United Fund starts with eleven thousand one hundred
Division chairmen reported about 111000 donated to Morgan County United Fund toward a 172000 goal. Ten major industries led gifts with 92000. Barrett Shelton noted 260 of 750 prospects giving an average 73.60 each. Reports due by week end at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
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Mike Freeman
Morgan County United Fund
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
United Fund
Drive
Bob Harris
Barrett Shelton
Pavilion Inn
Tom White
Fire Department logs and fashion show notice in Decatur diary
The Decatur Fire Department logged two calls yesterday and this morning. At 11 24 a.m. Sunday 501 Prospect Dr SW an unnecessary run occurred and at 7 33 a.m. Danville Rd a car flight loss. The Women's Chamber of Commerce fashion show is Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. in the First Federal Penthouse with admission 1 25. Fines issued since Friday include dog running at large no license reckless improper tag running red light and improper muffler all 1 each. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Decatur Fire Department
Prospect Dr
Danville Rd
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Faith and mystery in Christian belief
The author argues that faith is a natural human capacity used daily in ordinary facts like salt and water. They say understanding God involves embracing mystery, comparing everyday reliance on unseen truths to accepting religious knowledge, and that craving God allows acceptance beyond complete reason.
Viet Cong Battalion Battle Near Saigon Pounds by Air
Large Viet Cong units were mauled when government forces trapped them in a village north of Saigon. Nearly 12 hours of close air support and artillery aided the victory. One American was killed. another survived after feigning death. Viet Cong losses were estimated at 60 to 75 dead, with total rebel casualties around 200.
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John T. Wheeler
Paul D Jemison
Alexandria
Jemison
Bien Hoa Air Force Base
U.S
Saigon
Weekly News Quiz Tests Your Knowledge
The weekly NEWS QUIZ tests readers on national and international events. It appears on page five with answers on page six and introduces a feature on Americas Free Enterprise system. Targeted at all ages, it aids junior high students as part of the News Filmstrip Program now in 25 area schools.
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America
We Pay Top Prices For Used Furniture
Exchange Furniture Co offers top prices for used furniture with contact at 353 4403.
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Exchange Furniture Co
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks rise on heavy trading while bonds drift. Commodities show mixed moves with cotton and oats down, soybeans mixed, and grains weaker. hogs slip to 17.10 and cattle hold at 27.50.
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New York
Chicago
Goldwater Team Plans Final Month Campaign Push
Senator Barry Goldwater and running mate Rep. William E. Miller convene with top campaign strategists in Washington to chart the last month of their uphill bid for the White House. Goldwater tapes TV appearances in the morning delaying the VP nominee session until afternoon.
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Geoffrey Gould Washington
Barry Goldwater
White House
Goldwater
William E. Miller
Goldie
Escape Through Tunnel Beats Berlin Wall Border
Fifty seven East Germans fled to West Berlin this weekend via a long tunnel dug under the Wall, the West Berlin government said. One East German border guard was shot dead during the escape, described as one of the largest mass escapes since the wall went up in 1961.
Soviet officials seize gear from U S military attaches in Khabarovsk
In Khabarovsk a group of 15 Soviet government officials forced entry into two hotel rooms used by U S military attaches and took photographic equipment and other personal property, State Department says. Federal Judge H H Grooms dismissed a $1 million libel suit by the Mississippi Highway Patrol against Curtis Publishing Co but left open options for further action.
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Washington
U.S
Khabarovsk
State Department
Birmingham
H. H. Grooms
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Curtis Publishing Co
Grounded bar pilot boat crewmember rescued near Gulf coast
A crewman identified as C. E. Neece, 51, was rescued after drifting about 10 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico following a grounding incident. The rescue ended a 10 hour ordeal at sea. Near Detroit, GM and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative national labor contract agreement expected to end the nationwide strike against the automaker.
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Mobile
Gulf of Mexico
C. E. Neece
Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Three Twisters Rake Alabama Injuring Several
A powerful Hilda storm battered Alabama with at least three tornadoes and deadly lightning. Two injured in Eufaula, a 13 year old in Mobile. 100 in a Mobile church escaped serious harm. Gusts up to 91 mph grounded vessels, a Japanese freighter, a tug, and a small pilot boat. One missing seaman was later rescued near the Gulf.
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Associated Press
Hilda
Alabama
Eufaula
Mobile
Mobile Bay
Margaret Sori
Camden
N. J
Curtis Palmer
Columbus
A. B. Reeder
Virginia Bumpers
Bonny Fortune
Sand Island
Coast Guard
C.E. Neece
Theodore
Ala
Brookley Air Force Base
Gulf of Mexico
Frost Advisory Sparks Early Morning Prep in Decatur
The U S Weather Bureau in Birmingham forecast a low of 38 in the Decatur area with scattered frost tonight while temperatures fell to 52 at daybreak. Quince Eddens of the Decatur Electric Department noted no noticeable rise in heating use overall, though Austinville felt some effects from yesterday's weather shift.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Birmingham
Decatur
Quince Eddens
Decatur Electric Department
Austinville
Voters Split On Johnson Goldwater In Eastern Vox Populi
AP reporters survey East voters four weeks before election find most undecided or cautious. Lowell Massachusetts resident F Joseph O Donoghue backs Johnson citing an average performance while Delawares Mrs W R Hoover favors Goldwater criticizing rising socialism. Civil rights rarely mentioned as families discuss federal power and Soviet relations.
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Johnson
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
White House
Maine
Westee
Princeton
Calvin Coolidge
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rockwood Hills
Del
W. R. Hoover
Barry
Hartselle Mayors Plural Possible In One Day
Hartselle could see three mayors in one day with Grady Long finishing his term as John O Burleson takes oath at seven tonight and Burleson expected to resign to create a vacancy. The third mayor would be chosen later, per local report by Winford Turner County Editor.
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Winford
Turner County
Hartselle
Grady Long
John O. Burleson
Long
Burleson
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