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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1968
Page
3
In Birmingham 24 finalists for Miss Alabama will be contacted by telephone today as the final judging phase begins. The Miss Alabama Pageant will crown the winner Saturday at Municipal Auditorium after a week of talent, interviews, and modeling. Des Moines history appears as a separate note in the text.
Decatur police investigate three break ins over the weekend. Rose Jewelry Co. on 2nd Ave reported an undetermined amount of jewelry missing after a front window was broken. Diamond Jewelry Co. in Gateway Shopping Center was burglarized but nothing confirmed missing as an alarm interrupted the theft. Bank St. Furniture Co. saw three teenagers flee after pry bar entry. a plywood access point was used.
Athens College prepares to post bid dates for an 8 million expansion that includes a 1 million library and a 15 room nursing building. The project may use the athletic field area for new facilities and 15 additional classrooms with a women’s dormitory planned.
University presidents across the United States back a national drive to increase federal support for colleges and universities. A 30 page position paper endorses the plan, calling for long range funding goals and urging candidates to address higher education needs. Estimates for annual funding increases from all sources reach up to 8 billion dollars by 1975.
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