Mrs Martha Hill 43 Dies in School Bus Collision
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Roger Hill 43 of Moulton a crash victim will be held today at 3 p.m. at County Line Church of Christ with Kelton Whealey and Ermon Bain officiating. Burial follows in Moulton City Cemetery Elliott Funeral Home in charge. Mrs Hill survived by husband Eugene A Hill three sons Gary Allen Spencer Hill and a daughter Karen Hill, a sister and brother and other relatives. She was a native of Morgan County and longtime resident of Lawrence County and active in the church garden club and PTA.
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Moulton
Martha Roger Hill
County Line Church of Christ
Kelton Whealey
Ermon Bain
Moulton City
Elliott Funeral Home
Eugene A. Hill
Spencer Hill
Allen Hill
Gary Hill
Decatur
Karen Hill
Philey
Trinity
Roland Mooney
Raymon Royer
J. T. Royer
Orlan Wade
Roy White
Ernest Brooks
Robert Bowers
Ward Pruitt
Hugh McWhorter
Evening sky and celestial events listed for March 13
The weather and astronomical notes show sunset at 5:53 p.m. and sunrise at 6:01 a.m. Moonrise is 1:26 a.m. Last Quarter occurs at 6:19 p.m. Prominent constellations Orion in the southwest at 7:58 p.m. Leo high in the south at 10:23 p.m. Visible planets Jupiter in the west at 9:20 p.m. Venus rises at 3:59 a.m.
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Orion
Leo
Jupiter
Venus
Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
TVA lake stages listed for Guntersville Whitesburg Wilson Pickwick Wheeler and Chickamauga. Forecast calls for partly cloudy mild conditions with scattered showers and possible thundershowers through today and Monday. Winds southerly at 5 to 15 mph. high around 70 and low near 50.
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Decatur
Tva Lake
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Teens Held in Decatur High Break In Case Without Dog
Two 14 and 15 year olds were found in the teachers lounge of Decatur High School and arrested without the police dog Dime after Morgan County officers and juvenile officials staked the building. The dog was not used as the youths offered no resistance. No items were reported missing though boards were marked and soft drinks consumed. The teenagers were detained at the Morgan County Detention Home. names withheld due to age.
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Limestone County
Buddy Evans
Dime
Decatur High School
Dimo
Decatur
Evans
Ted Agee
Morgan County
Doug Crabb
Gilchrist draws crowd in Hartselle rally push for governor
Former Gov. John Patterson’s pension proposal cited as raising old age pay to 150 dollars a month. Gilchrist attacked the plan, pledged pension roll purges to aid those in need, and criticized highway debt. The kickoff featured Rep. Granville Turner and local teachers praising Gilchrist. Weather sunny. crowd cheered as Gilchrist announced a state‑wide campaign start with doubled speeches per rival stop.
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John Patterson
Moulton
Heould
Patterson
Gilchrist
Alabama
Wrecks in region injure several motorists
Cornelius Swoope of Hillsboro was treated and dismissed at Decatur General Hospital. James W. Moore Jr. was injured in a two car crash on Vaughn Bridge Rd near Hartselle at 2 45 pm and admitted to Blackwell Chandler Hospital. Herbert Gabel and Erbina Swann of Cullman were admitted to Cullman Hospital for injuries from a crash 10 miles south of Cullman on Interstate 65 at 6 30 am. Three people from Danville were injured in a two car collision near Hartselle on Alabama 36 at 9 40 am identified as Oscar Speegle Alma Speegle and Martha Steadman.
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Cornelius Swoope
Hillsboro
Decatur General Hospital
James W. Moore Jr
Vaughn Bridge
Hartselle
Black Chandler Hospital
Herbert Gabel
Erbina Swann
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Major blazes total losses hit several properties
Fire crews logged 19 investigations on December 24 1965 as wild weather and dry past weeks sparked multiple blazes. The flames destroyed a house and a trailer owned by G Powell on Flint Austinville Road as well as an out building and a house with slight damage to Betsy Elliott of Flint and a vacant house in the 400 block of 16th Ave NW. A full list appears in the Decatur Diary.
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G. Powell
Flint
Austinville Rd
Betsy Elliott
16Th Ave. NW
Austinville
Johnson St
West Court Apartments
Betsy Elliot
Worthington Corp
19Th Ave
Alabama
Market St
Eleanor St
16Th Ave
James W. Burch Sr. dies at 71 in Tennessee
James William Burch Sr., 71, of Estille Springs Tenn died Saturday at 9 30 am in Franklin County Hospital Winchester Tenn Services will be held today at 2 pm at Anderson Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Mitchell Cemetery McConnel Funeral Home directing Survivors include his widow Mollie Burch of Estille Springs a daughter Florine Barksdale of Athens a son James William Burch Jr of Anderson three stepdaughters Oscar Gann Lucille McHaffa Winchester James Brown Chattanooga Tenn a stepson Earl Campbell Winchester a sister Dixie Burch Anderson and a grandson Jerry Barksdale Tuscaloosa Nephews to serve as pallbearers
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Athens
James William Burch Sr
Estille Springs
Tenn
Franklin County Hospital
Winchester
Anderson Missionary Baptist Church
Mitchell Cemetery
McConnel Funeral Home
Mollie Burch
Florine Barksdale
James William Burch Jr
Anderson
Oscar Gann
Lucille McHaffa
James Brown
Chattanooga
Earl Campbell
Dixie Burch
Jerry Barksdale
Tuscaloosa
Governor candidates courted as qualification day nears
Powell and Gilchrist both lawyers campaign across the state while Flowers plans end to end stumping soon. Patterson, governor 1959 to 1963, is an early top contender. The Young Democrats seek to sign Lurleen Wallace Elliott Todd Woods and others for a rally expected to draw 1500 to 2000 people. No meals and no admission. Public invited. Additional candidates to be announced as confirm.
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Powell
Gilchrist
Flowers
Patterson
Young Democrats
Lurleen Wallace
Carl Elliott
A. W. Todd
Charles Woods
Rodgers
Mrs Earline Maddox Dies in Neel at 69
Mrs Earline Maddox aged 69 of Neel died Saturday afternoon at Bank St Hospital. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Gunthorp Funeral Home with services to be announced later.
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Earline Maddox
Neel
Bank St. Hospital
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Coffman Charlie Coley obituary in Athens Alabama
Charlie Coley Coffman age 53 of 709% 1st Ave Athens died Friday at 11 a.m. at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral services at West Hobbs Street Church of Christ with Tonis Pavis and A J Rollings officiating. Burial in Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Survived by Mrs Hattie Lee Coffman and five daughters Mrs Garland Campbell Miss Betty Faye Coffman Miss Bonnie Mae Coffman Mrs Ollie Garris and Mrs Charles White all of Athens two sisters Mrs Callie McMullins and Mrs Dan Barnett Athens eight brothers Ed Coffman Jess Coffman Cleo Coffman Robert Coffman Lester David Coffman Ernest Coffman Huntsville and eight grandchildren. Lifelong Limestone County resident and Church of Christ member.
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Athens
Charlie Coley Coffman
1St Ave
Athens-Limestone
West Hobbs St
Church of Christ
Tonis Pavis
A. J. Rollings
Mount Pisgah Cemetery
Spry Funeral Home
Hattie Lee Coffman
Garland Campbell
Betty Faye Coffman
Bonnie Mae Coffman
Limestone County
Roosters to Lead National Security Seminar in Decatur
The event features Head Rooster Flip Timberlake and the Decatur barbershop quartet Village Squires performing before the main address. Bob Harris, newly elected president of the Decatur Chamber, will emcee. The program runs from 7:30 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. and focuses on American life through the seminar topic.
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Rooster Flip Timberlake
Decatur
Village Squires
Bob Harris
Decatur Chamber
Powell Attends Dedication of Sheffield Union Hall
Powell was on hand to shake hands from noon until 2 p.m. He dedicated a union hall in Sheffield last night.
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Sheffield
Gemini 8 mission prep and space walk plan outlined
NASA reports Scott will exit Gemini 8 via a hatch with a thick sealant issue resolved after tests. Armstrong and Scott rehearse in a sim and prepare for a four linkup with the Agena satellite, a 100 foot tether space walk, and a 900 mile east of Miami Atlantic Ocean landing on Friday.
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Scott
Earth
Armstrong
Air Force
Agena
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Miami
Atlantic Ocean
Governors Back Johnson Vietnam Policy at White House Talk
Ohio Governor Rhodes and New York Governor Rockefeller led a Republican show of support for President Johnson s Vietnam policy at a White House session with state chief executives. McNamara said no early call for reserves and Westmoreland s troop requests could be met without them. Hatfield was absent due to illness.
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Johnson
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
White House
The
United States of America
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hatfield
Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
Memphis State enrollments and police reports headline
Brenda Brewer and Patricia Foster enroll at Memphis State University for the spring term beginning February 10. District 14 nurses association meeting set for Monday at Black Chandler Hospital in Hartselle. Decatur police log includes vandalism to Bobby Hughes car and thefts of watches rings and bicycles along with several fire calls and a purse theft. Clifford Bailey reports a stolen money bag from Murphy Co store amid various city incidents.
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District 14 Nurses Association
Black Chandler Hospital
Hartselle
Clifford Bailey
Decatur
Murphy Co
Uncle Awad Reaches Moroccan Children on TV
A American diplomat Awad Hanna, press attache at the U.S. Embassy in Rabat, hosts a popular weekly children’s program on Moroccan television. The Uncle Awad show, started from educational talks, now runs 30 minutes with stories, contests, art, and letters from viewers, stressing peace and freedom. Hanna, born near Jerusalem, has become a prominent symbol of American goodwill in Africa and the Arab world, attracting private guidance requests from Moroccan officials and editors.
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Michael Goldsmith
Rabat
Morocco
Awad
Awad Hanna
U.S
Hanna
Africa
Jerusalem
American University
Beirut
New Jersey
Uncle Awad
Ferdinand
Cinderella
United States
Bridal showers for Linda Wilhite and Linda Bryan in Falkville
Miss Linda Wilhite, future wife of John Hary Owens, attended a shower hosted by Mrs. Emmett Holmes and the CWF. Linda Alldredge Bryan was honored at a second shower hosted by Miss Linda Holmes with guests including Miss Becky McCaig and Mrs. J. L. Bryan. FFA banquet highlights included Rev. Arthur Finch speaker and awards to Sue Holmes and Lucy Skelton, with Brenda Free winning FHA candy sales prize.
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Linda Wilhite
John Hary Owens
Emmett Holmes
C.W.F
Almon Fitzgerald
Linda Holmes
Miss Wilhite
Alfred Bryan
Linda Alldredge
Becky McCaig
Bryan
Miss Holmes
Miss McCaig
J. L. Bryan
Sue Hamilton
Lucy Skelton
Reba Bryan
FFA
Cullman
Arthur Finch
Falkville Methodist Church
Paradise Bay
Crisco
Sue Holmes
Joseph Holmes
Falkville
Jeanne Skelton
Brenda Free
FHA
Alice
Mortis
C A. Blevins
German spy charge hangs over Munsinger visit to Canada
OTTAWA AP Gerda Munsinger, a German blonde linked to Canada’s sex security scandal, prepared a quick trip to dispute a charge she is a spy or security risk to a former defense official. Canada’s immigration department questioned her return while reports said 37 were killed and wounded in a separate incident. Vung Tau servicemen stayed on duty. PARIS AP De Gaulle says crisis center shifted to Asia, doubts need for Atlantic alliance. notes to NATO ambassadors released.
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Ottawa
Gerda Munssinger
Canada
Munsinger
Immigration Department
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
World Crisis Center
Europe
Asia
Atlantic Alliance
Birmingham calls on Negro community to supply qualified police officers
The Birmingham mayor and City Council told Negro leaders they must propose qualified Black candidates if they want members of their race on the Birmingham Police Department.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Police Department
Suharto dissolves Indonesia's large Communist Party
Singapore reports say Sukarno was confined to the Jakarta palace by anti Communist forces. Subandrio was held as virtual prisoner, while Suharto announced in Sukarno’s name the dissolution of the world's largest non bloc Communist party.
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Singapore
Indonesia
Sukarno
Jakarta
Subandrio
Suharto
Communist Party
Communist Bloc
Viet Cong mortars hit Vung Tau barracks area
Viet Cong mortarmen shelled a Vietnamese military barracks area at Vung Tau on the South China Sea, firing about six 81mm rounds around 10 p.m. Five persons were reported wounded or killed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Vung Tau
Peninsular
South China Sea
Student clashes rock Bengal and Punjab states in riots
NEW DELHI AP reports students used homemade bombs and arson to clash with police across West Bengal and Calcutta amid escalating riots. Communist calls for new demonstrations intensified as Saturday events worsened.
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New Delhi
India
Bengal
Punjab
West Bengal
Calcutta
Former U.S. Air Force captain jailed in Cuba spy case
Lawrence Kirby Lunt, 39, a former U.S. Air Force captain and longtime Santa Fe resident, was sentenced to 30 years in Havana’s La Cabana Prison on espionage charges tied to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. He has been imprisoned since April 1965.
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Havana
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Lawrence Kirby Lunt
Santa Fe
N.M
la Cabana
De Gaulle to Seek Soviet Ties Amid NATO Rift
Washington officials say President Charles de Gaulle will pursue closer French links with the Soviet Union as he trims NATO ties with the United States and Western powers. A French-Soviet non aggression pact is considered likely during his June Moscow visit, part of a complex and risky maneuver to realign France in the East West power balance.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Moscow
France
U.S. chiefs back wider air war targets Haiphong area
The Joint Chiefs of Staff, unanimous on escalating air strikes, designate fuel and oil stocks in the Haiphong region as the top target. President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara still prohibit U S fighter-bombers from striking Haiphong or Hanoi, about 50 miles west.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
North Vietnamese
Hanoi
Winter Warmth Triggers Pollyanna Forecasts Across Area
The weatherman reports an official high of 75 degrees Saturday with spring like weather continuing today and Monday. Showers and possible thundershowers are expected today and early Monday as light scattered showers spread across North Alabama. Up to about 80 percent of the area may see precipitation, ending Monday with clearing skies and cooler temperatures. Monday’s high should reach the low sixties with a low in the forties and gusty winds accompany the thundershowers.
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North
Alabama
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Limerstone County
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Lizzie Penn
Morgan County High School
John Reynolds
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U.S. 31
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Mrs. Earline Maddox
Roosters
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William C. Westmoreland
McNamara
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Decator
Brenda F.brewer
Earl C. Brewer
Memphis State University
Patricia Dianne Foster
Memphis, Tenn
Bobby Hughes
17Th Ave
Hughes
Riverview Ave
Sara Willingham
Vine St
A. J. Glaze
Clark St
Louie Nethery
Bell Ave
Albert Bentley
8Th Ave
Cain St
2Nd St
Meadus Rd
Morgan County Falkville
Summerford
Bobby McCaig
Vicky Lyle
Gerald Patterson
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