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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1964
Page
1
A guest editorial compares governors J and Wallace, arguing both shaped Alabama politics this century. It notes J’s magnetism and mass devotion versus Wallace’s ideas plus actions, and suggests future historians will recall J’s six eight image and rural appeal more than his specific programs.
A 1962 Chevrolet truck driven by Troy Leon May, 26, Somerville 1, sustained a head cut but no hospital transport after a two vehicle collision at Finley Drive and Railroad Street. A separate crash at 6th Avenue and Holly Street SE involved a 1955 Oldsmobile driven by Virginia Young Formby and a 1961 Falcon driven by Clarence B. Estes. no injuries reported.
Gov William W Scranton sent a telegraph to Senator Barry Goldwater explaining his decision to challenge Goldwater for the Republican presidential nomination. Goldwater dismissed it as a desperation move and Nixon was named as a key influence. Also, Maxwell M Rabb for the Lodge campaign expressed support for Scranton's bid.
Impounded meat in Montgomery under Commissioner A W Todd is cleared for release after a federal injunction. Todd had pushed a rapid inspection program targeting foreign imported meats amid the controversy, with initial focus on canned products.
Premier Souvanna Phouma said U S reconnaissance planes will resume flights over Laos with armed fighter escorts within days. He argued the patrols are lawful surveillance of Pathet Lao and Viet Minh movements after earlier suspending flights.
Local ad for Ex change Furniture Co promoting new and used furniture with contact number 353-4403.
John Knox chronicles the Prices of Lawrence County and Priceville, detailing Revolutionary and Confederate era soldiers along with physicians lawyers and plantation owners. He visits the Priceville home and speaks with present day Price descendants in a brief sketch for Sundays Daily.
Decatur sweltered as unofficial readings hit 100 degrees after two days of 99 degree heat from Wednesday through Thursday. The Gas Department had logged 99 degrees on those days before the afternoon peak.
The department reports yesterday afternoon’s First Federal thermometer hit 103 degrees. Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy and hot conditions with scattered afternoon and early evening thundershowers. Winds will be light and variable, gusty near storms, with a high near 95 degrees.
The prime ministers of Turkey and possibly Greece may visit Washington for talks with President Johnson on the Cyprus crisis. Undersecretary George Ball, returning from a mission to the two countries, left open further comments and suggested the conflict is dangerous but not hopeless.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr testified before a grand jury Friday night hoping to curb racial violence in St Augustine. Florida moves to reinstate a ban on night marches with a federal court hearing set for Saturday in Jacksonville. Atty Gen. James Kynes plans to argue a clear and present danger from nightly demonstrations. Negroes marched peacefully to a downtown park for a fourth night of demonstrations with an integration rally. over 100 officers and a few white spectators were present and no trouble occurred.
Gov. George Wallace announced the retirement of State Highway Director Ec Rogers and the appointment of Herman Nelson, 64, of Decatur as his successor. Nelson has served with the Decatur office since 1922 and earlier in 1959 after a hiatus. The change becomes effective Monday.
Negro attorneys filed petitions in federal court in Birmingham seeking a temporary restraining order against Tuscaloosa city officials and a writ of habeas corpus to free about 79 Negro demonstrators jailed in Tuscaloosa. The action targets the city, its commissioners, mayor, and police chief amid ongoing racial unrest and a church clash last week.
A second wind event in 24 hours damaged homes near the Caddo Community in Lawrence County. James H. Morgan lost part of his roof and a barn. A G McCann’s front porch was blown away. Damaged area lay about a mile along Caddo Rd. Residents described rough conditions but officials had no reports of further damages.
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