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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1960

Page

3

Interview Cited In Mixing Case at University of Georgia

In federal court Hamilton E Holmes testified about pre enrollment interview questions on sit ins and interracial parties and prostitution. He said he told registrar Walter Danner assistant registrar Paul Kea and admissions counselor Morris Phelps he had not attended mixed social events or participated in sit ins. Charlayne Hunter testified that economics influenced her choice of Georgia over Morehouse and Wayne State. Danner tentatively accepted Hunter for fall admission while Holmes was rejected based on his record and interview.

Athens, Ga University of Georgia Hamilton E. Holmes Walter N. Danner Paul R. Kea Morris C. Phelps Holmes Charlayne A. Hunter Miss Hunter Georgia Morehouse College Atlanta Wayne State University Detroit Danner Wayne

Federal Reserve picks bank chair for advisory council

Ike's Health Held Excellent Reserve Heads Are Named ATLANTA AP The chair man of the board of the First National Bank of Birmingham Ala has been named by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta to serve as a member of the Federal Advisory Council from the 6th Federal Reserve District John C Persons was selected Wednesday to serve next year The board also appointed four bank officials to serve on boards of directors for bank branches in New Orleans Nashville Tenn Jacksonville Fla and Birmingham The appointments effective Jan 1 include D W Johnston executive vice president of the Third National Bank of Nashville Giles W Petty president of the First National Bank of Meridian Miss Frank A Plummer of the Birmingham Trust National Bank and Godfrey Smith president of the Capital City National Bank of Tallahassee Fla Washington AP President Eisenhower s general physical condition continues excellent doctors who examined him at Walter Reed Hospital reported today Lt Gen Leonard D Heaton Army surgeon general and Maj Gen Howard M Snyder the Presidents personal physician issued a statement saying Eisenhower s chronic bronchitis noted at the last annual examination has shown improvement as has the bursitis of the left shoulder Eisenhower checked out of the hospital today after completing his annual head to toe examination He returned to his White House desk immediately after leaving the hospital The statement of Generals Snyder and Heaton The Presidents general condition continues excellent as revealed by appropriate barium studies of the gastro intestinal tract studies of the cardio vascular system examination of other special systems and various laboratory tests The chronic bronchitis noted at the last annual examination has bursitis of the left shoulder WANT ADS GET RESULTS

Atlanta First National Bank of Birmingham Ala Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Federal Advisory Council Federal Reserve District John C. Persons New Orleans Nashville Tenn Jacksonville Fla Birmingham D. W. Johnston Third National Bank of Nashville Giles W. Petty First National Bank of Meridian Miss Frank A. Plummer Birmingham Trust National Bank Godfrey Smith Capital City National Bank of Washington Eisenhower Walter Reed Hospital Leonard D. Heaton Army Howard M. Snyder White House Snyder and Heaton

Life insurance statistics on highway accident heat by region

Statisticians report the lowest highway accident heat rate in the New England States and the highest in the Mountain States of the West, based on regional data.

New England States West Mountain States

Moulton Eyes Football Field

Moulton officials discussed completing a new football stadium for Lawrence County High School as part of a new campus under construction. Citizens consider bleachers lighting rest rooms concession stands and a fence while Superintendent Burks says move to the new building is imminent.

Moulton Lawrence County High School

Seven Morgan County Schools Close For Christmas Week

Seven Morgan County Schools will recess Friday for Christmas. remaining schools take one week off and return January 2. Those recessing Friday are Trinity Moulton Heights Flint Crestline Hartselle Morgan County High and Plainview. The plan lets the district finish the school year a week earlier in spring.

Morgan County Trinity Moulton Heights Flint Crestline Hartselle Morgan County High Plainview

Principal Plans Midyear School Move to Avoid Confusion

The official said a midyear school move would occur this year to prevent confusion from shifting at the start of the next academic year. No specific date or location was provided.

Aluminum poised to transform home building by 1965

By 1965 aluminum is expected to be used in home construction at an annual rate of 114 billion pounds, more than double the amount used the previous year, signaling a rapid shift in material choice for housing.

Nuclear Rocket To Go On Guard

Nike Hercules batteries with nuclear missiles will guard 18 U.S. metropolitan and airbase areas this summer. The system replaces Nike Ajax, offering three times the range and higher altitude, effective against bombers and air launched missiles but unable to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles. Lt Gen Wood advocates Nike Zeus expansion.

Los Angeles Army Robert J. Wood Army Air Defense Command Ft. MacArthur Boston-Providence Chicago Cleveland Detroit Fairchild Air Force Base Wash Seattle Hartford-Bridgeport Loring Afb Maine

Lao rebel head flees to Thailand during Vientiane fighting

General Sounthone Pathamma vong supreme commander of Capt. Kong Le s forces fled to Thailand amid heavy fighting in Vientiane saying he did not want to be part of the Laotian civil war. The report lists U S cities and Travis AFB in California and Washington Baltimore.

Bangkok Thailand Sounthone Pathammavong Kong le Vientiane Sounthone

Thiokol Awarded Pershing Contract in Huntsville

The Department of the Army awarded Thiokol Chemical Corp. a $1,139,675 contract for Pershing missile system parts. Pershing is a two stage solid fuel ballistic missile developed to replace the operational Redstone Missile.

Huntsville Ala Department of the Army Thiokol Chemical Corp

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