Ford leader commended for 36 year sales record
Tidwell Semmes of Semmes Ford in Decatur received a personal letter from Lee A. Iacocca of Ford Motor Co praising the dealer for helping set a 36 year Ford sales record. May sales were the best since 1925. Also: rising sun lodge meeting, Decatur coin club program, a recovered stolen Buick, a grass fire with no loss, Tokyo traffic jam photo caption, a minor traffic crash, and hospital technologist Charles Roberts returning from Cleveland. See diary on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidwell Semmes
Semmes Ford
Decatur
Lee A. Iacocca
Ford Motor Co
Ford Division
Semmes
Ford
Iacocca
Charles T. Roberts
Decatur General Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
American Medical Technologist Society
Answer to a critic about faith and life
The speaker rejects being a spokesman for modern man and says intelligence people feel spiritually adrift. He describes finding Christ transformative and urges the critic to examine his own contributions. He proclaims the timeless relevance of Christian truth and God’s grace reaching even the critic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
God
Six Freedom Riders Placed Under Arrest in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi six more Freedom Riders were arrested after entering a restaurant counter and ignoring orders to move on. The group brings total riders jailed since May 24 to 104, with participants from Chicago Rye and Brooklyn among the six named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Greyhound
Jackson
J. L. Ray
Ray
Daniel Horne
Noel Woods
Chicago
Stephen Green
Rye
N.Y
Richard Griswold
Brooklyn
Katherine Plean
Leora Berman
Horne
Woods
Nashville, Tenn
Memphis
Tenn
Skies Report for Decatur On Monday June 12
The sunset is at 7:01 p.m. and sunrise at 4:34 a.m. The Moon will not be visible due to the new moon. Mars has moved closer to the light and is barely brighter than the North Star, currently about 180 million miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Tennessee River readings and forecast at Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur and vicinity report river level at 15.94 feet with no change in 12 hours and sea level at 550.24 feet. TVA lake stages Guntersville 595.2 Whitesburg 550.8 Wilson 507.3. High Friday 84 at 1 pm. low Friday night 66 at 4:30 am. Saturday 81 at 10:15 am. Forecast shows partly cloudy warm humid conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms today. fair and warm tonight, widely scattered thundershowers Monday. High today 88.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Giant worm Gertrude travels to London and birds head to Omaha
Mrs. Latham, a 37-year-old collector, sent Gertrude the giant earthworm to the Royal Zoological Society in London. Tony the eagle and Oscar the owl went to Omaha for an American Indian celebration, while the trio awaits new homes as they travel from Columbia.
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New York
London
Omaha
Marie Latham
Gertrude
Royal Zoological Society
Tony the Eagle
Oscar the One
Mrs. Latham
Tony
Oscar
Columbia
East Side
Owl
Latham
London Society
Herb Shriner
Reapportionment Fight Shapes Up in Alabama House
Morgan County Rep. Bob Gilchrist said a reapportionment bill to add seats for North Alabama faces a fight but has a good chance if current supporters vote as one. Friday’s 56 to 48 tally left eight votes short of the 64 needed for constitutional change as Gov. Patterson backs the measure and plans talks with wavering lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Bob Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Populous North Alabama
Capitol
John Patterson
Bert.Haltom
Lauderdale
Limestone Counties
Senate
Patterson
NSA Clerk Is Hunted as Missing From Hidden Agency
A 28 year old National Security Agency employee, William Hyter Covington, vanished early last week after a two month absence. Officials noted two earlier NSA code clerks defected to Moscow, but stated there is no evidence Covington defected. Covington returned to work briefly in May then vanished after leaving his Laurel Maryland home Tuesday. He was seen at Charles Town race track and Arlington Virginia, and cashed a $120 check. His olive green 1958 Plymouth Maryland FF1347 is also missing.
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Washington A(ap
National Security Agency
William Hyter Covington
Defense Department
NSA
Moscow
Berman F. Mitchell
William H. Martin
Covington
Laurel
Charles Town
W. Va
Arlington
Potomac
Washington
Maryland
Father's Day Gift: a Comfortable Chair from Robinson's
A Father’s Day suggestion highlighting comfortable chairs from Robinson's. Emphasizes practical, cozy seating ideal for relaxation and giving a thoughtful home touch. Endorses prioritizing sturdy construction and classic design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Wreckage Believed From Missing U S Air Force Plane Found
Wreckage and life rafts believed from a missing C133 turboprop were found in the Pacific about 135 to 180 miles east of Tokyo. Eight crewmen were not found. The plane carrying 47 000 pounds of cargo disappeared after takeoff from Tachikawa Air Base bound for Midway Island.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Japanese Maritime Safety Agency
Tachikawa Air Force Base
Midway Island
U.S. Air Force
Cocky youths questioned in string of murders
Two teenagers, George Ronald York and James Douglas Latham, arrested near Grantsville Utah on a federal stolen truck warrant and held for questioning in connections to five murders in four states. The suspects, in a car tied to an Illinois slaying, face probes in Tennessee Kansas Illinois and Colorado as FBI and local officers pursue details. A .38 pistol and a .22 revolver were found in the glove compartment.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
George Ronald York
Jacksonville
Fla
James Douglas Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
Illinois
Fay Gillette
Tennessee
Kansas
Colorado
Gillette
Grantsville
Here
FBI
John A. Whitacker
Shelbyville
Tenn
Whitacker
Baton Rouge
Martin Drenovac
JFK Back Improves Further in Florida Return Delayed
President Kennedy shows continued back improvement after injury. He remains on crutches and swims with gentle exercises in a heated pool. Dr. Janet Travell reports better signs and Kennedy says he had a much better day yesterday as he delays returning to Washington for extra rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Washington
Janet Travell
Andrew T. Hatcher
White House
Hatcher
Five Killed In State Traffic On Friday
Alabama traffic report shows 42 rural and 84 urban accidents with 5 deaths, 26 injuries, and extensive arrests for drunken, reckless, and license violations. Decatur and Hartselle police added multiple incidents, with driving while intoxicated and speeding among charges.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Decatur
Hartselle
Cullman
Morgan County
Limestone County
Decatur Highway Patrol
TVA Officials to Meet With River Shippers
TVA navigation chief J Porter Taylor and staff will hold talks with bulk liquid industries in Knoxville and grain interests in Sheffield about easing the Wheeler Dam lock bottleneck after its June 2 collapse near Muscle Shoals. About 3 million tons move via Wheeler annually.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wheeler Dam
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
J. Porter Taylor
TVA Navigation
Tennessee Valley
Sheffield
Ala
Wheeler Lock
TVA
Tennessee
Von Braun Sees Moon Not Important Now
Dr Wernher von Braun head of NASA’s Saturn program told a Florida audience the moon could become a key military target in 10 to 15 years. He directs Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville Alabama and oversees the spaceflight program.
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NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Wernher von Braun
Marshall Center
Hollywood
Fla
Florida
Diplomat Hotel
Cape Canaveral
Nasa-Marshall
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ala
Peace Meet On Borders Proposed By Khrushchev In Vienna
Khrushchev proposed to Kennedy in Vienna an immediate peace conference on Germany to draft a treaty fixing borders, make West Berlin a demilitarized free city, end Allied occupation, and hand control of lifelines to East Germany. He offered an interim six month period if talks fail and urged acceptance of German terms.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Vienna
Germany
Tass
West Berlin
Berlin
Soviet Union
Jfk
Washington
State Department
Russia
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Geneva
Interna
Miller seeks youth on Ev and Charlie television show
Rep. William E. Miller, new GOP chairman, aims to inject youth and new faces into the Ev and Charlie TV program. He plans weekly introductions of GOP leaders to explain party positions, aligning with both liberal and conservative wings. Eisenhower backs a youthful, vibrant party image ahead of June NBC special taped at Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
William E. Miller
R-N.y
GOP
Miller
Senate
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Gece
Dirksen
Halleck
Congress
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Jack Miller
Iowa
John G. Tower
Texas
NBC
Gettysburg
Son A. Rockefeller
New York
Isaac Goldwater
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Ben Hill
Nashville
Ezell Henderson
Decatur Coin Club
City Electric Department
Louis Bell
Athens
12Th Ave
Decatur Fire Department
6Th Ave
16Th Ave
Wadsworth St
Martha Ann Sandy
Ave. SE
Bruce D. Higdon
Birch St
Sandy
Wadsworth
Sary
Jefferson
Lee
Tuscaloosa
Lee and
Mobile County
Laos
By Carl Hartman
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Andrei A. Gromyko
Phoumi Nosavan
Padong
Xieng Khouang
Gromyko
By Douglas B. Cornell
Palm Beach, Fla
IVA
von Braun
Charlie
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