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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1963
Page
1
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrived in East Berlin and said Kennedy’s West Berlin visit aimed to sow German enmity. He expressed agreement with the assessment, signaling heightened Cold War tensions during the summit.
Local notices cover a square dance club meeting at the American Legion Home and Brownie scouts touring Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge with a picnic. Other items mention a Dutch breakfast with Dr Art Crawford, a children story hour, a vehicle theft report, an early market, and a major Khrushchev visit to West Berlin tied to Ulbricht’s birthday with Gomulka and Novotny arriving.
Dr. F explains tension as a natural force that can empower action or cause harm. By casting all tensions on God, believers entrust their life to the Master who tunes it into harmony rather than discord.
A National Labor Relations Board examiner urged ordering the Journeyman Stonecutters Association of North America to stop threats and coercion against Alabama Limestone Co nonstriking workers. The case stems from Floyd A. Mansell Jr. accusing Howard I. Henson and Paul Malone of assault and brandishing a shotgun near Russellville and Rockwood on January 20 and 21.
In Moses Lake Washington a crow perched on a wire started a grass fire that scorched fifty acres after contact with a transformer. Firefighters battled the blaze and kept it from spreading. Investigators found the crow had cooked itself on the overheated line.
President Kennedy, addressing Ireland's Dail, urged small nations to emulate Ireland in supporting the United Nations as the surest path to peace. He said great powers cannot alone guarantee peace and praised Ireland's independence and its ties with Britain. He received honors in Cork and Dublin before heading to Galway, Limerick, and Shannon.
In Montgomery AP a filibuster wore itself out before dawn as the State Senate passed two emergency funds bills to aid police during racial unrest in Alabama. The Senate approved a $1 annual driver license fee increase, sent to Gov. George Wallace for signature after House concurred in two amendments. A companion measure providing $250000 for Highway Patrol deficit relief during the Birmingham, Gadsden, and University of Alabama crises also passed. Both chambers adjourned for the July 4 recess, with questions about paying members during the break.
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth denied that the Pentagon chose a costlier inferior TFX design. He testified the General Dynamics version outperforms Boeing on speed, duration aloft, maneuverability, and compact size, while Boeing trails in maneuverability and weight.
The Tennessee Valley Authority and the Justice Department said they reached settlements with two more defendants in civil damage suits tied to the Philadelphia electrical price fixing conspiracy prosecutions. Fire raged through a 21 story building in Rio de Janeiro with at least seven dead and 20 firefighters injured. Floods in Athens Georgia drowned eight people as the Oconee River swelled and a car went over a bank. In Cork a dramatic Irish handshake toppled President Kennedy in his car. In Plainfield New Jersey the Board of Education adopted a plan to address race imbalance in one elementary school following the state education commissioner’s order.
Lynda Byrd Johnson, 19, became engaged to Bernard Rosenbach, 22, a Navy ensign on leave from the destroyer Jonas Ingram at Mayport Florida. The engagement surfaced at a college party hosted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife. Rosenbach hails from Comfort Texas near the Johnson ranch. No wedding date has been set.
Robinsons on Second Avenue advertises a Frigidaire washer and dryer as a best buy. It highlights a compact home appliance offer with emphasis on value and location.
Gov. George Wallace says he will take a forceful stand against federal moves to desegregate Alabama high schools if ordered. He notes no current court order to admit Negro students and vows action in keeping with the state’s dignity as he travels to Mobile for the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention.
New York stocks rise in slow trading with mixed bond action. Wheat weather in Chicago. Corn falls on profit taking. Oats and soybeans mixed or higher amid drought relief. Hogs near steady with top at 18.75. Slaughter steers steady to 25 cents higher, top 24.25. Mixed, improved.
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