Betsy Strikes Gulf Coast Killing 23 People
Hurricane Betsy hits the Alabama coast and Mobile area causing extensive damage. Officials report uncertain total losses while disaster loan aid is approved for residents. High tides keep waters over roads and the Mobile Bay Causeway is opened only for limited travel, marooning thousands in Baldwin County.
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Mobile
Alabama
Small Business Administration
Highway Patrol
Mobile Bay Causeway
Baldwin County
Johnson declares southern Louisiana major disaster after Betsy damage
President Johnson visits hurricane wrecked New Orleans and declares the area a major disaster eligible for federal aid. He tours Canal Street and a flooded industrial canal area, pledging national help and urging water and drink supplies for evacuees amid 24 hours of emergency work. He cancels plans to visit Baton Rouge.
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New Orleans
Johnson
Louisiana
Cassell Long
D-La
Broad Canal Street
Betsy
Victor Schiro
Schiro
Baton Rouge
eSee Johnson
Judge Refuses To Set Aside Ruby Verdict
Dallas AP Judge Louis T. Holland denied a writ of habeas corpus to overturn Jack Ruby's murder conviction after a two day hearing. Ruby's lawyers sought disqualification of Judge Joe B Brown claiming a monetary stake due to a book he wrote about the case. Brown acknowledged allowing TV cameras in court could not affect the verdict once reached.
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Tom Johnson
Dallas
Tex
Louis T. Holland
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Brown
Holland
Phil Burleson
Burleson
State Rep Ralph Slate denounces Decatur annexation bill attack
Alabama House member Ralph Slate accuses the Decatur City Commission of an unwarranted attack after alleging the annexation bill included territory not agreed upon. He and Speaker Albert Brewer say the delegation asked the city to prepare sign and advertise the measure, which passed the Senate before discovery of the discrepancy.
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Ralph Slate
City Commission
Albert Brewer
Slate
Senate
Bob Gilchrist
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Alabama
Brewer
Gilchrist
House of Representatives
Alabama House of
Fire Gutters Claude Birks Home in Decatur
The Claude Birks residence at 314 11th Ave NW was heavily damaged Friday around noon when fire gutted the kitchen. Firemen, who arrived after a neighbor reported smoke from the rear, had not yet determined a cause. Police investigated a wreck at Grant St and 1st Ave Friday afternoon. a Rambler and a Chevrolet sustained medium damage. Four people were injured in a 2 a.m. wreck on County Road 40 as a Volkswagen overturned. victims include Jimmy Speegle and Windle Bentley among others, with Bentley hospitalized and listed in good condition.
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Claude Birks
11Th Ave
Grant. St
1St Ave
Horace David Hall
10Th St
Mary Dancy
Robbins
Lafayette St
Highway Patrol
Jimmy Clay Speegle
Hartselle
Windle Bentley
Decatur
Kenneth Holland
Jacky Parson
Bentley
Decatur General Hospital
Coming Sunday in Decatur Daily a feature on Hartselle
The Decatur Daily previews a Sunday section on Hartselle focusing on the city, its people and traditions with write ups and pictures by reporter David Knight and photographer Jim Garner. It also notes a Gallup Poll question about a 1960 presidential contest between Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon and Republican strength in the South.
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Hartselle
Decatur Daily
David Knight
Jim Garner
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Republican Party
South
Gallup
National Public Opinion Forum
Father Divine dies after long illness in Philadelphia
The Negro spiritual leader Father Divine, revered as a self styled god by followers of all races, died Friday at his Philadelphia mansion after a long illness. His widow Mother Divine will carry on the Kingdom of Peace. The empire included hotels and cult run businesses valued around ten million dollars.
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Lee Linder
Philadelphia
Father Divine
Mother Divine
Kingdom of Peace
Austin Norris
Norris
India's War Halt Hope Fades as Fronts Move North and East
Indian and Pakistani forces clash across the subcontinent as Pakistani tanks and paratroopers strike near Amritsar and in the northeast. U Thant heads to Rawalpindi on a peace mission while India reports artillery duels near Ferozepore and attacks on an eastern air base.
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New Delhi
India
Red China
Subcontinent
U.N
U Thant
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Thant
Y. B. Chavan
Ferozepore
Punjab
Chavan
Amritsar
U S Bombers Hit Viet Cong Center in Central Highlands
U S Air Force B52s and supporting aircraft bombed a suspected Viet Cong communications center about 30 miles northwest of Quang Ngai in the central highlands. It was the fourth raid in a week and the 21st of the Vietnam War, with follow up aircraft and helicopters reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
Rain Expected in Decatur as Betsy Moves North
Weather outlook indicates showers likely today as Hurricane Betsy tracks toward Indiana. Decatur residents should expect warm humid conditions with intermittent rain, winds 10 to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph, and a high near 85.
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Decatur
Betsy
Indiana
Lingo Quiet On Possible Rights Probe
Col Al Lingo declined comment on a possible civil rights probe of state troopers. Maj Joe Smelley has been subpoenaed to testify before a Federal Grand Jury in Mobile regarding incidents in Marion on Feb 18 and Selma on March in what is described as a first step toward prosecution.
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Montgomery
al Lingo
State Public Safety Department
Joe Smelley
Alabama State Troopers
Federal Grand Jury
Mobile
Smelley
Marion
Selma
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage Ad
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage advertises services with contact Daniel at 353 4014. The listing includes a phone contact for inquiries and notes moving options.
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Bekins Worldwide
Daniel
Miss Alabama Wins Talent in Miss America Pageant
Miss Kansas won the swimsuit division while Miss Alabama, a coloratura soprano, captured the talent contest in the final preliminary night of the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. Debbie Bryant of Overland Park Kansas, 19, a Christian College graduate entering Kansas University as a junior, wore a yellow swimsuit.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Miss Kansas
Miss Alabama
Debbie Bryant
Overland Park
Kan
Kansas University
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