Wright Rites Set for Hartselle Resident Blake D Wright
Blake D Wright 87 of Hartselle died Saturday at 8 45 am in Hartselle. Services are at 5 30 pm today at West Hartselle Baptist Church Rev Robert Slack and Rev Robert McKilwain officiating. Burial is in Decatur Roselawn Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survived by two daughters Mrs Floyd W Henry of Birmingham and Mrs Wright of Toledo Ohio. three sons Ben Wright Cullman Rev Harold Wright Hartselle Fred Wright Decatur. one sister Mrs Cora Roan Decatur. 20 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren. He was a West Hartselle Baptist Church member a Mason and Woodmen of the World. Pallbearers are grandsons. Body to lie in state one hour before funeral.
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Hartselle
Blake D. Wright
West Hartselle Baptist Church
Robert Slack
Robert McKilwain
Decatur Roselawn
Peck Funeral Home
Birmingham
Floyd W. Henry
Toledo
Ohio
Ben Wright
Cullman
Harold Wright
Fred Wright
Decatur
Cora Roan
Wright
West Hartselle
Weather and river outlook for Decatur area
Decatur and vicinity expects thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and evening affecting about 30 percent of the area. Winds SE 5 to 15 mph. Highs near 88, tonight’s low around 66. Venus sets 7 18 p m Mars high in sky as planet view noted.
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Decatur
North Alabama
Muscle Shoals
U S Stance on Neutral Zone Passage in Santo Domingo
The United States stated it will not permit armed forces to traverse the U S controlled neutral zone and supply corridor separating the junta dominated Santo Domingo areas from the main rebel zone, with the rebel downtown area bordered by the sea.
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United States
Santo Domingo
Goya stolen from National Gallery in 1961 heist
An unauthenticated thief entered the National Gallery on August 22 1961 during the day, waited for closing, and stole the Goya before midnight. The thief sent ransom demands and later claimed to return it for charity. a false name Bloxham was used. The painting had been purchased by the Wolfson Foundation and government and exhibited before the theft.
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National Gallery
Birmingham
Bloxham
Agutsmar
Wolfson Foundation
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listing for Cullman Area
A reader-wide hospital notice lists admissions and dismissals across Cullman Hanceville Addison and nearby towns. Names include Bertha Bateman Annie Jones Haden Bright and many others with ward counts and city affiliations. The list also mentions a Miss Universe of Alabama crown event at Birmingham Celestial Seville Ball.
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Cullman Admissions
Bertha Odell Bateman
Hanceville
Hyrum Haden Bright
Annie Ruth Jones
Sarah Frances Knott
Vinemont
Oscar Levi Ray
Albert Lee Umphrey
Cullman
Davie Marie Wood
Ardelia Wren
Addison
Della Mae Bailey
William Marlin Benson
Garden City
James W. Burks
Bobbie Jean Creasey
Four-County Traffic Accidents Reported by Alabama Patrol
The Decatur post said three injuries resulted from a wreck west of Courtland on Saturday afternoon. Details were not available as troopers reported three traffic incidents in the four-county area with no further information.
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Decatur Post
Alabama Highway Patrol
Courtland
U S Planes Sink PT Boat and Trawler After Strikes
U S planes named a PT boat and a trawler towed it as Skyraiders and Skyhawks returned to sink both. South Vietnamese and American forces joined strikes on Quang Khe naval base Xong Ray and Phu Chanh north of the border. Casualties included one US adviser wounded two Americans killed and Viet Cong losses not known with seven Vietnamese wounded and eight missing. Armed helicopters entered but lost sight of guerrillas.
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Quang Khe
Xong Ray
Phu Chanh
U.S
Missiles Used or Considered in Vietnam War Context
Experts explain why wide varieties of missiles have not been used in Vietnam. Nuclear warheads are avoided due to national policy and the need for pinpoint accuracy in dispersed Viet Cong targets amid villages and jungle.
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Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Elevator Stuck Waitress Revived After 15 Minute Trapping
A Congress Inn waitress fainted after being trapped in a service elevator for about 15 minutes Friday night. The name was not released but she was not hospitalized. Oxygen and ammonia salts were given by Southend Ambulance attendants and she was revived.
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Congress Inn
Southend
Lowell E. Nance dies at 51 in Clio Michigan
Lowell E. Nance, 51, of Clio Michigan died Thursday. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Moss Chapel Methodist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Vera Nance a son Ray Hal Nance a daughter Mrs Douglas Fisher a sister Mrs Sam Farrer and two brothers Virgil Nance and Dr Harold Nance. Nance was a Mason and Moss Chapel Methodist member. Body arrives in Hart selle today at 2 48 and remains at funeral home.
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CLIO
Mich
Lowell E. Nance
Moss-Chapel Methodist Church
Peck Funeral Home
Vera Nance
Ray Hal Nance
Mt. Morris
Douglas Fisher
Flint
Sam Farrer
Birmingham
Virgil Nance
Gadsden
Harold Nance
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Nance
Moss-Chapel
Methodist Church
Hartselle
Infant Taylor Dies in Chicago
Infant child of Mr and Mrs Clyde R Taylor of 3554 Wadansia Sr Chicago died Friday in Chicago Funeral arrangements to be announced by Peck Funeral Home Hartselle Survivors include sister Wanda Lynn Taylor and grandparents Mr and Mrs Clyde Taylor of Hartselle
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Chicago
Ill
Clyde R. (Budsey) Taylor
W. Wadansia Sr
Peck Funeral Home
Hartselle
Wanda Lynn Taylor
Chicago. Il
Clyde Taylor
Four Year Old Brenda Nelson Dies in Moulton
Brenda Kay Nelson four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Nelson of Decatur died at Lawrence County Hospital at 3 a m Friday. Services are at 2 p m today at Caddo Congregational Methodist Church with Rev Ernest Shelton officiating. Burial in adjacent cemetery. Survivors include brother Charles Nelson sister Linda Fay Nelson and several grandparents aunts and uncles. Body returned to grandmother Mrs Posey residence for viewing until services.
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Moulton
Brenda Kay Nelson
William Nelson
Decature
Lawrence County
Caddo Congregational Methodist Church
Ernest Shelton
Charles Nelson
Linda Fay Nelson
Lula Posey
L. C. Ayers
Grayson
Aszo Nelson
Lizer King
Posey
Bridges James William 72 Athens dies at home
James William Bridges 72 of Athens died Friday night at his residence. Services today 2 p.m. Mount Carmel Church of Christ with Tonis Davis officiating. Burial Cement Cemetery. Survivors include Lena Bridges his widow five daughters five sons including Gaston Huntsville and four others all of Athens one brother Cleve of Athens twenty grandchildren five great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers are grandsons and nephews.
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Athens
James William Bridges
Athens 5
Mount Carmel Church of Christ
Tonis Davis
Cement
McConnell
Lena Bridges
Aileen McElyea
Margaret McElyea
Linda Gordon
Wilda Tucker
Deloris Bridges
Gaston
Tuscumbia
Frank
Huntsville
Donald
James
Dwight
Cleve
Death notice for Arwin L. Compton services set
Arwin Leigh Compton 33 of 1610 7th St SE died Saturday at a local hospital. Services Monday at 10 a.m. at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. T J Chitwood and W J Johnson. Burial in city cemetery. Survivors include two sons Arwin Leigh Compton Jr and Thomas Jeffrey Compton of Decatur a daughter Edna Jane Compton, parents Mr and Mrs R D Compton, five brothers Leslie James Louie Les Compton.
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Arwin L. Compton
Arwin Leigh Compton
7Th St. SE
Gunthorp Funeral Home
T. J. Chitwood
W. J. Johnson
City Cemetery
Arwin Leigh Compton Jr
Thomas Jeffrey Compton
Decatur
Edna Jane Compton
R. D. Compton
Leslie Compton
James Compton
Louie Compton
Les
Death notice for Robert Lyle in Helena Ark
Robert Lyle 55 died Monday at his residence in Helena Ark Burial will be in Nebo Cemetery with Carl M Sykes Funeral Home directing Survivors include wife Bettie Lyle Helena three brothers Willie Lyle Indiana Olivers Lyle Cloddie Lyle Decatur three sisters Zelma Lipscomb Magnolia Garnie Indiana Dora L Watkins Decatur 10 nieces 17 nephews and other relatives
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Helena
Ark
Robert Lyle
Newcomb St. Church of God
Decatur
Nebo
Carl M. Sykes
Bettie Lyle
Willie Lyle
Indiana
Olivers Lyle
Cloddie Lyle
Zelma Lipscomb
Magnolia Garnie
Dora L. Watkins
Johnson urges youth jobs to bridge education and work
LBJ says summer jobs can determine whether youths return to school and stresses the 16 to 21 age group faces a severe labor market as the postwar generation enters the workforce. He estimates about half of next year's unemployment will involve ages 16 to 21 and announces extending the antipoverty program to add 50,000 youths to the Neighborhood Youth Corps this summer.
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America
Johnson
Blackmail charges hit civil rights funding battle
House members accuse governors of seeking blackmail by withholding HEW funds over civil rights issues. They fault the Office of Education for not enforcing Title VI. Obituary notes list Decatur individuals and Pallbearers for a funeral.
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House
Congress
Office of Education
Mrs. L. P. Brindley Dies in Nashville Funeral Monday
Mrs. L. P. Brindley formerly of Decatur, died Saturday in Nashville. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn. She is survived by 21 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Nashville
L. P Brindley
Decatur
Woodlawn Funeral Home
Storm Rips Through Huntsville Area Causing House Collapse
Mrs. Miller and her grandchildren escaped as their home collapsed in a gusty storm. The 10 year old George Williams Jr his siblings and others faced danger as a tree toppled onto a neighbor's house and a kindergarten building sustained damage. Weather Bureau linked the event to outflow from a large rain mass with questions about tornado activity. The area faced rain and thunder showers with highs near 88 and 66 overnight. Two deaths were reported in Muscle Shoals from the same storm system.
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Mrs.Miller
Joe Joseph
Katherine Kitchens
Huntsville Weather Bureau
Huntsville
Decatur
Weather Bureau
Births in Cullman County Hanceville and Vinemont
Mr and Mrs Huey Ray Bateman of Hanceville 4 welcome a daughter at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs James M Knott of Vinemont 2 announce a son at Cullman Hospital.
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Huey Ray Bateman
Hanceville 4
Cullman Hospital
James M. Knott
Vinemont
Child dies in bed accident and two other fatal incidents
A baby suffocates after his neck is caught in a bed rail and mattress in Somerville. Graveside funeral is set for 9:30 a.m. at Shiloh Cemetery with Msgr. Horgan officiating. In Damietta pigeons are moved to lofts costing $14,350 amid a windstorm. Doris Jean Flanagan, 11, dies when a tree falls on a truck bed as the family returns from fishing. Alyss Buck Snider, 36, crushed by a snapping tree limb against a bulldozer near Russellville.
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Brown
Cecil Swader
Somerville
Sgt
Ashley Swader
Morgan County
Ft. Hood
Tex
Doris Jean Flanagan
Calvin Eugene Flanagan
Leighton
Doris
Flanagan
Russellville
Alyss Buck Snider
Mountain Lakes Association plans broad regional tourism push
The group outlines a eight billboard campaign on major North Alabama highways starting at the Alabama Tennessee border on U S 31. It seeks endorsements from 15 chambers, Gov. Wallace, and other officials while promoting memberships for 30 dollars a year and booster memberships for one dollar. The plan includes brochures, decals, bumper stickers, a tourist directory, and a color presentation to attract tourism and industry. The association was formed in 1962 by the 15 Alabama chambers with headquarters in Decatur at the State National Bank building on Johnson Street.
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North Alabama
Mountain Lakes Association
Alabama-Tennessee
U.S. 31
Chambers of Commerce
Unpingee
Gov. Wallace
Bill Jones
Wallace
Unpingcon
Unpingeo
Mountain Lakes
North Alabama Chambers of Commerce
Decatur
State National Bank Building
Johnson St
Church Urges Partial Yield of Rights for Democratic Reform
The church appeals to leaders who claim control of government to yield part of their rights to enable a democratic reorganization of the country. The move signals a push for reform and a broader political opening.
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Obre
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Goya
Charles Wrightsman
Learene Williams
Bremen
Decatur General Admissions
Earlee Cunningham
Lucian C. Cox
Corrine Ave
Joseph C. Haney
St. Louis
K. Tucker
8Th
Larkin Sanderson
Locust St
Billy R. Henderson
Trinity
Billy E. Nix
Hamilton
Essie Kline
Algie R. Cowan
6Th Ave
Herman Taylor
Ave
Mary Elders
Albert W. Potter, Jr
Lth
Billy W. McNutt
Ewell Wallace
Charles Syers
College St
James Watts
Falkville
David Pearson
Ferry St
Zelzie Johnson
Jackson St
Roy Buchannan
Albert Dodd
William Dunsmore
1St Ave
Ralph Caudill
Eva
Howell D. McCullough
James L. Looney
Richard Campbell
James M. Pence
W. Moulton
Philip Ledingham
19Th Ave
Phillip R. Parker
S. Hamilton
Clark St
Albert J. Johnson
Finley
J. D. Toone
Dick Smith
13Th St. SE
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Skyraiders
Skyhawks
Boy Scout
Den 3
Gordon-Bibb School
Jeff Are
Em Pow
Steve Lawrence
Den
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Steed
Marty Jackson
Randall Carter
Mike Wallace
Kent Lawrence
Jeff Coffey
Mark Sandlin
Jim Garner
James W. Bridges
J. E. Kitchens
Jackson St. SE
Jim Taylor
Don Compton
Theo Compton
E. R. Neeley
Wyman Gibson
Bayne Vaughn
Billy Don Looney
Fred Horn
Raymond Smith
Robert L. Compton
George Gibson
Carl Collins
Ray Compton
L. P. Brindley
Shiloh Cemetery
Msgr
John Horgan
Arthur Warren Swader
Texas
E. E. Slette
Lopez, Wash
Pauline Swader
Nile
Damietta
Unpingco
AAA
Alabama
Guam
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