Community events note licenses tests and permits in Decatur
Cpl E L Ballentine reported twenty five driver license tests Wednesday with six passes eight learner permits and eleven failures. City Clerk issued six building permits totaling 30020 for homes roofs and utility upgrades including 2312 Dogwood Lane and 519 13th Ave NW plus changes at 125 Wilson St NW and 2014 8th St SE. A Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting is set for July 6 at McKendree church with devotion from Rev Tidwell and an 11 a.m. message by Rev Odie Gregg. Police investigated a shooting incident at 616 Madison St and a garage theft at 1413 North St SE involving a window unit air conditioner tires and an electric heater. Diary item reference.
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Cpl. E. L. Ballentine
Theo Compton
Dogwood Lane
Lewis Gosa
Shell House
13Th Ave
Fred Nash
Decatur 4
Quilla Reed
Danville Rd
J. D. Hooper
Wilson St. NW
Joseph Harville
8Th St. SE
J. J. Dinsmore
Woman's Society of Christian Service
McKendree Church
Max Tidwell
Odie Gregg
Holland Waters
North St. SE
Life on millions of planets urged by Dr. Calvin view
Dr. Melvin Calvin of the University of California suggested that living beings exist on millions of other planets, far advanced beyond humans. The idea is supported by biblical passages, with Isaiah and Paul cited as indicating a universe of worlds aware of God's plan, making Earth a proving ground.
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R. B
Melvin Calvin
University of California
Calvin
Isaiah
Lord
God
Paul the Apostle
New Strength Being Studied In New Crisis
Washington reports Kennedy will meet the National Security Council to discuss military diplomatic and civilian defense options for the Berlin crisis. Proposals from State and Defense are under review by Dean Acheson, with possible partial mobilization and expanded NATO presence on the table.
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Berlin
John M. Hightower
AP State Department
Washington
Kennedy
National Security Council
Soviet Union
NATO
Europe
White House
State
Defense Departments
Dean Acheson
Dean Rusk
United States
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Marilyn Monroe hospitalized again in five months
Actress Marilyn Monroe was taken by ambulance to Poly Clinic Hospital in Manhattan with a mild intestinal disorder. Joe DiMaggio accompanied her, marking her fourth hospitalization in five months amid ongoing health and personal strain.
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Marilyn
New York
Marilyn Monroe
Manhattan
Polyclinic Hospital
Joe DiMaggio
Arthur Miller
Miller
Miss Monroe
Polyclinic
Morgan County Grand Jury returns 47 indictments
The Morgan County Grand Jury reported Wednesday at 3 p.m. with 47 indictments and a report on its jail inspection. It criticized jail conditions and kitchen sanitation, urged better mattresses, cups, and trays, and urged enforcement of laws against unlawful machines. Foreman Reese G. Robertson led the panel. Indicted defendants to be arraigned before Judge James Bloodworth included Joe Harmel embezzlement Paul Cowley assault with intent to murder Jimmy Suits burglary Bill McDaniel forgery.
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Morgan County Grand Jury
Board of Revenue and Control
Morgan County
Grand Jury
Reese G. Robertson
James
Bloodworth
Joe Harmel
Paul Cowley
Jimmy Suits
Bill McDaniel
Kuwait Back To Normal As Kuwait- Iraq tensions ease
Kuwait resumes normal life as Iraqi Premier Kassem threatens to take Kuwait and Arab League members seek mediation. Bedouins pledge support while Kuwait’s leaders rush back from Lebanon and a U S oil region joins in amid a quiet border situation and Saudi military backing.
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Kuwait
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Persian Gulf
Downtow
Sir Abdullah As-Salim
As-Sabah
Iraq - Kuwait
Abdel Khaled Hassouna
Arab League
Kassem
Radio
Baghdad
Qatif
San
Saudi Arabia
Arabian- American Oil Co
Qatar
Bahrain
Abu Dhabi
Cairo
Beirut
Sheik Abdullah Mubarak
Threak up dentures found waiting for owner
Ernest Viel was mowing his yard in Louisville when he found a set of dentures. He placed them in a jar and hung the jar on a stick in front of his house with a lost sign. No inquiries have been made yet.
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Louisville
Ernest Viel
Viel
Area Drivers Urged to Be Safe for July Fourth Holiday
The National Safety Council warned 450 Americans may be killed in traffic during the July 4 holiday four day period. State and local authorities vow strict enforcement to reduce fatalities as 74 million vehicles expected on the roads. Officials urge sober driving and heightened vigilance to keep a zero fatality goal.
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The
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Floyd Mann
Highway Patrol
Mann
W. B. Little
Decatur Highway Patrol Post
Decatur
Pack Self
Morgan County
Knox McRae
McRae
Six Lost Their Lives In State Wednesday Reportedly
Alabama Highway Patrol totals show 28 accidents, 5 rural and 1 urban deaths, 17 injuries, and fines totaling $28,105. Arrests include drunken driving, speeding, license violations, and other infractions across rural and urban areas with several towns reporting no wrecks.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Highway Patrol
Decatur
Courtland
Limestone
Decatur Highway Patrol
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Hartselle
Falkville
Moulton
Town Creek
Athens
Three Satellites Ride A Single Rocket In Space
The United States launched a Thor-Able-Star rocket carrying Transit 4-A GREB and Injun into orbit, using a triple payload that marked a first in space nuclear battery experiments. The 175 pound Transit 4-A leads Navy navigational goals while GREB and Injun study solar radiation and ionospheric effects on communications.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Soviet Union
Capt Canaveral
Battery Works
U. S
Navy
GREB
Naval Research Laboratory
Earth
Night Sky Guide for Decatur on Friday June 30
Sunset 7:05 p.m. Moonrise 9:06 p.m. Last Quarter on July 4. Saturn rises 8:36 p.m. Jupiter rises 9:03 p.m. Mars sets 9:40 p.m. Venus rises 2:14 a.m. Spica prominent in southwest near moonrise. Sunrise tomorrow 4:38 a.m.
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Spica
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Weather and River Update for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 15.97 feet, down .10 foot in 24 hours, sea level at 550.27 feet. High Wednesday 8 degrees? and 3:45 pm, record shows 80 degrees at 10:12 am today. Forecast sunny and warm today and Friday, tonight fair and mild with east winds 8 to 12 mph diminishing. Highs near 89 today, 64 tonight, 90 Friday.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Frigidaire Appliances on Sale at Robinson's on 2nd Ave
An advertisement notes a $166 price for a Frigidaire range freezer refrigerator or washer at Robinson's on 2nd Avenue.
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Robinson’s
2Nd Ave
Ady
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Hollywood
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
DiMaggio
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Thomas D. White
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Thumbody
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