Five Added In House Over 56 On Last Friday
Alabama House debate on reapportionment stalls with 63 votes to delay and 64 needed for final passage. Gov Patterson and administration leaders pursue two more votes as new Mobile County representative joins in support. If defeated, the measure cannot be reintroduced this session.
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House of Representatives
Morgan County
Bob Gilchrist
House
Gilchrist
Mobile County
Jefferson
Haltom
Morgan
John Patterson
Montgomery
Alabama House
Senate
Privileges and Elections Committee
Bert Haltom
Lauderdale County
Alabama
Patterson
Smile on his face as Johnnie visits Philadelphia Zoo
Johnnie Dougherty the 4 year old cancer patient from Ridley Township went to the Philadelphia Zoo with an ambulance escort. He rode in a wheelchair fed from a baby bottle and enjoyed the baby hippo exhibit though he preferred moving on when the animals appeared to fight. His mother Mrs Dougherty described the visit as a heartwarming moment that lifted his spirits and noted he slept better after the trip.
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Philadelphia
Johnnie Dougherty
Philadelphia Zoo
Johnnie
Ber
Ridley Township
Semale
Lon
A Dougherty
DeGraffenreid to speak on reapportionment at Decatur Kiwanis
District politics and a city permit roundup fill the page. State Sen. Ryan DeGraffenreid, a potential governor candidate, will address the Decatur Kiwanis on reapportionment. Building permits issued include James Moore for a new residence and others for repairs and additions. Police log entries report thefts from a boat house and stores, plus a bicycle theft at Decatur High School. Diary note points readers to Page 2 for more.
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Ryan DeGraffenreid
Tuscaloosa
Decatur Kiwanis Club
James Moore
Morgan Ave
Gobble-Fite
Ferry St. NE
Perry Aldridge
McCartney St
J. M. Baker
7Th Ave
Hatred in the pulpit and the call to love
A reader asks if a minister who preaches hatred toward another church is right. The reply urges understanding motives but condemns hate as against Christian teaching, stressing love as central and warning hatred harms both spirit and health. De Caria 1961, Chicago Tribune.
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Satan
de Caria
Chicago
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Tractor Group Looks To Meet Castro In Havana Today
A four man American team which began talks in Havana with Fidel Castro and Osvaldo Dorticos on Tuesday seeks to swap 500 tractors for 1,214 invasion prisoners. The group met Agrarian Reform Institute officials and captive representatives, with three prisoners reportedly not exchanged.
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Castro
Havana
Fidel Castro
Osvaldo Dorticos
Agrarian Reform Institute
Wilcox County Voting Records Questioned Over Negro Registration
State attorneys told U S District Judge Daniel H Thomas that no Negroes had sought to register in Wilcox County for decades arguing the Justice Department seeks access to records and to lift limits on federal inspection The county with about 12000 Black residents and 6000 whites has officials who testified none had registered in the past 2 years and none since 1916 according to affidavits The Wilcox voter registration board is chaired by William Henderson Bruce with members Cecil Rogers and Mrs Duane Newberry
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Wilcox
Alabama
Gordon Madison
U.S
Daniel H. Thomas
Justice Department
Thomas
Civil Rights Division
Congress
Circuit
Blaichard L. McLeod
Camden
Washington
Wilcox County
Madison
P. C. Jenkins
William Danelly
McLeod
Jenkins
Donelly
William Henderson Bruce
Wilcox Voter Registration Board
Cecil C. Rogers
Duane Newberry
U S Envoys Plan Cuba Departure Without Prisoner Deal
U S negotiators said they will leave Cuba Thursday regardless of progress on a tractors for prisoners exchange with Prime Minister Fidel Castro. The four man team waited in a Havana hotel for another meeting with Cuban officials.
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Havana
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Corticos outlines prisoner exchange bids in Cuba talks
The broadcast quoted Corticos saying three prisoners would be exchanged for Francisco Molina The Hook Molina a Cuban awaiting New York sentencing for a 9 year old girl slaying during a political clash Pedro Albizu Campos and Henry Winston. American negotiators said they were not authorized to swap. Cuban requests included 300 heavy bulldozers and 200 lighter farm tractors. Reporter Robert Boyd noted guarded optimism after day one talks. Castro was in eastern Cuba as Americans flew in from Miami. Duane Greathouse said UAW spokesman the four would meet Castro this morning.
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Francisco
the Hook) Molina
New York
Pedro Albizu Campos
Henry Winston
Communist Party
Dorticos
Cuba
Robert Boyd
Knight Newspapers
Miami Herald
Castro
Miami
Duane Greathouse
United Auto Workers
Four
First Of New Riding Groups Make S C Freedom Riders
Three bus groups totaling 32 riders arrive in Myrtle Beach for a rest stop before continuing from Wilmington to Charleston and Florida in a test of racial segregation. The project is led by ministers and coordinated by the Congress of Racial Equality.
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Freedom Riders
Myrtle Beach
Wilmington
N.C
Washington
Greyhound
Charleston
Florida
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Jacksonville
Fla
St. Petersburg
Alabama
Mississippi
Raleigh
Sumter
Tallahassee
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
Supreme Court
Gordon D. Negen
Ralph Diamond
Driving On Wrong Side Of Road Fatal
McCoy Thornton aged 25 of Hamilton died in a head on collision near Jasper Alabama on U S 78. Police say Thornton was driving on the wrong side of the road when the crash occurred.
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Jasper
Ala
McCoy Thornton
Hamilton
Highway Patrol
Thornton
U.S. 78
Traffic Laws Favor The Person On Foot
Decatur Daily staff writer Phillip Kyle explains pedestrian protections under traffic laws. The article notes pedestrians have right of way when crossing with a light while a turning car enters the street, and emphasizes shared responsibility for safety.
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Phillip Kyle
Decatur Daily
This Nation
Traf
Alabama Traffic Echoes: Tuesday Patrol Totals Across Rural and Urban Areas
Alabama Highway Patrol traffic breakdown shows 35 rural and 97 urban accidents with two rural deaths and 12 rural injuries. Arrests span drunk driving 5 rural 12 urban, speeding 61 rural 95 urban, reckless driving 18 rural 51 urban, and multiple violations. Decatur reports no wrecks, pease Highway Patrol notes one wreck with two injuries.
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Highway Patrol
Alabama
Decatur
Pease Highway Patrol
Reekee Cee
Kennedy Back Injury Kept Secret From Mrs Kennedy
White House spokesman says Mrs Kennedy learned of the back injury from press reports while in Greece. Kennedy reassured her not to return to Washington as he recovers on crutches after a Canada trip. Doctors report progress with hot pads and ultrasound therapy, and Kennedy swims at the White House pool as the schedule remains busy with advisers on NATO matters.
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White House
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Pierre Salinger
Greece
Canada
Europe
National Airport
Palm Beach
Fla
Salinger
Janet Travell
Salinter
Rains Hurt In Limestone County Lightning Strikes Hit Crew
A severe storm dropped over two inches of rain in south Limestone County. Two Decatur Electric Department workers, Robert R. Cheatham and Leonard Love, were knocked down by a lightning bolt near Highway 31 S in the Bay View Subdivision while pulling wire, with others shaken but unharmed. Both Cheatham and Love were kept overnight for observation. no other injuries were reported as outages affected several communities. Farmers plan Friday night talks with officials about crop damage aid.
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Robert R. Cheatham
Leonard Love
Decatur Electric Department
Highway 31
Bay View
Cheatham and
Love
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Limestone County
Cheatham
Orville Davis
Harold McLemore
Allen McCollum
Athens
Mars Near Uranus Prompts Night Sky Notice
Decatur skywatch reports Mars tonight close to Uranus with both planetary orbits noted. Mars completes one revolution around the Sun in 687 days while Uranus takes 84 years.
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Mars
Uranus
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.67 feet, up 16 feet in 24 hours. TVA lake levels include Pickwick 413.8 and Guntersville 595.1 feet. High today 90, low tonight 69, with warm humid conditions and widely scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight, with more showers and storms likely Thursday.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Efforts Intensify on Dam Lock Problem at Wheeler
Grain shippers and barge operators meet in Sheffield to resolve moving cargo around Wheeler Dam after the lock collapsed on June 2. TVA provides facilities and mooring. shippers handle operations with eight months for repairs. Paul Newsom leads the grain group. Howard King heads the barge group as committees plan further talks.
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Sheffield
Ala
Tennessee River
Wheeler Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Paul Newsom
Consolidated Blenders Corp
Edison
Neb
Howard King
Arrow Transportation Co
Drying of Wheeler Dam area after collapse
TVA spokesman in Knoxville said dewatering of the Wheeler Dam site and adjacent area should finish in two days. A cofferdam sealed off waters after the old lock wall collapsed on June 2, killing two workers. one body recovered, the other still missing. Water has been pumped out for three days as crews prepare an in the dry inspection.
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Wheeler Dam
TVA
Knoxville
Tenn
Wilson Reservoir
Car Train Crash Fatal for Denise Hook in Anniston
Miss Denise Hook, 31, of Gadsden, was killed Tuesday when the car she rode in collided with a train in Anniston. The car's driver, Oscar B. Underwood of Anniston, was hospitalized in fair condition.
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Anniston
Ala
Denise Hook
Gadsden
Oscar B. Underwood
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