Decatur Area Weather Update and River Reading
Decatur Tennessee River reading at Keller shows Memorial Bridge at 21.45 feet, down 0.13. TVA dam levels listed: Chickamauga 682.6, Pickwick 413.9, Guyer sville 595, Wilson 506.4, Whitesburg 556.2, Wheeler 555.8. Yesterday high 87 at 2:30 pm. low 65 at 4:30 am. 11 am temp 84. Forecast: cloudy to mostly cloudy today and tonight with 40 to 60 percent, rising to 60 to 80 percent Thursday. Winds west 6 to 16 mph, gusty near storms. High today 85, low tonight 65, high Thursday 84.
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Decatur
Tennessee River Reading
Keller
Memorial Bridge
See Valley Authority
Chickamauga
Plickwick
Guitersville
Wilson
Whitesburg
Wheeler
U S Marines Launch First Amphibious Raid in Vietnam
U S Marines carried out their first amphibious assault along the Ca De River toward Truong Minh village nine miles from Da Nang. One Marine was wounded by machine-gun fire but the guerrilla fled, and subsequent contact ended with no further exchanges.
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United States
Hoan Lao
Chanh Hoa
U.S
South Viet Nam
Ca de River
Truong Minh
da Nang
Philippines
Viet Nam
North
Decatur General Admissions and Dismissals
A list shows admissions and dismissals at Decatur General. Included are patient names plus street addresses and hometowns such as Mrs. James O Thompson East Stratford Road and Michael C VanBibber Country Club Road. Dismissals mention Fara S Allen East Point Georgia and Herman Taylor 1115 7th Ave SE along with others.
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Fara S. Allen
East Point
Herman Taylor
7Th Ave
Brent McCullouch
Summerlane Thomas
Rachell Jackson
Vine St
William W. White
Terril Borden
10Th Ave
Charles R. Davis
Alpine St
Charles E. Terry
Clearview St
Births Reported at Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Freddie All Birmingham a son at an hospital. Mr and Mrs Jack Rogers 905 Austin St SW a son yesterday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James O Thompson 2516 Stratford Rd SE a son yesterday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Howell McCulloch Moulton 2 a son yesterday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Dunsmore 1603 1st Ave SW a daughter yesterday at Decatur General Hospital.
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James O. Thompson
Stratford Rd
Albert V. Potter Jr
11Th Ave
Jack C. Rogers
Austin St
Michael C. VanBibber
Country Club
Roger Shelton
Moulton
Charles E. Syers
College St
James L. Watkins
Danville Rd
William I. Dunsmore
1St Ave
H. D. McCulloch
Walter Meeves
Cedar St
Phillip L. Parker
Trinity
Sandra J. Shell
Howard Hagood
8Th Ave
Jerry Roger
Decatur
Phillip A. Ledingham
9Th Ave
William Winton
Bobby W. Lindsey
Newman Ave
Guy Rice
13Th Ave
Donald Strickland
Hartselle
Doris K. Lamon
Jara Ave
Freddie All
Birmingham
An Hospital
Jack Rogers
Decatur General Hospital
James
Thompson
Howell McCulloch
Yesterer
Decatur General Hospi
William Dunsmore
Decatur Geia
Biocaier General Hospi
Hospitals List Residents and Addresses
A directory style list names multiple residents and their street addresses including Mrs. Joe Osborne 1010 9th Mrs. Della Cheatum 1112 5th R. S. Hamilton 501 Church St Danny Leeth Union Grove 1 Mrs. J. R. Glenn 616 James Mrs. Walton Bennefield 1603 Locust St H. H. Hunter Tanner 1 Miss Lisa Lowery 1001 8th Mrs. John A. Hill 1220 19th Clifton Dover Decature Ronnie Howard 217 Church St oo C. H. Srygly 425 5th Ave Mrs. Joe Kelley 182 Austin ville Rd
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Joe Osborne
9Th Ave
Della Cheatum
5Th Ave
R. S. Hamilton
Danny Leeth
Union Grove
J. R. Glenn
James
Walton Bennefield
Locust St
H. H. Hunter
Lisa Lowery
8Th Ave
John A. Hill
19Th Ave
Clifton Dover
Ronnie Howard
Church St
C. H. Srygly
Joe Kelley
Austinville Rd
Counties grouped for anti poverty grants in Alabama
Roberts says Morgan and Marshall counties may share a unified anti poverty staff if a county committee is not formed within two weeks. Colley notes grouping counties is a federal economic plan, not state driven, and will not cut Morgan County’s access to funds.
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Roberts
Matt Colley
Claude Kirk
Alabama
Marshall County
Rts
Colley
Morgen County
Marshall
Lnnery
Morgan
Morgan County Committee
Morgan and Marshall
Montgomery
Cullman
Blount
St. Clair
Colbert
Franklin
Lawrence
Limestone County
Tennessee
Morgan County
North Alabama
Rebels press tank offensive near Santo Domingo corridor
Rebels leader had expressed willingness to accept a truce as Imbert's forces push a tank led offensive to crush rebel pockets north of the U S controlled east west corridor across Santo Domingo. Commodore Francisco J Rivera Caminero said the drive progressed steadily amid stiff southern flank resistance and sharp explosions rattled the capital waterfront Tuesday.
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Imbert
U.S
Santo Domingo
Francisco J. Rivera Caminero
Armed Forces
Junta
Record Travel to U.S. Hits New Visitor High in 1964
Foreign travel set a 1964 record with 6 786 340 visitors for pleasure and business. Visitors spent about 1 225 billion dollars, per the American Society of Travel Agents, surpassing prior tourism highs.
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Chicago
United States
American Society of Travel Agents
U.S
Building Permits and Community Notices from Local Clerk Office
Building permits issued yesterday include Clyde H. Brown 1616 Olive St SE four room frame house 1113 Edgewood St SW 7500 Joe Thomas 414 Bradley St SW install air conditioning unit 1225 Theo Ward Jr 304 11th Ave NW general exterior repairs 1750 Steed Advertising Co 212 6th Ave SE erect sign 1625 New PTA officers for 1965 66 installed at West Decatur Elementary J P Carden president Mrs Bryan Thomas first vice president Mrs Ralph LeMay second vice president Mrs Percie Landers secretary Mrs Joe Parker treasurer Mrs W O Simmons parliamentarian Demolay Commandery No 14 Nights Templar to meet at Masonic Temple Thursday 730 pm Girl Scout Day Camp registration at Girl Scout Little House 830 am to noon through Friday Emery Baker of Mutual Savings Life Insurance attends risk selection seminar at American United Life Indianapolis representatives of 67 companies in 31 states and Canada guests until Friday Berry College alumni meet Saturday Huntsville Square 6 pm pot luck supper and film Boys Club signups for junior and midget baseball leagues Saturday 3 8 pm ages 7 10 and 11 14.
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Clyde H. Brown
Olive St
Edgewood St
Joe Thomas
Bradley St
Theo Ward Jr
11Th jAve
Steed Advertising Co
6Th Ave
PTA
West Decatur
J. P. Carden
Bryan Thomas
Ralph LeMay
Percie Landers
Joe Parker
W O. Simmons
Emery Baker
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
American United Life Insurance Co
Indianapolis
Ind
States
Canada
American United Life
Eee
Censorship sparks debate on reading rights and harms
Panelists clash over censorship with Jack Helms arguing limits threaten free speech and distort reality. He urges parental guidance only up to late teens while opposing broad restrictions.
Birmingham explodes debate over explosives controls bill
Jeffco Rep Holt Rast said he will introduce the bill when the House reconvenes Friday. The explosive controls measure, born from bombing attempts in Birmingham, would require one year permits for dynamite use by businesses and 30 day permits for others with strict sale records and penalties up to 20 years for illegal possession.
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Holt Rast
Jefferson County
Birmingham
House
Senate
Judiciary
House Judiciary and Business and Labor
Albert Boutwell
Nina Miglionico
Earl Morgan
Mel Bailey
Deaths Mrs Berta Holmes of Falkville
Mrs Berta Holmes 91 of Falkville dies at 9 15 a m today at a local nursing home Funeral arrangements by Peck Funeral Home Hartselle Survivors include son Homer F Holmes two brothers W A Dunlap Clifton Dunlap and several grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Falkville
Berta Holmes
Peck Funeral Home
Hartselle
Homer F. Holmes
W. A. Dunlap
Clifton Dunlap
Birmingham
NASD Over the Counter Securities Quotations
Quotations compiled by the NASD at about 10 am show inter dealer bid and ask prices. Bids reflect representative inter-dealer prices with no retail markup or commission. Asked prices have been adjusted upward to include a approximate markup.
Decatur Market Report: Cotton and Livestock Prices Steady
Decatur markets show middling cotton at 30.40 with cottonseed at 40 per ton. Milk prices hold at 6.55 per hundred for Grade A, 3.20 for manufactured milk. Cattle and hogs move with varied ranges. steers, heifers, and cows quoted across 14.00 to 23.00 for different classes. calves and lambs also listed.
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Decatur
U. S
Stocks Rally Mixed Across Markets In Early New York Trading
Wall Street bid up shares in Int Paper and several industrials while many issues show mixed gains. Cotton futures opened without trades as weather patterns and market sentiment gauge the session's early direction.
Officers Fail To Jail Bird
At 1 15 a m Ryps sel Counts 1401 7th Ave SE reported a mocking bird keeping him awake. Police found the bird perched in a large oak near 1404 7th Ave SE. Officers Lovie Gilchrist and Billy Cook considered throwing rocks but did not while an automobile was parked beneath the tree. the bird continued singing after they left.
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Rypssel
7Th Ave. SE
Lovie Gilchrist
Billy Cook
Todd Jaycees warn farm exodus blocks America’s agricultural might
Todd warned that farmers leaving Alabama would shrink the state’s congressional delegation from nine to eight then seven by 1970 if the trend continues. He cited a farm dollar turnover of eight with a $605 million annual farm spend, praised poultry, cattle and hog prices, and claimed success in halting foreign beef and boosting youth on the farm.
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Jaycees
America
Todd
Alabama
U.S
Congress
South
United States
Bob Young
The
Amendment on poll taxes faces midafternoon vote
Amid debate Senators Mans field and Dirksen back a constitutional amendment to bar voting rights in states denying or abridging suffrage by poll tax payments. House reaction fears illegal ballots provoking revolution are voiced by Rep. McCulloch as vote draws near alongside assorted local notices and ads.
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William M. McCulloch
Ohio
House Judiciary Committee
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur General Admissions
Gordon-Bibb School
Cherry Street School
Hall
W. R. Riley
Gordon Bibb
Athelyne Banks
Carver School
Cherry Street Center
U. S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Lister ‘Hill
John Sparkman
George Andrews
Armistead Selden
Bob Jones
Cuilman
Lauderdale
Madison County
Salvation Army
Board of Education
Recatur
Demolay Commandery
Templar
Masonic Temple
Order of the Temple
Girl Scout Little House
Berry College
Park
Huntsville Square
Huntsville
Har
Vey Bernard
Bob Ford
Jack Helms
Bob Denham
Lloyd Engman
PTA Assembly
Jim Garner
Gordon-Bibb
Helms
Jeffco
David Smith
Lyle Garrett
Southerly
Margaret L. Harris
Harris
Jim Cox
Local Securities
Q Marxup
Allied Life
National Life
Food Corp. of America mm
Bank of Decatureg
Life of Alabama
Life of
Southern United Life Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Life American Foundation
Life Coastal States Life
Jefferson Standard Life
Kentucky Central
Liberty National Life Life & Casualty
Moore-Handley Mutual Savings Life
National Life & Accident
Nebraska Consolidated
Protective Life Southern
Airways
New York
Kaiser
Suth
Baker
Lou_ Nash
Macy
Martin M
Masonite
Merr Ch & S
Babcock
Monson
Mont Ward
Nat Distill
eOwens
Oxford
Penney
Rals
Rexall
Reyn
Air L
RC Cola
Sears
Reed
Sinclair
Socony
Sou -Co
Sens
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Speake
Speake School
William O. Pitts
Spur Oil Co
Beech St
Dee’s
Corinthians
Austin High School
Tanner
Maaan
Hiway
Courtland
Ave. S.E
Chevrolet
Decatur Shopping Center
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