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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1966
Page
13
Sylvia Porter notes most economic indicators trend higher as she analyzes consumer prices employment and production data for signs of a recovering economy. She highlights continued gains in consumer spending and business activity while cautioning about uneven momentum across sectors.
The piece notes 12 leading indicators mostly rising, 9 coincident indicators improving, and 5 lagging indicators still firming, alongside a drowning accident in Mobile where Dorothy Bailey 8 and Bobby 11 fell into Three Mile Creek and died.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled in recorder's court for Hubert Damon Strange on assault and kidnapping charges tied to a racially tinged highway slaying of Willie Brewster. Walter Gortney, 38, was beaten and abducted after being ordered from a car. John L. Strange, 35, is also charged and had posted $10,000 bond.
Dr. Martin Luther King urged 5,000 people in Kingstree South Carolina to exercise their voting rights. He said democracy hinges on electing competent Black leaders to state and federal offices and called on Black Americans to register to vote and act unitedly. He reviewed the civil rights movement since 1954 and stressed practical political engagement.
Moscow reports Luna 10 completed its 284th orbit today and transmitted the Internationale to Earth. The Soviet satellite’s radio signal played the Communist anthem April 4, one day after launch. Supreme Court ruling ending school segregation cited as progress toward equality. About 60 officials attended Tomlin High School stadium with no incidents.
The message, paid for by Daren H. Easter, announces candidacy for State Senate representing Morgan and Limestone Counties in the May 31 1966 Democratic primary and asks for votes and influence from Decatur Alabama residents.
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage on part of the NW half of the SW half in Morgan County Alabama. The Jason County reference indicates a foreclosure process initiated by the lender on the described real estate. Proceedings require action by the debtor and publication as required by law.
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