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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1964

Page

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Guards Placed At Cullman Orphanage After Threats

Cullman police assigned two officers to guarding the Childhaven Orphanage Home after threatening calls saying the main building would be burned. Police Chief R B Moyers said armed officers would remain as long as danger exists, with separate fire department notes and an ongoing inquiry into the barn fire and related calls.

Cullman Childhaven R. B. Moyers Moyers Cullman Fire Department

Local Car Crashes Prompt No Injuries and a Degree News

A series of minor traffic incidents reported with no injuries. Larry Vandiver and Robert Johnson, both in 1955 and 1964 cars, collided near 808 6th Ave SE. Separate Friday incidents involved a 1964 Pontiac and a 1959 Oldsmobile at Gateway Shopping Center with no injuries. A 1958 Ford hit a parked 1956 Oldsmobile near 509th Ave SE. Also noted: William D Simrell Jr earned a B S degree at Howard College Birmingham. A hit and run occurred in a broker parking lot at 6:40 p.m. involving a 1960 Pontiac. Further details in DIARY on Page 2.

Larry Wayne Vandiver Hartseller Robert E. Johnson 6Th Ave. SE Gateway Shopping Center Sylvia J. Ornellas Peoria Ill Norma J. Winton Somerville David H. Hokett 3Rd Ave J. S. Ricks Bell Livingston Ferry St. NE

What Is to Be Will Be versus Thy Will Be Done

The answer contrasts fatalistic and proactive faith. It argues that "whatever will be will be" denies initiative, citing two brothers, one idle in a mountain cabin and the other a serving professional. It cites biblical exhortations to act with energy and to pray for laborers in the harvest.

G.B Jesus

VOTE JUNE 2 Runoff races loom in Morgan County

With the June 2 Democratic primary runoff near, Morgan County voters face four races. Incumbent Harrison Hill seeks a fourth term as circuit clerk against Cleo Teague. In the first district, Fred D. King and Billy J. Pat Putnam contest the constable post, with only votes from the first district counted. The congressional elimination contest also draws interest as voters prepare for See VOTERS on Page 2.

Mike Freeman Harrison. Hill Morgan County Cleo Teague Teague Hill Constable Fred D. King Billy J Pat’ Putnam

Warren Report Concludes Oswald Acted Alone Says Commission

The Warren Commission has begun drafting a 500 page summary to present its conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the Kennedy slaying. June 30 is target date for completion as more witnesses may be heard in a six month probe. Mrs Kennedy may testify at a secret session.

Sterling F. Green Washington Warren Commission John F. Kennedy Lee Harvey Oswald Texas John B. Connally Dallas Earl Warren Warren

LBJ Urges Elimination Of Obstruction And Paralysis

President Johnson urged a broad national consensus to end obstruction and paralysis and to build a Great Society. He spoke at the University of Texas commencement, calling for a knowledge explosion and a nation without rancor or fear, arguing leadership must amplify the voice of America.

LBJ U. S Frank Cormier Austin Tex Johnson University of Texas America Politi

Rusk vows U S to force red hands off Southeast Asia

In Saigon US Secretary of State Dean Rusk pledged that the United States will press Communist China and North Vietnam to stay hands off neighbors in Southeast Asia. He urged Hanoi and Peking to leave the region alone and said Honolulu talks would shape crucial decisions on the region's fate. Police guarded the airport and routes into Saigon during his six hour stopover after attending Nehru's funeral in New Delhi.

Saigon Viet Nam U.S Dean Rusk United States China Southeast Asia Rusk Honolulu Hanoi Peking Bangkok Thailand Nehru New Delhi

Rockefeller's son born as governor resumes California campaign

Nelson Rockefeller Jr is born in New York, weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces and 20 inches long. Gov Rockefeller left California after the birth to accompany his wife to the hospital, saying he has no political interest at the moment and would return to his California primary campaign. The baby is the couple's first child since their May 1963 marriage to Margaretta Murphy.

New York Nelson Jr California York Hospital Margaretta Happy) Fitter Murphy Nelson

Goldwater Receives 13 GOP Votes In Mississippi

Mississippi Republican Convention awards Sen. Barry Goldwater 13 votes for the presidential nomination. In California, Goldwater blasts Viet Nam policy as Gov. Rockefeller takes a politics break for a birth. Laos notes Geneva conference as the practical path.

Jackson Miss Mississippi Sen Barry Goldwater R-Ariz San Francisco Nelson A. Rockefeller California

Indian leaders seek new guide after Nehru’s death

Quarreling politicians who spent their careers in Nehru’s shadow search for a new leader as a power vacuum persists in a succession struggle amid national mourning in India.

New Delhi India Nehru

Senate civil rights bill gains two more supporters

Washington AP reports that leaders in the marathon fight over the civil rights bill won backing from two additional senators on Saturday as they push to curb debate and press for a vote.

Washington Senate

Mobile candidate enters race for Congress at state convention

Mobile lawyer announces bid for Republican nomination at Montgomery convention. Jack Edwards gains endorsement from Mobile County Republicans, joining Bob French who announced Friday. The news notes other regional political moves and a slate of candidates across states.

Mobile Montgomery Jack Edwards Mobile -County Edwards Bob French Tuscaloosa Young Republican Organization

Meteor passenger train derails injuring dozens in South Carolina

The Seaboard Airline Railroad Silver Meteor derailed near Ulmer South Carolina on Saturday night. About a dozen people may have been injured as crews responded to the incident.

ULMER S.C Seaboard Airline Railroad South Carolina

Doctor John T. Burch Dies After Illness at 88

Dr. John Thomas Burch 88 longtime Morgan County Tax Assessor died at his home in Hartselle Saturday after a extended illness. He practiced medicine in Lawrence and Morgan counties and was a University of Alabama Medical School graduate. Survivors include wife Grace Alredge Burch son John Lee Burch daughter Mrs. Max Sobotka brother Silas Burch five grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral at 3 p.m. Monday at the Presbyterian Church in Hartselle with burial in Hartselle Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers are Morgan County Medical Society members and county courthouse staff. Memorials to the Heart Fund.

John Thomas Burch Morgan County Hartselle Mack Burch Savannah Houghton Burch Mount Hope Burch University of Kentucky School of Medicine Louisville University of Alabama Medical School Lawrence Morgan Counties Grace Alredge Burch John Lee ‘Burch Max Sobotka Decatur Silas Burch Danville Peck Funeral Home Presbyterian Church W.P. Maxwell Price

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Howard Dees Dees John Hasenbein Cullman Orphanage Disavallee DIA Arte Grlimale William Douglas Simrell, Jr Howard College Birmingham William D. Simrell Sr Exchange Furniture Co Oswald Cal Red Nelson Rockefeller Jr Vientiane Laos France Geneva Nashville, Tenn Z. T Tommy) Osborn Jr Nashville Teamsters James R. Hoffa Houston, Tex The Houston Post Mike Clark Post Sonora Raleigh, N.C Dan K. Moore L. Richardson Preyer I. Beverly Lake North Carolina Moore Preyer Lake John T. Burch
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