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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1963

Page

3

Shuman Seeks Free Market Shift in Kennedy Farm Policy

Farm policy stance advocates moving away from controls toward a free market. Shuman urged Congress to pass wheat and feed grain legislation enabling gradual government withdrawal. He predicted lower quality wheat acreages would shrink, keeping 1964 crop size near this year, with prices near current levels as price supports fall. News conference remarks followed rumors of Freeman’s replacement.

Shuman Freeman Kennedy Congress

Whisky seizure raid joins New Hope Church area probe

Sheriff Neal Fretwell and deputies Clarence Muston and Walter Waldrep with ABC Agent J C Higgins conducted a raid at 12 30 p m Tuesday on Courtland Mountain about a mile south of New Hope Church. The group plans further visits to the New Hope Community as part of the investigation.

Courtland Mountain New Hope Church Neal Fretwell New Hope Fretwell Clarence Muston Walter Waldrep ABC J. C. Higgins

GOP Leader Sees State Win in Alabama 1964 Candidacy

John Grenier, chairman of Alabama's Republican Executive Committee, predicts a full slate of eight GOP congressional candidates in 1964. He cites gains in Alabama and Goldwater support and says candidates will be chosen only after the legislative session ends to see if a redistricting bill passes. Julian E. Elgin accuses Grenier of backing away from a promised primary, warning it could cost the GOP the presidential vote.

Julian E. Elgin Montgomery Grenier Elgin Alabama

Post Office sorting speeds with manual and mechanical methods

An average of two letters per minute can be sorted by hand in the Post Office versus more than fifty letters per minute with a mechanical sorter, highlighting the efficiency gains of automation.

Inmate Corrects Reporter on Spelling of Number

A McAlester state prison inmate wrote to Tulsa World reporter Al Girdler saying he was mis spelling the inmate number. The note surfaced in Tulsa Oklahoma.

Tulsa, Okla al Girdler The Tulsa World McAlester

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