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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1969

Page

5

Memorial Day addresses span faith and protest in 1960s Vietnam era

Vice President Agnew defends policy from Arlington tomb while urging prayer for war dead. President Nixon holiday retreat cited as families rest in Florida. Vigils and protests mark Memorial Day with readings by Styron Miller and campus demonstrations nationwide.

Washington Spiro T. Agnew Vietnam Arlington Key Biscayne Fla Torrington Conn William Styron Arthur Miller Joseph Duffey University of Chicago Kansas City Buffalo Scottsbluff Neb Hiram Scott College New York City Central Park Madison Square

Flowers Joins Staff of Solon

Richmond Flowers, former Alabama attorney general, joins Rep. Daniel Button's staff as a special assistant for the House Small Business Committee. Button announced Flowers will serve while appealing a conviction for extortion conspiracy.

Washington Richmond Flowers Daniel E. Button N.Y Alabama Button Flowers House

Child Hit By Automobile On Memorial Drive

A Huntsville child was struck by a car Thursday night and the mother fled the scene without providing identification. John D. Ewing Jr. drove on Memorial Drive and said the child fell from the front vehicle with no chance to avoid impact. A boy and a Hartselle pastor corroborated the account as police investigated.

Huntsville John D. Ewing Jr Memorial Drive Ewing Hartselle

Five Dianne Messer Family Injured in Alabama Crash

A camper and a pickup collided head on on a Tallapoosa River bridge on U S 431 about 10 miles south of Heflin injuring five of the Messer family. Wayne Turner, 39, of Thomasville was the truck driver. In a separate Alabama crash near Midland City on Highway 103, William Andrews, 54, of Piichard died when his car left the road and was found 60 feet from the wreckage.

Dianne Messer Wedowee Wayne Junior Turner Thomasville Terry Smith Messer Joey Lee Messer Barry Lee Messer Smith Tallapoosa River Heflin Midland City Dothan William S. Andrews Piichard Ala Andrews

Becketts Eye Tear Tube Breakthrough by Steel Firm Scientists

Becky suffers from a blocked tear channel with no bone opening. Surgeons drill two holes and try a tear-catching tube, but body rejection looms. Becky's father, a metallurgist at Allegheny Ludlum, proposes stainless steel tubes. Wilbert Gangloff makes the tubes to replace the failed approach.

Becky Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp Brackenridge Works Wilbert Gangloff Allegheny Ludlum

State officials wrap up tours with Browns Ferry visit

The 80 committee members including Houston Feaster of the state docks and Martin J. Darity the state publicist concluded activities today with tours of Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant and Amoco Chemicals.

Houston Feaster Martin J. Darity Browns Ferry Amoco Chemicals

Briscoe Dies at 74 Former Dublin Lord Mayor

Robert Briscoe, the only Jew to be elected lord mayor of Dublin, died at his home at 74. Known as the fabulous Irish man, he was chosen in 1956 and again in 1961. A fiercely nationalist Zionist, he raised funds for Ireland and Israel and forged strong ties with the United States.

Dublin Ireland Robert Briscoe Briscoe Israel Bob Bob Briscoe United States Britain Ameriica

Lakeside holds final Lakeside Elementary graduation

Henry L. Dobbins of Robinson Elementary spoke to Fairfield’s final Lakeside graduating class urging skepticism as a path to knowledge. Principal Leon Sheffield touted a new nontraditional junior high format and Gregory Steward presented a stereo tape recorder to the school.

Lakeside Henry L. Dobbins Robinson Elementary School Fairfield Dobbins Leon Sheffield Gregory Steward

New York Stock Exchange Week Trading Cited

New York AP reports annual summary of NYSE week trading with highlights on selected issues and notable moves. Industry observers note mixed gains and losses across major sectors, reflecting cautious investor sentiment amid ongoing macro developments.

NEW York New York Stock ‘Ebchate

NASD OTC Quotation Snapshot

Quotations from the NASD reflect interdealer prices as of about 10 a.m. Yesterday the over the counter market showed interdealer movement throughout the day. Prices exclude retail markup markdown and commissions.

Cotton and grain price report from Decatur markets

Market notes show Decatur cotton middling at 21.26 with loans noted. Cottonseed price listed at 40 dollars per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred for four percent. Grain prices include No. 2 Soybean 2.33, White Shelled Corn 1.55, Oats 0.60, Milling Wheat 1.30, Milo 1.90, Barley 0.90, Yellow Shelled Corn 1.20.

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Washable pipe showcased by Venturi at tobacco show

A washable smoking pipe made of phenolic material can be dunked in water and cleaned with a sponge. Its liner uses space-age missile nose cone material. Venturi Co. demonstrated the device at the National Association of Tobacco Distributors Show.

Chicago Venturi Co National Association of Tobacco Distributors

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