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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1964
Page
2
Monday forecast shows clear to partly cloudy skies with a warm high near 91 and mild low around 68. River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge reports 19.53 feet above baseline, sea level 553.83 feet. Moon phase and star visibility noted with Jupiter Venus Saturn and Mars rising times.
The Prague speech notes leaders worry that vetting Communist and allied parties may not help in current conditions. Brezhnev, returning from Rome after Togliatti’s funeral, discusses with Luigi Longo and Italian leaders to steer political talks and prevent broader world meetings from forming unhelpful coalitions.
A Decatur General Hospital delivery and a Hartselle hospital birth produced a girl and a boy, with both families awaiting official birth announcements.
GOP nominee Barry Goldwater ties a tax cut to a budget trim while denouncing compulsory arbitration for workers. He voted against Johnson era tax cuts for inflation fears and urged spending cuts. He supports voluntary unionism and opposes a nationwide right to work law, advocating state discretion.
Khanh moves to quell unrest in Vietnam by pacifying Buddhist leaders and securing tacit military support while facing pressure from Communist factions. U S officials and Ambassador Taylor back his fragile regime as he visits graves of slain youths and works to weld political military and religious groups into a governing body.
A ledger of births lists newborns and new mothers across multiple communities. Entries include infant names such as Baby Dalton Wayne Way, Master John H Bucktel, and Master David G Clark, with accompanying parental names or locations like Decatur Hart Selle Trinity and Danville.
A compiled list from Cullman Hospital records shows admissions for Dorothy Mae James Carolyn Ann White Billie Jean Parker James Sweatman Bessie Mae Smith Annie Faye Bennefield Mary Frances Griffin Hubert Matrin Adamson Phanander Madison Kilgo Connie Roy Clemmons Kathleen Smith Barbara Dean Reed Venedah Jessie Pender Martha Ann Andrews Gerald Dale Brock Colleen Brooks Carse V Goodwin Emma Elizabeth Harbin Delma Twilley Dorothy Mae Wilson and others. Dismissals include Kathleen Smith Martha Ann Andrews and Delma Twilley with various locations noted in Cullman Dora Eva Logan and Logan entries.
A fragmented police or civic notice lists residents and households including Mrs. Clara Reeves Elkmont Mrs. L T Mills 1606 Rivers view St Decatur Mrs. Jean Campbell 207 Church St NW Mrs. Edward Reed Decatur Mrs. Gladys Edmonson 810 4th Ave SE and infant daughter Athens and others named Baugh Wiley Smith Richardson Horns Tra ler Park Mrs. Ted Nave and infant daughter Athens Empire
Decatur officials declare September 7 to 13 as Union Label Week. Alabama state troopers across four counties will be on duty with courtesy checks to remind drivers of safety and distribute pamphlets. Last year’s holiday period passed without a fatality in the area.
Senate and House leaders condemned Rep William E Miller Republican VP nominee for a vicious attack on Sen Hubert H Humphrey. Mansfield called the document one of the most false in American political history.
The board of revenue acted about two weeks ago in response to a scathing grand jury report accusing hospital administration of prioritizing profit over efficiency. Willard Irwin, chief of the medical staff, has stayed in contact with the board since the meeting. A letter detailing revenue board recommendations was read at the hospital board session. It remains unclear when the census board will pursue an investigation.
An Associated Press tally reports 456 traffic deaths, 20 boating mishaps, and 30 drownings nationwide over a recent nonholiday three day period. Alabama losses include Marjorie Burton, 26, in Gadsden and Coleman Leo Smith, 31, near Castleberry.
Bookmobile routes listed for Monday include stops at Fairview Church of God 9:15 to 9:45, New Hope Hale's Grocery 10:00 to 10:30, Eva School 10:45 to 11:45, Luneh Eva School 11:45 to 12:?19, Eva Patton's Store 12:30 to 1:00, and Hale Springs Hadley's Store 1:30 to 2:00.
At least one of ten American children needs help learning to read. The note highlights ongoing concerns about literacy and calls for community support to assist students in improving basic reading skills.
Greek premier George Papandreou denounces Turkey as an incendiary to peace at the Salonika trade fair opening. He calls on NATO to defend Greece if turkish attacks occur and repeats Cyprus enosis as the sole solution, urging UN channels for peace.
The Ruberoid Co and Mobile Local 119 of the United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers ratified a two year labor pact. It covers about 300 workers at the Mobile plant with hourly wage increases and fringe benefits retroactive to July 15. Details of the agreement were not announced.
A Mobile man died from injuries after a house fire that began in his apartment. Neil P. Horton, 63, owner of the Old Reliable Tavern, was rescued unconscious from the blaze and succumbed Saturday.
Mrs. Willie Blanche Ling 82 of 820 Jackson St SE died Saturday at Pine's Nursing Home Hartselle. Services today at 12 30 p.m. Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel with Dr J T Chitwood officiating. Burial City Cemetery Gunthorp directing. Survivors include son Louis Ling Decatur plus nieces and nephews. Pallbearers listed. Body remains at funeral home until services. Mrs Ling long time member Central Methodist Church since 1904.
Mrs Lizzie Dungy 81 of 1011 Ferry Street died Friday at 2 p m in a nursing home Funeral services set for East End Methodist Church at 2 p m Sunday with Rev David Adkins and Rev F L Dawson officiating Burial will be in Pettusville Cemetery near Elkmont with Peck directing Survivors include one daughter Mrs Sid Lauderdale of 1011 Ferry Street one son T L Dungy of Decatur seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren She was a member of the Methodist Church Body returned to Mrs Lauderdale’s home at 10 a m Saturday and will stay there until services
Mrs Mary Susan Bailey 79 of Hickson Tenn died Saturday at 2 15 p m A local hospital Services set for 10 a m Tuesday at Berlin Methodist Church near Cullman Ala Burial will follow in the church graveyard Survivors include three daughters Mrs H T Turner Mrs R H Goodwin both of Las Cruces NM and Mrs W E Burfitt of Hickson one son W H Bailey of San Diego Calif three sisters Mrs Ellen Barker Mrs Janie Williamson Mrs Frances Handley all of Alabama one brother Herman Wallace of Anniston Ala Active pallbearers are Robert Burfitt Gary Goodwin John Barker Lemuel Bailey Dwight Foust and Richard Bailey Honorary pallbearers include Claude Reeves Paul De Shirley and Forrest King The body will lie at Coulter Funeral Home before transfer to the church where it will be in state for 30 minutes before services Mrs Bailey was the widow of the late Louis B Bailey a retired railroad employee and minister formerly of Decatur Ala
Thomas A. Clark, 35, of Bridgehampton New York, swept overboard from his 50 foot Debonair racing sloop near Jones Beach. He clung to a life jacket for eight hours in rough Atlantic waters before a Coast Guard helicopter plucked him from the sea naked. He said his legs failed and the life jacket lost buoyancy, leaving him with only about two hours of air.
President Johnson denounces the “spiritual cancer of hate” and calls for unity amid mounting political attacks. He warns against letting race or religion drive divisions, asserts both parties seek the country’s best, and stresses resisting prejudice in the 1960s campaign.
The Heffners claim they were run out of McComb Mississippi after hosting a National Council of Churches minister to discuss desegregation. They describe threats including phone taps, intimidation, and bomb threats, with their home under surveillance and family members targeted.
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