Prominent Star Spies and Evening Sky Highlights
Weather and river data cover Decatur and nearby. Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.44, sea level 555.76, TVA lake stages listed. Yesterday’s high 92 at 3:30 p.m., low 70 this morning, 61 at 9 a.m. Forecast expects fair to partly cloudy warm with isolated showers, high 92, low 68.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Markets Summary From Cotton to Livestock Prices
Cotton prices show Decatur loan middling at 30.40 and cottonseed at 40 per ton. Milk grades range 6.55 per hundred for Grade A and 3.20 for manufactured milk. Grain and feed prices include corn about 1.11 to 1.46 per bushel and oats 0.65. Hogs small sales. cattle scarcities. mix of U.S. grading borrows and gilts around 21.00 with sows scarce.
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Decatur
U.S
Stocks at New York Open Mixed Across Major Names
The New York Stock Exchange shows a mixed session with gains for Am Can, RCA, Boeing, and Ford Motor, while declines appear for Nat Distill Beth Steel, Standard Oil indices, and some utilities. Large caps such as US Steel, Texaco, and Westinghouse display varied moves amid a broad range of fractional percentage changes.
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NEW York
Kaiser - Allis Chal
Suth
Penne
Buri Ind
Pepsi Cola Calum & H
Cater Trac
Phill Pet
Polaroad
Ches & Ohio
Proct & G
Coca
RCA Palm
Rals Pur
Repub St Cbs Rexall
Reyn Met Com Sat
RC Cola
St Regis Pap
Delta Air L
Seab al RR Dow Chem
Sears Roeb du
Sinclair
East Air L
Socony East Kod
Sou Co
Firestone Rps
Sperry Rd
P&l
Ford
Sunbeam Gen Mills
Swift
Texaco
Tel & Tel
Carbide Pacific
Oil Cal Goodrich
Aire Goodyear
A&p
Cp Greyhound
US Steel Gulf Oil
Warner Bros Here
Pdr
UN Tel Port
Westy
Elec
Winn Dixie Ae Bus Mch
Woolworth Int
Xero
Over the Counter Securities Quotations Highlight 10 A.M. Bids
NASD compiled inter dealer quotations at about 10 am today with bid and asked prices shown for several firms. Prices reflect representative inter dealer levels and include approximate markups. retail markdowns and commissions are not included.
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NASD
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listed
Hospitals report admissions for Mrs. H C Prince 408 11th Ave SW and Clarence Tapscott Hartselle. Dismissals include Miss Sharlene Hodges Ardmore Tenn and Miss Sherry Hodges Ard. Also listed are Mrs. C S Whitmier Moulton St Mrs. Bobby Kyle Hartselle Mrs. Stanley Patterson 514 Ewell St and Noah Long Trinity.
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H. C. Prince
11Th Ave
Clarence Tapscott
Hartselle
Sharlene Hodges
Ardmore
Tenn
Sherry Hodges
C. S. Whitmier
Moulton St
Bobby Kyle
Stanley Patterson
Ewell St
Noah Long
Trinity
Decatur General Admits Mrs. Willie James Freen and Others
List of admissions includes Mrs. Willie James Freen Hillsboro and many others such as John Thares Nelson SE Wil and Miss Marilyn Geron Stratford Rd with multiple addresses across Decatur Hillsboro Athens Cullman Madison and Courtland reflecting a hospital intake roster. A note mentions a baby girl born to Mrs. Jerry Thrasher in Madison.
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Decatur General Admissions
Willie James Freen
Hillsboro
Simon Pointer
J. L. O’hara
1604
Ave
Jonathan Roland Whyte
Church St. George Wells
N. St
Selah Foster
Decatur
Marilyn Geron
Stratford Rd
John Thares
Nelson SE
John Lambert
White St
Terry Cottingham
Wheeler
Michael Goodwin
Effie Kline
Joe Tune
9Th St
Maxie Turner
Cullman
Ed Crittenden
Courtland
Jack Rowe
Oak St
Jerry Thrasher
Madison
Flying Farmers elect area officers in Alabama
Two area men were elected to top offices of the Alabama Flying Farmers Association at a farm near Boligee. Arthur Anders of Hartselle was named president and Luke Pryor of Tanner was chosen vice president. Rex Finley of Decatur becomes the official delegate to the international convention. Mrs. Aileen Carter of Madison was chosen 1965 Alabama Flying Farmer Queen and will represent the state in the International Flying Farmer Pageant in Omaha in August.
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Alabama Flying Farmers Association
David Johnston
Boligee
Arthur Anders
Hartselle
Luke Pryor
Tanner
Rex Finley
Decatur
Aileen Carter
Madison
Alabama
Omaha
Saigon political move calms crisis as Quat support grows
In Saigon the National Legislative Council upheld Premier Phan Huy Quat's right to fire two Cabinet ministers after a two week crisis. Sun now backs Quat while U S envoy Taylor contemplates a trip to the United States. A U S military spokesman says North Vietnamese regulars are dominating South Viet Nam fighting. Casualties mount as ambushes kill and wound government troops near Lao Thien and Kontum.
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Saigon
National Legislative Council
Phan Huy Quat
Phan Khac Suu
Sun
Quat
U.S
Maxwell D.taylor
Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Lao Thien
Saion
Thursay
Kontum
Orthe
Gemini 4 astronauts adjust plans after brief satellite chase
Gemini 4 officers McDivitt and White resumed the original flight plan after a failed attempt to rendezvous with a burned out Titan II third stage. The chase caused a one orbit delay and curbed some experiments while they settled into regular sleep and eating cycles. White’s 20 minute space walk earlier in the mission drew intense excitement and prompted mission control to scale back maneuvers for the remainder of the flight.
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Page 1
Newsmen
McDivitt
White
Pyke
Hodge
Gordon Cooper
U.S
Valery Bykovsky
James McDivitt
Mission Control
Space Control Complex
James A. McDivitt
Florida Peninsula
Johnson
Houston
Buddy
World gauges how closely matched for manned lunar landing
Reports from Moscow and Western wires show mixed reactions to the Gemini mission. Pravda relays a brief Western dispatch on White’s 20 minutes in space while Brussels notes the failed rendezvous but praises open flight that lets the world share the moment.
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Moscow
New York
Pravda
Communist Party
White
Funeral set for Lt Phillip D Childers in Hartselle
Funeral services for 1st Lt Phillip Don Childers 24 of Fort Lauderdale Fla who died in a mid air helicopter collision in South Vietnam will be held Saturday at 3 p m at Hartselle First Baptist Church Burial will follow at Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta Ga Peck Funeral Home Hartselle directing Survivors include his parents sister Pamela two brothers Clifton and Noel and grandparents along with several aunts and uncles
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Hartselle
Phillip Don Childers
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
South Viet Nam
Hartselle First Baptist Church
Marietta National Cemetery
Marietta
Peck Funeral
E. P. Childers
Pamela
Clifton
Noel Childers
Henry Childers
Eva
J. F. Tanner
Mrs. Lula Mae Porter Dies at 58 in Tuscaloosa
Lula Mae Porter 58 of 303 8th Ave NW died Thursday night at a Tuscaloosa hospital. Services set for Saturday 3 p.m. at Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hobson Clark and Rev. George Rice officiating. Burial at Decatur City Cemetery. Survivors: widower Harry Porter Decatur one son Charles Porter Decatur one grandson Gary Porter Decatur two brothers A F Lathan Leon Lathan. Pallbearers: D D Jeson Jr Marek Sheats Joe ill Horace Sheats Wayne Young Casey Pooley.
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Lula Mae Porter
8Th Ave
Tuscaloosa
Guntharp Funeral Home
Hobson Clark
George Rice
Decatur City Cemetery
Guntharp Directing
Harry Porter
Decatur
Charles Porter
Gary Porter
Detur
A. F. Lathan
Leon Lathan
D. D. Jeson Jr
Marek Sheats
Joe Ill
Horace Sheats
Wayne Oung
Casey Pooley
Bowling Pins Dumped in Decatur Yards Twice This Week
Police report two incidents in Decatur with bowling pins found in front yards. W M Edwards says nine pins and a wheel were left in his yard over the weekend, while George Collins found seven pins in his yard. Perrylanes Bowling Center notes the pins a tire and wheel were stolen from a truck behind the business last Saturday night.
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Decatur
W. M. Edwards
8Th St
George Collins
Albert St. S
Perrylanes
U.S
Gemini 4 Spacewalk Relay Garbled But Silent Ending
An onboard exchange during the Gemini 4 spacewalk features Ed White outside the capsule with Jim McDivitt and Gus Grissom. The EVA includes garbled transmission, near coast observations, and a tense return to the capsule as Bermuda LOS approaches. White expresses emotion about reentry as McDivitt jokes and Grissom presses for the return.
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Grissom
White
McDivitt
McDivtt
Texas
Houston
Cap-Com
Capsule Communications
Gus
Galveston Bay
Whie
For Sale and Rent Ad Pack from Local Listings
A jumble of classified notices offers rental units and sale items. Listings include a furnished 4 room downstairs apartment at McNeal Building for $100 monthly, a 4 room downstairs at 210 6th Ave SE for $75, a new 4 bedroom brick home at 2415 Crestview Dr SE with built ins and central air, and various owner sale items like a 1960 Plymouth wagon, 1959 Volkswagen Sedan, and a 10x50 Moon house trailer. Contact details and prices are included.
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McNeal
Downstair
6Th Ave. S.E
Crestview
Dr. S.E
Sandra St. S.W
Plymouth
IFOR
Moulton St
Volkswagen
New Moon House
Sherman St
Decatur Curb Market, Fire, and Local Notices
The Decatur Curb Market opens 6 to 11 a.m. tomorrow with bacon, lard, beans, potatoes, cabbage, produce, canned goods, flowers, milk, butter and eggs. A grass fire on Railroad St. NW was reported at 1:53 p.m. None injured. Burgreen Construction Co. is contractor for Pryor Field resurfacing. Building permits include five homes and repairs valued at over 34,000. Sheriff reports arrests for highway intoxication and various charges. Homecoming services set for Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with lunch and an afternoon program.
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Decatur Curb
Decatur Fire Department
Railroad St. NW
Burgreen Construction Co
Limestone County
Decatur
Pryor Field
Mabry Engineering Co
Decatur Daily
Mabry
Pleasant, Valley Baptist Church
Troopers Probe Three Wrecks Near Cullman and Decatur
State troopers investigated three automobile accidents in a four county area yesterday. No injuries were reported. The incidents included a 1962 International tractor trailer driven by George M. Keonce of Memphis off U S 278 near Cullman at 6 30 a m. A collision on Alabama 69 near Cullman at 7 a m involved Robert E Drinkard of Baileyton and Thesa C Weintraub of Atlanta. The third crash occurred at 7 55 a m north of Decatur on U S 31 involving Robert D Clark of Decatur and Charles E Harris of Cullman.
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International
George M. Keonce
Memphis
Tenn
U.S. 278
Cullman
Robert E. Drinkard
Baileyton
Thesa C. Weintraub
Atlanta
Alabama
Decatur
U.S. 31
Robert D. Clark
Charles E. Harris
Births in Decatur and Cullman Hospitals
Mr and Mrs J L OHara 1604 6th Ave SW welcomed a son Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Herman Freeman Cullman announced a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Willie Roberson Cullman 10 welcomed a son at Cullman Hospital. Rev and Mrs Lowell Erle Tuscaloosa reported a daughter at Cullman hospital.
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J. L. O'Hara
6Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Herman Freeman
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Willie Roberson
Lowell Erle
Tuscaloosa
Three Americans Escape Into Cane Field Amid Viet Cong Push
In Quang Ngai Province frantic radio calls spurred government and American officers into action as a Viet Cong push loomed. A rescue effort began after a final company was hit and retreated to Ba Gia. The 39th Rangers, the 3rd Vietnamese Marine Battalion, and the 2nd Battalion of the 51st Regiment launched a counteroffensive Sunday.
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Ba Gia
Quang Ngai
39Th Rangers
51St Regiment
Senate stalls as House recesses amid continued debate
Debate resumes with the House recessed until next Wednesday after a persistent stalemate. The Senate avoids new clashes by skipping controversial issues and passing three bills. One allows foreign born doctors to teach at the University of Alabama Medical College while naturalization is pending. another permits counties to dispose of abandoned cemeteries, aligning with existing city authority.
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Page
House
Senate
University of Alabama Medical College
Aleady
Dominican Republic Withdrawal Reduces U S Marine Presence
President announces withdrawal of remaining U S Marines totaling about 2100 men from the Dominican Republic. 14 200 U S paratroopers remain with 1500 Latin American troops under the Inter American Force as OAS negotiators press rebel and junta talks. UN debates Inter American Force role amid alleged rebel executions.
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Dominican Republic
United States Marine Corps
U.S
Inter-American Force
Organization of American States
U.N
New York
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Security Council
Charles W. Yost
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Southwest
Venus
Mars
West
Saturn
Over the
Local Securities
William Stewart McKenzie
Harrison St
Farish Terry
Spring Ave
Hollice Smith
Athens
Billy King
Mildred Tant
Gary Halcomb
Birch St. SE
Michael Halcomb
Mekong River
Moscow Radio
Brussels
Het ‘Laatste Niews
Phillip Childers
Mrs
Aepeal
Bermuda
Cris
Betty S.W
Freemont St
Morgan Builders
Thomas Dr
Lucian Terry
5Th Ave
Leo Terry
7Th Ave
C. C. Eddins
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Decatur Shopping Center
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