Weather and River Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 20.87 feet with sea level 555.17 feet. TVA lake levels Guntersville 594.8 Whitesburg 556.0 Wilson 506.7 Pickwick 414.3 Wheeler 555.2 Chickamauga 682.0. High yesterday 70 at 5 p.m. Low this morning 48. Today partly cloudy windy warmer. Tonight increasing clouds mild. Thursday cloudy windy warmer with possible showers. Winds southeast 10 to 20 mph. High today 72, low 60, high Thursday 78.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Beer Strike Sparks Train Delays Across Long Island Rail
Commuters jammed trains as a beer fueled disruption triggered by a labor dispute caused cancellations and crashes. Harold J. Pryor leader of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen issued a strike letter at a Kennedy Airport luncheon, citing Rule 6 and suspensions of diesel crewmen for alleged drinking.
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International Hotel
Kennedy Airport
Harold J. Pryor
Brotherhood of Railroad
LIRR
Long Island
Pryor
Thomas Goodfellow
For Rent and Sale Notices Across Town
Multiple classified items listed including rental space at 80 2nd Ave SE with office and warehouse, a 2 bedroom apartment, and a 3 room unfurnished unit with water. Items for sale include a upright piano and two automobiles a 1955 Chevrolet 2 ton and a 1957 Mercury 2 door sedan. Also a home trade or sale offer and a makeup training opportunity for women of all ages with contact numbers.
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2Nd Ave
Markets Report Prices From Cotton to Grain and Wood
Market notes show Decatur loan rate for middling cotton at 90.40 and cottonseed at 40 per ton. Milk prices: Grade A 6.55 per 100, manufactured milk 3.20 per 100. Wood at 65, 45, and 35. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Grains list No. 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.33, Ear Corn 1.11, Wheat 1.38, Oats 0.65, Barley 0.95, Milling Wheat 1.38, per hundred 2.00 are Wheat 1.13. No. 2 White Shelled Corn 1.46.
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Decatur
Nashville Livestock Prices Mixed At Early Clearances
Nashville AP reports cattle prices mostly steady with light tests and few sales for slaughter steers and heifers. Feeder calves and cows show varied ranges with hogs sheep and lambs posting mixed quotes across the market.
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Nashville
Birmingham Egg Market Report Summary
Market notes in Birmingham show eggs priced to move with lower retail demand and ample supply. Grade A large eggs priced around 4. (per dozen) and medium 3.50 to 3.50, small 2.60 to 2.00, with carton and delivery included in some cases.
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Birmingham
Poultry Market Shows Firm Tone Across Regions
Reports from Birmingham and Atlanta indicate a firm poultry market with ready to cook demand still strong but less aggressive. Live supplies remain scarce and sizes lean, with next week's price negotiations highly competitive and unsettled. Slaughter today estimated at 944000 head versus 1114000 last Wednesday. Prices at farms in Birmingham and Atlanta show heavy type at 16 cents and light types around 8 to 14½ cents.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Stocks mixed as market closes with widespread gains and losses
Noon stock listing shows mixed results for major firms led by gains in Pepsi Cola and General Electric while several industrials slip. Aircraft and chemical companies show uneven performance with Dow Jones components fluctuating amid varying trader sentiment.
Wall Street Holds Gains Amid Profit Taking After Rally
The market remained higher late in New York with volume around 7.2 million shares. Blue chips gained about 1 or 2 points as some winners pulled back. General Motors rose while Chrysler trimmed its advance and Ford eased. IBM, MGM, Motorola, Zenith, and Douglas Aircraft posted small gains.
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New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
IBM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Motorola
Zenith
Douglas Aircraft
Theft Charge Against FSC Student Named in TV Theft
City detectives charged Jack Morgan Williams Jr. of Huntsville with grand larceny for taking a television from Holiday Inn Downtown. He posted bond of 750 dollars and was released. Detectives Bowman and Smith led the arrest with Florence Police assisting. Williams studies at Florence State College.
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Jack Morgan Williams Jr
Huntsville
Holiday Inn
Williams
Florence
Florence State College
Deaths Mrs Virgie Montgomery 55 of Moulton
Mrs Virgie Mae Montgomery 55 of Moulton died last night at a Decatur hospital. Services 2 p m Thursday at Providence Baptist Church with Rev Wade Whitlock officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Elliott Funeral Home directing. Survivors include her widow er D I Montgomery and four sons James Paul David Danny, a daughter Ruby Mitchell, a sister and four brothers. Born in Hatton she was a Lawrence County native and member of Providence Baptist Church for 38 years.
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Virgie Mae Montgomery
Moulton
Decatur
Providence Baptist Church
Wade Whitlock
Elliott
Arley
Samford Parker
Russell Parker
Town Creek
Harvey Parker
Trinity
Miller Parker
Sheffield
Montgomery
Lawrence County
Hatton
Republicans File Notices For Morgan County Nominations
Thirteen additional Republicans filed certificates declaring candidacy for party nomination to two county offices and to county and state conventions in Morgan County. Earlier eleven filed for the House seat and for county and state conventions. Jean M. Tune and Dr. David Chandler seek GOP nomination to run against Democratic incumbent Alvis Briscoe for the Morgan County Board of Education. Roland Guyse seeks the sheriff nomination. Others listed include Mrs. C. J. Rogers and G. Leon Barnett as delegates and committee members for state and county conventions.
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Morgan County
GOP
T. C. Almon
House of Representatives
Jean M. Tune
David Chandler
Morgan County Board of Education
Alvis Briscoe
Decatur
Roland Guyse
Cotton Promotion Act Frames Front in Local Economic Battle
The Cotton Promotion Act is presented as the only positive practical proposal to counter a severe local economic loss. It would let growers vote on a uniform $1 per bale assessment for research and promotion to fight man made fiber competition. Hearings by the Senate Agriculture Committee are finished and sponsors seek swift Senate action.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
19th Ave SE Resurfaced by City Street Department
The city street department resurfaced sections of 19th Ave SE this week. City engineer Bill Wright said the worst sections will receive repairs as part of the regular program. Gravel was poured yesterday and will be followed by plant mix.
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City
19Th Ave
Bill Wright
Wright
Funeral services for John Sales in Lime Stone County
Funeral services for John Sales of Decatur who died at a local hospital Monday will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Dogwood Flat Baptist Church in Lime Stone County. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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John Sales
Decatur
Dogwood Flat Baptist Church
Limestone County
Grand jury recommends tighter city controls after 1963 audit
The January 1963 grand jury urged Athens officials to tighten oversight of all departments and enforce robust accounting safeguards with immediate audits. It noted a $10 000 park and recreation fund shortage, later revised to just over $20 000, and highlighted Ernst and Ernst’s detailed audit with protective steps.
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park and_recreation board
Ernst and Ernst
Robert Allen Tinnon l
Decatur
Adcock
Miss Wood
Brown Engineering Co
Huntsville
Burgreen Construction Co
Hertz Rental Car Services
Jamie Beasley Jr
Winston
W. C. Wood
Dust fallout far harsher than China's second nuke test
Kosaka notes dust contains up to 1.5 million radioactive units versus 45 000 in China’s second test. Niigata University animals and university roof collectors study debris impact while Peking snubs the atmospheric ban treaty. U S officials compare shocks and air pressure to prior blasts.
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China
Kosaka
Takao
Niigata University
Peking
U.S
Washington
State Department
Nightly events in Decatur area include accountant dinner and school notices
North Alabama chapter of the National Association of Accountants will hold its annual dinner Friday May 13 at Holiday Inn Downtown with members from Decatur Huntsville and the Tri Cities. Austin High Band performs Friday at 8 p.m. at the school auditorium admission 50 cents students 1 dollar adults. Woodmeade School PTA hosts an ice cream supper Saturday at 6 30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Fire department responded to 1511 Seton Ave SE at 3 58 a.m. Air conditioner flight loss reported. Flint Elementary pre school registration Friday 1 3 p.m. parents bringing children born this year need birth certificates. A nine week old cocker puppy named Gidget is missing from 709 Sycamore St. Morgan County Medical Assistants Chapter meets Thursday 7 30 p.m. at Children’s Clinic Decatur with Medicare as the program.
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North Alabama
National Association of Accountants
Holiday Inn
Decatur
Huntsville
Tri-Cities
Woodmeade School Pta
Decatur Fire Department
Seton Ave
Flint
Morgan County Chapter of Medical Assistants
Children’s Clinic
Medicare
Ky sets timetable shift for Vietnam leadership transition
Southeast Asia brief notes that Ky, head of the military junta, signaled a Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution with a civilian government to follow. He suggested the transition would extend into mid 1967, despite earlier promises to step aside. Secretary Rusk said Ky’s remarks were misinterpreted. Ky spoke near his Tan Son Nhut residence after a military ceremony.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
May Picnic Luncheon Planned by Culture Club Hostesses
Culture Club hosts a noon picnic luncheon at Mallard Creek with Mrs Denton Cole Mrs C E Hieserman Mrs I V Timberlake Mrs David Cauthen and Mrs Erskine Chenault listed as hostesses.
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Denton Cole
C. E. Hieserman
I. V. Timberlake
David Cauthem
Erskine Chenault
Mallard Creek
The
Culture Club
McNamara Sees Viet War Pursuing Limited Objectives
Defense Secretary McNamara says Viet Cong and North Vietnamese struggle to recruit 18 to 35 year olds while showing restraint and pursuing limited military aims. He cites an April 28 report from captured enemy soldiers and notes ongoing Communist discipline and intent for larger operations.
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McNamara
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Obituary Notice for Francis Sales and Family Ties
Survivors include his widow Mrs. Francis Sales of Decatur, two sons Leroy and James Sales of Louisville Kentucky, a stepson Jack Easter McDonald of Limestone County, a brother Green Sales of Limestone County and a sister Mrs Mandy Wiggins of Decatur.
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Dogwood
Flat Cemetery
Francis Sales
Decatur
Leroy
James Sales
Louisville
Jack Easter McDonald
Limestone County
Green Sales
Mandy Wiggins
Paratroopers Kill 22 in clash with Communists
An official spokesman said paratroopers killed 22 of about 300 Communists and captured four. Light U.S. casualties were reported as air activity increased on Tuesday to the north.
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U.S
Tuesay
North
Two F105 Thunderchiefs Shot Down Over North Vietnam
Two U.S. Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs were shot down south of the 17th Parallel in North Vietnam, the report notes.
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Viet Nam
North
Murder Suspects Released on Bond in Morgan County
Somerville area brothers Wallace and Dean Steelman charged with first degree murder in the slaying of 27 year old Thurston Bell of Lacey's Spring were released on bonds of 6000 each after surrendering to Sheriff Dick Fleming. The incident followed an earlier store quarrel and involved shots fired into Bell’s Thunderbird on Alabama 36.
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Wallace
Dean Steelman
Morgan County
Thurston Bell
Lacey
Alabama
Kenneth D. Stedgen
Bell
Stedgen
Ber
Sheriff's Department
Steelman Brothers
Dick Fleming
Cotaco
Fleming
Bob Hancock
Joe
Madison County
Steelmans
Thunderbird
Lodge Before Senate Panel On Viet Nam Policy
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Henry Cabot Lodge appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee headed by Senator J W Fulbright. The session is closed to the public as Lodge discusses his third ambassadorial posting in Saigon and broad economic and political analyses of Viet Nam. Johnson briefed reporters after a 1 hour Security Council meeting, praising Lodge and summarizing limited disclosures from his advisers.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Lodge
Washington
Saigon
Johnson
Security Council
White House
Viet Nam
McNamara
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dean Rusk
Far East
NASD Over the Counter Securities Quotations
The NASD compiled inter dealer bid and asked prices at about 10 a.m. today. Bids show representative prices and do not include retail markup or commission. Prices adjust upward for approximate markup.
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NASD
Allied Life
Bank of H’ville
Equity
National Life
Food Corp. of America
First Natl
Bank of Decatur
Greater
Alabama
Life of
Southern United Life Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Pryor Field Lands $5000 Airport Grant in Alabama
Pryor Field in Limestone County received $5000 for relighting part of its runway as part of a statewide $161,450 grant program by the State Aeronautics Commission. Rountree Field in Morgan County got $1400 for field house expansion and beacon light. Tuscaloosa airport led with $50000 for a new 6500 foot runway graded upgrade.
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Limestone
Morgan County
State Aeronautics Commission
Montgomery
Pryor Field
Hartselle
Rountree Field
Tuscaloosa
Stevenson
Bridgeport
Moundville
Asa Rountree
Rountree
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Jo Chandler
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John Bostwick Jr
Fred Papenburg
Charles J. Rogers
Athens
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Sycamore St
Decatur Jayceettes
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Viktor Ambartsumian
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Iosif S. Shklovsky
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Wasj
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Woodland St
Carroll Realty
6Th Ave
Change Electrical
Jim Roberson
Canal St
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Geddis
Decatur OK Tires Inc
Pave Drive
Association For Retarded Children
Gordon Bible School
United States
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D-Tenn
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Natl
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Kentucky
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