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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1966
Page
1
United Nations leader U Thant announced he will not seek a second five year term as secretary general. He said his decision would leave the Security Council free to make its recommendation to the General Assembly regarding the next secretary general.
New York AP reports mixed equity activity with cotton quiet and grains showing firmness or strength. Corn and soybeans attract speculative buying while hogs rise 25 to 50 cents to a top of 25.25. Slaughter steers remain scarce and not fully tested at market.
Morgan County schools begin the new term tomorrow at 8 10 am with students collecting books and schedules. Supt J C Pettey says classes run 8 10 am to 3 pm with noon dismissal on Friday and Labor Day break awaiting Tuesday return for regular instruction. Enrollment this year is expected to rise about 500 from last year’s nearly 10 000.
Harold Jay Marlar, infant son of J C Marlar of Union Hill, is in a deteriorating condition at Huntsville Hospital due to leukemia. Doctors have not given a timeline for discharge as the family awaits transfusions and continued treatment. See MARLAR On-Page A-2
A D Culbreath 45 of Union Hill faces two counts of assault with intent to murder after two Morgan County deputies were cut and a patrol car damaged when Culbreath allegedly produced a knife. Deputies A J Hallman and Wilbur Abercrombie reported being threatened in the Priceville Mountain area between Priceville and Brooksville on Alabama 67 around 2:45 p.m. Details say Hallman was driving as Culbreath sat in back and allegedly pressed a knife to Hallman’s throat while Abercrombie reached for the assailant. Hallman suffered a cut to his left thumb and Abercrombie to the back of a hand. The incident occurred while the deputies were transporting Culbreath, who had been picked up on liquor charges.
The House Banking Committee rejected a Senate passed bill to provide Decatur and four other Alabama cities with 62 million dollars in urban renewal credit. Sen. John Sparkman stated he will press for passage of this or a similar measure.
The federal government approved a $22,454 six month program development grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity to Morgan Marshall County Community Action Committee to help identify and address poverty factors. Senator Sparkman and Rep Jones announced the funding as part of a larger $70,000 planning grant with potential further support.
The Alabama Senate blocked progress on Gov. George Wallace's anti-guidelines bill and began debating a medical school dispute amid a filibuster. In Ohio Dayton National Guard units were deployed to aid police against rock-throwing clashes between Black youths and white drivers.
The piece notes U S and Latin American military leaders view the armed forces as capable against guerrillas in key Latin nations with Cuba’s prospects for Communist-style aggression described as blunted. An analysis appears on page A-5 alongside a second story.
A 44 year old Decatur man Wiley Broughm was killed after stepping into the path of an eastbound car on Alabama 24 seven miles west of Decatur about 9 p m Witnesses say he was leaving McCollum's Shoe Store when he walked into the highway The Morgan County coroner ruled the accident unavoidable and the death raises the Morgan County traffic toll to 12 for the year He died at Decatur General Hospital upon arrival
U S B52 bombers from Guam pounded two target areas in the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam. Pilots reported numerous hits on an ammunition depot resembling a fireworks display as a week long fall in ground fighting continued.
An Athens jewelry store operator claims an alley behind his house on E Washington Street is on his property despite a court ruling. He was ordered to appear in court Friday morning to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court.
A British Britannia carrying 117 passengers crashed near Ljubljana after midnight in cloudy weather. Ninety five people died, 22 survived with two in serious condition. Survivors were mainly in the rear of the aircraft, with rescue teams working amid shock and hysteria. This is the worst air disaster in Yugoslav history.
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