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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1966
Page
2
The brighter object this evening near the Moon is Jupiter. It lies about 491 million miles from Earth. A First Quarter Moon is noted for March 29 with sunset at 6 06 p.m. and sunrise at 5 40 a.m. tomorrow. Moonset is at 12 46 a.m. tonight.
Decatur and vicinity on the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge measured 17.14 feet this morning with sea level reading at 551.44. Other TVA lake stages were Guntersville 593.0 Whitesburg 552.8 Wilson 505.3 Pickwick 411.1 Wheeler 551.1 Chickamauga 675.8. Yesterday high 54 at 1 pm, low 34 at 4 am. At 9 am the temperature was 43. Forecast today through Tuesday fair to partly cloudy and cool. High today 56, low tonight 32, high Tuesday 62.
Air Force jets raid Mekong Delta and highland targets near the Cambodian border while U S and Vietnamese forces report enemy activity. Buddhists march in Hue Saigon and other cities demanding civilian rule, condemning Ky regime. Military leaders warn against division as junta troubles widen.
The piece surveys how great earthquakes arise from accumulated strains and examines man-made triggers. Dr John H Healy notes uncertain evidence for energy release in the Denver quakes, while experiments such as water injection and underground explosions are discussed as potential, but mostly inconclusive, triggers. David M Evans links Denver quakes to months of peak water injection.
From Morgan County participants include David Davis Eva 11 bushels Dan Rowe Falkville 63 bushels Jimmy Moore Hartselle 85 bushels Steve Douthit Eva 92 bushels and Mike Sharp Priceville 80 bushels. Limestone entrants include Steve Corneli son Ardmore Cellon Downs Tanner and J R Johnson West Limestone. Limestone 4H leader Pat Waldrop praised the group. Eva's FFA chapter won district corn contest with Town Creek second and East Limestone third. Albertville took the state title.
The Decatur Social Security Office will stay open until midnight Thursday to allow enrollment in the Medicare program. District manager William E. Evans says the office will also operate until 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday to help workers 65 or older who cannot attend during the day. Local post offices offer a short form for those unable to visit. Those aged 65 plus before this year who miss Thursday’s deadline may wait two years for another chance and face higher premiums.
The Sanitation Department will accept bids Wednesday for three junk trucks. Invitations for bids have been issued to local firms. The fleet will include two two ton trucks and one one and a half ton truck.
William Holmes Hartselle, 72, Decatur, died Sunday at his home. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. Shoal Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Edsel Steverson officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Pec Funeral Home directing. Survived by three sisters Mrs Willie Echols Somerville Mrs Laura Whisenant and Mrs Clyde Owens Chicago Illinois. three brothers Eunice Ernest Holmes both of Decatur and Julius Holmes Boaz. Nephews to serve as pallbearers. A native of Etowah County and member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, he was a retired farmer. Body returned to Ernest Holmes residence before transfer to church.
William H. Buck Gibson of 315 Woodland Drive died today at a Huntsville hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Peck Funeral Home.
Henry A Kasula three year old son of Mr and Mrs John F Kasula Jr of 2120 US 31 S died Sunday morning at a local hospital Graveside services are set for Tuesday at 10 am at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cullman Gunthorp directing Surviving relatives include the Kasula parents Kasuia Sr Schaffer and Huel Peters on of Atworth Ga and uncles will serve as pallbearers
Observers describe the OAO mission as a potential landmark in astronomy. The 3,900 pound Atlas Centaur rocket will attempt a 9 am Tuesday liftoff to double ignite the hydrogen upper stage in space. If successful it marks a major advance in space science.
A 15 year old Morgan County High School sophomore was elected lieutenant governor of the North Alabama Key Club district at a meeting here Sunday. Barry Mitchell of Hartselle will assume the post now held by Clyde Blankenship. Miss Jerry Burchell and Miss Nancy George were elected district sweethearts. More than 100 people from Tennessee Valley schools attended. Delegates voted and selected contestants in a panel judged event.
Sukarno heads a 79 member inner cabinet replacing the previous 100 ministers. The Indonesian Herald called the move a tiger that gave birth to an elephant. Jakarta and Bandung students planned protests, upset by lingering familiar faces and the large cabinet, and urging swift economic action.
Decatur businessman John W. Wyker Jr. earns inclusion in the 34th edition of Who's Who In America. Wyker, chair of State National Bank, serves as director of Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. and elder of First Presbyterian Church. He is a former Decatur Rotary president and university fraternity leader. The Wyker family resides at 1813 Brookmeade Drive with wife Isobel and son John W. Wyker III, and a daughter Mrs. Vance Fulkerson of Tuscaloosa.
FBI reports a list of individuals arrested or charged in Laurel Mississippi and nearby Ellisville Houston for alleged voting interference activities. Names include Bowers Lawrence Byrd Henry De Boxtel Howard Giles Charles Lowe and others tied to local businesses Masonite Sambo Cafe and various trades.
Decatur diary reports West Morgan School PTA meeting at 7 30 p m. Highway Patrol notes four Sunday wrecks across four counties with injuries. Wrecks on Capshaw Rd east of Athens US 31 near Vinemont and County Rd 79 near Athens injure drivers and passengers. Morgan County offices schedule changes and multiple local notices follow including sheriff arrests and building permits. A missing tool box from Amoco plant is reported.
NASD compiled inter-dealer quotations list a range of insurer and bank stocks and life companies with varying par values and percentages. Prices reflect inter-dealer bids and asks adjusted for markup and do not include retail commission. The list includes Allied Life Bank of HvillemM Equity National Life Food Corp America First Natl Bank of Decatur Life of Alabama Vulcan Life etc. Prices fluctuate through the day.
Report of commodity prices including cotton middling and cottonseed at 40 per ton, Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred and manufactured milk at 3.20 per hundred, pulpwood at 13.50 per cord, various corn prices from No 2 yellow to white shelled corn, oats at 0.65, milling wheat 1.38, poultry wheat 1.13, and barley 0.95, with additional notes on percentages and ratios.
Nashville AP reports cattle numbers with calves 200 and 1,200 head. Slaughter classes steady, feeders down 50 to 1.00. Prices listed for slaughter steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and feeder steers. Hogs show slow selling with lower quotes. barrows and gilts 23.50-24.00, sows 21.00-22.50. Sheep 50, no early sales.
Birmingham Alabama notes eggs mixed by size with large at 50 to 52 cents per dozen and mediums around 46 to 49 cents. smalls at 40 to 43 cents. Demand steady to improved slightly at few points while overall activity remains slow and supplies remain ample. undertone unsettled.
Atlanta reports good demand for live broilers and fryers with adequate to short offerings at farms and light prices for light type hens. Birmingham notes steady market, strong ready-to-cook demand, and barely adequate live supplies with slaughter projected at 1.2 million heads. prices for trucklot U.S. grade A maj and plant grade A maj range 27.75 to 28.75 per pound.
New York AP reports broad gains in major stocks led by Industrial and consumer goods firms. Int Paper rose about 30 percent at noon. Am Can, Coca Cola, Boeing and Ford Mot posted notable advances while several energy and tech names showed mixed moves amid market volatility.
Well Street New York AP reports the market extended gains late in the day led by glamour stocks in color TV electronics aerospace and airlines. Volume around 8.5 million shares versus 7.76 million Friday. Zenith Boeing Magnavox and other favorites rose notably.
Soviet leaders prepare to set directives for 1966 70 economic plan at the Palace of Congresses in the Kremlin. Brezhnev is expected to reference Stalin and Khrushchev as historic figures, with debate over Khrushchev's denunciation of Stalin continuing among party voices. The congress may avoid Moscow Peking tensions but discuss the Vietnam War and evolving views on Stalin’s role in history.
Mrs Indira Gandhi, 48, arrived by helicopter at the White House after spending the night in Williamsburg Virginia. She received a 19 gun salute and planned talks with President Johnson on peace friendship with Pakistan and India's economic and social issues. Mrs Gandhi outlined her views on the meeting shortly after arriving from Paris.
Texas Gulf Sulphur and Commercial Solvents led gains while G D Searle rose after a pill clearance report. Cities Service and Motorola climbed, Alleghany offered share exchange for Central, and CBS surpassed 50. Several others edged higher as trading remained heavy on the American Stock Exchange. Bond prices mostly flat.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Mariah Baker and Margaret Baker a two year old girl of 512 14th Ave NW with services at Reynolds Chapel on Vine Street and burial in Sykes Cemetery. Surviving relatives include parents Marvin Barner and four siblings. Also details for Mrs Molly Marie Garth of Decatur 4 with service at Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church and burial at Sand Hill Cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home arranging.
City commissioners authorize a $1.5 million bond sale set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. in city hall to fund Water Department expansion. The plan, approved March 15, aims to double the department’s current 12 million gallon daily capacity.
Help wanted ad seeks settled lady to live in with elderly woman and do light housework with references and salary. Also nursemaid and housekeeper positions with transportation required near Finley Island. Several rental listings include furnished and unfurnished apartments with weekly and monthly rates. Also various sale items including a Boston Whaler boat and a 1997 Cadillac with air conditioning.
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