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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1963

Page

4

Wynn Joins Immortals with 300th Win for Cleveland

Early Wynn at 43 became a 300-game winner with Cleveland after eight attempts. The era’s few peers include Warren Spahn and Lefty Grove, with Grove achieving his 300th in 1941 and joining legends Alexander and Johnson among the earliest to reach the milestone.

Early Wynn Cleveland Warren Spahn Milwaukee Lefty Grove Boston Red Sox Grove Grover Cleveland Alexander Walter Johnson

There Is Another Side On Legislator Pay For Holiday

Alabama newspapers criticise lawmakers for Fourth of July recess pay while a former legislator says his view has changed. He notes near constant sessions since the Wallace era, with officials sacrificing money and time in Montgomery.

Alabama Wallace Montgomery

Smoking Glass and Eclipse Warnings from Old Timers

The piece recalls older times and warns about viewing a solar eclipse with unsafe methods. It promotes indirect viewing via television or a sun projector made from two cardboard sheets. A simple pinhole projector helps focus the image on the second card while avoiding direct sun exposure.

Charlie Brown

A Chore With A Purpose In Tri Cities Industry Column

The Florence Times editor Louis Eckl writes daily on Tri Cities industry in Florence Sheffield Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals. He aims to illuminate local prosperity and spur growth by highlighting existing blessings and potential developments.

Tri-Cities Louis Eckl Florence Eckl Sheffield Tuscumbia Muscle Shoals

U S Vietnam Policy Undermined By Internal Critics

The article argues that U S policy in South Vietnam is imperiled by domestic liberal critics who seek to undermine Ngo Dinh Diem's regime. It warns of wider consequences if the pilot plan to aid anti Communist regimes fails in Vietnam.

William $. White Washington South Vietnam United States Southeast Asia Free World Korea Orient Kennedy Vietnam South Ngo Dinh Diem Mouch Stalin Russia Hitler United Feature

Will as Power Driver to Action and Duty

The piece argues willpower shapes life from education to farming and fame. It cites a stage insight about imagining Broadway in every performance to spur effort, then critiques South Vietnam coverage and defends Ngo Dinh Diem against moral censorship. Copyright 1963 United Features.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

AEC changes on nuclear fallout danger raise alarm

Washington column argues that public risk from atmospheric fallout grows as testing rises from 20 to 217 megatons, challenging AEC and Federal Radiation Council. Harriman and Russian delegates face a public unsure of hearing on private ownership of fissionable materials amid hurried July 29 hearings.

Drew Pearson Washington Averell Harriman Moscow United States Russia Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Nixon AEC Federal Radiation Council Paul Tompkins Tompkins Bob Bartlett Alaska Atomic Energy Commission Congress Joint Atomic Energy Committee of Congress Johui Painte Kh. I Chet Holifield California Kennedy Bell - McClure Syndicate

Costs Of Honeymoons In The Sixties Guide

Sylvia Porter surveys typical honeymoon costs in 1963. Average domestic trips run about 447 dollars, Caribbean trips around 600, Bermuda about 675, Puerto Rico or Virgin Islands about 600, Niagara Falls 350 to 400, and Bermuda/Nassau cruises 550 to 600. European travel requires 2–3 weeks and can top 1,000 dollars for transport between Majorca, London, and Paris.

Sylvia Porter Caribbean Bermuda Miami Beach Niagara Falls Majorca Paris American Express Co Caribbean Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Nassau Europe London American Express New York New Orleans San Francisco Western Hemisphere the Hall Syndicate, Inc

Police color cars to cut accidents in Tulsa proposal

Warren C. Gott a Tulsa psychologist proposes painting all government official cars like police cruisers and adding red lights to use the power of suggestion to reduce violations no official authority granted.

Tulsa Okla Warren C. Gott America

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