Annular eclipse event noted with river and lake readings
Weather and river summary notes an annular eclipse path from the Atlantic toward Central China with high and low temperatures reported. TVA lake stages listed include Guntersville, Whitesburg, Wilson, Pickwick, Wheeler, and Chickamauga with current sea level and river figures.
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Fedey
Ite
Atlantic Ocean
China
Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Greece
Turkey
Black Sea
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
City Officials To See Birming ham Data Unit
Three city officials plan to visit the Birmingham Board of Education on Friday to view its data processing equipment in operation. City Administrator Larkin Yates City Clerk Florence Adams and Dorothy Lorenzo will observe how the board prepares its pay.
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Birmingham Board of Education
Larkin Yates
Florence Adams
Dorothy Lorenzo
Columbia
Tenn
Gadeden
Huntsville
National Cash Register
Burroughs
Lyle Baker 82 Dies in Hillsboro Resident of Hillsboro
Lyle Baker 82 of Hillsboro died Monday at 4 p.m. at his home. Services set for Sunday at Ebenezer C.M.E. Church Lawrence County with burial in Baker Family Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survived by nephew Isiah Baker of Detroit and other relatives.
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Hillsboro
Lyle Baker
Hillsboro 2
Ebenezer C.M.E
Lawrence County
Baker Family
Reynolds Funeral Home
Isiah Baker
Detroit
Mich
Classified Ad Section Highlights With Listings
Numerous rental and sale notices populate the page. Items include a 2 bedroom house with AC for 85 monthly at Enotarn Bivd plus a large 2 bedroom trailer with utilities, several car sales such as a 1956 Volkswagen and a 1965 Tempest Le Mans with details, a 1965 GTO priced at 2450, and various local contact numbers. Also a boy seeks summer work and a private furnished room for men.
Police close in on kidnapper in eight mile ring near Route 522
The pursuit of Peggy Ann and suspect Hollenbaugh intensified as a ring eight miles around Neelytown Ridge formed with state police FBI and guards. Hollenbaugh allegedly killed agent Terry Ray Anderson after a firefight and forced deputy Sheriff Francis Sharp to drive him and Peggy Ann toward a dirt road exit.
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Peggy Ann
Hollenbaugh
Farview State Hospital
Terry Ray Anderson
FBI
National
Neelytown Ridge
Jack L. Conmy
Francis Sharp
Cod
Youth Abduction Reported From School By Principal
A teacher alerted the principal that two men, one with a beard, entered a school room and grabbed a youth, dragging him to a car and driving off south. The men were in a station wagon, possibly Mercury. The boy is from Orlando, Florida. his mother Mrs. Sarah Lance had custody in divorce proceedings.
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Chisum
Clem
East West Highway Plan Aims for Southeast Route
Memphis would connect with existing interstates toward California, with Huntsville seen as key due to its space industry. The East-West Highway Association plans to hire a full time executive director to manage administration.
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Memphis
California
Huntsville
Columbia
Chamber of Commerce
East-West Highway Association
Senator Gruening Raises Fears of Wider Defense Situation
In a brief exchange with McNamara Gruening warned the situation may be more widespread. J M Malloy replied from the defense department that the Pentagon is reviewing the call for fighters and noting Red Chinese firms may act as middlemen. Lippman cited annual armed services transactions through Hong Kong totaling 15 to 20 million dollars.
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U.S
Gruening
McNamara
J. M. Malloy
Defense
Pentagon
Lippman
Hong Kong
Death of George W. Brown 91 in Athens
George W. Brown 91 of Athens died at 3 30 p m Tuesday at Athens Limestone Hospital Services at Sardis Springs Church of Christ today at 2 p m with Fred Evans and Doyle Banta officiating Burial in Hall Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home in charge Survived by widow Susan four daughters four sons a brother four sisters 25 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren He was a lifelong Limestone County resident and Church of Christ member Pallbearers named Wade Brown Kenneth May Harold Dean May Mike Moore Hubert Mitchell Billy May
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Athens
George W. Brown
Athens-Limestone
Sardis Springs Church of Christ
Fred Evans
Doyle Banta
Hall Cemetery
Spry Funeral Home
Sue Brown
J. T. .Brightwell
Huntsville
Victor May
Sanford Moore
Pontiac
Mich
Herman Brown
Elkmont
Reubin Brown
James Brown
Charles Brown
W. T. Brown
Emma Gordon
Houston
Texas
Nannie Birdwell
Dallas
Pearl Kaufman
Mattie Bryant
Mexico
Mexico; 25 Grandchildren; 25 Great-Grandchildren. Mr. Brown
Limestone County
Church of Christ
Wade Brown
Kenneth May
Harold Dean May
Mike Moore
Hubert Mitchell
Billy May
Mrs Louise Layer of Athens dies. services in Salem Church of Christ
Louise W Layer 55 of Athens died at 4 25 a m Tuesday. Services will be 2 p m Friday at Salem Church of Christ I W Crow officiating. Entombment at Greenwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum San Diego California. Spry Funeral Home in charge. Survived by Hazen Layer husband and several relatives including Louann Lindsay and Ann Boight in California and Sue Cooper in Michigan. Pallbearers listed. Mrs Layer formerly of San Diego and member of Salem Church of Christ.
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Athens
Louise W. Layer
Athens-Limestone
Salem Church of Christ
I. W. Crow
Greenwood Memorial Gardens
San Diego
Calif
Spry Funeral Home
Hazen Layer
Louann Lindsay
Ann Boight
Sue Cooper
Pontiac
Mich
Ames Robert Woods Jr
Nson
Funeral for Kyle Terry Held in Courtland
Kyle Terry 55 of Courtland died Wednesday evening at home. Services Friday at 2 30 p.m. at Courtland Baptist Church with Revs Ernest Dillard and C G Redding officiating. Burial in Courtland City Cemetery Gunthorp directing. Survivors include wife Gladys, son Thad of Decatur, daughters Annie Kate Thaxton Town Creek and Betty Kyle Hollis Moulton, brothers Floyd Clyde Lee and Webster all of Courtland, four grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Body at funeral home before church service.
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Kyle Terry
Courtland
Courtland Baptist Church
Ernest Dillard
C. G. Redding
Courtland City Cemetery
Gunthorp
Gladys Terry
Thad Terry
Decatur
Annie Kate Thaxton
Town Creek
Betty Kyle Hollis
Moulton
Floyd Terry
Clyde Lee -Terry
Webster Terry
Infant Locklear dies. funeral planned at Roselawn Cemetery
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Locklear of 307 Brookhaven St SW died today at 3 a.m. at Decatur General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Roselawn Cemetery with Rev. John Rutland officiating. Gunthorp Funeral Home in charge. Surviving grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Paul Locklear of Clarksdale Tennessee and Mr. and Mrs. Barney Clement of Decatur.
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Bill Locklear
Brookhaven St
Decatur General Hospital
Roselawn Cemetery
John Rutland
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Paul Locklear
Clarksdale
Tenn
Barney Clement
Decatur
Air Force C123 Lost Near Qui Nhon in Flare Mission
U S command reports a C123 cargo plane down 36 miles northwest of Qui Nhon after ground fire. Two crewmen bodies recovered. three others missing. Allied dead and missing remained steady week over week, while enemy casualties more than doubled.
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North Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
Qui Nhon
City shifts its police leadership amid deputy hiring
The article reports a new city police chief after the council dismissed Sheriff Sandlin and appointed Bottom, who previously replaced Sandlin as chief. Spurlock, an analyst with Boeing Huntsville, was interviewed and hired, with Julian Nunn becoming assistant clerk. Salary comparisons show Spurlock earns 10,500 annually, higher than Decatur and Sheffield chiefs, with Huntsville and Florence and Cullman noted for context.
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Bottom
Doy
W. M
Bud) Evans
John Sandlin
Tinnon
Spurrock
Boeing Co
Huntsville
Spurlock
R. P. Searcy
Glenn Hearn
FBI
Julian B. Nunn
Nunn
Decatur
Fredie Lewis
Lewis
Athens
Sheffield
Florence
Cullman
Election officials reappointed for May 31 run-off
Probate Judge T C Almon recalls county citizens who served May 3 as automatic reappointments for the run-off election on May 31. The appointing board would struggle to hire a new slate in the brief period between the Democratic primary and runoff, the judge says.
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T. C. Almon
Hospitals meet standards for Title VI participation progress
The attorney general may sue to enforce Title VI compliance if public hospitals fail. By April 30, about 2,200 hospitals were fully eligible for Medicare services after state certification, while around 5,200 more were in compliance, including those meeting participation conditions.
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Pital
Chheck
Decatur Diary Highlights Local Events and Incidents
G E McTyre of Birmingham reported a lost brown briefcase near Bank Street NW. Building permits issued for Tommy Raley at 1923 Woodmead SW, home value 22500, and Parker and Osborne at 414 Oak NE for rewire and service changes valued at 550. Club notices include Apes Club meeting at American Legion Home with White Elephant gift exchange, and Decatur Outboard Club event at Pet Dairy Hospitality Room. Highway Patrol logged three wrecks injuring five. details include drivers from Holly Pond, Florence, and Athens. Moose Lodge hosts a public entertainment night at 1121 2 E Moulton St. A fuse box fire at 621 5th Ave SW was handled by Decatur firemen.
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Tommy Raley
Wood‘mead St
Parker and Osborne
Oak St
Highway Patrol
Martha Ann Wright
Cullman
U.S. 278
Cullman Hospital
Ollie Lambert
Dollie W. Wright
Holly Pond
Ann Alexander
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Alabama
Johnnny Berry
Florence
Barbara King
Pamma Diane King
Jerry King
Athens
Joel Andrews Beasley
Lester
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Alabama 99
Weather declines with showers ending Friday afternoon
The forecast calls for showers this morning and a decrease by noon Friday with clearing later Friday afternoon. Winds shift from variable to southerly tonight at 5 to 14 mph. Today's high near 80 degrees and a low around 60 tonight.
Dallas Judge Rules in Justice Department Suit Amid Ballot Dispute
The judge has ruled in the Justice Department case. A subcommittee will reconvene next Wednesday afternoon after a decision is reached. The county committee voided votes in six ballot boxes, prompting a federal challenge. Baker led with about 1,400 of 1,700 disputed votes, primarily from Black communities, giving him the nomination outright and avoiding a May 31 runoff against Clark.
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Daniel H. Thomas
Justice Department
Thomas
Democratic Executive Committee
Clark
Baker
Selma Public Safety
Most State Candidates Spent More Than Their Contributions
In the May 3 Democratic primary, 10 gubernatorial hopefuls and numerous lower nominees filed campaign reports showing spending exceeded contributions. Only Mrs. George Wallace posted a surplus, with $29,048.75 in contributions and $27,303.55 in outgo, while John Patterson and Bob Gilchrist balanced their budgets.
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Montgomery
Ala
Agnes Baggett
George Wallace
John Patterson
Bob Gilchrist
Wallace
I. J. Scott
Jesse Rush
J. W. Josey
Richmond Flowers
Over the Counter Securities and Market News Items
NASD quotes show inter dealer bids around 10 a.m. with prices adjusted up for Peel Allied Life and others. market activity mixed with gains for IBM Xerox Eastern Airlines and Kodak while Du Pont and Diebold fell amid merger chatter and profit taking. Campaign expense reports filed by several Alabama gubernatorial candidates list major contributors and totals with Charles Woods and Eunice Gore among noted figures.
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NASD
IBM
Xerox
Eastern Airlines
Eastman Kodak
Olaroid
Litton Industries
U.S
du Pont
United Aircraft
Chrysler
Northwest Airlines
Diebold
Litton
Airlines
Eastern
American
Pan American
American Stock Exchange
Markets Report Shows Varied Agricultural Prices
In Decatur markets, cottonseed the middling condition at 40 dollars a ton, milk at 96.98 per hundred, manufactured rank 3.20 per hundred with four percent direct ratio at 0.065 above four percent. Wood priced 65.45 and 3. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. No. 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.33, No. 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.11, No. 2 White Ear Corn 1.07.
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Decatur
Nashville Eggs Prices Steady at Birmingham Market
Eggs at the Birmingham market show ample supplies and competitive pricing. Grade A white large eggs sell at 37 to 40 cents per dozen cartoned for store delivery, mediums 33 to 36 cents, and smalls 26 to 29 cents per dozen.
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Birmingham
Poultry Market Update Amid Tight Truck Availability
Birmingham AP reports strong demand for next week's broiler and fryer deliveries with plants booked and live supplies scarce. Slaughter estimates reach 896000 head versus 919000 last Thursday while Atlanta notes steady farm prices for live broilers and fryers and adequate offerings on hens.
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Pault Birmingham
Atlanta
Wall Street Turns Lower After Profit Taking Leads Day
The AP reports a slower market late in the session as profit taking followed Wednesday's rally. Volume neared 7.6 million shares versus 9.31 million the previous day, with stocks easing from the opening level.
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New York
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Enotarn Bivd
Volkswagen
Cain St
N.E
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S.W. Can
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Circle Drive
College St. S
Shelton
Navy
Norman Crow
Don Williams
Dennis Holderfield
Dwight Crow
Dwight Perry
Joe Williams
G. E. McTyre
Bank St. NW
The
Apes Club
American Legion
Bank St
Mary Lou Dancy
Decatur Outboard Club
Pet Dairy Hospitality Room
Moose Lodge
Moulton St
T. H. Riley
5Th Ave
Local Securities
Allied Life
Bank of H’ville
Equity National Life
First Natl
Bank of Decatur
Life of
Southern United Life Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Overnor
Aul R. Flowers
Dothan
J. J. Flowrs
James Kelley
Laurel
Miss
Charles Woods
F. E. Busby
Wallace D. Malone
Walace D. Malone Jr
Eunice Gore
Eunice I. Gore
Leeds
James Wright
C. W. Copeland
Gore
Patterson
Carl Elliott
Claude Gilchrist
Mont
Joe
Charles Murphree
Jim
Fred Sherill
Bobb Skinson
Paul Lee
Guy Roberts
A. W. Todd
Charles Kilborn
W. L
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Herb Hannan
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Oe’ McRae
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Sherman B. Powell
Ewell Himeat
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Congress
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Gary Burns
Bob Whaley
Ed Pepper
A. F
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Warren L. Finch
Wyatt
Ruth Johnson) Owens
Bettye Frink
Mabel Amos
Manderson
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Richard Beard
Estes
Arthur Dees
John Crommelin
U.S. Senate
John Sparkman
Alien Hargrove
Melba Till Allen
Billy Bragg Morrison
Fred Davis
Public Service Commission
Albert Brewer
Jack Owen
Tennessee
MCHS
Ann Orr
Morgan County High School
Janice Aaron
Ann
H. E. Orr
Janice
Tom R. Aaron
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Decatur Markets
Nashville Livestock
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Ligg & My
Can
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Armour
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Monson
Fds
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Beth Steel
Nat Distill
Boeing
Olin Math
M Gi Burl Ind & H Calum
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Cater Trac
Anese
Phill Pet
Ches & Ohio
Repub
Rexall
Reyn Met
RC Cola
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St Regis
Ford Met
Frueh Co
Elec
Texaco
UN Carbide
Gen, Mills
UN Cal Mtrs
Fruit
Genesco Pacific Ee Ges Oe
West UN Tel
Westy Elec GA & P
Woolworth WM
Worth
Wall Street
M.P.G
Paul C. Davis
E. Moulton
Grant
Moonthru
Decatur Shopping Center
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