Beltline by pass work begins after delay at Decatur
After nearly two years of delays, Burgreen Construction Co began the last leg of the Decatur Beltline by pass, a $988,471 contract for the two lane link designed to divert Alabama 67 from U.S. 31 to near the Chemstrand entrance on Alabama 20, with weather hampering early progress.
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Decatur
L & N Railroad
U.S. 31
Decatur Beltline
Workmen
Burgreen Construction Co
Athens
Pleted
Alabama 67
Chemstrand
Robbery at Athens service station taints early hours
A night service station attendant and a customer report being robbed near 2:30 a.m. at the W.C.R. Williams Service Station on U.S. 31 S. The yellow-complexioned masked burglar took about $38 to $39 of station money and $140 of the customer's cash. Attendant Tommy Green, 29, says the gunman slipped up on him as he opened the station. The incident is under police investigation.
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Athens
W.C.R. Williams
U.S. 31
Tommy Green
George F. Green
Theo Beddingfield Lee
Markets At A Glance From The New York AP Wire
Markets at a glance show stocks lower in moderate trading with bonds down and cotton quiet. Chicago wheat mixed, corn steady with firm demand, oats mixed, soybeans higher with good demand. livestock prices mixed with hogs steady to weak and steer slaughter steady to lower, highs listed.
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New York
Chicago
Deca Tur Chapter Holds Convocation in Decatur
Regular convocation of Deca tur Chapter No. 38 Royal Arch Masons will be Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple The Degree of Royal Arch will be conferred on a group of candidates Ceramic Art Guild will meet Friday at 7 p m at St Ann s School cafeteria See DIARY on Page 2
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Decatur
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Ceramic Art Guild
St. Ann’s School
Security Mutual Finance Corpora tion Ad for Small Business Loans
Security Mutual Finance Corpora tion at 714 Bank Street offers small business loans with contact at 353 0742. Advertisement appears in the Adv section.
Writ hearing set in Boulden habeas case
U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr schedules a Friday 2 p m pre trial hearing in Montgomery on a habeas corpus petition by a Morgan County youth condemned to die for the May 1964 slaying of Warsden Lloyd Hays. Evidence from Bouldens attorney and the attorney general's office will be heard before a potential trial date is decided.
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Johnson
de Gaulle
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Winford Turner
Montgomery
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Renewal Funds Get Conditional Federal Okay
City plans for Decatur Oklahoma Urban Renewal project move forward after federal conditional approval. The 14.5 acre site in southwest Decatur awaits a public hearing and final city action. Federal funds earmarked total 69 540 with a total program cost of 86 936.
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Decatur
Oklahoma
Washington
Urban Renewal Administration
John Sparkman
Lister Hill
U.S
Bob Jones
Charles Parker
Decatur Housing Authority
Spring Chill Due Tonight
A cold snap is forecast to reach North Alabama tonight, bringing temperatures to the freezing mark as a wintry air mass moves into the state by early evening. The U S Weather Bureau forecast indicates a downward trend in temperatures starting tonight.
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North Alabama
U. S
New Demonstrations Erupt In Da Nang
AP dispatch reports new anti government protests in Da Nang and Hue in South Viet Nam intensifying the clash between Ky’s military regime and Buddhist leaders. Tens of thousands gathered in Hue while Da Nang saw antigovernment rallies and a broad shop strike. Some banners targeted the United States while others praised American aid against the Viet Cong. Authorities at the U S Information Service hid in fear of possible looting.
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Clay N. Mobley
Charlotte
N. C
Saigon
D Zone
South
Viet Nam
Thomas A. Reedy
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Hue
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
U.S. Information Service
Vatican pope and Canterbury archbishop meet after five centuries
Vatican City AP reports a Pope and an Archbishop of Canterbury met officially for the first time in more than five centuries. They voiced hopes for Christian unity and world peace and exchanged a ceremonial embrace. Chicago AP notes Deputy Secretary of Defense Cyrus Vance said U.S. forces in South Vietnam total 220,000. A violent blizzard hit southern Minnesota and the Minneapolis St. Paul area with up to 10 inches of snow and winds up to 60 mph.
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Vatican City
Canterbury
Chicago
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
South Viet Nam
Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Drugs On Campus Rise Among Graduate Students
John Corry of the New York Times reports rising drug use among U S university students with graduate students most consistently using drugs. The piece notes discussion of motives and dangers on page A-11 and references additional NYT features on 1948 Palestine refugees and public opinion about a statute related to Stalin.
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U. S
John Corry
New York Times
Corry
Stalin
House OKs Viet Nam Funds for War Costs
The House sent to President Johnson an emergency bill by voice vote providing 13.1 billion dollars to help cover rising Viet Nam war costs. The measure follows a Senate amendment limiting Defense Secretary McNamara’s authority to transfer funds for South Vietnamese and other Allied support.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Viet Nam
Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Major Cancer Discovery Held
New York report from Columbia University physicians suggests cancer cells lack communication with neighbors, unlike normal cells. Findings discussed from Nature March 19 indicate cells transmit ions and molecules within a local community, a key difference in growth control across tissues.
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Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Nature
For Your Heating Service On Gas Oil or Coal Adv
Davidson Heating Service advertises heating options for gas oil or coal with contact number 353 4623. The short notice emphasizes local service availability and contact details.
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Davidson Heating Service
Decatur Pediatrician Eyes Psychiatry Center Plan
Decatur pediatrician Dr Tom Lewis announced plans to enter psychiatry and urged the town to raise 200000 locally to unlock matching federal and state funds for a 15 million medical center. He warned the city now lacks facilities and said the project could attract physicians and boost care. He noted Morgan County Medical Society would lead the effort while he resigns as president elect of the association. See PHYSICIAN on Page 2.
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United States
NATO
France
Johnson
de Gaulle
U. S
State Department
Decatur
Tom Lewis
Morgan County Medical Society
Lea
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Atlantic
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Boulden
Melissa Jean Smith
Jerry M. Smith
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George Evans
George Biggers III
City Editor
Sparkman
Hill
Jones
Housing Authority
Parker
John A. Osmundsen
New York Times News Service
What
Belvedere
Cora Blair
Guy Wilder
Dr. Lewis
Decatur General Hospital
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