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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1963

Page

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Stennis Stresses Cuban Military Buildup Probe

Sen. John Stennis said his Senate Preparedness subcommittee will probe what he calls a rapid buildup of Cuban military might. He aligned with critics who fear a renewed threat, despite President Kennedy stating no recent offensive buildup. The plan follows a briefing with Latin American Affairs leaders, with hearings not yet scheduled.

Washington John Stennis D-Miss Senate Preparedness United States Kennedy Cuba Stennis Senate Armed Services Committee Castro

Clemson College to Enroll Harvey Gantt Amid Integration Tension

Editorial notes Clemson College will enroll Harvey Gantt, the first Black student, in the School of Architecture as U.S. courts order admission despite South Carolina and college opposition. The Fourth Circuit reversal and Supreme Court actions aim to preserve order and avoid campus violence.

Harvey Gantt Charleston Clemson College South Carolina Simon Sobeloff U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Gantt Clemson Warren U.S. Supreme Court Clemon College Fourth Circuit U.S. District Wyche School of Architecture United States Supreme Court Palmetto University of Mississippi Oxford Independent U.S

Decatur Curb Market Opens With Fresh Meats and Produce

The Decatur Curb Market will operate today from 6 to 11 a.m. selling fresh pork and sausage crack ling souse smoked ham bacon fresh milk butter canned vegetables jellies. Fire department responded to a Friday 12 43 p.m. call at 115 8th Ave NW Jo2 Willeford house. no stove loss. See DIARY On Page 3.

Decatur Curb Fire Department 8Th Ave Willeford

Meredith Befriender Plans To Leave After Reprisals

Sheldon Stock, a 21-year-old Canadian student who befriended James Meredith at the University of Mississippi, says he will quit the Oxford campus after facing reprisals. He reports bottles hurled at his room and arson attempts, with lighter fluid set under his door. He plans to enroll at the University of Buffalo, New York.

Hamilton Ont Sheldon Stock James H. Meredith University of Mississippi Edward Stock Oxford Miss Stock

Wallace Seeks Federal Disaster Aid For All Alabama Counties

Gov George Wallace urged the federal government to grant disaster aid to all 67 Alabama counties after a severe freeze. Thirty seven counties already qualify for some help, with applications for Lamar and Shelby recent. He asked the Ag Department to waive county by county requests to simplify aid. Agriculture Commissioner A W Todd also asked for lower emergency feed qualifications.

Montgomery George Wallace Alabama Wallace Lamar Shelby Orville Freeman A. W. Todd Uncle Sam

Boeing Strike Halted by Federal Injunction in Seattle

A federal court injunction halted a planned strike against Boeing Co and Rohr Corp in Auburn for 10 days during a Taft-Hartley cooling‑off period. Judge Lindberg ordered both sides to appear Feb. 1 to justify permanence and address national safety concerns raised by President Kennedy.

Seattle Wash Boeing Co U.S. Dist William J. Lindberg Rohr Corp Auburn Boeing Kennedy Justice Department

Dockers Return To Work As Longshore Strike Ends

The AFL CIO International Longshoremen's Association ordered 60 000 dockers back to the piers at 8 a m Saturday ending a 34 day East and Gulf Coast strike. The stoppage halted 698 ships and drew President Kennedy’s intervention after a presidential settlement board was named.

Boeing International Association of Machinists Afl-Cio IAM Wichita Kan Cape Canaveral Fla New York Aflcio International Longshoremen’s Association Gulf Coast Atlantic Maine Texas ILA Kennedy James J. Reynolds Galveston William V. Bradley

ILA Says No Mobile Work In Port Dispute

The International Longshoremen's Association Mobile local president George Dixon says dock workers will not return to work in Mobile until the Mobile Steamship Association accepts a rain clause for study by the president's committee. The ILA represents over 2,000 dock workers in Mobile, with 112 hours of talks having occurred and the federal mediator calling the talks hopelessly deadlocked. Other Gulf and Atlantic ports may resume under the ILA strike committee order.

Mobile International Longshoremen’s Association George Dixon Mobile Steamship Association ILA John L. Andress Gulf and Atlantic

North Alabama Braces for Colder Weather After Warm Spell

A new cold wave threatens North Alabama with cloudy skies and scattered rain then sleet and freezing rain as temperatures drop from a high near 40. Huntsville ends an emergency over natural gas shortages affecting heating as Friday's milder weather returns. Mayor R B Searcy announced the relief and normal operations resumed.

North Alabama Huntsville Birmingham R. B. Searcy

Death Toll Rises as Relief Fails in Severe Cold

Frigid weather continues to grip the nation with at least 139 deaths since the cold began in the central region. The Mississippi and Ohio rivers face ice jams and restricted barge traffic while upstate New York towns endure heavy snows and deep drifts. Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan brace for more snow as a ColoradoWyoming band moves eastward and a hazardous driving warning is issued in Iowa.

Mississippi River Cairo Ill St. Louis Illinois River Starved Rock Ohio River Cincinnati New York Watertown N.Y Philadelphia Weather Bureau Colorado Wyoming Lower Michigan Iowa

Roy Payne on Pinan authorized Von v Highway

Roy Payne listed as authorizing Pinan or related action with reference to Highway case 31 $. 353-2122 noted as edge information.

Roy Payne

Truman Leaves Hospital After Hernia Surgery

Former President Harry S. Truman left Research Hospital in Kansas City on Friday afternoon after surgery for a hernia a week earlier. Reports said he had made fine progress and would have left earlier than expected.

Kansas. City Harry S. Truman Research Hospital

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