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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
5
The Pentagon moves to de emphasize rapid production once technical problems loom, preferring demonstration of a working system before full scale production. Officials warn delays in development can cost millions per month, and a tied up production complex costs far more.
Symington previews criticism of the ABM program calling it unworkable and costly. A new Harper & Row book edited by Chayes and Wiesner argues against deployment. Sen. Ellender warns there is no absolute protection in the thermonuclear era, while Sen. Sparkman forecasts a large Senate vote in favor if Nixon pushes. The debate on the ABM bill could extend for weeks on the Senate floor.
Early May polls favored Poher in the runoff against Pompidou but his support faded. Jacques Duclos, the 72 year old Communist wheelhorse, captured 21.53 percent, a personal triumph. Four other candidates split the remainder, with Gaston Defferre and Michel Rocard among the notable runners.
Tennessee Valley Wheel Chair Club members in Decatur hosted visitors from Birmingham Fairfield Cullman and Huntsville for a Delano Park picnic. Danes Estees former club president and Holly Pond mayor assisted Boony Carden Decatur Club president in greeting guests. VFW Auxiliaries sponsor the statewide clubs.
The Decatur Daily requests readers to mail names addresses and serial numbers of area servicemen in Vietnam. Submissions must reach Servicemen Addresses P O Box 1527 Decatur Alabama 35601 by June 10 for inclusion in the June 15 publication.
Notes of Interest report Mizpah Chapter 19 will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple where a memorial service will be held for deceased members. George W Adams Jr of Decatur is among 82 graduates recognized at Honors Convocation from the Medical College of Alabama in Birmingham. Adams will intern at Carraway Methodist Hospital in Birmingham.
A Senate committee report argues current defense assumptions justify any force level and urges focusing on homeland security to cut costs. It warns of a militarized society and a top‑level civilian–military power shift, proposing a new defense policy centered on vital national interests. NASA and health officials updated lunar quarantine plans after interagency concerns. NASA now trains staff and improves the lunar quarantine process. Astronauts will wear isolation garments after sea landing and undergo interior vacuum cleaning to remove lunar particles captured in lithium hydroxide canisters.
Vietnam orders 83 million dollars for Saigon helicopter transports and gunships, expanding to 100 existing choppers. A37 and F5 squadrons increase, pilots to be trained in the United States. Navy grows to 21,000 with new gunboats, river craft, and 8,000 more sailors. Artillery and light M2 howitzers are being added to army divisions.
An 18 member Morgan County grand jury will be chosen from a 130 person venire and empaneled after charging by Circuit Judge R. L. Hundley. The week long session will probe at least three recent Decatur fatal shootings with District Attorney Dan Nelson presenting evidence.
Former bank president Roland F Hood Jr and his wife Josephine are charged in U S District Court in Birmingham with multiple false entries at First National Bank of Attalla. Hood faced three counts and Mrs Hood two counts, each carrying up to five years imprisonment and fines up to five thousand dollars.
Bond prices fall as rates climb with long term government yields up to 6.4 percent and top quality corporates at 7.5 percent. Tax exempt issues near 5.9 percent amid tight money conditions and a wary Fed policy, signaling potential crisis in the bond market as June 15 tax payments loom.
Decatur reports loan and price figures across staple crops and livestock. Cotton middling around 21.26 with 40 million dollar debt and 3.20 per hundred for four percent, others show pulpwood at 15 to 25 per cord and soybeans, corn, oats and wheat listed with No 2 grades and current per unit pricing.
AP reports trading active on cattle in Nashville. Receipts mostly feeder classes with slaughter cows scarce. Slaughter cows utility 2000-2200, cutter 1800-1850. Heifers good and chosen 2800-3200 for 600 lb. Some calves dealers strong up to 100 higher than last week.
An Atlanta AP market report records live poultry demand as moderate and offerings adequate. Heavy hens bring 12 cents, while light hens sell at lower cents, reflecting a mixed market for bralers and fryers.
Trading was active but opened late due to storm conditions. Analysts blamed tighter money conditions and stalled progress of Vietnam peace talks for the decline. Averages finished near their lows as price changes remained modest.
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