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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1963
Page
4
The University of Tennessee plans a $26 million expansion over two years while the University of the South Sewanee reports $2.5 million raised toward a $10 million capital campaign.
A legislative committee plans to report on bringing the battleship Alabama back to Mobile Bay. The plan envisions a memorial museum convention site and tourist draw, with an estimated cost of about one million dollars. Supporters say the project serves historic value and statewide benefits.
John Edmund Haggai headlines a city and area wide evangelistic program now in its third and final week. Thirteen Decatur churches collaborated to bring spirit lifting sermons, with citizens praising cooperative effort and renewed hope for the community.
Alabama Senator John Sparkman pledges to battle the civil rights measures on the Senate floor. He says he will challenge their legality and constitutional principles, warning that approval may be driven by emotion rather than law. He aims to prevent enactment to protect state and federal balance and private property rights.
In a sober forecast, William S. White argues two certainties loom: federal power to end private segregation faces rejection in Congress and the Senate will block open ended mandates on private employers. He predicts moderates may salvage some voting rights and school integration, but only with softened proposals and bipartisan compromise.
ARLIE B DAVIDSON advises applying better judgment to live well. Emphasizing thoughtful action, humane treatment of others, and self improvement, the piece urges avoiding crowds without purpose, eating to live, and developing mind and spirit while staying calm about the future.
President Kennedy moves talks to Frankfurt with Ludwig Erhard as Adenauer nears departure. The piece contrasts two Germanys and future Berlin policy, notes Brandt’s stance, and flags potential unification hurdles amid U.S. and European debates. It also covers Manny Celler’s bid to seize control of immigration and the anti monopoly panel.
In Wetumpka Alabama on Monday night the body of 3 year old Kathleen Grover was recovered from Lake Jordan, closing the all day search for her sister Elizabeth 6 who drowned Sunday. The Grover family of T Sgt and Mrs Gerald Grover camped nearby with five other children.
Sylvia Porter argues California wage garnishment laws are too harsh, urging reform to balance debtor relief and creditor needs. She notes state disparities, cites New York and Illinois changes, and proposes modernization, counseling, Chapter XIII use, better credit education, and stricter retailer oversight.
An old bus carrying 11 Alabama delegates to the National Young Republican Convention in San Francisco broke down in Scottsdale. The 16 year old vehicle refused to be repaired locally, prompting a rescue by Dr. Richard Timmons who arranged alternative transport. The group must have the bus fixed by Saturday or face a long, wheel-less return journey.
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers told the Alabama Peace Officers Association that Washington is starting to respect state laws. He referenced Robert Kennedy’s Sunday speech urging Negro leaders to respect state laws and urged officers to prevent violence, saying it could happen elsewhere but not in Alabama.
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