TVA Seeks Meteorological House for Browns Ferry Site
The Tennessee Valley Authority invites bids for a small meteorological facility at Browns Ferry near Decatur to support a potential 125 million dollar nuclear plant. The prefabricated 8 by 16 foot building would hold weather instruments for air pollution control and may start by May 15, 1966 if construction proceeds. TVA plans bid openings next Tuesday for alternate equipment and fuel for a 1 million kilowatt generating unit, conventional or nuclear, with a decision in two to three months after evaluating feasibility.
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Tennessee Valley Authority Today
Decatur
TVA
Browns Ferry
Meteorological House
Decatur Diary: Art Guild Meeting and Rota Club Talk
Decatur Ceramic Art Guild meets at 7 p.m. in St. Ann's School cafeteria. Charles Parker of the Decatur Housing Authority will address the Decatur Rota Club at its noon luncheon Monday at the Lyons Hotel on urban renewal plans. A gubernatorial rally is set for Saturday at Austin High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. with eight of ten Democratic candidates scheduled. admission is free.
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Decatur Ceramic Art Guild
St. Ann’s School
Charles Parker
Decatur Housing Authority
Decatur Rota Club
Lyons Hotel
Austin High School
Decatur
Operation Texas Nets Entire Cong Regiment
Five thousand U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese troops ended the five day central coastal plains campaign in Quang Ngai Province with 1,236 Communists killed or wounded. The operation reportedly crushed an entire Viet Cong regiment and cleared five villages while Allied losses remained light. Air strikes and naval air support disrupted enemy lines as a new operation Kings began near Da Nang. A Chinook helicopter and two American aircraft were lost with light casualties and one pilot missing.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
Air Force
Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
College Draft Criteria Listed
Washington AP reports the Selective Service System released revised local draft criteria for deferments to college students who have completed freshman year or higher, including graduate study. A spokesman notes graduating high school seniors who have See COLLEGE On Page 2
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Washington
Selective Service System
Testimony reveals Marine division shift to Viet Nam
Pentagon censors cleared testimony revealing that the rest of the second Marine division is slated for South Viet Nam. Secretary Nitze noted an 85,200 Marine increase will provide the base to deploy the remainder of the division, joining the 3rd and much of the 1st in Viet Nam.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Pentagon
South Viet Nam
Tire Corps
Nitze
Viet Nam
3Rd Marine Division
1St Marine Division
Second Physician Tells Of Plans To Enter Psychiatry
Dr. Ed Phillips of Decatur plans to leave July 1 to pursue a three year psychiatry residency at University Hospital in Birmingham. He may return to Decatur afterward. his family will remain for now. Phillips, 39, is the second local doctor this week to disclose plans to enter psychiatry, following Dr. Tom Lewis who will leave June 15 for studies in Topeka. Phillips lives at 2314 Springdale Ave. SE and previously practiced in Cordova. He earned a B.S. from Alabama and an M.D. from the Medical College. He has been with the Decatur Clinic since 1957.
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Ed Phillips
Decatur
Tom Lewis
Menninger School of Psychiatry
Topeka
Kan
Phillips
University Hospital
Birmingham
Decatur Clinic
Springdale Ave
Montevallo
University of Alabama
Medical College
St. Vincent's
Markets At A Glance From New York and Chicago
Markets at a glance show mixed activity across asset classes on a moderate trading day. Stocks rise modestly in New York while Chicago grain futures firm on wheat and firmer hog and cattle prices amid light to steady demand and occasional profit taking.
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New York
Chicago
Security Mutual Finance Corp. Ad Aimed At Lower Payments
A brief advertisement asks readers if their monthly payments are too high and promotes Security Mutual Finance Corp as a solution to reduce payments. The copy targets borrowers seeking smaller installment costs.
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Security Mutual Finance Corp
Stills Blasted Near Falkville
Authorities dynamited two abandoned moonshine stills southeast of Falkville Alabama. Each vat held about 400 gallons of mash and the pair produced roughly 100 gallons per run. No arrests were made as agents and deputies disclosed weeks of surveillance and moved to destroy the operation.
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Falkville
ATU
Fred Woodward
Huntsville
Woodward
Dick Fleming
Five Others Hospitalized After Incidents
Two area residents died in separate violent incidents in Morgan and Lawrence Counties Thursday night. Maria Garth Williams, unknown age, of the Priceville area, died on arrival at Decatur General Hospital after her car crash near Flint City. In Lawrence County, John Robert Dawson, 44, of Leighton, was killed in a fracas near Flatrock after a knife attack and gunfire involving Roy Saint, also of Leighton, with coroner Harvey Elliott citing prior trouble between the men.
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Morgan
Lawrence Counties
Decatur
Oman
Maria Garth Williams
Priceville
Decatur General Hospital
Flint City
Lawrence County
John Robert Dawson
Leighton 2
Flatrock
Harvey Elliott
Dawson
Elliott
Roy Saint
Leighton
Saint
Record Of Failure At Disarmament Conference Fifth Year
Max Frankel, New York Times diplomatic correspondent, now touring Europe, provides a fifth year record of failure on disarmament. The Johnson administration’s wage price restraint plans echo European patterns with a long history. Also featured is Ralph Nader, crusader for safer cars and author of Unsafe at Any Speed.
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New York Times
Max Frankel
Washington
Europe
Johnson
New York Times News Service
Ralph Nader
Salazar Questions NATO as Portugal Reassesses Alliances
In Lisbon Premier Salazar derides NATO as inadequate and warns Western powers that Portugal may shift to bilateral cooperation with nations ready to align with Lisbon. He omits the United States from Portugal’s satisfactory partners and cites Brazil France West Germany and Spain, suggesting a reevaluation of U S bases arrangements.
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Tad Szulc
New York Times
Lisbon
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Portugal
Tion
Salazar
U.S
Brazil
France
West Germany
Spain
U. S
Death-defying ascent on the Eiger shocks the alpinist world
Reports say an Alpine expedition reached the Eiger north wall direct vertical ice route marking a historic first in alpinism. In Washington, Secretary Rusk urged a quick path to a nuclear weapons ban treaty possibly including France and China. In Salzburg, Virginia Hill, linked to American crime figures, left a farewell note and likely suicided.
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Kleine Scheidegg
Switzerland
Mt. Eiger
Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
Salzburg
Austria
Virginia Hill
Death Held Hostage Ends as Ex Con Fires Suicide
In Springfield Oregon a man and his wife were held nine hours by ex convict Harry Acree 33 who finally killed himself after police used tear gas to end the standoff. Hostage Charles Fawbush 46 said they feared they would be shot to death and his wife who is recovering from heart surgery stayed nearby in hospital in the tense hours before the final explosion.
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Springfield, Ore
Springfield
Harry Acree
Charles Fawbush
Security Mutual Finance in money for repairs on your Corporation
Money for repairs on your Corporation is mentioned with Security Mutual Finance in an advertisement. The fragment suggests a financial service tied to repairing or rebuilding for the corporation, implying a loan or funding option.
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Richard Yarbrough
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North Viet Nam
An Khe
1St Cavalry
Danie
Cordova
Walker County
Natal
Lacan
Leslie Riethmaier
ABC
Carlos Nelson
Athens
State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Center
Morgan County
Lacon
Dep
David Knight and
Winford Turner
NATO
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Sea
Antonio Salazar
Fawbush
Quickies
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