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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1963

Page

8

Auburn to press fight over desegregation despite court ruling

Auburn University officials say they will continue the legal battle to delay court ordered desegregation even as a federal appeals panel refuses to stay the order. Harold J. Franklin, a Montgomery history major, is expected to enroll for winter quarter, potentially making him Auburn’s first Black student and making Auburn the fourth Alabama higher education institution to admit a Black student. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Auburn attorneys' request to delay enforcement while an appeal proceeds. Franklin, 30, is a graduate of Alabama State College in Montgomery.

Auburn Auburn University Harold J. Franklin Montgomery Franklin University Albania 5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals New Orleans U. S. Dist Frank M Draughon Johnson George Wallace University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Wallace John F. Kennedy Nebraska Danny Paul

U2 Crash Investigations Rule Out Shot Down

Air Force investigators say the U2 crash near Key West remains unexplained after ruling out rocket or gunfire hits. Pilot Capt. Joe G. Hyde Jr. is dead, body unrecovered, wreckage recovered from 100 feet of water. Accident board continues probing the cause over Cuba missions.

Washington Air Force Gulf of Mexico Gulf Key West Fla Cuba Joe G. Hyde Jr la Grange Strategic Air Command Associated Press

Johnson aims to add five million jobs top priority

President Johnson met with labor and business leaders to push a goal of five million more jobs, amid a U S job market of about 70 million employed and 3.5 million unemployed. The piece recalls earlier postwar efforts by Wallace and Truman and notes evolving job projections through Kennedy and Eisenhower.

James Marlow Associated Press News Washington Johnson White House Henry A. Wallace Truman Congress Council of Economic Advisers Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Kennedy

Spanish American War Vet Killed in Alabama Crash

An 87 year old Spanish American War veteran Ben A Card of Adamsville Alabama died on arrival at a Birmingham hospital after a two vehicle collision on U S 78 West. His wife suffered serious injuries in the wreck Wednesday night. In Pratt City Birmingham a two year old child Leon Harris died in a home fire.

Adamsville Ala U.S. 78 Here Ben A. Card Rt. 1 Birmingham Pratt City Leon Harris

73.5 Million Jobs Aimed At Creation Plus 1.5 Million More

The plan targets creating 73.5 million jobs with an additional 1.5 million expected later. Officials describe the initiative as a broad employment push spanning multiple sectors and regions.

The Kodiak Bear Holds Title as Alaska’s Largest

Alaska hosts the brown bear or Kodiak bear as the greatest land mammal in the state. It is renowned for its size and prominence among regional wildlife.

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