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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1963
Page
1
Attorneys for Curtis Publishing Co. ask U.S. District Judge H Hobart Grooms to transfer the Paul Bryant libel case against the Saturday Evening Post out of Alabama claiming bias and prejudicial public sentiment would deny a fair trial.
Atlanta real estate and insurance agent John Carmichael testified that notes Burnett claimed to have overheard Wally Butts discussing football data with Paul Bryant did not appear to be the same notes shown in evidence. The exchange occurred as part of the legal actions over libel claims tied to a 1962 Alabama-Georgia game and a March Post magazine article.
Police answered a call about six pairs of blue uniform pants missing from a backyard clothes line Sunday evening. Separate crashes on US 31 and Ala 99 caused a total of 400 in damage. Building permits were issued for church additions and signs, with several address and builder details listed. Fire crews responded to a grass fire at Gateway Shopping Center. See Diary on Page 2.
The House Ways and Means Committee reviews a 15 percent average tax cut as Secretary Dillon testifies behind closed doors. The panel considers a brighter budget outlook with estimates showing a smaller deficit than the January forecast, and awaits a possible committee vote soon.
The speaker urges daily prayer and Bible study as essential, while acknowledging both spontaneous and written prayers. Both can be right if used to seek God's will, but both are wrong if focused on form rather than the Spirit guiding devotion.
Secretary of Defense McNamara told Senate hearings the United States has a nuclear superiority over the Soviet Union, with warheads in the tens of thousands. He urged ratification of the limited test ban and asserted it would not erase U S lead, while noting underground Soviet tests would slow progress. An AEC underground test near Nevada was announced just before his testimony.
Security forces were boosted on both sides of Berlin as the second anniversary of the Communist built wall was observed. West Berlin reported an explosion and a flame in East Berlin while authorities urged restraint and warned against riots.
A paternity suit blocked the extradition of former Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez to face embezzlement charges. The United States approved his extradition after a four year legal fight, with a chartered plane ready to depart from Caracas. He remains in Dade County jail as bond and asset disputes proceed, while DOJ officials expect rapid resolution.
New York stocks rise on strong issues while bonds show mixed results. Cotton and grains firm with buying by trade and commission houses. Wheat mostly firm in Chicago, corn and oats firm on demand, soybeans higher on short covering. Hog prices fall 25 to 75 cents, top at 18.50. Slaughter steers steady to strong, top 25.50.
An advertisement promotes affordable home goods from Robinson's with emphasis on easy budget terms and a wide range of known brands for household needs.
U S District Court Judge H Hobart Grooms ordered Huntsville School Board to admit four Negro children into white schools this fall and to craft a desegregation plan by January 1, 1964. It marks the first federal ruling requiring actual integration in an Alabama public elementary system.
Federal Judge Daniel Thomas refuses to dismiss fraud charges against former state GOP Chairman Claude Vardaman his wife and two party stalwarts. The ruling keeps the criminal case on track with the group facing multiple counts.
The Morgan County Board of Revenue approves a three year farm to market road program costing nearly 1 million dollars by end of 1965. Funds come from county state and federal sources with 1963 projects totaling 84 600 and more. The board may alter the plan and contemplates district voting adjustments to reduce machines. A resident asked drainage work on county roads abutting her property.
Robert Marchito overslept and left his room door open at the YMCA due to heat. A thief seized his clock radio, an apparent burglary on the premises.
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