Decatur Diary notes club events and local incidents
Decatur Diary lists the Promenaires Square Dance Club gathering at 6 30 p m at the Decatur Boys Club with a covered dish meal and business. the Kitchens reunion on June 6 at the former Doc Kitchens home. and the Decatur Jayceette Board meeting at 7 30 p m at Mrs David Pennington s house. Police report several accidents including a Thunderbird Buick collision at 6 37 a m, a Firestone wheel alignment incident at 7 25 p m, an injury at John ston St and 1st Ave SE, a Buick and Trailways Bus crash at 8 55 a m, and a vandalism report at an apartment.
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Promenaires Square Dance Club
Decatur Boys Club
Decatur Jayceette Board] of Directors
David Pennington
6Th Ave
8Th St
Clifford Davis
Plaza St
Thomas E. Whisenant
Joppa
Decatur
Patsy C. Sparkman
10Th Ave
Firestone
Johnston St
1St Ave
Clarence J. Hazelwood
Decatur 4
Earl L. White
5Th Ave
Ona Hazelwood
Decatur General Hospital
Alabama 20
Church St. NE
Caroline Jackson
Madison
Paul D. Hughey
Florence
Is It Wrong to Say Oh Lordie In Prayer
The expression is common and often said without evil intent but is a borderline blasphemous form of irreverence. While intentions matter and you likely mean no harm, speech reflects beliefs, so best to avoid such phrases and keep prayer and praise clearly respectful.
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South
God
Chris
Petition Filed For Water Unit In Limestone County
Three South Limestone County residents seek to form the South Limestone Water and Fire Prevention Authority replacing the BMG Water Authority. Buck Steele of Athens represents clients from Mooresville Belle Mina and Greenbrier seeking a unified water system. Filing the charter details appear on page 2.
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Athens
South Limestone Water and Fire Prevention Authority
Birmingham
South Limestone County
Buck Steele
BMG Water Authority
Limestone County
Mooresville
Belle Mina
Greenbrier
Withers "Peebles
David LeCroix
Don
Miss Decatur Jaycee Crowned In Local Contest
Miss Karen Cox 20, Huntsville secretary and 1962 Oak Ridge High School graduate, won over four contestants to become Miss Decatur Jaycee. She will represent Decatur Jaycees in Miss Guntersville Lake and Miss Smith Lake city contests and Morgan County Maid of Cotton. First runner up was Brenda Hogan, 22, employed at Chemstrand. Alternates were Connie Taylor and Barbara Thompson.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Decatur Jaycee
Karen Cox
Donald M. Cox
Plaza St. SE
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Decatur Jaycees
Lina
Chemstrand
Connie Taylor
West Morgan
Barbara Thompson
Decatur High School
Jaycees
Cox
House passes $4.8 billion excise tax cut bill
AP dispatch reports the House approved a tax cut bill totaling 4.8 billion dollars with an average 75 dollar cut on car taxes. In Montgomery the Constitution and Elections Committee favored two redistricting measures not affecting the Eighth District. In Birmingham FBI agents arrested a nightclub operator on charges of robbing the Bank of Georgia branch in Atlanta last October.
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Washington
House
Montgomery
House Constitution and Elections Committee
Birmingham
FBI
Ponce de Leon
Bank of Georgia
Atlanta
Industrial Explosion Sparks National Interest in Alabama Boom
North Alabama's great industrial explosion draws national attention as The New York Times runs a lengthy feature. The DECATUR DAILY reprints the Times story with permission on page A-12.
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North Alabama
South
New York Times
The
Times
Decatur
Susan Larkins Graduates Amid Unusual Circumstances
Susan Larkins, 17, celebrated her Decatur High School diploma privately after illness kept her hospitalized during the usual graduation events. Principal W. H. Jenkins presented her diploma at Decatur General Hospital in a morning ceremony Tuesday, honoring a standout student and her family.
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David Knight
Susan Larkins
Decatur High School
Susan
Decatur General Hospital
DHS
W. H. Jenkins
Decatur, High
H. B. Larkins
Jim Garver
Exemption Granted for Parts of Downtown Parking Rules
The Decatur Planning Commission backed a resolution to exempt portions of the Bank Street and 2nd Avenue business districts from the new off street parking ordinance. City Planning Director Gary Voketz recommended the change after a city commission request. The measure returns to the city commission for final action.
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George Biggers III
Decatur Planning Commission
City Commission
Bank St
2Nd Ave
Gary Voketz
Lee St
Lafayette St
Changes Eyed By Fertilizer Operation
Officials of Capital Fertilizer Co say they will shut down the plant for several weeks to make substantial improvements after a city commission warning to curb excess dust. A similar warning was issued to Alabama Co Operative's fertilizer plant. no reply yet. John Caddel represents Capital Fertilizer.
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Capital Fertilizer Co
Hade
Alabamia Co-Operative
Co-Op
John Caddel
Capital Fertilizer
Two U S Navy planes shot down over North Viet Nam
AP dispatch from Saigon reports Communist antiaircraft fire downed two U S Navy planes during raids on the North. Rescue crews said no chance of survival for five American crewmen. In Pleiku a Viet Cong ambush killed two Americans, wounded two more, and left over 80 South Vietnamese dead or missing. Total U S combat deaths rise to 401. Marines later killed 20 Viet Cong in Chu Lai with no American casualties.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Vie Nam
North Viet Nam
Pleiku
U.S
Combbat
Viet Nam
Chu Lai
da Nang
Midway
Hanoi
The
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Vinh Rah
Judge West to resign from Morgan County bench
County Judge Lewis H. West announced he will resign on July 15 to enter private practice. He cited a failing juvenile facility and admitted salary concerns as factors in the decision. West, elected last November, plans to handle both criminal and civil work from Moviten Street and asked Gov. Wallace to appoint a replacement.
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David Knight
Daily
Morgan County
Lewis H. West
West
Reve
Moviten St. E
Waillace
Wallace
Johnson outlines broadly based Dominican Republic government
President Johnson says U S policy aims for a broadly based government in the Dominican Republic that represents the people and excludes extremists. He spoke at a news conference on Tuesday and indicated the goal would guide U S actions.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Dominican Republic
United States
Gemini Spacemen Get Green Light for Gemini 4 Flight
America's first space-walker James A McDivitt and pilot Ed White receive final clearance for the Thursday Gemini 4 mission with launch set for 9 a m EST. Mission director Kraft calls weather and craft conditions as good as possible while expressing readiness.
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John Barbour
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Kraft
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks fall amid heavy trading. Chicago wheat weak with moderate selling. oats easier. soybeans lower as old crop months weaken. Hog prices up 25 to 50 cents. slaughter steers steady to 50 cents lower, top $31.
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New York
Chicago
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