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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1967

Page

2

Allman Mrs Alice 75 Dies at 1410 St Joseph Ave

Mrs. Alice Allman aged 75 died at her residence 1410 St Joseph Avenue. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.

Allman Alice St. Joseph

Decatur Man Robert Brown 4% Passes at Local Hospital

Robert Brown of Decatur is reported to have died at a local hospital. Peck Funeral Home will announce further details.

Decatur Peck Funeral Home

Irvin Clayton Mrs. Mattie Moody of Trinity

Mrs. Mattie Moody of Trinity is noted with ties to Nashville. Irvin Clayton is connected as a party in this short notice.

Mattie Moody Trinity Ate Nashville

W C Fare Dies After Long Railroad Career

W C Fare of Whetfield died at 6 p.m. Monday. Survived by Mrs Ollie Phil of Corinth Mississippi and two steps, three step children. Fare worked for Southern for many years and was a section foreman at Trinity.

W. C Clay” Fare Whetfield Ollie Phil Corinth Fare Southern Ad Trinity

Fisk Funeral Services Set for 75 Year Old Ath-Home Veteran

Funeral services for Arthur L. Fisk, 75, of Ath were set for 1 am Sunday at the VA in Tuscaloosa with details noted. The obituary mentions Fisk’s veteran status and final arrangements at Spry.

Arthur. L. Fisk Tuscaloosa Ony Spry

Fragmentary OCR Note With No Clear Event

A garbled OCR snippet shows scattered words and numbers with no coherent event or identifiable entities. The text lacks recognizable people, places, organizations, dates, or a resolvable news item to summarize meaningfully.

Robert Mosely Funeral Services Noted

Funeral services for Robert Osley, formerly of Chicago, who died at Colonial Rest at about 3 45 p m Sunday, will be held in the coming days with arrangements to be announced.

Robert Osley Chicago Colonial Rest

Mrs Ora Wood Freeman Wood 81 Died. Funeral Plans

Mrs Ora Wood aged 81 of 1806 5th Ave SW died recently in an unclear event. Funeral arrangements are to be announced later by Guntherp Funeral Home.

Ora Freeman Wood 5Th Ave Guntherp Funeral Home

State Department tightens travel as Arab allies face aid cuts

In view of hostilities the U S State Department bans authorized travel to Israel and advises Americans in 13 Arab countries to consider departures. Officials weigh cutting roughly 200 million dollars in economic aid tied to Israel and several Arab states as the crisis persists.

State Department U.S Israel United

River and Weather Report for Decatur Area

River and weather update with measured levels at Decatur and nearby TVA lakes. Morning reading 21.87 feet at sea level 556.19. Forecast calls for fair skies today tonight and Wednesday with highs near 84 to 85 and lows around 63 to 64 degrees.

TVA Wilson Guntersville

Astronaut Edward Givens Jr. Dies In Auto Crash Near Houston

U S astronaut Edward Givens Jr. 37 died when his compact car left the road near Pearland south of Houston and crashed into an embankment. Two Air Force majors were injured. Givens, named among the 1966 astronauts, died on arrival at a Houston hospital.

Manned Space Center Houston Tex U.S Edward G. Givens Jr Manned Spacecraft Center Space Agency Air Force Maj Givens Air Force Pearland Southeast Quanah U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis Ada Moss

Teenage Girls Earn More Than Expected Wages

A fragment reports teen-age girls earning over $368 per week or period, with unclear context. The note mentions wages at a job or program, but the source lacks full details.

America

Jets Hit South Vietnam Fronts With Heavy Bombardment

B52 bombers each carrying 60000 pounds of bombs strike borders of South Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh Trail routes. Raids target northern, central highland, and Cambodian frontier areas. A fire at an Army airfield in Binh Dinh destroys helicopters and planes, injuring Americans and many Vietnamese.

South Vietnam Saigon Binh Dinh

Poultry market report from Atlanta finds mixed hen farm output

An Atlanta poultry market summary notes adequate supplies of heavy hens and good live weight for light type birds. Officials report stable demand with merchants adjusting prices.

Poultry Atlanta

Wall Street recovers from Monday slide on cease-fire hopes

The Dow rose 10.77 points by 2 p.m. as traders priced in possible cease-fire efforts amid Israeli Arab fighting. Monday’s drop was 15.54, with advances and declines showing a five to one tilt toward gains in active trading.

New York Wall Street

Decatur Chapter of Society of Safety Engineers installs officers

Huntsville members elected to executive committee include Tom Gooch tax-treasurer and others from Huntsville. Decatur curb market opens Wednesday 6 am to 6 pm offering garden vegetables and fruit including peaches. Southeast Homemakers Club meeting set at Mrs. Millard Compton’s home at 1:30 pm Wednesday.

Tennessee Society of Safety Engineers Tom Gooch Tary Huntsville Robert R. Jones Grover C. Wrenn Maurice Savage J. L. Andrews Leo B. Lawler E. P. Marconi Kenneth Griffin Tullahoma, Tenn George Nichols Southeast Homemakers Millard Compton St. SE

Huntsville man injured in two car collision

Police report a Huntsville resident injured Monday in a two car crash at a intersection. Jefferson Vaughan Hamm aged 17 treated and released at a Decatur hospital after colliding with Arthur C. Sheeks 20 of Decatur. Hamm's 1953 maroon and white Plymouth was reported stolen yesterday by Royce Woods of Decatur from Mitchell Service Station on 2nd Ave NE.

Huntsville Jefferson Vaughan Hamm Decatur Arthur. C. Sheeks Somerville Rd Royce Woods Mitchell Servvice 2Nd Ave

Long history of Middle East conflict shapes 20th century peace efforts

A United Nations led effort to partition Palestine failed to halt hostilities between Jews and Arabs after 1947. Repeated armistice breakdowns, 1956 Sinai-Egypt fighting, and British French invasion preceded a UN Emergency Force, later withdrawn by U Thant. The prognosis remains grim with little prospect for lasting peace.

Potter United Nations U.N Palestine Israel Sinai Desert Britain France Suez Canal Zone United States Soviet Union Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser U Thant Middle East

Assault on Jenin Dubbed Major Offensive

The Amman broadcast claimed Arabs hurled a major assault at Jenin with armored support and heavy Israeli losses including 36 tanks destroyed. Mordechai Hod said Israeli air forces destroyed 374 Arab planes as certainties and 134 as probables, with 19 Israeli planes and several pilots reported killed. Israel boasted air superiority and referenced broader regional claims of Arab losses. Additional counts from Egypt Jordan Syria and Lebanon followed amid reports of continued clashes and channel closures.

Jenin Amman Mordechai Hod Gaabin Israel Egypt Jordan Syria Lebanon nCeee Radio Arab Labor Federation United States Britain Negev Desert Levi Eshko Eanes Peninsula el Arish

Madison Soldier Killed in Vietnam Named Wells

A 25 year old Madison native Lt. Benjamin Gareth Wells was killed in action in Vietnam after two months in country. He led a platoon wiped out by Viet Cong. Wells served six years in the Army with services planned Wednesday at Laughlin Service Funeral Home Huntsville.

Madison Vietnam Defense Department Benjamin Gareth Wells Wells Laughlin Service Huntsville Troy

Syrian Forces Enter War At Dawn Attacking Israeli Positions

Syrian forces reportedly entered the conflict at dawn attacking Israeli posts along a 47 mile border. They claimed the seizure of Shaar Yashuv, a Galilee frontier farm commune, but an Israeli defense report disputed the claim.

Israel Syria Shaar Yashuv Galilee Sula Ake

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