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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1963
Page
1
Monsanto division Chemstrand announces a multi million dollar Decatur plant to manufacture polyester fiber by September 1965. Gov. Wallace hails the expansion boosting Alabama jobs as industry eyes apparel and home furnishings markets.
Four year old registration for fall at Community and Mine First Methodist Church play school announced. Calls for details go to Mrs Clyde Hurt or Mrs Roy Wood. Fire department answered a single call at 1818 Olive St SE for a switch box. Mizpah Chapter 19 OES meets at 7 30 pm at the Masonic Hall. SBA rep to interview small business owners at the Florence Chamber Friday 8 30 am to 5 pm. Morgan County sheriff reports two arrests for issuing worthless checks and public drunkenness. About 182 Morgan County residents registered to vote at Board of Registrars session. Probate Judge T C Almon cites 20 000 total registered voters, 10 000 in Decatur. See DIARY on Page 2.
The passage explains that accepting Christ means more than agreeing he was a great teacher. It requires receiving him as Saviour and God’s substitute for sins, leading to the New Birth and becoming children of God through faith.
Haitian rebels led by Gen Leon Cantave invaded the north coast and reportedly surrounded Cap Haitien as Dominican border forces and U S families evacuated. The assault began at Fort Liberte with aim to topple Francois Duvalier's regime and establish a military civil government in the area.
Decatur will experience a five minute power interruption starting at 12 45 a m Wednesday excluding two major industries. Manager Quince Eddens cites a voltage problem at Wheeler Dam and three down generators at TVA substations requiring taps to be raised. Industrial firms only are affected until about Sept 23 with power returning to normal afterward.
The Mobile School Board lost its plea for a stay of a federal court desegregation order pending an appeal to the Supreme Court. At the University of Alabama a taped recording may lead to the expulsion of Negro student James A. Hood. Kennedy civil rights backers vow a tough lobbying push in Washington to protect the program. An informant’s head price is set at 100000 by government sources on a major crime syndicate.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee gave the final approval today to a foreign aid authorization bill totaling just under 4.1 billion dollars.
Washington reporters say railroad management and engineers and firemen unions held a useful session to ease a weeks long strike over work rules. Government officials met with each side separately as a parallel meeting with brakemen conductors and switchmen was planned for the afternoon. Assistant Secretary Reynolds called the talks exploratory and noted serious consideration of Wirtz bargaining suggestions.
Thomas D. Johnson of North Alabama Industrial Development Association lauds Chemstrand Company for a major expansion at the Decatur plant. He notes the project covers about 750 acres and represents a breakthrough with anticipated further growth in the next decade.
Markets at a glance show higher bond prices and government securities activity with notes on market mood and implications for investors. The brief signals cautious optimism amid shifting rates and policy expectations.
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