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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1960
Page
7
Alabama safety chief Lloyd Mann outlined bicycle laws for children urging parents to teach them. Rules include riding near the right curb, no more than two abreast unless the bicycle is built for two, no riding on a vehicle, front lights at night visible 500 feet, rear reflector visible 300 feet, and that bicycles must have adequate brakes.
Former Gov. James E. Folsom is named among minority stockholders of Emergency Aid Life Insurance Co. organized in Montgomery to protect the company's interests. The firm, headquartered in Selma with Cherry Investment Co. holding control, lists assets over 2.5 million dollars and a history of dividends. Joe Arbell presides, with Lawrence Sebring and Mrs. Katreen S. Vaughn among officers.
West Berlin faces risk if the Bonn pact with East Germany expires end of December. Experts warn that bills of lading and insurance rules could strangle commerce. Some say a clear crisis would force Western action. others doubt.
A Decatur Daily reader compliments this year's Christmas parade calling it wonderful and asks which sponsor backed the singing float. The editor notes the float was unnamed but sponsored by Central Baptist Church.
A short message notes want ads and Civil Air Patrols alongside class trips. It includes a controversial line promoting white supremacy and urges white unity, signed by C. C. Murphree.
Watch dogs will guard 22 state liquor stores in Jefferson County during the Christmas season. Administr ator Bill Vickers of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board said police watchdogs will patrol the stores and hold intruders until their handlers arrive for periodic checks.
Chattanooga based Tennessee Alabama Georgia Railroad retires all long term debt leaving no mortgage burden. Chairman Garrison Siskin reports board approval to pay remaining 225000 debt and declares a 50 cent per share dividend for about 61,000 to nearly 500 stockholders, bringing 1960 total dividends to 92,000 or 75 cents per share.
Senator John Sparkman met with President-elect John F Kennedy and voiced hope that four of Alabama's six uncommitted delegates would join the five committed to vote for Kennedy. The pair discussed the recent campaign developments.
The analysis places New Zealand just behind the United States in auto ownership per person, indicating similar driving trends between the two nations and reflecting high vehicle penetration within both populations.
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