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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1966

Page

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Johnson says peace talks possible anytime anywhere for Viet Nam

President Johnson pledges U S willingness to discuss peace for Viet Nam any time anywhere with any government He challenged the other side to name the place and date and said both sides must want talks Mansfield proposed Rusk Chen Yi meeting Moyers said the President welcomed any suggestion

Johnson United States Viet Nam White House Rose Garden U.S Senate Mike Mansfield Montana New York Dean Rusk Chen Yi Mansfield Bill D. Moyers

TVA Awards Brown's Ferry Nuclear Plant Contract

The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded a $247 million contract to General Electric for a two unit nuclear plant at Brown's Ferry near Decatur. Construction to begin after AEC license. first unit due 1970 and second in 1971 with annual savings over coal of about $8 million, totaling around $100 million over 12 years.

Tennessee Valley Authority Brown's Ferry Decatur TVA Atomic Energy Commission General Electric TVA Board of Directors

Hartselle Woman Wins $30,000 In Civil Suit

Agnes Ferguson of Hartselle was awarded $30,000 by a Morgan County Circuit Court jury in a $100,000 damage suit against Bobby Ray Hart of Decatur and Francis Tarbell of Huntsville. She claimed negligence in a September 1964 collision on U S 31 in Hartselle caused personal and property injuries and medical bills.

Hartselle Morgan County Agnes Ferguson Decatur Albert Brewer Bobby Ray Hart Francis Tarbell Huntsville Ferguson U.S. 31

Decatur Curb Market Opens Saturday Morning

The Decatur Curb Market at 1st Avenue and Grant Street SE will open from 6 to 11 am Saturday. Items for sale include green beans squash tomatoes butterbeans turnips and tops mustard greens potatoes cabbage beets cucumbers cut flowers canned vegetables jellies jams milk and butter.

Decatur 1St. Ave Grant St

Tanker Toll Reaches 20 in New York Harbor Collision

Fire and heat hampered search for more victims after a collision in the Kill Van Kull channel left the British tanker Alva Cape burning and loaded with naphtha. Coast Guard reports 20 known dead among 101 crew and two tugs, 12 missing, 69 survivors, and 40 hospitalized while police list 21 dead. Harbor pilot cited signaling mixup as the cause. Texaco Massachusetts was empty.

New York Coast Guard Kill van Kull New York Harbor Texaco Massachusetts Donald Baker Massapequa Park N.Y Alva Cape Baker

Resegregate Calls Confirmed By State Official

City Editor George Biggers II reports that State Superintendent of Banking Robert M Cleckler confirms he called tuberculosis hospital officials in Alabama to request resegregation on behalf of Governor George Wallace. Cleckler denies any order or pressure and says he was misquoted by a Montgomery reporter.

George Biggers II Robert M. Cleckler Cleckler Decatur Daily George Wallace Cleckler Wallace Decatur Montgomery

School Board Hires 21 Teachers for Fall

The city school board approved twenty one new teachers for the coming school year while noting about sixteen vacancies remain after eight resignations. Officials expect vacancies to be filled in roughly three weeks. The board also authorized a $2293.43 low bid for a maintenance truck from Hicks Chevrolet and awarded a $2050 contract to E P Childs for Lakeside High visual education room alterations. Supt H R Leeman may buy a $900 postage meter and seek bids for a boiler installation at Austinville School, with bids around $3000. Arthur Young and Co. was approved for auditing financial See SCHOOL on Page 2.

Hicks Chevrolet Lakeside High School H. R. Leeman Austinville School Arthur Yound and Co

Markets At A Glance

New York prices show mixed to firm shifts with cotton, wheat, and oats steady to firm. Corn and soybeans move with general buying and demand, while hogs and slaughter steer prices lift modestly with limited gains.

New York Stow Chicago

Future Lunar Tests Pondered By NASA Officials

NASA officials say future Surveyor flights will include tests to determine whether humans can survive on the moon. Surveyor 1 has sent 10 388 pictures since landing June 2 and NASA notes the surface appears firm enough to support man and spacecraft.

John D. McClain Washington USS Ace Earth Homer E. Newell National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Robert Gilruth Manned Space Center Houston

Downbeat U S business outlook shadows spending plans

A widely respected survey shows Americans are less optimistic about the business climate and their own spending than earlier in the year. Columnist M J Rossant comments on page five. In Cuba Premier Castro faces questions about command during crises stirring instability speculation. The New York Times analyzes the issue. Today’s man in the news is Orlando Wilson, Chicago police chief who helped quell Latin American unrest in the city.

U. S M. J. Rossant Castro Cuba New York Times Orlando Wilson Chicago

Sanatorium Head Nurse Resigns at Flint TB Hospital

Miss Ora D. Sanders, head nurse at the District One Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Flint, resigns effective Aug 15. Her move follows the earlier resignation of hospital medical director Dr S A Shaffer who cited gross inadequacies at the TB hospital.

George Biggers Ora D. Sanders Flint ITB Hospital Sanders

Two Consider Race For City Commissioner

An active Republican plans to file qualification papers to run for city commissioner. George Royer 57 engineer at Redstone Arsenal announced his candidacy amid multiple petitions from supporters. He faces Melvin Ozier Bill Landers and Herbert Gardner who have qualified, with a fifth Democrat still undecided.

George Royer Roger Redstone Arsenal Melvin Ozier Bill Landers Herbert Hub) Gardner

Norvell posts bond after Mississippi march charges

In Hernando Mississippi Aubrey James Norvell the man charged with attempting to murder James Meredith posted a 25000 bond and was released from jail. In Hot Springs Virginia Secretary of the Treasury Henry H Fowler said a proposed tax increase remains an open question even as a slow down in the economy appears to begin.

Hernando Miss Aubrey James Norvell James Meredith Mississippi Hot Springs the Treasury Henry H. Fowler

Cernan Says Visor Fogging Cut Gemini 9 Space Walk Short

Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan reported that overwork while maintaining position during Gemini 9 space walk caused visor fogging, forcing an early end to the EVA at Space Center Houston.

Miss Decatur Junior Miss Pageant Tonight at Decatur High

Twenty Decatur girls compete for Miss Decatur and Junior Miss titles in a two night pageant at Decatur High School. Judges evaluate beauty talent and personality through gown and talent events with finalists and alternates to be chosen.

Decatur Decatur High School Tal

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Bulletin Surveyor I Dar Alabama School Board E. P. Childs Business Outlook Cora Blair the Daily Landers Ozier and Gardner Miss Decatur Ent Quickies Ken Reynolds Sekins Worldwide Deniel Jing Wang
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