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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Page
2
River Sunset today at 5 54 p m Sunrise tomorrow at 6 14 a m Moonset tomorrow 4 47 a m Full Moon on March 6 Prominent stars The Twins lead the Moon Visible planets Mercury sets 6 49 p m Jupiter high overhead 6 26 p m Venus rises around 4 12 a m
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.67 feet on the river, sea level 550.97 feet. TVA lake stages ranged from Guntersville 593.4 to Chickamauga 674.4. Yesterday’s high 64, low 52, 8:45 a.m. 57. Rainfall 20 inches in the last 24 hours. Forecast calls for showers and thundershowers, becoming numerous by late afternoon. Cloudy, windy, warm. Tonight through Friday, showers. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts. High today around 70, tonight 58, Friday 67.
Nashville AP reports cattle and calves at steady to uneven values with utility cows 16.00 to 18.00 and no early bulls. Hog prices ease about 50 cents with slow trade as 400 to 475 pound sows fetch 24.00 to 24.25. Sheep offerings small with no early sales.
Eight grade paper carrier Eric Hinz, 14, delivers to 125 customers on E Moulton Street and 3rd Avenue after school on a bicycle, spends hours in heavy snow, rain wraps during rain, and rises at 4 a.m. on weekends to meet morning deadlines. He is an Eagle Scout, trumpet player, and active in Central Baptist Church, with plans to follow a car dealer uncle into the Air National Guard. He lives at 711 5th Ave SE with his parents, Joe and unnamed mother, as his brother studies in college.
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara outlined a plan to add 20,000 U S troops to South Vietnam amid questions in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about why escalation continues. He also said U S manpower could reach 350,000 if needed, with about 300,000 already serving in Southeast Asia. Vice President Humphrey argued the tide is turning in favor of U S and South Vietnamese forces as Johnson maintains a middle course between withdrawal and escalation.
Twenty seven bands will perform up to thirty minutes each. two of three judges must recommend a band for the state contest in April at the University of Alabama. Classes range from D to AA with counties including Morgan, Cullman, Limestone, Madison, and Lauderdale. Friday and Saturday timetables enumerate participating schools and corresponding classes. Also noted, Portugal earned over 39 million in fish exports in 1964 and one in fifty Portuguese men work at sea.
Wall Street opened with uneven trading then edged up late in the day. About 9 million shares traded, below the prior session’s 10.48 million. Sizable moves appeared in Aeronautics, Electronics, Airlines and special situations, with Motors broadly higher and Chrysler near a point up while General Motors eased.
Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell of Decatur traveled to Birmingham to meet the Alabama Tuberculosis Association finance committee to draft the 1966 67 budget. Powell, the association president, will join four other members at noon to chart plans for the new year beginning in November. committee members include Ralph Carlson Birmingham Toxie Haas Mobile Jewel Archer Florence and Mrs J Boyd Runyan Ashland.
Dust Negro Deaths reports the death of Martha Tapscott at 511 Walnut St NW with funeral at Shilo Missionary Baptist Church Decatur and burial at Sand Hill Cemetery. The article also covers asbestos dangers and modern protection for workers, with findings on lung fibers and widespread use of asbestos in industry. It then notes James B. Elliott of Hillsboro, age 70, died at home with service at Ebenezer C M E Church and burial in Elliott Cemetery, detailing survivors and church ties.
Quotations from the NASD show representative inter dealer prices as of about 10 am with bid and ask figures. Prices exclude retail markup markdown and commission. Listed are life insurance companies banks and a utility with par values and percentages noted.
The panel notes the Fifteenth Amendment allows regulation of suffrage with a legitimate state interest, but race cannot justify discrimination. The order says the poll tax was race biased and remains a pillar of racial discrimination, barring many African Americans from voting. Gowin dissents, calling for removal of unconstitutional Alabama poll tax provisions but not joining the majority. He cites a pending Virginia case with similar issues.
The 12th Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Division based at Ft. Benning Ga. carried Pvt Nicholas home from Viet Nam to San Francisco then by train to Decatur arriving at 2 45 p m Wednesday. Col Ezzard and Sgt Reynolds of the Decatur Army Reserve Group and Lanier Hine VFW members saluted the casket as it was unloaded. A memorial service is planned Friday at 7 p m at Lakeside High School with Rev G L Russell master of ceremonies. Lakeside Band will play the National Anthem and remarks will be given by Decatur officials and church leaders. The soldier is survived by his mother two brothers Bobby Joe Nicholas of Decatur and Pfc James L Nicholas of Ft Knox and five sisters from Decatur plus other relatives.
Troops killed six Viet Cong in Tuy Hoa operations and seized a first enemy carrier pigeon. A reinforced South Vietnamese battalion with rangers clashed seven miles northeast of Quang Ngai, reporting 22 Communist deaths. Elsewhere, Reds injured a Vietnamese regional-force platoon near Quang Tri-City. A Paloma oil barge was attacked near Saigon as Viet Cong guns sought to block the inland capital’s sea link.
A brief ritual in the San Lorenzo Del Escorial monastery reflects on Spain’s royal history and hints at a future path. The page A-5 feature sits alongside other New York Times News Service items including Arthur Krock on limited immunity, Russell Baker on synchist craft, a look at British overseas defense, and an analysis of the economy ahead.
The Decatur Music Club presents Harry E. Moon tenor and Anne Werner pianist tonight at 8:15 in the Decatur High School Auditorium. Admission is free to the public. The Theater In The Round opens with The Drums of Dude and The Ugly Duckling at 8 at First Federal Penthouse, with tickets at the door and shows Fri and Sat nights.
The Justice Department said seven men including Calvin F. Craig of Georgia and Marshall E. Kornegay of Virginia will be arraigned later. None is in custody. Each faces one count of contempt with a maximum penalty of 12 months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
A descriptive line highlights cooperation and strain among U.S. and Spanish military and civilian staff, with officials at the Pentagon and State Department navigating shared duties under mounting pressures.
A theory suggests the bomb lies in the Mediterranean muck, possibly 1000 feet deep, with radioactivity gauges unable to penetrate more than a few inches of mud. The estimate underscores uncertainty about the bomb’s exact location and hazards.
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