Decatur events and campus pledges listed for Oct
Decatur Music Club presents Mr and Mrs Karl Oliver duo pianists Oct 15 at 8 p.m. First Baptist Church music suite. Public invited. Choir members urged to attend rehearsal after. Main lock at Wilson Dam to close Oct 25 6 a.m. to Oct 27 6 p.m. Auburn Rush Week bids issued by 25 fraternities. Wick Taylor and Walter King pledged Phi Delta Theta and Delta Chi respectively. Thornton Fleming and Robert Kruidenier Jr pledged at Birmingham Southern Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha. Megan McPherson pledged to Zeta Tau Alpha at Texas Christian University with 260 others. John Prescott pledged to Delta Kappa Epsilon at Vanderbilt University. North Alabama Hairdressers affiliate meets Monday 7 30 p.m. at Pet Milk Dairy Co hospitality room. panel on permanent wave fashions. Decatur Civinettes meet at Mrs A M Roan 1018 Sherman St 7 30 p.m. Monday. Merideth Woodall in charge of program. See Diary on Page 2.
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Decatur Music Club
Karl Oliver
First Baptist Church
Wick Taylor
Walter King
Decatur
Auburn University
Taylor
Phi Delta Theta
King
Delta Chi
Thornton Fleming
Robert D. Kruidenir, Jr
Birmingham Southern College
Fleming
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Kruidenier
Lambda Chi Alpha
North Alabama
Pet Milk Dairy Co
Decatur Civinette Club
A.M. Roan
Sherman St
Merideth Woodall
Answer to Loneliness Through Faith in Jesus
A religious reflection argues loneliness is a state of mind not a place. It cites James Dean and Jesus to claim companionship through God, noting Genesis and Matthew show God with believers. The piece concludes that Jesus is the enduring cure for loneliness.
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W.H
James Dean
Jesus
Athens Man Wins Photo Award Pair
An Athens man won two cash prizes in the fourth amateur snapshot contest sponsored by The Decatur Daily. John Mylo earned $5 for entries in Animals and Babies and Children, while Susan Cutler and Dick McGrew won in Activities and Scenes. Entries for the final contest postmarked by midnight Saturday.
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Athens
Decatur Daily
John Mylo
12Th St
Susan Cutler
7Th Ave. SW
Dick McGrew
Washington St
Cate
Decatur
Ala
Queen Embraces Respect for All Views in Quebec Visit
Queen Elizabeth spoke largely in French urging respect for differing views during her Quebec visit. Demonstrations and chants marred the welcome as police contained pro Quebec protests. She urged calm discourse while noting Canada hosts two great civilizations.
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Max Harrelson
Quebec
Elizabeth
Canada
Lawrence County Hospital probe to resume
Lawrence County grand jury will reconvene Monday in a special session to finish its investigation of the Lawrence County Hospital. The 18 member panel began the controversy in June with a harsh report aimed at hospital administration. See hospital on Page A-2.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Grand Jury
Lawrence County Hospital
Goldwater says no time to ban God in schools
Sen Barry Goldwater urged Congress to test a constitutional amendment on school prayer and critiqued President Johnson s promises as shopping list rhetoric. He labeled Johnson power hungry and prideful and stressed moral decay while touring Spokane Salt Lake City and Portland. He spoke at the Mormon Tabernacle and mingled with crowds before an A-2 continuation.
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Wilbur Martin
Salt Lake City
Utah
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Johnson
Mormon Tabernacle
Goldwater
Democratic Party
God
Spokane
Wash
Portland
Ore
Salt Lake
Arizona
Look Inside Free Textbooks DeSoto In North Alabama
Photo contest winners highlighted in North Alabama coverage spanning DeSoto and Decatur with features on local education and community events during 1964. The pages note Olympic coverage and mortgage stability context alongside sports and news briefs.
Johnson Campaigns In Goldwater Hometown
President Johnson tours Barry Goldwater’s hometown in Texas as he projects strength for 1964. He spends a routine day at the LBJ Ranch, receiving briefings and preparing remarks for the campaign ahead.
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Johnson
Goldie
Morgan Demos Give $1200 in Alabama Congressional Race
Morgan County Democrats contribute 1200 to six Democratic congressional candidates facing Republican opposition. Checks of 200 each mailed to nominees George Grant Huddleston Jr Kenneth Roberts Armistead Selden George Hawkins and John Tyson. Other Democratic nominees Jones and Andrews face no Republican opponent. See MORGAN on Page A-2.
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Alabama
Morgan County
Congress
George Grant
Huddleston, Jr
Kenneth Roberts
Armistead Selden
George Hawkins
John Tyson
Robert E. Jones
George Andrews
Morgan
Tax bonus proposal eyed by Treasury officials
Treasury officials give growing attention to a plan proposed by Senator Russell Long to award a bonus to taxpayers who do not exploit tax loopholes. The idea, aimed at high bracket filers who avoid special break categories, was revised after unsuccessful attempts to attach it to the 1964 income tax bill.
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Washington
Treasury
Sen
Russell Long
Dla
Long
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Roadblocks Fail To Locate U S Mission Deputy
Police raid suspected hideouts in Caracas as they search for Lt Col Michael Smolen deputy chief of the U S mission held since Friday. Venezuelan guards and military intelligence join in widening the manhunt after gunmen seized Smolen outside his home while Col Henry Lee Choate escaped. Three suspects questioned after a carjacked vehicle was found abandoned.
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Michael Smolen
Caracas
Venezuela
George Smolen
Brooklyn
N.Y
Air Force
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen van Troi
National Guard
Choate
Showman Eddie Cantor Dies in Beverly Hills Home
Eddie Cantor, 71, a famed song and dance entertainer, died of a coronary occlusion Saturday at his Beverly Hills home. A nurse said he died at 7 20 p.m. with two daughters, Mrs Natalie Metzger and Mrs Edna McHugh, present along with a nurse and a doctor.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Eddie Cantor
Cantor
Natalie Metzger
Edna McHugh
Now Open Highway 67 Restaurant
The Highway 67 restaurant announces hours from 6 a.m. until 1 a.m. daily. Service through the night is offered for early risers and late diners.
Daily readers invited to weekly news quiz
Join the DAILY readers in a Monday news quiz and Free Enterprise series to test knowledge of current events. Compete with family for high scores and gauge how much value you get from your newspaper reading.
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Free Enterprise
Exchange Furniture Co Pays Top Prices For Used Items
We pay top prices for used mixtures. Exchange Furniture Co advertises 353-4403 for inquiries.
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Exchange Furniture Co
Writers Praise Decatur on Fourth Alabama Fall Tour
Alabama fall tour travelers from 13 states and the District of Columbia lauded Decatur Chamber of Commerce hospitality after a Tennessee River cruise and steak dinner. The bus tour from Montgomery visited Alexander City Birmingham Huntsville Fort Lee and other areas with stops across the state.
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Alabama
Tennessee River
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
States
District of Columbia
Decatur Group
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Florida
Virginia
Texas
Wisconsin
New York
Illinois
Kentucky
Nebraska
Minnesota
Michigan
Indiana
Washington D. C
Montgomery
Decatur
Alexander City
Birmingham
Huntsville
Fort Lee
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Dee
Wilson Dam
Coort
Rose Cedars Camp Foundation
Megan McPherson
Texas Christian University
Zeta Tau Alpha
John Prescott
Joe Prescott
18Th Ave. SE
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Vanderbilt University
Ivan
Free
In Lawrencee
Winford
Turner County
DeSoto In
Decatur Mortgage Stability
Sloan
Namath
Royal 22Nd Regiment
Queen
Rec
Douglas B. Cornell
Johnson City
Tex
Thomas E. Dewey
Lbj Ranch
Morgan Demos
U.S
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