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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1961
Page
6
A stalled effort to push the Kennedy era school bill faced a setback in the House as Speaker Sam Rayburn and the Rules Committee paused action on Tuesday. The procedural delay halted progress for the school funding measure amid ongoing partisan maneuvering.
Decatur Daily profile outlines Judge Newton B. Powell Sherman B. Powell and Miles T. Powell, three brothers who serve as judge, solicitor and defense attorney in Morgan County. It traces their family law tradition, separate offices, and crowded courtroom dynamic while noting future addition J N Powell joins after finishing Alabama law.
House divisions over public school aid persist as Catholics push for parochial school aid and foes oppose teacher salary provisions. A White House meeting with Democrats shifted momentum toward moving the public school bill first after Rules Committee gains. Powell of New York notes a hopeful change in atmosphere but floor fate remains uncertain.
The National Fire Protection Association estimates about 3000 children die yearly in U S fires. Nearly one third of these fatalities occur when a child is alone when the fire starts.
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