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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
2
Limestone County Feeder Pig Association set an all time sales record with 3102 pigs sold for 45232.81 dollars on Wednesday. The event highlighted strong market demand and marked a new milestone for the local feeder pig trade.
An error corrected note says Right Service was purchased for 16 000 by Junior Ray Stone and John Babis. The second city ambulance firm operated by Glyn Hunter and W A Thompson was the wrong owners list. The new operators are Stone and Babis.
The Decatur Optimist Club meets Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the Crescent Motel for a business session. The Decatur Jaycettes Executive Board gathers Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in Mrs Rhea Greenwell s Hickory Hills home. North Alabama Shrine No 7 convenes Friday at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall with an initiation planned.
Senator Kennedy died of a .22 caliber gunshot wound after an ambush in Los Angeles Arlington burial planned for Saturday at 5 30 p m as the nation mourns. President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey voiced condolences while Governor Reagan declares a California state of mourning and flags at half staff.
Former Vice President Nixon and Senator Kennedy are cited reacting to the tragedy. Nixon calls Kennedy a man of energy and the nation mourns another major loss amid recent tragedies.
President Johnson declares a commission of ten to study the deadly wave of violence and assassination. He appeals for medical and social science input to uncover root causes and protect public figures, naming members including Dr Milton S Eisenhower and Archbishop Terence Cooke.
The strategist said Humphrey called off plans to begin campaigning in New York for the Empire State primary. He canceled the New York schedule and planned to open his California campaign on June 13. McCarthy, returning to Washington Wednesday night, said he would confer with President Johnson and the vice president before taking on other political activities.
Martha Farmer Brewer becomes Alabama's First Lady while remaining a homemaker. She delays photo opportunities at the executive mansion to arrange furnishings as Gov. Albert Brewer's family moves in. The Brewer furniture is moved from Decatur while she supervises the unpacking in a white dress with blue trim.
For discriminating families a 1–2 bedroom apartment will be ready July 1 at Hawthorne House. Quiet semi lux, conservative. $105 monthly. Call Penney Reality Co at 353-3624 any time. Also various ads for tools and equipment for sale or rent with contact numbers.
A mixed list of individuals with hospital or residence addresses including John J. Smith Sr. in Mist. and Mrs Lillie Bell on 6th Ave SE, along with several others such as Miss Milton and Baby Michelle Clabhorn in Hartselle and Cullman area. The fragment reads like a roster of patients or residents without clear event details.
Governor Albert Brewer said Kennedy's assassination should prompt a return to law and order and an end to senseless violence. He extended condolences to Kennedy's widow and family, and prayed the tragedy would not be in vain.
Democratic nominee James B. Allen could meet former Attorney General Flowers in November for the U S Senate race. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the National Democratic Party plans to nominate Flowers, with Huntsville lawyer Robert Schwenn as potential party nominee. Flowers previously ran second to the late Gov. Lurleen Wallace in 1966.
Official results show Fleming winning the Decatur area by 259 votes 5 774 to 5 515 with Wadsworth. J Lester Smith defeated Julian Hardy for justice of the peace and H G Hunter won constable race. County totals show Allen ahead of Selden and Metcalf leading Goodwin statewide while O Connor upset in the district delegate race. About 11 300 voters participated amid a predicted turnout of 8 000 to 10 000.
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, 24, is jailed in Pasadena on assault with intent to murder charges connected to the Kennedy shooting. He appeared to have written notes referring to assassinating Senator Kennedy before June 5 1968 and has ties to Hollywood Park race track and a Pasadena home.
Norfolk, Va AP report says the nuclear powered submarine Amarine Scorpion and her 99 crew are presumed lost as a naval court of inquiry continues. Adm Moorer states ten day search from Norfolk westward yielded no trace of the vessel and urges tribute to the crew and their families.
Kennedy suffered a fatal .22 bullet wound with doctors reporting a sizeable brain clot and torn superior cerebellar artery. Surgeons removed most bullet fragments during a lengthy operation. a small fragment remained, while a second bullet lodged in the neck. A post mortem was planned.
Robert Kennedy reflects on threats to his life and his family after the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King Jr. were harmed. He rejects running in armored cars, prefers open cars to connect with people, and questions the happiness of his life in public service.
Russians reacted with sympathy for Kennedy and hope for peace with the United States after the 1963 assassination. Many recalled Kennedy's efforts for better relations and questioned the motives behind Oswald's shooting, with some fearing a similar fate for Senator Kennedy.
An Arab officer in charge of water supply under British mandate recalls life in the Armenian quarter and Lutheran school in the walled city. After 1948 fighting the Sirhan family moved within the Arab sector while the patriarch later worked as a Jordanian plumber until 1957. He lost contact with his four sons after his wife barred letters, only recently receiving a few notes from his son Sandailah asking about him as he wonders about the others.
Death Humphrey from his office already had Secret Service bodyguards. Managers of candidates may hesitate to deploy guards into crowded events where danger could lurk. Newly assigned agents may share these concerns.
A Trinity area home on Mountain Home Road was destroyed by a fire Wednesday around 10 am, valued at $18 000. No one was home at the time. Owner Willburn Millwood said firemen suspect the utility room as the origin but the cause is undetermined. His wife was at work and Millwood was car shopping. The Millwood two children were staying at a neighbor’s residence.
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