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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1960
Page
3
Hartsel le city offices the post office and most businesses will be closed Monday in observance of Christmas. Mayor Grady Long said city hall open until noon Saturday and closed Monday. Postmaster Hugh F Penn said the post office will be closed Monday. Most businesses with exceptions will close.
Rep. Frank Boykin says the Air Force will release 364000 dollars for building family housing for personnel at Dauphin Island’s aircraft control station. The funds will support new housing units and improve on base facilities.
A report notes that only about ten percent of annual U S food sales are canned goods. The statistic highlights the relatively small role of canned foods in American households and markets.
In Montgomery six to five split in the Electoral College vote, Alabama electors mostly backed the general election Democratic ticket. Loyalists voted for JFK, Independents for Harry Byrd, with one elector refraining from disclosing his choice.
Dr. E. T. York of Auburn University Extension Service told the Montgomery Civic Club that Alabama farmers can double earnings in nine years through efficient management. He said a one million dollar goal by 1970 is achievable with optimal use of the state's agricultural advantages.
District Court Judge Daniel H. Thomas set January 9 for the sentencing of Bobby L. Stewart a 20 year old bank teller who pleaded guilty to embezzling 2950 from Merchants National Bank of Mobile He admitted taking the funds between September 13 and October 6 and a presentence report was ordered.
Second Lt. Michael Stuart Lane 21 drowned during an Army ranger field training at Eglin Air Force Base. A 1960 West Point graduate, Lane slipped from a rope while fording Weaver River on the Eglin reservation and his body was recovered. He was the son of Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Lane, chairman of the Mississippi River Commission coordinating flood relief and navigational work on the Mississippi.
James Marlow reports that John F Kennedy’s early cabinet picks underscore intellect and legal training over business ties. Eleven of fifteen top choices boast high academic merit, with several Rhodes or Phi Beta Kappa honorees, including McNamara Rusk and White.
The Library of Congress and its annex span more than 36 acres of floor space, reflecting a large federal archive and research campus.
Noting a historical pattern, historians point out that the American, French and Russian revolutions occurred during peaks of solar activity, suggesting a possible link between sun cycles and social upheaval.
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