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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1963

Page

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U S Troops Expected To Leave Viet Nam By Year End

Gen. Paul D. Harkins said at least 1 000 of the 15 000 American troops in Viet Nam would be withdrawn within two months. Washington had Benm earlier that about 1 000 personnel could depart by year end. Guerrillas routed a 120 man South Vietnamese company southwest of Sai gon, killing 20 and wounding 30 with 15 taken prisoner including all three American advisers.

Tokyo America South Viet Nam Viet Nam Paul D. Harkins Saigon Stars and Stripes White House Defense Robert S.mcnamara Harkins

Letters To Santa Claus Are On Way

The Daily prints youngsters requests for Christmas and forwards letters to the North Pole. Valerier Blanton asks for a real doll a snow cone machine a chatty baby doll clothes and a set of dishes. Buddy Beaver requests a BB gun BBs a truck a dog a bow and arrow a pony candy nuts and fruit.

Santa Claus North Pole Valerier Blanton Hartselle Santa Buddy Beaver Somerville

Man Finds Moldy Bill Cache Worth 54200 at Gettysburg

George C. Rapport, a Massapequa Park teacher, found a rotted bundle on the Gettysburg battlefield last June. The cache later turned in to the Secret Service has a Treasury redemption value of 54 200 dollars. Rapport waited for confirmation and recalled his wife and two children during the discovery.

Barry Schweid Associated Press Washington (Ap Gettysburg George C. Rapport Secret Service New York Treasury Rapport Massapequa Park N.Y Ruth Bellmore Battlefield Rapports Eileen Jack Gettysburg Battlefield Pennsylvania Eternal Light Peace Memorial Gettysburg National Military Park

Halloween carnival dinner at Gordon Bibb School

Public invited to Halloween carnival dinner at Gordon Bibb School from 5 to 8 tonight. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served to children. Decatur Women's Golf Association meets Friday at 12 30 p.m. at Decatur Country Club to install new officers. See Diary on Page 2.

Gordon Bibb School Decatur Womens Golf Association Decatur Country Club John D. Sherrill Seton Ave Paige John Kathy Patty

From remorse to repentance and faith in Christ

The message distinguishes remorse from repentance and urges turning to Christ for pardon. It cites II Corinthians 7 9 and Romans 3 24 Philips Translation to claim faith freely acquits sinners in God’s eyes. It notes worry persists only if one has not believed the biblical redemptive act. Satan lures with reminders of past sins.

Christ Philips Jesus Christ Satan

Markets at a Glance Mixed trading and steady hogs

New York stocks mixed as selective issues recover while bonds dip. Cotton gains in quiet trading. Chicago wheat falls on liquidation. corn firm on export buying. oats narrowly mixed with light activity. Soybeans mixed with September weakness. Hogs steady to 25 cents lower, top at 16 dollars. slaughter steers scarce as market not tested.

Rabinson's Best Buys Ad Promises In-House Financing

A local advertisement touts quality, style, and low prices with Rabinson's offering in-house financing. The brief implies a self-financed retail approach and direct deal emphasis.

Rabinson’s. Adv

Castro says CIA agents captured after storm sabotage mission

Fidel Castro announced that several CIA agents including two Canadian pilots were captured in Cuba after Hurricane Flora. He hinted at possible death sentences and said prisoners from a CIA ship named Rex would reveal their stories on television, without giving dates. The Rex is a 150 foot diesel craft under a Nicaraguan flag based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Associated Press Havana Fidel Castro U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Cuba CIA Rex West Palm Beach Fla Port See Castro

Baby Walks at Two Weeks Defies Pediatric Expectation

In Long Beach California baby Roger Eric Beutel stood and walked at age two weeks, supported by an adult arm. His grandmother says he walks with a slight stoop and his parents note two older siblings also walked at two weeks. Hospital cites earliest verified walking at 27 weeks gestation. Doctor doubted ability. pediatrician says never heard of walking before six months. Roger, born Oct 16 at 6 pounds 52 ounces, remains silent.

Long Beach Calif Roger Eric Beutel Jenny Nelson Roger Stuart Beutel

Area Wood Fires Grow Across Four Counties

Fatigue of a 31 day drought drives rapid forest and grass fires across Decatur, Athens, Hartselle, Moulton, and Cullman. Officials order a burn ban on leaves and trash while residents are urged not to burn until relief arrives. Alabama timber losses reach 5 798 acres in one day, pushing October total above 28 000 acres.

Winford Turner Decatur Athens Hartselle Moulton Cullman Alabama

Kennedy says civil rights not a partisan issue

President Kennedy told a Philadelphia Democratic rally civil rights are not partisan, urging bipartisan support for legislation. The event supported Mayor Tate, amid race tensions and a tense mayoral race with Republican rival McDermott, as Philadelphia faces protests and violence linked to civil rights demands.

Stan Benjamin Associated Press Philadelphia Kennedy James H. J. Tate Tate James T. McDermott McDermott

Three Soviet Delegation Spies to Return Home Friday

Three members of the Soviet U N delegation accused by the United States of taking part in a spy plot will depart for Moscow Friday night. Informed sources said today the trio will leave from New York.

William N. Oatis United Nations, N.Y U.N United States Moscow

October Driest On Record For City Since 1879

Official rainfall data show October 1932 was unusually wet with 8.83 inches, while October 1924 had only a trace and October 1886 recorded 0.95 inches. The city’s October dryness compares against records dating back to 1879 with 0.02 inches on October 13.

Flowers offers to present Wallace communist evidence to next grand jury

Montgomery AP reports State Attorney General Rich mond Flowers said he will present to the next Jefferson County Grand Jury any evidence Gov George C Wallace has of Communist activity in Birmingham. No evidence has been presented to his office.

Montgomery Richmond Flowers Jefferson County Grand Jury George C. Wallace Birmingham Flowers

Five Desegregation Leaders Bid for Court Bail Rights

In Americus Georgia five young integration leaders faced court with Morris Abram arguing that they are victims of a modern ransom system. He contends state courts in Americas are a sham while seeking injunctions against prosecutions and arrests in desegregation actions before Judges Tuttle Elliott and Morgan. The proceedings allege a conspiracy by authorities to injure oppress threaten and intimidate citizens.

Americus, Ga Morris Abram Atlanta Americas Abram Abrara William Smith Elbert P. Tuttle 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals Dist J. Robert Elliott Columbus Lewis R. Morgan LaGrange

Slavery Charge Levied In C Columbo Farmer

A federal grand jury in Columbia South Carolina indicted white Florence County farmer Robert Moultrie Cook for holding Max Roy McKenzie a Black worker in slavery and peonage. The two count indictment alleges Cook used force on April 27 to compel McKenzie to work and aimed to arrest him to keep him in peonage. Penalties include up to a $5 000 fine or five years imprisonment or both.

Columbia, S.C Florence County Robert Moultrie Cook Max Roy McKenzie Cook McKenzie

5.00 Down Will Hold Any Schwinn Bicycle

A McClary Tire Co advertises a holiday offer with 5.00 down to hold any Schwinn bicycle until Christmas Eve. The deal targets shoppers seeking a simple layaway option at the local shop.

McClary Tire Co

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