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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1962

Page

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Glimpses About Your Community and Mine

Traffic mishap on 700 block of 6th Ave NE involves H Beard and R Simon with both cars northbound at 3 10 p m. details from police report. Memorial services for members lost in the past year planned by Mary Lou Dancy Chapter No 20 Order of the Eastern Star at the Masonic Temple. U S Secretary of State Rusk meets British Foreign Secretary Home to align policies on Europe Asia and Africa as notes go to Moscow for possible Big Four talks to curb wall incidents in Berlin. assertions about Soviet internal crisis and food shortages influence Western bargaining stance. Morgan County Red Cross annual meeting set for Tuesday at 2 p m at Chapter House Cain St with new officers to be elected. Sheriff logs report 13 public drunkenness arrests and other charges over weekend. DIARY on Page 2 notes Rusk Adenauer discussion about dropping an international Berlin air, land, and water lanes authority for now.

H. L. Beard Little Rock Ark Richard F. Simon Walnut St. NE 6Th Ave. NE Simon Beard Mary Lou Dancy Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple London U.S Dean Rusk Lord Home Europe Asia Africa Soviet Union Berlin Moscow U.S.S.R Rusk United States Washington Morgan County The American Red Cross Cain St

Pro Red Laos Leader Attacks Troop Plan

Laos Information Minister Phoumi Vongvichit denounces U S troops in Thailand as a threat to peace and neutrality while Premier Souvanna Phouma hands leadership to his pro Communist half brother in a national union government. U S officials offered no comment.

Vientiane Laos U.S Thailand Prince Souvanna Phouma Phoumi Vongvichit Souvanna France Government of National Union Vongvichit Prince Souphanouvong Pathet Lao

Canada adopts austerity to bolster dollar

Ottawa reports Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker orders belt tightening with tariff hikes and government economy. He says the measures aim to steady the economy and strengthen the Canadian dollar despite his party's weakened position after the general election.

Ottawa Canada John G. Diefenbaker Diefenbaker Progressive Conservative

Efforts to End Air Strike Among Airlines

New York AP reports top Labor Department officials and federal mediators pressed to settle the Eastern Air Lines and Pan Am labor dispute that shut down service. Flight engineers from both carriers struck Saturday. Pan Am crews later returned under a federal court injunction. The talks focus on jet cockpit crew staffing and the Trans World Airlines settlement model.

New York Labor Department Eastern Air Lines Pan American World Airways Pan Am Eastern United States Puerto Rico Bermuda Willard Wirtz Francis A. O'Neill Jr National Mediation Board Afl-Cio Flight Engineers International Association Union Washington Arthur J. Goldberg Trans World Airlines Trans World Afl-Cio Air Line Pilots Association Kennedy Aflcio George Meany Brooklyn George Rosling National Railway Labor Act Pan Am’s

Find meaning in life by turning to Christ

The writer encourages a reader who feels life lacks purpose to pursue transformation through faith. It suggests cynicism stems from inward focus and urges yielding life to Christ, being born anew, and then acting to improve the world through renewed purpose.

Christ

New York Prayer Declared Void By U S Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that a 22 word daily school prayer in New York violates the Constitution. Five New Hyde Park parents challenged the Regents prayer used in opening exercises. Justice Black said the practice breached the establishment clause. Justice Stewart dissented, arguing no official religion is established by allowing prayer.

Washington Supreme Court New York State U.S New Hyde Park N. Y Board of Regents Justice Black New York Congress Stewart

State Solons Draw Praise for Farm Bill Stand

Alabama's nine U S representatives were praised by farm leader Ed Mauldin for voting to support the national agricultural act against opposition. Mauldin called their action statesmanship and noted it would cut the federal burden by more than one billion dollars annually despite protests and a campaign by some farm bureau officials.

Town Creek Ala Alabama U.S Ed Mauldin Mauldin National Agricultural Advisory Commission North Alabama J.D. Hays Alabama Farm Bureau Federation Chicago State Farm Bureau National Bureau

Formosa Patrol Reinforced By U S Warships

US warships sped from Japan to reinforce the 7th Fleet in the Formosa patrol amid reports of a Chinese Communist buildup opposite Quemoy and Matsu. The Navy said reinforcements, possibly including the carrier Coral Sea, were deployed to sea operations. China’s defense ministry claims 400000 troops 300 planes 400 small craft and 30 submarines facing Formosa as Quemoy endures shelling.

Taipei Formosa Japan 7Th Fleet Quemoy Matsu Yokosuka Pacific Fleet Honolulu Formosa Strait Red China Fukien Fe Navy Coral Sea Defense Ministry

Complete Weather and River Information on Page Two

Tomorrow's forecast details a sunny to partly cloudy day with highs near 78 and lows around 58. The river outlook shows a gentle rise of 0.5 feet through the afternoon, with moderate flow expected and light winds from the southwest. Local readers should plan outdoor activity accordingly.

Estes Trial Set Today

Billie Sol Estes' lawyers asked for an immediate trial on state felony charges and District Judge J H Staley said the case would start this afternoon in Pecos Texas The request moved Estes' case to the top of the docket and juror selections were to begin later today in court local observers were surprised by the scheduling.

Pecos Tex Billie Sol Estes J. H. Staley West Texas Estes Staley

President Kennedy Returns To Washington

President Kennedy flew back to Washington by helicopter after a weekend with his family at Glen Ora near Middleburg Virginia. Mrs Kennedy and children Caroline and John Jr remained at the estate.

Washington Kennedy Glen Ora Middleburg Caroline John Jr

Nine arrests in Athens weekend police roundup

Athens police made nine weekend arrests including four public drunkenness cases. Others included two for possession of whiskey, two for possession of a pistol, and one for possession of beer.

Athens

Two Proposals Face Alabama Solons In Reapportionment

Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery with two reapportionment plans for the legislature. The House would realign 106 representatives and 35 senators, giving Jefferson County 12 House seats, Mobile County 6, and Montgomery County 4. The Senate plan by Sen. Douglas Webb proposes a 10 5 4 formula for the big three counties, with seven single county, 24 two county, and four three county Senate districts. The only passage so far is a constitutional amendment to grant each of Alabama's 67 counties one senator.

Jefferson County Birmingham Mobile County Montgomery County Senate Douglas Webb Atmore House

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Eae Ae “Yu Arthur Gavshon Sheriff's Force Konrad Adenauer Bonn Snowball Carl Wagner Jackson Mich Wagner By Antoine Yared Rosen's 2Nd Ave Bank of Canada U.S Treasury U. S U.S Treasury Department International Monetary Fund N.Y By Spencer Moosa PDIS Solons Montgomery Nation’s Harry Bert Samy By Ken Reynolds
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