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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1963

Page

3

Sunrise to Sunset Hours Prompt Confusing Entry

Ambiguous OCR fragment lists times and stray tokens, offering dawn to dusk timings but with extra garbled text. No clear event, location, or entities. summary captures the fragmentary nature and missing context.

Chemstrand Names Martin Nylon Technical Service Manager

William R. Martin was appointed manager of Nylon Technical Service for Chemstrand Co. at the Pensacola nylon plant. G. M. Shipman, director of Applications Research and Service, announced the new role and duties focusing on technical service responsibilities.

William R. Martin Nylon Technical Service Chemstrand Co Pensacola G. M. Shipman Applications Research and Service Martin

Michigan Farms Reach High Electrification Rates

About 98 percent of Michigan farms now have electricity, highlighting rapid rural electrification. WANT ADS GET RESULTS.

Michigan

TV shows fly or flop by luck and time slots

Hollywood critics say no show is truly bad just unlucky with time slots and competing programs. The most common death cause is a poor time slot or a strong rival, with examples like It’s a Man’s World and the Merv Griffin Show blamed on timing and audience drift. Arthur Godfrey plans a Thanksgiving NBC special as he searches for a weekly series after CBS years.

Cynthia Lowry Hollywood Hill Arthur Godfrey NBC CBS

Senator Sees Uncertain Path for Kennedy Tax Plan

Senator George A. Smathers of Florida doubts the Senate will act on President Kennedy's tax cut bill this year. He cites delays in the House and possible Senate ties on civil rights legislation, noting the civil rights fight could push action into late September or later.

Washington George A. Smathers D-Fla Senate Kennedy Smathers House Harry F. Byrd D-Va Russell B. Long D-La Byrd Finance Committee

Wallace vows to resegregate any school forced to integrate

Gov George Wallace told the Dallas County Citizens Council in Selma that he would work to resegregate schools if forced to integrate. He warned of rising opposition to civil rights bills and criticized President Kennedy. He said he would not vote for Kennedy and would seek speaking invitations in several states after adjournment. Absent: exact dates.

Selma Ala George Wallace Dallas County Citizens Council Wallace Kennedy John F. Kennedy State Senate Alabama Legi Minnesota Idaho New York Oklahoma

Union and papers reach wage pact in Florence

An agreement reached Thursday between the Florence Times Tri Cities Daily and the Sheffield Florence Typographical Union Local 802 provides a $10.12 per hour wage increase plus enhanced fringe benefits. The contract runs from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31, 1965.

Florence Ala Tri-Cities Sheffield-Florence

Falkville P-TA Chooses Food Tent Plans at Fair

Falkville P-TA members met on Tuesday and laid plans to sponsor a food tent at the Morgan County Fair this year They also agreed to assist in building a food stand at the local football stadium The next meeting is scheduled for Sept 10 at 7 30 pm.

Falkville P-Ta Morgan County

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