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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1966
Page
2
Sunset at 6 45 p m. sunrise 4 4 a m. moonrise 3 42 a m. new moon May 20 capella prominent star sets 9 47 p m. jupiter sets 9 08 p m. saturn rises 2 26 a m. venus in between saturn and the moon.
Morning river level at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.75 feet above sea level 556.05. TVA lake stages Guntersville 595.0 Whitesburg 557.5 Wilson 507.5 Pickwick 414.0 Wheeler 556.0 Chickamauga 682.7. Yesterday high 78 at 4 p.m. Low 58 at 4 a.m. Today 9:10 a.m. 70. Rainfall 0.03 in in past 24 hours. Forecast variable clouds warm with scattered showers or thundershowers this afternoon evening. Winds 5 to 10 mph gusty. High today 82 low tonight 62 high Wednesday 82.
Agena rendezvous tests and a 2 hour 25 minute space walk were planned for the Gemini 9 crew during three days in space. NASA said if the Agena fails to reach orbit, Stafford and Cernan may wait two weeks for an alternate target docking adaptor. Atlas lift was 15 minutes late due to a fueling problem, with temporary loss of contact after staging.
Memphis officials Cotton Jon Kirkpatrick and Ralph Jackson reported on a Cotton Producers Institute program to lift cotton in permanent press markets with several million bales yearly. They cited strong retail support and executives confirming sales, while noting synthetic fibers now rival cotton and urging a funded plan to boost annual research and promotion to up to 25 35 million dollars. A two thirds vote of producers is required to enact the self funded beltwide program with state by state representation. A final line notes a bird’s rhythm independent of light changes.
Funeral services for Mrs Ovey Valentine Jackson 34 of Trinity 1 who died Monday at Lawrence County Hospital were held today at Pine Grove Church with Dennis Tucker officiating. Burial followed at Pine Grove Cemetery under Elliott Funeral Home of Moulton. Survivors include her husband Bryce Jackson two daughters Mary Lee Jackson five sons Billy Ray Jimmy Johnny Charles and Tommy Jackson all of Trinity 1 her father Johnny Bell two sisters Mrs Burches Suggs of Decatur and Mrs Berthie Sharp of Leighton three brothers Felton Bell Russellville J W Bell Neel and Willard Bell of Neel.
Mrs Nellis H Daniel died about 5 p m today at a local nursing home she was formerly of Tupelo Mississippi Services will be held Wednesday at 3 p m at the First Methodist Church in Tupelo Burial will be in a Tupelo cemetery Survivors include a daughter Mrs Bayliss Hightower Athens two sons W H Daniel Tupelo and Charles Daniel Arlington Va and eight grandchildren The body was moved from McConnell Funeral Home Athens to a Tupelo funeral home handling arrangements
Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. for Dallas Sims 67 of Moulton who died Sunday. Elliott Funeral Home chapels officiated Rev James Hood with burial at Rutherford Cemetery. Survivors include brothers Rufus H. Sims of Moulton and Wallace Sims of Kalamazoo Mich along with 16 nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named Rayburn Pierce O Neal Pierce Bill Steadman J D Steadman Willard Pierce and Lovely Sims. Native of Lawrence County.
Mrs. W. O. McCutcheon aged 80 of 604 E Short St Hartsville died Sunday at home. Services set for Wednesday 2 p.m. at Hartsville First Church of God with Rev Milton Hamon. burial in Hartsville City Cemetery. Peck Funeral Home directing. She was a Church of God member. The body to be removed to residence at 3 p.m. today.
Johnson administration signals support for a strong Saigon military regime amid Ky Buddhist crisis as Dean Rusk and Senator Fulbright plan new Vietnam hearings. Officials stress aid and alliance needs while not endorsing Ky personally.
The Decatur Diary reports a weekend pump theft at M A B Hodgins property a cigarette machine jewelry loss at Theo Words Service Station and several building permits issued. Local PTAs Mizpah 19 and Riverside seek meetings with school events including Sleeping Beauty at Austinville Elementary and a spring concert by the Athens College Chorale at First Presbyterian Church Decatur.
A six hour opening battle Monday leaves cavalrymen dead and estimates 85 enemy casualties. The clash marks the sole ground action of notable size amid ongoing monsoon rains that disrupt US air offensives over North Vietnam. Political tensions rise as Bud Gist leaders threaten to slow work with Ky's regime and vow to risk lives to end anti government Buddhist protests. Loyal Vietnamese marines shift to extend control in Da Nang but halt a march.
Lyle Baker of Hillsboro died Monday around 4 30 p m at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
Seven property owners participate as public hearings set for June 21 on rezoning at Flint Rd and Corsbie St and a minimum side yard change. The group approves reductions to parking for stands and drive ins and allows local shopping districts to permit residences on appeal and mobile home parks in light industrial zones. A rebel force seizes a pagoda in Da Nang as clashes continue.
Crow cites two factors behind America's restaurant success: free enterprise competition and offering distinctive offerings along with strong service. He traces food service from biblical inns to Roman and Constantinople eateries, 17th century English coffee houses, and the origin of tipping. The talk notes a survey showing kids love hamburgers and mentions the Rooster Club meeting at McDonald's in Decatur.
Martin said he opposed the Montgomery meeting with Wallace and favored Washington discussions. He called Mrs Wallace's primary win a protest vote against President Johnson and other D C officials. About 300 people attended a Lawrence County High School rally.
In 1964, 20 588 Americans were listed as personal crisis reports with a death rate of 10.8 per 100 000. Want ads show a used 66 Chevy Super Sport 327 for sale with payments and a Raleigh dealer job lead for Hartselle Alabama. Lazier cosmetics seeks a new consultant. Pekin goose puppy ad lists College Street contact.
Cotton markets report Decatur middling loan price at 90.48 with the word loan indicating a financial quote and a note on price level.
Nashville Tennessee cattle market notes mixed lots with slaughter heifers 560 pounds around 25.50, feeder steers 25.00-28.00, feeder heifers 22.50-24.25, dealers 34.00-35.00. hogs at 24.00-24.25 for 195-240 pounds. sows 17.00-18.00 for 400-585 pounds. bulls 23.50-24.00. sheep light listings with no early sales.
A midday stock market rally faded after news of the Agena spacecraft failing to reach orbit, sinking the Gemini 9 mission. Volume neared 9.5 million shares as the Dow moved to higher levels before selling intensified and most gains were trimmed. Boeing widened losses, Lockheed fell, and aerospace stocks swung with mixed results across major names.
NASD compiled inter-dealer prices as of 10 a.m. today for insurers and banks in Alabama and Tennessee. Prices include no retail markup or commission and have been adjusted for approximate UMA up. Examples show Allied Life Bank of Hville to Equity National Life and Jefferson Standard Life among others with bid and ask figures.
State Selective Service officials announced that 268 Alabama youths will report to the induction station in Montgomery in June to help meet a quota of 233 draftees. Eighteen men from four counties will undergo physical exams to fill the state call, with Limestone providing six, Morgan five, Lawrence four, and Cullman three. The extra 35 are to offset possible enlistments or disqualifications. next month’s quota is 167 less than May’s due to rising voluntary enlistments. Inductees will be 19 and classified 1-A or 1-A-O, examined and acceptable.
Crow said the Defense department and Budget Bureau reduced the Air Force request from 5.44 billion to 4.92 billion after removing funds for the airborne alert. The Air Force protested and had 67.4 million restored, but several items were cut including the airborne alert which keeps B52s with nuclear weapons aloft.
FBI agent Terry Ray Anderson, 42, of Camp Hill, Pa., was killed at about 11 a.m. while he and fellow agents and state police hunted a rocky ridge for a kidnapped girl. A gun battle erupted as a masked sniper with a rifle emerged from the woods killing Anderson and two tracking dogs, wounding a third. The suspect abducted the teenage girl last Wednesday as she walked home with five siblings in nearby Middleton.
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