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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
1
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP A triple barreled Titan 3C the mightiest rocket ever fired scored a resounding success on its maiden test flight. It placed a 21000 pound dummy satellite into orbit 115 miles high. The Titan 3D with three rockets split into a single file launched from its pad at 9 a m EST amid weather and technical delays.
A state Senate debate followed a resolution asking for an examiners inquiry into the appearance of troopers at a peace officers meeting to vote for Col. Al Lingo. Horton withdrew the resolution after Lt. Gov. Allen said examiners would review the matter.
Fate Jones Jr. 16 of Madison injured in a Wall St Rd crash at 2 45 p m in a 1953 Ford driven by Willie P Thatch. The car collided with a 1958 Chevrolet driven by Jessie D Fullenwider. Morgan County deputies reported seven arrests for reckless driving highway intoxication public drunkenness and related offenses. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4190 hosts a dinner dance at the clubroom on Hartselle Mt Saturday 8 p m to midnight. Decatur Fire Department reports no calls since June 13. See DIARY On Page 2.
The Alabama House passed a resolution urging Gov. Wallace to order an investigation into an alleged textbook warehouse run by Elisco, a former state depositor. Rep. Fred Davis said the operation siphons state funds via commissions, despite the depository system's discontinuation. Rep. Joe Goodwyn urged caution, noting the private nature of the warehouse.
In tomorrow's Decatur Daily, Saturday Spotlight features a 61 year old longtime community advocate reflecting on Decatur’s streets. He recalls gravel and brick paving, and how flying gravel once shattered windows as the city grew.
Alabama's Democratic leaders push a constitutional amendment to end presidential electors and let voters choose the President and Vice President directly. A Justice Department memo circulated by loyalists signals White House support amid past elections where Alabama pledged electors to one party but backed another.
Rebels agreed to study the Organization of American States plan calling for a provisional government and elections within six to nine months, return of exiled democratic leaders under OAS guarantee, end to hostilities, and civilian restoration of weapons and life, with the 1963 Bosch constitution favored by rebels and opposed by the junta.
President Johnson has the major excise tax cut bill on his desk awaiting signature. Auto and household item price tags will drop the day after signing with further reductions staged through 1969. The plan could save the public about 4.6 billion annually once fully in effect, leaving mainly taxes on liquor cigarettes and highway user fees.
Construction on the Tennessee Valley State Technical Junior College began Friday. Pearce De Moss and King, a Decatur firm, won the $1,199,222 contract and moved equipment onto the site in the mud. Carlton Kelley, president, announced the start this morning.
Rivers and creeks surged after the June storms causing multiple deaths in Colorado. Drownings included a 13 year old girl near Loveland. A plane crash and two heart attack deaths linked to flood threats. A 15 foot crest hit Pueblo forcing evacuations as lines failed.
New York stocks show a slower trading day with prices slightly down while bonds stay mostly steady. Chicago commodities signal mixed gains with wheat down, corn and soybeans higher, oats firm, and hogs and slaughter steers rising, with tops noted.
US Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and astronauts Edward White and James McDivitt arrived in Paris for the International Air Show. A planned meeting between Humphrey and President Charles de Gaulle was announced en route, signaling a potential political turn during the visit.
Gov. George Wallace announced Alabama is growing industrially at the fastest rate in state history and that a $70 million expansion plan will be revealed in a few days. Joe Namath, the Jets' $400000 quarterback, was cleared to practice ahead of training camp starting July 15.
Montgomery Alabama Atty General Richmond Flowers told federal authorities he could find no evidence that state engineers were required to hire friends of Gov. George Wallace to obtain highway construction work.
Scores of U S planes including 27 B52s hit three square miles of Viet Cong jungle. Ground search found no enemy casualties. Two B52s were lost in a collision. An amphibious rescue plane saved four sailors and recovered a fifth body amid stormy seas. Seven airmen missing. survivors transferred to a freighter awaiting Navy arrival. Vietnamese units had a brief clash with about 20 Viet Cong nearby.
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