Local drivers face charges after city collision reports
William Franklin Clark, 49, Athens, charged with reckless driving after a collision with M N Limb, 33, of 602 4th Ave SW, at 11 32 a m on 6th Ave NE. Two car accident on Wilson Ave NE left light damage with no injuries to Bobbie Sue Perry and William Russell Perry. The Decatur Fire Department logged three calls for car and grass fires. Tenessee Valley Vocational Technical School welcomed visitors from multiple nearby towns.
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William Franklin Clark
Athens 5
M. N. Limb
4Th Ave
6Th Ave
Wilson Ave
Pontiac
Bobbie Sue Perry
Ford
William Russell Perry
16Th Ave
Decatur Fire Department
8Th St
Danville Rd
Oak St
Moulton
Everett Allen Shelton
Lois Loyd Hitt
Trinity
Tennessee Valley Vocational Technical School
Gail Holt
Elkmont
John Wade
Gene Russell
Athens
Clinton Barbee
Cullman
Ralph Meadows
Gary Cartee
Russell Smith
Decatur
Carolyn Noreen
Hollypond
Kermit Butler
Photo Contest Opens as First Week Starts
The Decatur Daily announces its first annual amateur photo contest with $145 in cash prizes. Entries must be postmarked by Saturday for Week 1 judging, with five additional weekly contests available. Winners are announced Sept 20, and missing category prizes roll over.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Alabama
Johnson weighs draft end cost and timing
President Johnson at a 35 minute briefing signals a quick end to the draft could cost several billion dollars yet no firm decision on halting it next year. He cites a committee estimate and notes McNamara warns of higher volunteer costs without the draft. Interim findings may appear in weeks with a definite view possible by spring.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Johnson
Congressional Armed Services Committees
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Goldwater
Family Church split manes harmony seek unity today
Advice focuses on personal spiritual growth and family consensus. Encourage each member to choose a church that fosters growth, with your wife sharing family unity as a priority and considering attending together where possible. Minor doctrinal differences should not overshadow shared faith and love.
Labor Day activities fill area with races speeches
A Labor Day program in the area features AMA riders racing at Veteran Fairground with time trials around 1 p.m. and races at 2 p.m. Gov George Wallace will speak at a Decatur Delano Park barbecue and former Gov John Patterson will address the Terry Club reunion in Courtland with cabinet members and lawmakers in attendance.
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Winford Turner
American Motorcycle Association
Ens
George Wallace
Decatur
Delano Park
Decatur Labor Council
John Patterson
United Terry Club
Courtland
Patterson
Floyd Mann
State Safety
Bob Jones
Alabama
George Johnson
House of Appeals
Nation's Labor Day Toll Mounts
The Associated Press reports a rising death toll on U.S. highways during Labor Day weekend. By Saturday night the tally reached 163, with officials forecasting a pace 20 to 25 deaths higher than 1963’s record.
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Associated Press
Council
Look Inside Worlds Week Changing America Moon Satellite Prep Grid
A multi-page feature previews upcoming space and technology programs. The pieces outline moon satellite prep, grid developments, and scheduled demonstrations amid national science and industry efforts.
Khanh Acts May Calm Viets Amid Shifting Leadership
In one week Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh resigned and re emerged as South Vietnam’s leader amid a string of declarations. He and other generals had resigned government posts but would continue to steer the country for a while, a move seen by some as double talk with possible method.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Dalat
King declares Malaysia a security area to curb raids
The king of Malaysia proclaims a nationwide security area to combat Indonesian incursions and to halt race riots in Singapore. Curfew powers and motion controls expand beyond the prior emergency as Singapore unrest continues and Indonesia threatens broader conflict in Southeast Asia.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Singapore
Perlis
Indonesia
Malaya
Borneo
Sarawak
Sabah
Southeast Asia
Tun Abdul Razak
Goldwater Promises Automatic Annual Tax Cuts
Sen Barry Goldwater pledged if elected president to seek a regular program of automatic, annual income tax cuts. Speaking in Lockport during Rep William E Miller's campaign kickoff, he argued the cuts would be free of political manipulation and reward hard work by reducing taxes annually.
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Walter R. Mears
Lockport
N.Y
Sen
Barry Co
White House
Congress
Phoenix
Ariz
Rep
William E. Miller
Miller
Goldwater
Idwater
Moulton Hospital Action Delayed on Nursing Director
MOULTON The Lawrence County Hospital executive committee delayed action on recommendations by the Lawrence County Board of Revenue to relieve Mrs. John S. Dodd of duties as director of nurses. The committee voted to ask the Alabama Medical Association to conduct an investigation into the matter. The delay was announced by Chairman Frank Martin during a hospital board meeting held Thursday.
Khrushchev Returns to Moscow for Crisis Talks
Premier Khrushchev goes to the Kremlin for urgent policy discussions after a nine day Czechoslovakia trip. He faces Chinese party refusal to attend a December 15 Moscow conference and Italy's Communist party disagreements with Moscow over the Soviet Chinese split and leadership of world Communism.
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George Syvertsen
Moscow
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Communist Unity
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Ni Ae Khrushchev
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R. P. Pickell
Regent
Decatur Toastmasters Club
Pickell
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Hartselle
E. E. Garrett
7Th Ave
Khanh
Cartaker
Barry Goldwater
Nation’s
America
Moon
Limestone
New York
U.N. Security Council
Sukarno
Goldie
Lear
Red World
Nikita
Russia
Palmiro Togliatti
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