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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1963
Page
10
Readers debate city salaries and hours for firemen and police, questioning funding, staffing, and efficiency. A second letter criticizes a Montgomery editorial on politics, journalism tricks, and the Kennedy era, urging caution about supporting Republican action amid national issues.
Federal judge postponed pretrial hearings in Alabama football coach Paul Bryant libel suit against the Saturday Evening Post. Hearings moved to August 13 with no reason given. The Post had alleged Bryant and Wallace Butts conspired to fix last year’s game. Bryant and Butts denied the charges and sued Curtis Publishing Co. A separate hearing is set in Atlanta on the Butts suit. Trial likely not before next March.
The text outlines House rules action on the cotton bill and the ARA package while noting Senate approval and a defeat in the House. It cites economic stakes for U S cotton, subsidy effects, and textile industry concerns. It also includes a reader letter advocating conservative candidates and Barry Goldwater, plus remarks from Rep. Poage and other lawmakers on tax cuts and grain exports.
Dowell McFarland a 30 year old Birmingham city street department worker was killed when a dirt wall collapsed trapping him in a 16 foot ditch during sewer line work. Rescue teams battled to reach him as earth and debris shifted.
Legislation in Morgan County proposes to extend Trinity Town boundaries into additional lands near the Decatur Moulton Highway and Section 30. The bill details include tracts in the SE percent of the NW percent and related parcels, with specific measure points and lines to be included.
The notice outlines want ad deadlines for multiple publication days. Tuesday Wadpraney indicates a weekly slot with a Thursday and Friday cutoff at 4 30 P M. Preceding Day of Publication applies. Saturday ads are due by 9 A M on Friday. Sunday and Monday issues require 12 Noon Saturday submissions.
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