Hospitals and dismissals listed in county notices
A regional notice lists hospital staff and patients by surname and town. Names include Ellie Ayers Trinity Mittie Ray Courtland Jeffrey Robbins Moulton Wilma Johnson Danville Margaret Irene Crisler Nettie Warren Audrey Hamilton infant son Moulton Pearlie Lou Allen Moulton Jewel Bordon Moulton Bessie Boyd Town Creek Treba Ashcraft Decatur Thelma Sue Bonds Town Creek.
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Ellie Ayers
Trinity
Mittie Ray
Courtland
Jeffrey Robbins
Moulton
Wilma Johnson
Danville
Margaret Irene Crisler
Nettie Warren
Audrey Hamilton
Pearlie Lou Allen
Moul
Treba Ashcraft
Decatur
Thelma Sue _ Bonds
Town Creek
Gemini 8 Flight Ends With Docking Trouble and Safe Splashdown
After docking with an Agena satellite, Gemini 8 experienced gyrations and an engine shut down on the T-38 jet transport to Hawaii. Armstrong and Scott landed safely near Okinawa, with seasickness the only noted ailment. Cape Kennedy scientists will study the原因 while technicians inspect the craft.
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Hickam Air Force
Armstrong
Scott
Hawaii
Okinawa
Cape Kennedy
Agena
Air Force
NASA
Honolulu
Pacific
Leonard F. Mason
Considerable Talents Honor Dr Philpott as Auburn President
Guest editorial lauds Dr Harry Philpott of Auburn University for public speaking skill and blunt honesty. He argues campus morals reflect home life, cites rising drinking and broken homes, and urges strengthening family altar and Christian-centered homes to curb youth misconduct. He also critiques public demonstrations and calls for clergy involvement in revitalizing family life.
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Land Mountain
Auburn University
Harry Philpott
Alabama
Land Grant College
Alabama Farmer Magazine
Philpott
Auburn
Local Admissions List With Names and Addresses
Admissions entries list numerous individuals with street addresses across multiple towns including Bonny Coy Montgomery Ath ens Decatur Somerville Town Creek and Hillsboro. Names include James Allen McCool Mrs T H Banks Miss Dianne Castleberry Audie Lee Moore and many others with accompanying street details and some with titles such as Mrs or Miss.
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James Allen McCool
Magnolia St
Bonny Coy Montgomery
Athens
T. H. Banks
2Nd Ave
Mattie Lee Roan
Sherman St
Clyde Cornelius Argo
Vince St
Dianne Castleberry
College St
Audie Lee Moore
Decatur Rest Home
Alice Mabel Peebles
Hillsboro
Raymond Earl Wooding
Jury Awards $15,000 in Auto Wreck suit in Morgan County
Morgan County Circuit Court wrapped a two week session after 44 cases settled and 20 continued. A jury awarded James R. Vincent $15,000 in damages from James M. Stanley et al for injuries from a May 1965 U S 231 wreck at Lacey's Spring. Vincent sought $50,000. Judge James N. Bloodworth presided as deliberations spanned Thursday and Friday.
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Morgan County Circuit Court
James R. Vincent
James M. Stanley
James N. Bloodworth
Vincent
U. S. 231
Lacey’s Spring
Banks Birth Announced at Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Thomas Henry Banks of 1405 2nd Ave SW welcomed a baby son at Decatur General Hospital on Friday.
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Thomas Henry Banks
2Nd Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Nuclear Options Debated in Decisive War Dialect
The article outlines a strategic split among U S military leaders over using nuclear weapons against Chinese forces. Some argue atomic arms could deter mass troop incursions, while others favor heavy conventional air power for a safer political path. The decision hinges on diagnosing enemy objectives and whether massed troops materialize.
Food prices seen rising then easing on possible weather and war effects
Ment forecasts household food costs will rise to about 102.30 this year from 100 in 1965, then level off or fall later. Price spikes this winter came from supply and demand, with meat the costliest item as pork, beef and chicken hit multi year highs. A steep drop followed as hogs moved to market.
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Ment
Florida
Louisiana
California
North Pacific
Viet Nam
Grover Cleveland Born in New Jersey in 1837
The 22nd U.S. president Grover Cleveland was born in 1837 in New Jersey, a fact shaping his early life and political path. Cleveland, later known for nonconsecutive terms and reform-era policies, is linked to his New Jersey birth in historical summaries.
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United States
Grover Cleveland
New Jersey
Decatur Diary Highlights Local Events and Thefts
Junior Service League members are urged to turn in ticket money for The Boy Friend to Mrs John Allen today or Sunday for a March 26 performance at Decatur High School. The Decatur Outboard Club hosts an evening at Pet Dairy Hospitality Room tonight at 7 30 public invited. Fire Dept. tackled a grass fire on Creighton Ave SE with no losses. A 2 inch boys Wildcat bicycle went missing from Ed Carter residence 1713 Buena Vista Cr. A 1956 black Chevrolet was stolen from behind Warren's Department Store on 2nd Ave Friday afternoon. owner is Mrs John McCutcheon of 905 7th Ave SE.
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Page
Junior Service League
John Allen
Decatur High School
Decatur Outboard Club
Pet Dairy
Ed Carter
Buena Vista Cr
Warren’s Department Store
2Nd Ave
Boaze
John McCutcheon
7Th Ave
Delayed U.S.-Soviet two-year agreement delay sparks diplomacy
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and Asst. Secretary of State John M. Leddy led negotiations on a two-year accord reported ready for signing last Wednesday. A last minute White House intervention reportedly stalled the deal, with Johnson dissatisfied over a missing provision to enforce fulfillment. White House spokesman Moyers cited unresolved points while State Department said time and place for signing would be set through channels. Diplomats note Johnson fears Soviet rejection of U.S. cultural offers, recalling Russia’s denial of Hello Dolly and the Roger Wagner Chorale.
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John M. Leddy
United States
Johnson
White House
Bill D. Moyers
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
Soviet Union
Roger Wagner
Deaths Wilburn Lentz of Corinth Miss dies at 78
Wilburn Lentz 78 died Friday at 10 lam in Savannah Tennessee. Services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Farmington Baptist Church near Corinth. McPeters Funeral Home of Corinth handling arrangements. Survivor list includes widow Pamie Lentz of Corinth and two daughters Neal Simpson of Decatur and James Stevens of Wilmington Delaware, plus two sons Noah Lentz of Dallas and Elwood Lentz of Wilmington.
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Corinth
Wilburn Lentz
Savannah
Tenn
Farmington Baptist Church
McPeters Funeral Home
Lentz
Lawrence County
Pamie Lentz
Neal Simpson
Wilmington
Del
Noah Lentz
Dallas
Texas
Elwood Lentz
Wilmington, del
Mrs Havana Shull dies in Madison Town hospital
Mrs Havana Shull aged 64 of 509 Short St Hartselle died Friday at 12:45 am in Memorial Hospital Madison Town from Peck Funeral Home Chapel services with Rev Virgil Sizemore and Rev Ralph Bates officiating Burial will be in Hartselle City Cemetery Peck directing Survivors include husband Charles R Shull two sons Barrett Shull B M Shull two daughters Irene Entrekin Alice Boltz eight grandchildren two great grandchildren sisters Miss Ocie McCormick Miss Etta McCormick Miss Anna McCormick all Cullman brother Dave McCormick Cullman Pallbearers J D Hopper W A Stobbs E L Drinkard James B Lawrence Carl Francis Allen Brazel She was a member of Center Point Baptist Church Body remains at the funeral home.
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Peck Funeral Home
Virgil Sizemore
Ralph Bates
Hartselle City
Peck
Charles R. Shull
Hartselle
B. M. Shull
Barrett Shull
Fort. Meade
Fla
Irene Entrekin
Nashville
Tenn
Alice Boltz
Tampa
Kennedy recalls Gov Barnett's plan to bring marshals to campus
Kennedy, then U S attorney general, recounts that Governor Ross Barnett proposed 300 to 400 marshals to show force at the Meredith integration on campus. He says the decision was Barnett’s, not the president’s or Kennedy’s, and notes prior meetings with Barnett and the White House. More than 5,000 students attended in the new auditorium as security, bomb threats, and a helicopter escort framed the day.
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Kennedy
U.S
Ross Barnett
Barnett
Department of Justice
Gov. Barnett
United States
Highway Patrol
Oxford
Peking Leaders Seek to Avoid Munich Fallout in Viet Nam
Harvard professor and retired Marine brigadier general discuss China’s role in Southeast Asia. They warn the U S may be tethered to a long Vietnam war, favor UN Red Chinese membership, and predict a sustained clash as China fears American nuclear attack while Chiang Kai-shek pushes bombing targets in China.
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Peking
Harvard University
Washington
Munich
Samuel B. Griffith II
China
Griffith
United States
Southeast Asia
Halperin
Johnson
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Chiang Kai-shek
National Press’ Club
Senate Committee
Gas Explosion Destroys New London School in 1937
In 1937 a gas blast wrecked the New London Texas school killing 455 pupils and teachers, a calamity that stunned the nation and led to lasting changes in school safety practices.
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New London
Tex
Pope limits impact of mixed marriage reforms
The Vatican clarifies that excommunication is lifted for Catholics in mixed marriages but the church still opposes such unions and requires Catholic upbringing for children. The new Matrimonii Sacramentum shifts the burden to the Catholic spouse to ensure Catholic education, allowing bishops to ease previous promises from the non-Catholic partner.
Vietnam War toll rises in rural rice area blast news
In the Cong bowl area northeast of Saigon U S and South Korean troops sweep for harvest protection. A 20 pound mine killed 15 farmers on bicycles and scooters. A prior blast killed 57 peasants. Hanoi urged Red Guerrillas to boost the struggle. US General Krulak claimed signs of victory while Thi supporters denounced Saigon. Air strikes hit Viet Cong centers in the Mekong Delta as 47 missions flew over North Vietnam with fuel depots and roads targeted.
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Saigon
U.S
Victor H. Krulak
U.S. Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
da Nang
Nguyen Chanh Thi
South Viet Nam
Thi
Mekong
Navy
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Tuan Tuong
Complete Weather River Sat March 19 Sunset and Venus Outlook
This weather note gives sunset today at 5 58 p m sunrise tomorrow at 5 52 a m and moonrise at 5 28 a m. It notes Venus is about 51 million miles from Earth and rising at 3 53 a m as a prominent morning star through spring and summer.
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Venus
Earth
Decatur Area Forecast: Mild Today, Colder Tonight
Weather outlook for Decatur and vicinity calls for fair and mild conditions today with a high near 64. Tonight will be much colder as winds shift from southwest to northwest, 15 to 25 mph, then continue Sunday. High 64, low 34.
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Decatur
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