truman Call Ike Speech Just a Republican Address
In New York AP report former President Harry S Truman dismissed Dwight D Eisenhower s Washington speech as a Republican speech He predicted Ike would be fooled if he believes Republicans will win the 1964 presidency He said Ike will be disappointed by the outcome.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
One Killed Officers Arrest 312 In One Day
After a false bomb threat, seven more Freedom Riders sat in a white waiting room in Montgomery Alabama and left 37 minutes late on a Trailways bus for Jackson Mississippi. Uniformed police and sheriffs deputies guarded the downtown station to prevent disorder with some FBI presence. An anonymous call said a bomb had been placed there. nothing was found. The drive to step up arrests of law violators was coupled with traffic casualty data across the state, including 19 rural and 52 urban auto accidents, 20 injuries, and about $24,500 in property damage. 312 arrests were reported statewide, led by speeding and licenses violations, with regional wrecks and violations detailed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Trailways
Jackson
Miss
FBI
Alabama
Associated Press
Athens
Hartselle
Hanceville
Courtland
Town Creek
Limestone
Cullman
Morgan
Lawrence County
Decatur
Highway Patrol
Morgan County
Ihalton City
Miller elected GOP chairman in landslide support
William E. Miller of New York was unanimously chosen as chair of the Republican National Committee succeeding Thruston B. Morton. Miller, 47, a six term congressman, helped GOP gains as head of the House Republican Campaign Committee and is seen as mid-range. Eisenhower praised the party’s "clear mandate" as he urged sharp stance against Kennedy policy. See GOP on Page 2.
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William E. Miller
New York
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Miller
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
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GOP
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Barry
Goldwater
Arizona
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Congress
Republican Campaign Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Eisenhower
America
Hole
White House
Harry S. Truman
Seven triplet set reported in northern Nigeria
AP reports a seventh set of triplets born within a month in northern Nigeria at Gwandu. The newborns are all girls born to the wife of a farmer.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Gwandu
Kennedy Says Allied Power Encouraging
President Kennedy and De Gaulle concluded three days of talks with a communique affirming Western duties toward West Berlin and mutual resolve not to modify rights by force. Kennedy voiced optimism for the Vienna meet with Khrushchev and stressed avoiding miscalculation that could spark war. He noted progress toward Geneva talks on Laos and nuclear tests and urged clear understanding of each side's viewpoint.
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Kennedy
de Gaulle
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Vienna
Khrushchev
United States
Berlin
Khrushchev Arrives in Vienna for Talks With Kennedy
Premier Khrushchev passes through the Iron Curtain gate into Austria and reaches Vienna for weekend talks with President Kennedy. He says the aim is personal contact and exchange of views on easing tensions between the Soviet Union and United States. Khrushchev notes not all issues can be settled at once but goodwill can yield progress. Attending the greeting were President Schaerf Chancellor Gorbach and Molotov, the Soviet envoy to the Austrian Atomic Energy Commission HQ.
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Austria
Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States of America
Adolf Schaerf
Alfons Gorbach
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Molotov
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Richard C. Ordway
Chamber of Commerce Executives Association of Alabama
Troy
Ordway
Dwight Havens
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Washington D.C
Robert Mills
2Nd Ave. NE
Donald B. Suggs
Locust St
Jesse B. King
Woodmont Dr
Orval Davis
5th“Ave
Hartselle City
Faye Vinson
M. L. Vinson
Hill St
Morgan County High School
Sam Houston
Huntsville
Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall Center
Playboy
HST
Decatur City
T. L. Hill
Mary Maxwell
Allied Power
Red
By John M. Hightower
Geneva
Laos
By Preston Grover
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