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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1966
Page
2
Weather and astronomical details for Tuesday May 31 include sunset at 6 05 p m sunrise tomorrow 4 30 a m moonrise 3 21 a m full moon prominent stars Regulus Spica Arcturus and the Big Dipper visible in the northwest at midnight with Spica and Arcturus noted in the west and southwest regions respectively.
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.68 feet with sea level at 555.8 feet. TVA lake levels listed include Guntersville 594.8, Wilson 506.5, Pickwick 414.0, Wheeler 555.9, Chickamauga 682.0. Yesterday’s high 78 degrees at 3 pm, low 54 this morning, 66 at 9:15 am. Forecast for today and Wednesday calls for clear to partly cloudy and mild, tonight cool with northeast winds 7 to 15 mph diminishing. High today 78, tonight 50, Wednesday 80.
Reports from Hue and Dalat detail suicides by Buddhists protesting U.S. support for Ky's regime following a bombing pause. A girl set herself ablaze near Hue. monks and nuns died by self immolation elsewhere. Jets then carried out heavy strikes against North Vietnam as the war heated.
President Johnson presses for readiness as experts estimate a 25 percent rise in elderly hospital use could raise total demand by 5 percent. He urges DEWH to prevent bureaucratic delays, questions Medicare implications, and orders interim reports by June 15. A National Advisory Committee on Health Manpower was created to address a looming doctor and nurse shortage.
Astronauts rehearse aboard a Gemini mockup as Titan systems undergo a five hour check ahead of launch. Weather at Cape Kennedy looks favorable for blastoff while a Surveyor probe aims to touch down on the moon.
The House Public Works Committee unanimously approved a bill by Rep. Bob Jones to raise the Tennessee Valley Authority bond limit by 1 billion dollars. The measure aims to finance new power facilities to meet growing industrial and farm needs in North Alabama and the TVA region. Jones praised the committee’s approval as speeding final passage and cited confidence in TVA management.
State leaders Philpott Bennett Saunders Carter Neilson Brown and Christian met with Wallace. No official comment issued about the meeting. The governor said he will call a special session soon to allocate surplus education funds.
The state reported the most highway fatalities, while Alaska Hawaii Rhode Island Vermont and the District of Columbia had no deaths over the weekend. Memorial Day 1948 saw the lowest three day death toll since records began, with 204, and Christmas 1965 marked a record 720 deaths. Pyle proposed a further $1 billion annually for more traffic police safety personnel and better road signs and equipment.
In the first district incumbent Paul Collier faces William Wadsworth. The second district pits Jack E Maddox against Clyde F Maples the incumbent. Morgan and Limestone counties vote on state senate nominee Daren Easter and Bob Harris both of Decatur seek post. Voters decide runoffs for state offices and a party committee seat amid federal observers in six counties and 44 polling places report smooth balloting with some precincts using paper ballots.
A busy period includes the Decatur Fire Department responding to three calls, a car wreck on County Road 61 injuring Richard E. McCullough and E. E. Hoskins, and a stolen boat and motor from Anderson's Marina. Also noted are a Morgan County Mental Health Association meeting, local car damage, bicycle thefts, voting place inspections, and upcoming building permits and curb market sales.
Mrs. Ren Coffman, 67, of 414 Pines Street Athens, died at Huntsville Hospital on Friday. Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Athens with Rev. M. C. Cosby officiating. Burial will be in Legg Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home directing. Surviving: three daughters Pearline Perry Nashville Tennessee Louise Gill Tanner and Addie Coffman Athens. two sons Daniel Coffman and …
NASD compiled quotations at about 10 a.m today show inter dealer bid prices not including retail markdown or commission. Asked prices have been adjusted upward to reflect approximate levels.
A fragment lists relatives for an Athens area family: two sisters Mrs Frannie Black of Detroit Illinois and Mrs Flora Jackson of Hartford Connecticut, a brother Kennemore of Chicago Illinois, and nineteen great grandchildren.
New television screens display terrain details as fine as pencil lead to help scientists assess whether the lunar surface can support range manned landings. The images aim to gauge surface strength and suitability for future missions.
Morgan County Board of Education will open sealed bids tonight for construction at Priceville High School including classrooms and a new gym. Board members and J C Pettey are expected to attend as bids are read at 7 30 pm.
An unnamed driver telephoned authorities from Young Brothers Store in Landersville about the accident near Moulton. Funeral services will be announced later by Elliott Funeral Home.
Police recovered a 1957 Chevrolet around 1 30 a m after earlier reports that the car was missing from Vine Street. Fredrick Lyons of Hartsville owned the vehicle. Officers stopped a car on Park Avenue NW and charged driver James H Rogers with driving while intoxicated and passenger Roy Lee Wiggins with disorderly conduct.
The council reviewed police wage disputes with Chief Bottom resigning then staying, the hire of Case for day shift, and Spurlock’s replacement prospects. It also announced REA loan reduction, pensioning of wage raises, and bids for gas, water tanks, and utility pipes.
A Navy notice signed by Rear Adm Rufus L Taylor warns commanders of danger in the presentity system where personnel with access to secrets may access further protected information. The undisclosed case concerns whether ships or stations were involved and if Soviet buyers were possible.
Markets show a small uptick with prices near balance as traders weigh minor shifts in rates. Investors seek stability amid cautious sentiment, while bonds hover close to par and equities edge higher on modest volume.
Cattle ranges include 850 lb slaughter steers at 25.00, 550-800 lb heifers 20.00-23.50, utility cows 17.75-19.00, bulls 22.00-23.00, feeder steers 25.00-28.00, 22.00-24.00 heifers 325-600 lb, choice dealers 31.00-33.00, slaughter calves 24.0-26.00. Hogs 200-240 lb at 26.00-26.50, sows 350-620 lb 17.50-18.00. Sheep 75-80 lb slaughter ewes and mixed shorn data incomplete.
Cotton futures opened in New York with no trades. Prices show a general decline across contracts with slow demand. Retail egg and cartonized price notes appear mixed in the same brief.
Birmingham market report notes broilers and fryers mostly steady with inquiries for full loads. Live supplies are cleared with significant interplant movement aiding balance in overall supply and feature slaughter dynamics.
Reece Thomas Sellers 85 of Trinity died Monday at 8 10 p m in Decatur General Hospital Funeral services held at Guntharp Funeral Home chapel with Rev Jerry Lovett officiating Burial followed at Lake Charles Burial Park St Louis Missouri Survivors include his wife Evie Sellers and numerous nieces and nephews He was a native of Murray County Tennessee and a retired employee of Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
A representative from the Office of Economic Opportunity met Limestone County Board of Education members Monday to discuss funds for a Head Start program. Last year the board initially refused. if renewed the program would serve 500 to 600 students at an estimated cost of $115,000, funded by the CEO, with a potential start date of June 20.
The list shows diverse company percentages assigned to brands including American Tobacco Lorillard Midlothian Armour Minn Boeing Owens Illinois Borden Penney Pepsi Calumet Palm Plastics Kodak Compaq RCA Coca Cola Reynolds Metropolis Reed Tobaccos Colgate Palmolive Republic Steel CBS Reynolds Metals Eastman Kodak Sperry Eastman Kodak Ltd Brand Swift Foremost DuPont Texaco Frueh Glass General Electric Union Carbide General Mills Uniroyal Highlighters Uniroyal Texaco Eastman Kodak Westinghouse Goodyear Woolworth General Mills Xerox Honeywell.
In New York the stock market sagged in moderate trading late this afternoon, trimming nearly half of last week's gains. Turnover was estimated at 5.6 million shares as the day closed with a softer tone.
Wall Street posted mixed results with several big names sliding including Polaroid Xerox and IBM while steel stocks gained on strong buying. Notable movers included Benguet Homestake Teledyne and Sundstrand with varied shifts among airlines and electronics firms.
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