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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1964
Page
6
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP United States plans Saturn I two stage test flight Monday. If successful it will lift a 37700 pound satellite, far heavier than any Soviet payload, highlighting a booster lead in space race. The second stage with six hydrogen engines will ignite in flight for first time.
Four people died and a fifth was listed in critical condition after a four vehicle crash on a narrow bridge over the Tennessee River in Guntersville Alabama. Victims include Eva Gibson and Mary Beaufiat, with Newell B. Tucker and Earl Holder later dying. Local officials urged the state to replace the span with a wider bridge.
The AP report notes that most southern governors now have a base salary of 25000 annually, with several states boosting pay in recent years to attract leaders. It cites figures across Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, and notes additional mansion and expense benefits.
School sketches note end of semester tests with cheers for the football banquet and upcoming science fair. Dramatics Club performed Mama's Getting Married under Mrs. Cain. Farewell to math teacher Mr. Nelson who leaves for law school as seniors push into the new term.
Huntsville AP report covers the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama convention where resolutions on affiliating with the National Council of Churches are debated. Bishops C. C. J. Carpenter and George Murray support affiliation. critics say the council is dominated by leftists. Three churches were admitted, St. Lukes Mobile as a parish, St. Peters Jackson, and St. Stephens Huntsville.
Mobile AP reports nets for the first quarter of the fiscal year and quotes Director Houston H. Feaster saying the company posted strong earnings. Feaster said Wednesday the results reflect improved performance across divisions and higher revenue streams.
The Tanner High School senior class hosts a sockhop Friday at 7 p.m. in the gym and a spaghetti supper on February 8 in the lunchroom to raise money for the class trip to Washington. Admission 50 cents children 75 cents adults in advance, at door 1.00 for children and 1.25 for adults. The school science club also plans a sockhop on February 7 in the gym, with stag admission 35 cents and 50 cents per couple.
October to December net earnings reached 390 805 exceeding the 347 330 net for the 1961 62 year. Three month gross earnings totaled 1 842 252 versus 1 590 758 a year earlier. overtime pay is earned by fewer than one third of workers exceeding 40 hours weekly.
Lucy Baines Johnson 16 visits University of Wisconsin campus with Jack Olson 18 and friends. They tour the campus late at night, stop for pizza, and return to the hotel. Olson says they may extend the stay before heading to Rochester Minnesota.
A joint federal and state survey of Alabama timberlands finds softwood forests 28 percent larger than ten years ago. The report by State Forester J. M. Stauffer and U.S. Forest Service official Walter M. Zillgitt notes Alabama forests grow about 2 600 million board feet of softwood timber and nearly 700 million board feet of hardwood annually.
Athens and other Alabama towns list students with perfect fall quarter marks. Dr. James E. Bathurst announces fifteen with perfect records, plus second honor roll averages and part time honor roll names across Athens Decatur Hartselle Huntsville Plant City Meade and other locales.
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