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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1966
Page
2
Yesterday 3 PM high 66. This morning 4 AM low 63. 9:30 AM today 78. Today through Tuesday: partly cloudy warm humid with scattered thundershowers afternoon. Winds light variable becoming southerly 10 to 15 mph. High today around 86 to 88, low tonight near 66, Tuesday high about 87.
Weinman owner of Diamond Jewelry Co says the burglary totaled roughly $30,000 in retail value with over 150 rings stolen. He expects final accounting today or Tuesday and notes most rings were insured. This marks the citys second major burglary in five weeks with earlier grocery store safes looted. no arrests have been made.
Zierdt spoke at the Decatur Rotary Club urging nearby companies to bid on Army work. He toured local plants with city officials and cited $100 million in competition, noting many needed items could be supplied within 100 miles of Redstone Arsenal. He asked Rotarians to bring local business leaders to a June 15 Redstone conference.
Times Today notes columnist Arthur Krock reviews the central intelligence agency in a difficult case analysis. The piece appears on page five and frames CIA challenges in a broader national security context.
Mrs. Lillie Anderson, who died Tuesday in Omaha Nebraska, will have graveside services today at 4 PM at Sand Hill Cemetery in Priceville community.
Thien Minh, a key Buddhist dissident, calls a March of Peace and distances the Buddhist leadership from rioting. In response, the US Command extends Saigon's curfew for American troops from 8 30 p m to 6 a m and evacuates billets near the Buddhist Institute.
Rapid political developments unfold as U S forces intensify actions against the Viet Cong. The backdrop shows growing U S Vietnamese military engagement and evolving policy responses.
Newsman for 1964 Castan senior editor with Cyprus and Dominican Republic experience lived in Hong Kong with Frances and infant daughter. He was the seventh correspondent killed in Viet Nam as Associated Press photographer Tim Page and another reporter were wounded in Da Nang by a rebel grenade near Buddhist dissidents opposing Premier Ky.
Fragmentary OCR hints at city commission actions, mentions an act or Legislature and an immediate effect, but details on place, date, or outcome are missing.
Turner earned three honors at the banquet including sweepstakes winner, first in reporting with out a deadline, and third in spot news in the photographic contest.
The Alabama press association honored Birmingham News reporters Al Fox Ron Gibson Jack Hopper Tom Lankford Gillis Morgan and John Isbell for the overall sweepstakes and spot news Class AA. Other winners included Anny Marshall Huntsville Times James Martin Florence Times and the Anniston Star for community service awards. Awards were judged by out of state editors and published in a late 1960s Alabama context.
Decatur Fire Department responded to a 7 20 a m alarm in Mooresville with slight loss reported to a house. A separate 10 19 a m call sent a truck to Danville Rd near Han D Way 3 where a tractor mower outfit overturned. Tonight’s Wheeler Brown Hendrix meeting is scheduled along with a canceled Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Chapter 11.
Lawmakers clash over whether to authorize selling or delivering nuclear arms to other nations under NATO oversight. Senator Hickenlooper opposes any transfer while Symington warns of NK threats, and Jackson plans deeper inquiries into NATO policies as the issue heats up in congressional panels.
A 10 year old black and white spotted chihuahua named Joe with a heart condition and a weight of two and a half pounds is missing since Sunday. He lives with the J B Hursts at 607 4th St NW and was last seen while at their Poplar Springs Branch Subdivision cabin on Elk River. Call 353-2780 with information.
Registration for all Morgan County Red Cross swimming classes is Thursday at 8 a.m. at the courthouse annex office. John R. Felkins says 21 instructors and 15 assistants will run sessions at Blue Haven in Decatur and Burningtree Country Club, with free instruction but pool usage charges at Blue Haven.
The article discusses mayoral and commission forms of government with names Gordon Hughes and Jack T. Clift cited. It notes changes in how mayors are chosen under different systems and mentions the Golden Isles of Georgia including Ossabaw and St. Simons. Also reports AP correspondent Poos wounded in Danang and Robert D. Ohman injured near Steamboat Springs.
Cotton: Decatur loan middling inch 30.0. Cottonseed 40 dollars per ton. Mik Grade A 6.55 per hundred, manufactured rank 3.20 per hundred for four per cent. No. 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.33. No. 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.11. No. 2 White Ear Corn 1.07. No. 2 White Shelled Corn 1.46. No. 2 Oats 3.65.
Nashville market notes cattle numbers and price ranges for steers heifers cows and bulls. Hog prices show steady strength with mixed weights and sow values. lambs and sheep listed with early slaughter lamb prices and steady tone.
AP reports Birmingham egg market unsettled with some prices higher and others lower. Ample supplies meet slow demand as retailers see per dozen wholesale ranges for grade A white eggs from large at 38 to 41 cents, medium 32 to 44 cents, small 26 to 27 cents.
The report notes tight live bird supplies and scarce truck movement pushing ready to cook shortages at many plants. Slaughter estimates reach 1,226,000 head versus 1,214,000 last Monday while f.o.b. dock prices for trucklot sales span 28 to 29 cents per pound and vary by grade. Atlanta AP cites good demand for live broilers with farm prices around 16 cents for heavy hens and 84 cents for light hens amid limited trading.
New York AP noon stock table shows many industrials and consumer names with varied gains and losses. Notable quotes include Polaroid, Coca Cola, Boeing, General Electric, Du Pont, Exxon, and Westinghouse among others, with mixed performance figures and overall market mood reflected in percent changes.
The market held a substantial late gain despite profit taking as sound volume of 6.8 million shares supported broad advances in color television electronics air lines aerospace and photography. Xerox Schering Eastman Kodak Zenith Polaroid Merck Motorola Admiral Fairchild Northwest and others led gains while Johnson & Johnson fell about 2 percent.
Low Hershey states there are sufficient nonstudents and dropouts to meet current military needs. The upcoming quota is 15 000 men and the draft list has exceeded 30 000 only twice this year in January and May.
High Mills in Quebec unavailable for comment on his court win as today’s ruling overturned an Alabama Supreme Court decision that upheld the Corrupt Practices Act and Mills’ Jefferson County Criminal Court conviction. Mills was arrested under a Birmingham warrant by Grady Williams for election day vote solicitation violations. Wanted: Combination welder at Lander’s Welding New Moulton Hiway.
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