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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
3
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AP Television writer notes networks spent about 800 million dollars on evening programs this season including production and time. At season's end the era is labeled unexciting despite Emmy awards signaling a quiet year for television.
The Mercury diary of Astronaut L Gordon Cooper Jr is released detailing 22 days in orbit on the last U S manned Mercury mission. Cooper describes viewing the haze layer stars Atlas Mountains Africa and the Moon from orbit while noting dehydration food handling and the odd sensation of objects remaining floating in the cabin.
Atlanta opening day saw desegregation at 12 city pools with one minor incident behind a pavilion. Police reported a brief fight between a white youth and a Black youth at Maddox Park. two arrests followed.
Honolulu AP report notes U S mayors backing Kennedy civil rights program with 28 proposals and a new sixth point on equal responsibility. Critics highlight The Kremlin as TV best hour, praise The Defenders and The Dick Van Dyke Show while noting sameness in variety shows and aging Ed Sullivan.
The notice states a feeder pig sale date of June 24. It estimates workers will complete the feeder pig sale building in about ten days on U S 31 near the National Guard shed.
Press references Cleopatra as a gaudy spectacle that falls flat despite Elizabeth Taylor’s beauty. Archer Winston of the New York Post calls the film overlong and unprofitable, noting weak dialogue and shortcomings in the overall impact.
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