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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1963

Page

4

Defense chief praised as top Pentagon leader

In a strong defense of Secretary McNamara, the speaker calls him one of the best, if not the greatest, Secretaries of Defense our country has had and warns critics to be sure of their ground before attacking Senate Majority Leader Mansfield.

McNamara Defense Department Moss Udall Sadine Drug Administration Sen Maurine Neuberger Food and Drug Administration

Georgia and Alabama Attorneys General Clash Over Football Fix Probe

Georgia Atty. Gen. Gene Cook attacks Wally Butts amid a probe ordered by Gov. Carl Sanders. Alabama Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers’ report omits any call for a pay raise for Bear Bryant. None of the investigators yet propone an extra probation period for the Auburn Tigers.

Georgia Gene Cook Wally Butts Carl Sanders Wally Alabama Richmond Flowers Bear Bryant Auburn Tigers South Magazine

Kennedy Wallace meeting yields blunt forecast on Alabama politics

Editor Grover Hall concludes Kennedy and Wallace remain adversaries and race issues will not dampen Alabama debate. He predicts Kennedy cannot carry Mississippi and Alabama next year unless ballot access or racial tensions alter the race. federal troops hinge on Alabama school integration and law and order.

Robert Kennedy George Wallace Grover Hall Montgomery Advertiser Hall Kennedy Mississippi Alabama Gov. Rockefeller Sen. Goldwater Republican Party University of Alabama Wallace

Washington Calling The Guard Is Changing In Germany

Washington shifts its diplomatic guard as George McGhee becomes ambassador to West Germany Ludwig Erhard succeeds Adenauer in Bonn and France Britain and the nuclear balance loom large in the long southward Cold War chess game McGhee is expected to steer moderating influence amid Gaullist aims and Soviet pressures through a pivotal Bonn assignment

Washington Gerton Ludwig Erhard United States Bonn George McGhee West German Republic London Paris McGhee Germany de Gaulle Britain America Europe Eng Kennedy George C. McGhee Harry Truman Free World Greece-Turkey Truman Balkan George

Anticipate Tomorrow with Confidence and Resolve

This column encourages facing the future without fear, urging readers to view tomorrow as an opportunity. It discusses hope, shifting attitudes, and the idea that progress comes from a positive outlook despite uncertain events.

Magna Charta of human rights walked by Maryland mailman

William L. Moore, a Baltimore mailman, hiked 45 miles toward the White House carrying a letter to President Kennedy urging stronger civil rights legislation. He was later found shot near an Alabama highway, and his dramatic letter emphasized equal rights for all men and human brotherhood.

Drew Pearson Washington William Moore Baltimore Alabama Kennedy Mississippi White House Brother Bob Moore Maryland State Capitol Annapolis South Georgia Florida Tennessee Arkansas Texas Post Office America William L. Moore

TVA Revenue Reaches Peak

TVA reported nine months ending March 31 record electric power revenues of 203.7 million dollars, up 12.6 million from the prior year. Revenue from municipal and cooperative distributors rose 14 percent while direct industry sales were up 8 percent. Net income was 43.7 million, down 1.7 million from last year amid dry weather and higher coal use. A new 500,000-volt transmission line project raises the fiscal year construction budget to 135.5 million, aimed at large power exchanges with Mississippi and 10 other systems to improve capacity.

Knoxville, Tenn Tennessee Valley Authority TVA Mississippi Tennessee Valley

Three rural area crashes cause damage only

Three rural traffic mishaps across a four county area caused property damage only. At 4 25 p m 12 3 miles east of Moulton a 1956 Chevrolet driven by Roger B McWhorter 22 collided with a 1961 ket driven by Robert R Kimer 59 Palm Beach Fla Total damage estimated ... At 10 40 a m on U S 278 16 3 miles west of Cullman a 1961 Rambler driven by Frank Smith 22 Logan and a 1961 Chevrolet driven by William Lee Tucker 40 Cullman collided with damage totals noted.

Highway Patrol Moulton Roger B. McWhorter Robert R. Kimer Palm Beach Fla U. S. 278 Cullman Frank Smith Logan William Lee Tucker

Travel boom sparks largest U S tourist gap yet

The piece warns that by late 1963 a record 12.5 million Americans may travel abroad, while foreign visitors to the United States and the tourism deficit widen. It notes the Visit USA campaign lifting foreign travel, and cites a looming balance of payments challenge tied to travel expenditures.

U. S Canada Mexico United USA U.S USTS Woit Gilmore Europe Otter Sigters Hall Syndicate

Truck Crash Near Cullman Damages Vehicle

A 1962 International truck driven by Albert G. Swiger, 35, Danville Virginia, left the road on Alabama 69 south of Cullman at 4 30 am and struck damage to the truck assessed at 1500 dollars.

Albert G. Swiger Danville Cullman

Hoffa Wins Large Victory in Teamsters Election

International Teamsters President James R. Hoffa defeats the insurgent Voice of the Teamsters 4893 to 2550 in a four day NLRB election. The tally covers 8200 over the road truckers in Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland amid AFL CIO opposition and Hoffa’s campaign surge.

Philadelphia International Teamsters James R. Hoffa Afl-Cio National Labor Relations Board Teamsters George Meany Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland Hoffa Voice William Kirchner The Charles Meyer Kirchner

Beet cattle ranches in the Hawaiian Islands exceed four hundred

A report notes that over 400 beet cattle ranches operate across the Hawaiian Islands, indicating a sizable agricultural footprint.

Hawaiian Islands

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