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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1964
Page
12
USDA reports gains across cattle calves and hogs with Friday closing prices higher in many southern markets. Broiler values surged with southeastern prices advancing and egg rates mixed in the region as tobacco sales reopen after holidays and volume tallies rise.
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey says Kennedy’s married men exemption reduces the draft pool. He notes testing must improve as over half of examinees are rejected for mental or physical reasons. He cites higher Negro and Southeast rejection rates and white men failing physicals, with 21.1 million employed women in 1960 census.
An interracial group at the University of Washington plans a campus demonstration before George Wallace's Tuesday address. Prof. Charles A. Valentine says the action group will press for federal voter rights protection and civil rights legislation. Wallace tours the West under the Political Union sponsorship.
New York AP reports cotton futures drifted with small gains and losses, closing 25 cents to 45 cents higher for the week and spot markets showing a slight improvement. Trade awaited more on legislation, with short covering as a minor support and scattered selling. Government loan entries for the week ending Jan 3 were modest due to holidays, but daily rates were the strongest since November, with total pledges seen near 7.5 million bales.
Tennessee Governor Clement will address Huntsville Rotary Club on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway’s economic merits. Sen. Sparkman will introduce him. a briefing at Marshall Space Flight Center precedes the noon talk on January 21 for about 200 guests.
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