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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1964
Page
1
Alabama eight congressmen met with Gov. George Wallace for 212 hours to discuss redistricting but he would not promise a special session. Wallace warned of costs and said the group talked on civil rights and other issues beyond redistricting.
Alabama Public Safety Director Albert Lingo ordered 100 state troopers to deny entry to any federal agents accompanying Harold A. Franklin as he registers at Auburn University. Lingo warned to use force if needed to stop agents, saying no federal presence on campus. The order followed a federal court housing decision and a university pledge to house Franklin on campus.
World War I veterans Morgan County Barracks 2405 and Auxiliary meet Monday at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Home Hartselle for a covered dish supper and officer installation. Attending will be Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Brown Henry Mitchell and George Bacon Florence. At Austinville Road and 4th Ave Friday at 6 05 a.m. a car driven by Edward Stone collided with a truck driven by James D. Taylor Jr. on a railroad crossing. A second crash occurred on 2nd Ave SE Friday at 12 55 p.m. involving Roy A. Faulk and Paul B. Adkins. See DIARY on Page 2.
Cyprus President Makarios announced at a London conference that the island aims to form a truly independent and unified state free from outside intervention. Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, with Britain, seek a peace plan as Britain to contact Greek and Turkish governments and Cypriot leaders. For the first day with no violence since Dec 21, hostage releases eased tensions as talks continue on constitutional veto rights.
A coalition of conservative groups in Alabama delivered petitions to Governor George Wallace urging him not to call a special legislative session for redistricting. About 25 000 signatures were collected by Women for Constitutional Government led by Mrs. June Carter. Earlier petitions by the Alabama Labor Council and Young Democrats claimed 20 000 signatures urging a return to eight congressional districts from nine. Alabama’s loss of a congressman after the 1960 census means incumbents may run statewide unless redistricting passes.
Spring like warmth ends snow siege in North Alabama and area schools plan to resume Monday after a foot of snow in Alabama. National Guardsmen deployed in Decatur Cullman and Huntsville to assist stranded residents and restore normal routes.
Attorneys for the Saturday Evening Post ask the Fifth Circuit to move Paul Bryant libel trial out of Alabama. Trial set for February 10 before U S District Judge H H Grooms in Birmingham with earlier venue denial prompting the appeal. Bryant, Alabama’s athletic director and football coach, sues Curtis Publishing Co over an article in the Post. Wally Butts of Georgia already won a $3.06 million judgment against the Post.
New York AP Rockefeller urges face to face talks with Barry Goldwater before New Hampshire primary March 10. He questions U S stance on Red China and UN membership and invites detailed discussions, noting both agreement and disagreement on critical foreign policy points.
Gov. Wallace contacts a sharp retort after U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson orders Auburn University to house Harold Franklin in an undergraduate dormitory. He condemns the decision as judicial tyranny and federal overreach.
U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr ordered Auburn University to provide dormitory facilities for Franklin the school's first Black student. The 31 year old is to register in the graduate school tomorrow in history and political science, marking the first entry of his race into the previously all white university.
Seven vehicles collided on U S Highway 31 near the Tennessee Valley Trade School entrance at 7 40 am. Doyle G Smith 35 and Tanner suffered head and facial injuries in the chain reaction crash. William J Kelley 37 Detroit Mich was charged with leaving the scene and released on 750 bond. A Robinson's service ad appears in the piece.
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