Earl Long Dies After Turbulent Life at 65
Former Governor Earl Kemp Long, noted for his fiery politics and a tumultuous career in Louisiana, died today at age 65 after being hospitalized for 10 days. He had recently been nominated in a Democratic primary for the U S House and had a history of heart trouble and period of institutional care.
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Earl Kemp Long
Louisiana
R. A. Parrott
Long
U.S. House of Representatives
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Dr. Parrott
Hurricane Donna shifts course toward Atlantic coast
Mighty Hurricane Donna curves northward missing San Juan and easing threat to the mainland. Forecasters warn to watch for strong winds and heavy rain along Puerto Rico and nearby islands as the storm heads west northwest, with warnings extended along the north and east coasts.
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Puerto Rico
U.S
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
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No Deaths Reported In This Area
No fatalities reported in a four county area during the holiday period. Limestone County saw three injuries in two wrecks Saturday and Sunday on US 72 near Athens. A Memphis couple, Gracie Lee Hendren and Paul Hendren, were injured in a Sunday crash 10 miles west of Athens. The trio were admitted to Athens Limestone Hospital. Authorities noted heavy holiday travel and cautioned drivers as the Labor Day toll nears the year’s high marks.
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Question on Christian love and church support
A letter questions Christian duty after a sister's death and lack of church sympathy. The answer urges selfless giving, warns against expecting obligation in return, and cites I Peter 4:8 as guiding principle for true Christian generosity and neighborly love.
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Industrial Track Construction Spurs Decatur Growth
Industrial track of 2.2 miles to serve State Docks and 3M moves toward completion by Sept 24 under Higginbotham Construction Co. of Decatur for $50,000. Southern Railway assigns cost estimates at $202,000 with grade, ballast, and line extension to milepost 365.6A west of Decatur. Permits issued for two Shell stations and a Alabama Flour Mills warehouse, with stations at 6th Ave SE and 19th Ave and 11th St SE, each $21,375.
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Cold War Comes to U.N. Assembly Session
United Nations diplomats brace for a major Cold War clash as Khrushchev and other Soviet bloc leaders plan to attend the General Assembly. They aim to press aggression charges, push disarmament talks, and frame the U.S. as an aggressor over Cuba, the Congo, and Algeria while Western powers prepare counter moves. The looming battle is set against a U.S. presidential campaign, with Kennedy signaling caution about outside interference.
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Decatur Sky Chart for Tuesday September 6
Sunset at 6 08 p m and sunrise at 5 25 a m mark the day. Moonrise occurs at 7 04 p m and Sirius rises at 2 44 a m in the southeast during morning twilight. The brightest star will be the last to fade before sunrise.
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Weather and river update for Decatur and vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 18.56 feet, down .45 in 24 hours, sea level reading 552.86 feet. High Sunday 9.4 degrees, night low 70. At 9:55 a.m. today it was 8 degrees. Forecast calls for mostly sunny hot weather with a few clouds. Highs today around (incomplete) and tonight’s low near 68 with a high Tuesday.
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Train Hits Car Near Falkville
A Falkville resident named Billy Wayne Duncan escaped a stalled 1953 Mercury on Piney Grove county road five tenths of a mile from Falkville as an L&N Pan-American passenger train struck the car. The vehicle was demolished but the train sustained no damage.
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Here
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Athens man charged after alleged road dance and shooting
A 27 year old Black man, Henry Lee Lockett of Madison 1, was charged with incident with intent to commit serious injury after authorities say he forced a pursuer to dance and run along the road and then fired a shot with a public safety item. Richard Malone, 32, was struck in the right knee cap, treated at Limestone Hospital, and released. Lockett posted bond at $750 and a preliminary hearing is set for Friday at 10 a.m. before Judge D L Rosenau.
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