Decatur News Highlights Local Meetings and Police Accidents
Attendees at the Alabama Association of Insurance Agents convention in Biloxi included Mr and Mrs James L Ran kin and Mr and Mrs Fred Papenburg of Decatur. Decatur police logged several Sunday accidents with minimal injuries including a Gulf Shores driver and local residents at multiple sites. The Austinville PTA plans an officer installation at 7 PM today and building permits issued amount to 25 000 for a brick dwelling, 1100 for a garage, and 2500 for remodeling projects. Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 CES will meet Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the Masonic Building. See diary on Page 2.
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James L. Rankin
Fred Papenburg
Decatur
Alabama Association of Insurance Agents
Biloxi
Miss
U.S
Mary B. Halbrooks
Gulf Shores
Henry W. Williams
Jessie C. Atkins
Hartselle
Rudy T. Miller
Grant St
Wells and
Walnut Streets
Lafayette B. Ashcraft
Spraggins
Opal J. Moeller
3Rd Ave
Somerville Rd
Ruth J. Doyle
Memphis
Joe Curry
Quince Dr. SE
Doyle
L. C. Wilson
Mary Lou Dancy
CES
Masonic Building
Bank Robbery Slideshow: Masked Gunman Loots Local Bank
A masked robber stole about $25 000 from a National Bank in a calm, armed heist. John Allen, bank official, said two women tellers and Garner described the scene, with the robber handing each woman a sack and ordering them to fill it before making them lie on the floor. FBI joined the investigation as troopers recovered items from the getaway car and followed leads to Bear Creek near Haleyville.
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John Allen
National Bank
Garner
Gamer
FBI
Bear Creek
Haleyville
Memphis
Tenn
How to Start Studying the Bible Systematically
Begin with the first chapter of John and read at least one chapter daily. Read each chapter carefully and then reread every chapter ten times before starting the next book. This method helps the truths reveal themselves and makes the Bible a living book.
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T.C
Judas
Johns
Soviet Moon Shot Marks V E Day 20th Anniversary
Moscow reports Lunik 5 a 3254 pound electronic instrument package launched from an artificial satellite to gather scientific data. Tass described measuring devices aboard the rocket on a 250000 mile voyage with no word on timing or the mission's exact destination.
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Fred W. Coleman
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Kremlin
Robbery Attempt Thwarted At Local Sportswear Store
Miss Eliza Whitten, a Casual Shop employee, described a 25 to 26 year old Black man who entered between 10 and 11 a.m. and asked to see jewelry. She said he reached for a pistol and declared a stickup before fleeing toward the door.
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Eliza Whitten
Area Men Face Florida Bogus Charge
Federal complaint will be filed against Bobby Joe Patterson Jimmy Smallwood and Bobby Pope for possessing and passing counterfeit money in Panama City Florida. Nine counterfeit hundred-dollar bills were found with the trio after their arrest by Panama City police acting on a tip. One bill passed at a liquor store prompted the arrest and other bills were recovered from under a car floor mat.
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Pensacola, Filla
Hartselle
Cullman County
U. S. Secret Service
Bobby Joe Patterson
Jimmy Lloyd Smallwood
Bobby Neal Pope
Vinemont
Panama City
Fla
Forrest G. Guthrie
Secret Service
Asst
U. S. Atty
C. W. Eggart Jr
U. S. District Court
Pensacola
Guthrie
Tom McAuley
McAuley
U. S. 231
Coast Guard Tries to Locate Plane Wreckage
Ocean City Maryland Coast Guard units searched the Atlantic shoreline for a sunken plane connected to Carole Tyler and pilot Robert H. Davis both killed in a Sunday crash Miss Tyler linked to the Bobby Baker investigation. Initial wreckage sighting proved false as officials continued the search.
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Ocean City
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Carole Tyler
Bobby Baker
Miss Tyler
Capitol Hill
Robert H. Davis
Huntington
W. Va
Baker’s Carousel Motel
Rebels Reject Junta Offer in Dominican Crisis
In Santo Domingo the Dominican rebels refuse the junta's surrender invitation, asserting they have the will and strength to resist. Meanwhile in Athens a man drowns in Limestone County after an epileptic seizure near the Elk River, with coroner Charlie Sammet noting the fatal event. Gen Antonio Imbert Barrera warns of possible military action but vows no bloodshed if avoidable. Washington signals against renewed fighting and Caamano Deno responds from his rebels' HQ.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Athens
Limestone County
Elk River
Charlie Sammet
Antonio Imbert Barrera
U.S
Washington
Imbert
Francisco Caamano Deno
Flowers Pushes Klan Investigation in Alabama
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers said he will pursue an investigation of the Ku Klux Klan with or without other authorities. He suggested public hearings may be included but gave few details. Flowers also said he has heard nothing from Gov. George Wallace since requesting funds to expand his staff.
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Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Richmond
Flowers
George Wallace
Warplanes Hit N. Viet Targets
American and Vietnamese war planes pounded North Viet Nam targets from midnight, destroying bridges, highways, rail vehicles, emplacements, and a large junk. Planes returned safely amid light to moderate ground fire. One Navy jet pilot was killed during raids. Two American soldiers died and eight wounded in a six hour battle.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Navy
North
Space ship launch possible with Soviet cosmonauts
Belgrade reports from Moscow that a Russian space craft with several cosmonauts may be launched soon. In Tokyo Gen Lo Jui-ching of the Red Army claims the United States is militarily inferior to Nazi Germany despite America’s nuclear capability.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tokyo
Red Chinese Army
Lo Jui-ching
Peking
United States
Nazi Germany
U.S
Six Governors Challenge School Plan Directives
Six Southern governors meeting at the Georgia governor’s mansion condemn federal directives on school integration as overstepping authority. The joint statement argues the directives conflict with court rulings and create state confusion. Governors Sanders Faubus Harrison McNair Wallace Johnson also note telephonic signatories Burns Moore McKeithen.
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Ben Chester
Atlanta
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Georgia Governor’s Mansion
Carl Sanders
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Albertis Harrison
Virginia
Robert McNair
South Carolina
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Paul John‘son
Mississippi
Sanders
Haydon Burns
Florida
Dan Moore
North Carolina
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Market Wrap Mixed Stocks Bond Markets Steady in New York
The New York closing showed mixed stocks while bonds stayed steady. Wheat rose on moderate demand and corn faced liquidation, with oats mostly lower. Soybeans held steady to firm after a late rally, hogs gained 25 to 75 cents topping 21.15, and slaughter steers rose 50 cents to a top of 29.50.
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New York
Chicago
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15Th Ave
L. L. Presswell
Spring Ave
Luckie Hendrix Construction Co
Olive St
Jim B. Freeman
el Couarel Volt
Eien
Moon
Red Square
Europe
U.S.S.R
Lenin
Tyler
Davis
Junta
Will
Klan
N. Viet
Patrick Byrne
Nelson
Decatur General Hospital
Jim Taylor
NaCllolitas
Bekins Worldwide
Deniel
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Joni
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