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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1963
Page
2
Sunday forecast shows sunset at 6 59 p m and sunrise at 4 50 a m. Moonset is 7 52 p m with First Quarter on July 28. One more lunar eclipse occurs this year a total lunar eclipse on December 30. In 1964 there are four partial solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses.
Decatur and vicinity report Tennessee River height at 21.50 feet, up 0.09 feet in 12 hours, sea level at 555.90 feet. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm humid conditions with scattered afternoon and evening showers, west winds 3 to 12 mph. Sunday outlook remains partly cloudy warm with scattered thundershowers.
Sherry T. Pierce died Friday afternoon after several weeks illness. He was active in the lumber business and a New Salem Baptist Church member. Services set for Sunday at 2 30 p m at Ryan Baptist Church with burial in adjoining cemetery. Goebel Funeral Home of Arab in charge. Survivors include his wife Cla.
The note reports a death rate per thousand people per year in Ev gah areas. It presents a statistical figure without identifying individuals or events and lacks further contextual details.
A White House panel with labor secretary Wirtz met with President Kennedy to study the week’s findings and decide on next steps. The dispute centers on work rules feared to cause safety and efficiency losses, with a potential strike looming on July 29 if no agreement is reached.
A hospital admissions roster lists individuals by name and address including Susan Edna Phil lips at 4th Ave NW and James Robert Letson at 11th Ct SE. Other entries include William Mayo Hart Somerville and Miss Julia Jane Walker at Stratford Road SE with multiple street addresses and a Master Rickey Glen Waldrop at Moulton.
Partial OCR reads names and addresses including Mureen McAnally Somer Dismissals R A Sparkman 917 7th Ave E T C Almon 2201 Woodland St SE J D Bates Hartselle Mrs Martyn Alford 1408 16th Ave SE Miss Rachel Gail Watkins Somerville with unclear context and scattered punctuation
The project features attractive masonry panels and a raised vaulted entrance roof with extensive glass to convey progress. It will provide 6,272 square feet of interior space on a 25,000 square foot lot and include side and rear parking and a raised platform for daylight on the ground floor.
Las Vegas leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People say Negroes face exclusion from better hotel jobs and announce they will demonstrate if more African Americans are not hired as waiters waitresses bartenders and bellmen in the hotels.
Montgomery police commissioner Sgt H D Alford and former Chief G J Ruppenthal asked the U S 5th Circuit for a full nine judge rehearing of a ruling in favor of Dr Richard Nesmith and his wife and students who were arrested in 1960 during a tour of the South with sociology students. Nesmith formerly taught at MacMurray College in Jacksonville Illinois and later taught in the Kansas City area. The sequence began with a city court conviction for disorderly conduct, then circuit court reversal for the wife and students, and an Alabama Court of Appeals finding Nesmith innocent.
The board of registrars shifts its August session to August 1 at the courthouse because August 5 falls within 10 days of the August 13 state amendments vote. A second August meeting is moved from August 19 to August 21 as the law prohibits registrations within 10 days of an election.
Nesmith and his wife sued police officials for false arrest seeking 100000 dollars. The federal district court denied damages but the appeals court reversed in a three judge ruling. The officials seek review by the full nine judge appellate panel.
At 4:35 A.M. enemy forces opened fire, with defenses holding into a day of ongoing conflict until nightfall. The attack prompted defensive measures and alerts across key locations as authorities assess damage and casualties.
An Athens man identified as Rupp, 45, was found dead Friday at 12 20 p m after allegedly slashing both arms with a knife. The coroner said he appeared to be attempting to leave water when he slipped back into a creek on his farm. Services set for Sunday at Mt Zion Baptist Church with interment at German Cemetery. Survivors include his mother Lizzie Rupp and brother Malcolm Rupp.
Khrushchev asserts de Stalinization and party welfare while condemning Chinese anti Soviet propaganda. He warns against recalling past killings and stresses citizens support for current policy amid stalled Moscow Peking talks and Western nuclear negotiations.
The article notes that highway travel for the average American increases at about 100 miles per year. It highlights a growing trend in driving as a regular mobility choice and implies expanding travel patterns.
Scientists pursue both ground and air based observations as the sun undergoes a total eclipse. Astronauts and researchers aboard jets and planes will capture the corona and solar radiation while ground teams measure starlight bending and ionospheric changes. Agencies include NASA NOAA and multiple universities with trials from Canada to Maine.
State troopers tied three rural traffic incidents to property damage only. Ruthie Anders 43 of Hartselle collided with Horace Love 30 of Huntsville near Hart at 6 40 p m for 900 dollars in damage. Morris Latham 23 of Horton hit Daniel Cooley 22 of Anniston near Florette at 4 40 p m for 600 dollars. Jerry Skull 29 of Gardendale lost control on U S 31 near Falkville at 11 55 a m and hit a road sign for 250 dollars in damage.
A city official notes no breast of any department has raised pay concerns, only a complaint about raising and lowering the flag at City Hall. The Commission can act none on the Fire Department while legislation is pending, and hopes for a dignified resolution that preserves the department’s efficiency.
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