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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
1
In Birmingham a 20 year old bakery worker, Jesse Faggard, was arrested on assault with intent to murder and grand larceny charges after admitting he answered a Ku Klux Klan call to a bus station attack on CORE integrationists. The incident followed broader CORE freedom rides testing desegregation.
Time of Central Garden Club meeting moved to 10 30 a m at Mrs John Collier home in Priceville West Decatur School PTA convenes at 7 30 tonight in the school auditorium Moulton Heights PTA to meet at 7 tonight the last for the year Officers for the coming year to be installed D A V Chapter No 11 meets at 7 tonight at their hall 705 1 2 Bank St City clerk issues building permits including W S Turner Jr 222 1th Ave NW Vulcan Builders 916 3rd Ave SE R J Gray 837 Grant St SE Dietz Bros projects 113 Moulton St E 712 Somerville Rd SE William Lumsden 75 221 Church St NE vehicle collision at Magnolia and 16th St E with T L Shaddix Lucille Hoover 46 208 Gordon Dr charged with failure to yield right of way in 5 22 p m crash at Johnston St and 8th Ave SE No arrests reported Fire Dept says no calls in past 24 hours Decatur BPW Club to meet Thursday at 7 30 pm officers to be installed by Mrs Dorothy H Woodall New members to be recognized Diary on Page 3
Soviet Premier Khrushchev sent a reply to Kennedy's February message about improving U S Soviet relations. White House officials would not reveal contents or discuss subjects, noting only that the exchange was a reply to Kennedy and that no meeting plans were announced. Menshikov delivered the reply at the White House and declined to disclose further details.
A 46-year-old man, Julius R. Standridge of Warrior, was critically injured when his empty 1949 Ford two ton dump truck was struck by L N passenger train No. 98 about a mile south of Falkville. The truck was between the tracks at impact. Standridge was pinned under the vehicle and later admitted to Black Chandler Hospital at Hartselle with multiple injuries. The train, traveling about 60 mph, stopped after the collision.
A sermon fragment explains that Christian influence is like leaven hidden in dough. The unseen power within a believer works quietly, making spiritual impact without overt effort. The counsel urges deep personal communion with God to let influence grow naturally.
The Laos conference in Geneva opens with Western powers pushing for a ban on arms to Laos to shore up a shaky truce. The talks aim for a neutral, independent Laos and include the rival factions in a bid for a coalition government. The U S Britain and the Soviet Union agreed to admit all three Laotian groups as observers despite Vientiane boycott.
Poultry specialist J. R. Hubbard of the Auburn Extension Service plus Lawrence County Agent Sam McClendon and Assistant Agent Hoyt Price will visit Wednesday. They will meet farmers individually to work on various poultry programs.
Police report a break-in at Standard Oil Co in Hartselle. About $43 in cash and undisclosed merchandise including oil filters and spark plugs were taken. Entry was through a rear window last night.
Alabama lawmakers return to address reapportionment and redistricting bills as a filibuster looms in the Senate. The administration backs a plan to reshuffle districts to boost larger counties while reducing sparsely populated south Alabama. Rep. Kenneth Roberts and Rep. Albert Rains face crossing shifts into a seven county district, with Alabama losing a seat in Congress after the 1960 census. All representatives face at large election next year unless redistricting occurs.
Ed Hiler known as Tex, a Wallace Bros contract agent and former Texas Ranger, recalls a 1912 Rio Grande skirmish where he and his father Frank Hiler faced Pancho Villa’s forces. He describes earning the "Kid Ranger" nickname, his El Paso undercover work, and his brush with death before continuing his 20 years in the Rangers.
In Seoul the rebel military junta announced it has taken over all authority from the elected regime and begun handling state affairs. Lt. Gen. Chang Do-Young said a revolutionary committee now governs, martial law is in place, curfew hours are set, and Radio Seoul is controlled. The coup followed President Yun Po-sun's appeal for cooperation.
In Decatur on Wednesday May 17 the Moon sits high near Athena in Gemini and planets align with Mars setting at 11 18 p m Saturn rising at 11 37 p m Jupiter at 12 01 a m and Venus low in the east around 3 45 a m First Quarter Moon arrives May 22.
Tennessee River reading this morning 21.67 feet with a rise of .22 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.97 feet. TVA lake stages Guntersville 595.2 Wilson 506.8. High 80 at 7 p.m. Low 55 at 5:30 a.m. Today 66 degrees. Forecast sunny and mild tonight clear and cool. Wednesday fair with little temperature change. Winds northwest 8 to 15 mph diminishing at night. Today’s high 71 low 53 Wednesday high 82.
Governor John Patterson urged CORE freedom riders to exit Alabama after officials could not guarantee their safety. The group planned to ride a Greyhound from Birmingham to Montgomery but bus drivers refused, and Patterson arranged a highway patrol escort to the state line. They departed by plane for New Orleans Monday night amid crowd concerns along the route.
Hollywood AP reports the Emmy awards ceremony is tonight with Ben Hope among the nominees. Hope, famed for a long career, vies for a competitive acting prize as the event promises a different tone and a crowded audience.
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