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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1965
Page
2
Decatur area forecast calls for a mostly sunny and warm day with a shift to partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. Southerly winds 6 to 12 mph. High temperature expected at 86.
Hospital dismissals include Wilburn Scott Ardmore George Beech Shelbyville Tenn Master James Blankenship Austinville Rd Mrs Lois McCarley 208 4th Ave SW Willson Mitchell Decatur Mrs Minnie Banks 1606 Riverview St Charles Buttram Lafayett e S% Cottingham 502 14th Mrs Barbara Murphy Madison Cletis Ross 421 4th Ave SW Mrs Doris Stewart 1109 5th Ave SE
Decatur General lists numerous dismissals and admissions including Mrs. Philip Vaughan and Roderick Nell among others at addresses in Decatur Mississippi. In Belgrade Yugoslavia Deputy Rahten reports coal shortages require importing coal this year as miners dwindle by about 10 000 with two thousand quitting last year.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Coulter of 908 High Street Hartselle welcomed a son Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C Lee of 1235 Freemont Street report a daughter.
Burningtree Country Club starts an Olympic sized pool project at an estimated 50 000 dollars on Antioch Road east of Decatur with completion in six weeks. The club diversifies with a golf course opening late August and paving on Antioch Road next month.
Decatur High School students Mike Bradley Margaret Hirshfeld Barry Holmquist and Bev Evans won a $100 scholarship for their school on the statewide TV quiz Test Your Best. Decatur led early but Gadsden High closed the gap. final score 235 to 200.
Four wrecks were investigated by City Police on Friday with injuries reported. Incidents included a drive in teller line collision at a bank shopping center and multiple crashes at intersections and alleys involving drivers Glenn E Butler Eddie Thomas Horne Judith Taylor Peebles Jesse M Williams Jr Wylodene Miller Clara Altha Poer Alonzo F Turney Ray Reece and others. A public Camporee campfire was scheduled tonight at Lake Pryor's Farm for Arrowhead District. John Thomas McDowra, son of Mr and Mrs J A McDowra, is home from Black Chandler Hospital and is reported doing fine.
Senate debates federal aid for education as Wallace attends a Sunday meeting with southern governors in Atlanta. A filibuster blocks a resolution backing Wallace and limits legislative days, while House moves to May 14 recess. State Sovereignty Commission denounces Senate for slowing democratic process.
After the landing, Seabees began an aluminum 4000 foot airstrip expected operational within 72 hours of equipment being ferried ashore. The airborne brigade moved from Okinawa toward Bien Hoa and Vung Tau, increasing U S forces to about 45000.
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board paid over a million dollars to the State Board of Education to provide minimum program needs in the state's public schools.
Athens Benson Broadway and Mrs George Jones were installed as presidents of the Ardmore Jaycees and Jaycettes at the annual awards banquet. New officers include Tommy Hargroves and Ed Hobbs as Jaycees vice presidents, L P Johnson secretary, Mike Magnusson treasurer, and Neal Norwood Bill Handley as district vice presidents.
The jury told the judge they were deadlocked after failing to reach a verdict on the first‑degree murder indictment. Wilkins, a 5 foot 6 auto mechanic, remained free on a 10000 dollar bond as deliberations stalled.
Jurors heard from Assistant Attorney General Dave Clark that many states require accomplice testimony to be corroborated by other evidence. Judge Thagard clarified Alabama law treats principal and accomplice as equally guilty. Rowe testified he rode with three men when Wilkins fired at Mrs. Liuzzo's car on March 25.
Rebels and the rival military junta observe the cease-fire with limited gunfire. Caamano insists no coalition government with the junta, cites defending the constitution. Arms are tracked and to be returned after the period ends. interior remains quiet. U.S. Marines deaths rise to 13 as more incursions are reported. Civil rights marchers in Selma to Montgomery gain Liuzzo’s motherly support.
The tribute lauds Rev Long and his wife Margaret Young for the award. Their son James resides in Athens. The Long family includes siblings Katherine Smith Nathan Johnson Talmadge and Marlin, with Danville Road and Decatur as home ties.
R L Grisby 35 of Athens died Friday night from injuries after falling from a 50 foot power pole while wiring a light at Veterans Fairgrounds. He worked for Redstone Arsenal and formerly for the Athens Electric Department. Funeral arrangements are pending with McConnell Funeral Home.
Bryson Construction Co of Decatur received a 162 523 dollar Army Engineers contract to alter the acceptance test stand and qualification facility at Redstone Arsenal adding offices and test areas. The project is part of more than 900 000 dollars in Redstone Arsenal contracts. Bryson must complete work by November.
A 21 year old convict, Leslie Sammy Jr. of Madison County, jumped from a state road gang convict truck near the Morgan Cullman County line Friday afternoon around 3 30 p m. He stood five feet six and a half inches tall and weighed about 150 pounds and was not considered dangerous.
The remarks call for bridging East and West through increased trade and contacts while pursuing broader economic cooperation. It emphasizes German reunification and free choice for East and West Germans, a broad common program for aid to backward areas, and more effective collective defense including nuclear participation. It also urges an agreement with the Soviet Union and asserts Western firmness against conquest, opening a path to peaceful settlement.
Kosygin condemns Soviet actions in the Congo and troop landings in the Dominican Republic and Viet Nam bombings. He cautions Washington to adjust its stance or risk isolation, suggesting Western powers seek a split in the Communist world to gain advantage. He notes Western hopes on rifts within the socialist movement without naming China.
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