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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1964
Page
5
Mrs. Noel Callahan urged Decatur improvements noting abandoned autos and overgrown lots spoil streets while praising Pet Dairy Products Co. and Coca-Cola Bottling Co. for neat appearances. Rochester riots show early unrest over police brutality and school issues, with court cases and enrollment politics shaping the clash.
Three teachers who spent 72 hours in jail with their students returned for their graduation exercises. The ceremony was held at Jefferson County Jail where 17 prisoners received certificates for completing courses in adult education.
Police said a little boy ran from behind a parked car into the street and Mrs. Borden tried to catch him. They were both hit by a car that had slowed to nearly a stop before the impact. Both were treated and released from Decatur General Hospital.
New textbooks arrive for Limestone and Lawrence counties as summer term nears. About one third of 17 873 Limestone County books for grades 1 4 have arrived with state aid for early grades. Athens schools set Aug 28 start, with a new Julian Newman Elementary opening in fall. In Hartselle a state project doubles water flow by installing drainage tile behind the Ice and Coal Co. A flood last year caused over two million dollars in damage.
Rector Herman Nelson notes the time for bid openings. Forty Beaufort houses from the 18th century are marked with red white blue and gold plaques for visitors to view.
Mrs. Dorothy Barnes of Atlanta sued the zoo owners after a buffalo charged a fence, bent it, and knocked her down injuring her. The suit, filed in Lexington, was settled out of court.
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