Decatur area briefs list meetings visits and incidents
The Decatur Shrine Club meets Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sirloin Room. Performers at the Eastman School of Music festival included Margaret Morgan. Sixth grade classes toured Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and spoke with staff. The Highway Patrol cites a period of rural accidents. Decatur Sample Shoes opens at 109 East Moulton Street managed by Anne Burkett. Police report a Coke bottle thrown through a window. a 14 year old was reported missing but returned home the same night. See Diary On Page 2.
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Hartselle
Wheeler National’ Wildlife
G. P
Gip
Banniza
Decatur Sample Shoes
East Moulton Street
Anne Burkett
Decatur
Crescent Amusement Co
Ollie Scoggins
Gym St. SE
Fight Over Redistricting Sparks Hearing In Alabama
In Montgomery lawmakers clash on congressional maps as Sen. A C Shelton proposes state at large races to curb federal influence. Two rival bills would pair incumbents in single districts, changing the lines for Rep. George Grant, Rep. George Andrews, Rep. Kenneth Roberts and Rep. Albert Rains amid looming census changes. The committee extended the hearing and invited all nine U S representatives to attend.
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Montgomery
Congress
A. C. Shelton
Calhoun County
House Constitution and Elections Committee
Alabama
E. A. Grouby
Autauga County
George Grant
George Andrews
Arthur Louis Ferguson
Tuscaloosa
Kenneth Roberts
Albert Rains
Roberts
Rains
Shelton
Constitution and Elections Committee
Ferguson
U.S
Be True to Character In Dating Says Teen Advice
The adviser argues core Christian virtue outlasts popularity. Do not compromise beliefs to fit peers. Choose friends carefully and remain different in faith. Trust that a serious, right partner will seek you, guided by faith. End with guidance to follow divine direction in marriage.
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A. M
Kennedy Seeks Five Year Federal Plan on Juvenile Delinquency
President Kennedy asked Congress to authorize a five year federal program to combat juvenile delinquency with an initial year cost estimated at ten million dollars by Secretary Ribicoff. He also issued an executive order creating a committee on delinquency and youth crime to coordinate federal efforts and explore new approaches.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Abraham Ribicoff
Kennedy Named to the Committee on Juvenile Delinquency
President announces a committee to address juvenile delinquency with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg named to leadership roles. He notes rising youth offenses in urban and rural communities and cites impact on national vitality.
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Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
Ribicoff
Congress
Police Officials Sued Over Integrated Lunch Arrests
Four civil rights suits totaling 400000 allege Montgomery police officials arrested and fined a mixed group for disorderly conduct after breaking up an integrated lunch. Plaintiffs include Dr. Richard Nesmith and his wife with two MacMurray College students, plus a Boston University student.
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Montgomery
Richard Nesmith
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Ill
Nesmith
L. B. Sullivan
G. J. Ruppenthal
Boston University
Laos cease fire signals Western conference entry
Western powers tentatively ready to join a Laos conference after reports that organized fighting has ceased in Laos. U S Secretary of State Rusk and Harriman are in Geneva with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi, as Britain and France consider participation after cease fire verification.
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Geneva
Laos
London
United States
Britain
France
U.S
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
W. Averell Harriman
Andrei A. Gromyko
China
Chen Yi
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
Rusk
Foreign Office
Vientiane
Phoumi Nosavan
Tha Them
Nosavan
Boun Oum
Switzerland
Phoumi
Harriman
Washington
Belk Store Plans Major Expansion in Alabama
Belk Hudson Co seeks bids by May 16 for a roughly $80,000 expansion to its Belk store at 214 2nd Ave SE. The project adds Speake Warren and Ratliff space, doubles merchandising area to about 20,000 square feet, and features a 100 foot porcelain enamel front with plate glass.
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Belk Hudson Co
2Nd Ave. SE
Alabama
Incldes
Speake, Warren and Ratliff
Johnson pledges U.S. backing in South Vietnam visit
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrived in Saigon on a world tour to study Communist aggression and assure support for Gen. Ngo Dinh Diem. He pledged freedom worldwide and outlined plans for further arms aid to bolster a 150,000 strong South Vietnamese army.
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Kennedy
Johnson
U.S
Sie
Ngo Dinh Diem
Guam
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Diem
Honolulu
Ste Ae A
Central Intelligence Organization
Saigon
Southeast
Graduation Gifts at Robinson's Ady Lane Store
Readable fragments show a Robinson’s sale offering gifts such as Cedar chests and a Magnavox stereo with small television. The ad indicates a graduation gift focus and features Lane Cedar Chests and associated household items.
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Lane Cedar Chests
Magnavox
Robinson’s.ady
Levees Struggle as Flood Crests Hit Midwestern Belt
Near record flood crests press against weakened levees in the Midwest flood belt as workers toil to hold back waters. Six southern Illinois counties are disaster areas. Indiana Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Ohio Kentucky face major floods with 25 deaths, 100-plus injuries, 1250 homes evacuated and millions in damage.
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Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ohio
Kentucky
Night sky outlook for Decatur May 12 to May 14
The page notes sunset at 6 41 p m and sunrise at 4 47 a m with a new moon on May 14. Vega appears low in the northeast at 7 19 p m. Mars sets at 11 28 p m Saturn rises by 11 57 p m Jupiter rises at 12 20 a m and Venus rises at 3 19 a m.
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Vega
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Weather and River Readings in Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.73 feet this morning with a 0.09 foot rise in 24 hours. Other TVA lake stages included Pickwick 413.9, Guntersville 594.9, Whitesburg 556.9, Wilson 507.0. Temperatures ranged from 53 to 66 degrees with a forecast of cloudy, cool, and light rain drizzle today into tonight, and mostly cloudy and mild Friday. Winds northerly 8 to 12 mph. Highs around 68 today, 56 tonight.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Shooting Victim Still Critical
Daniel H. Ward, 60, of Eva 1, remained in critical condition at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic and Hospital after a Wednesday afternoon shooting. Sheriff Bill Biles said the shot appeared personal in nature, with a .38 pistol used. Ward had surgery but the bullet was not removed, leaving injuries to his left side and back. Investigation continues.
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Daniel H. Ward
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Ward
Bill Biles
Wats
Biles
Traffic Deaths Are Behind 1960 Rural Toll Drop in Alabama
Alabama's rural traffic death toll for 1961 stood at 189, Public Safety Director Flo Mann said. It marked the first time this year the count was below the 1960 level of 191 deaths for the same period on rural highways.
Rayburn Expected to Speak at Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
AP reports Speaker Sam Rayburn is expected to address a Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Birmingham. A packed house is anticipated with numerous state and Democratic party leaders likely in attendance.
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Rayburn
Birmingham
Rayels
Sam Ra
Auburn To Honor Patterson Friday
Auburn Alabama Gov will honor Patterson during Governor's Day at Auburn University with a luncheon and military ceremony.
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Auburn
Patterson
Ala
Auburn University
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Decatur Shrine Club
Sirloin
Cornelian Hotel
Margaret Morgan
Beech St
University of Rochester
Eastman School of Music
Eastman School
Highway Patrol
Jackie Pour
Joseph Pour
10Th St. SE
By G. K. Hodenfield
By Carl Hartman
Athens College
Sanford
Fla
Shirley Jenkins
Carbon Hill
James Haver
Chilin
Dersburg
Tommye Whitt
Boaz
Yare
Talmadge Clayton
Elkton
Tenn
John Carter
Harvie White, Jr
Athens
Belk Store
Belk
LBJ
Hal McClure
Lyndon B. Johnson
THE
Associated Press
Eva 1
Ken Reynelde
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