Secrecy on Cuban troop pullout as deadline nears
AP reports tight secrecy from Washington as Moscow promises to withdraw several thousand troops from Cuba. The Adm Nasimov carried up to 2000 troops with no confirmed passenger list. Officials say counts are uncertain and full withdrawal may take days. Keating questions removal of combat forces.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
Moscow
Sev
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Executive Branch
Washington
Adm
Nasimov
Havana
White House
Pentagon
State Department
Lincoln White
Department
United States
Cuba
U.S
New York
Sen
Kenneath B. Keating R
Free Enterprise Responsibility Urged As Key To Freedom
A guest editorial argues free enterprise entails risk and responsibility. It warns against overreliance on government security, calls for eliminating business abuses, and stresses efficiency and economic literacy to preserve freedom. The piece urges Kiwanis members to embrace responsibility in 1963.
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Kiwanis
Ofchemei
Stolen Ring Report and World Understanding Week Talk
Bunyan Roan reports his men's diamond ring stolen from coveralls at Wolverin Tube Co around 11 p.m. Feb 22 1963. E V Burnthall Chemstrand Co will address the Rotary Club on world understanding and language barriers at Lyons Hotel. Also noted are Poison Prevention Week and National Wildlife Week for the week of March 17 23.
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Bunyan Roan
East Pike
Hartselle
Wolverin
E. V
Ted) Burnthall
Chemstrand Co
Rotary Club
Lyons Hotel
Kennedy drafts change shifts fathers to noncombat class
President Kennedy issued an executive order moving most draft eligible fathers from class 1A to class 3A, effectively shielding millions from the draft. Doctors dentists and veterinarians remain 1A if physically qualified. The move aims to meet monthly quotas without drafting fathers during Kennedy’s Palm Beach weekend prior to Costa Rica meetings.
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Pierre Salinger
White House
Kennedy
Salinger
Selective Service Board
Washington
Costa Rica
Andrews Air Force Base
Palm Beach
Robert F. Kennedy
Pees. Jr
David
West Palm Beach
Highway 24 Route Altered in Decatur Announcement
Mayor Gilmer Blackburn announced that the State Highway Department approved rerouting Alabama Highway 24 to ease traffic on Moulton Street and the nearby business district. The new path starts at U.S. 31 and Gordon Drive and proceeds via Gordon Drive, 2nd Street, Memorial Drive to Moulton Street. The change will take effect once current signage is updated.
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Gilmer Blackburn
Decatur
State Highway Department
Moulton St
Blackburn
U.S. 31
Gordon Drive
2Nd St
Memorial Dr
Memorial
Bolivian Airliner Crashes Near Chile Border
In Santiago Chile AP reports a four engine Bolivian airliner with 41 aboard apparently crashed in a sparsely settled border area. Police say the passenger list includes American Leon Bernstein among 36 passengers. Twelve countries are represented.
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Santiago
Chile
Chile-Bolivia
Leon Bernstein
Rigged football game charges rock college sports era
The Saturday Evening Post alleges former Georgia Athletic Director Wally Butts and Alabama coach Paul Bryant fixed a game last fall. Both deny the charges, with Bryant and Butts asserting the claims are false while disputes over Georgia’s plays and defensive patterns surface.
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Birmingham
Saturday Evening Post
University of Georgia
Wally Butts
Alabama
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Butts
Bryant
University of Alabama
the Post
Georgia
Post
Atlanta
Maryland
Kentucky
Texas A&m
Frank Graham, Jr
George Burnett
Burnett
Johnny Griffith
Griffith
Associated
Education session in Montgomery to seek school funding rise
At noon Tuesday in Montgomery the Legislature will convene a special session on education called by Gov. George Wallace. Observers say education leaders will seek and win tax increases to bring millions of dollars annually for schools. The Daily begins a three part series on educational expenditures and Alabama's economic growth starting Sunday.
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Montgomery
George Wallace
The
Alabama
TVA Dams Saved Chattanooga From Severe Flood Losses
TVA officials estimate this week's Tennessee River flood would have caused 100 million dollars in damage to Chattanooga without dam regulation. Dams also averted damage to Oak Ridge uranium plant and Redstone Arsenal. River crest reached Keller Bridge near 7 am with forecasts of falling.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
TVA
Oak Ridge
Redstone
Huntsville
Keller Bridge
Whitesburg Bridge
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Lock
Decatur State Docks
Ingalls
Keller
Tennessee
Redstone Arsenal
Clinch
Knoxville
Farmers Release Acreage Across Three Alabama Counties
An estimated 7,300 cotton acres were released by farmers in Morgan Limestone and Leflrence counties. Morgan County ASCS reports about 4,700 released and 6,500 more requested. Limestone ALCS notes roughly 1,600 released and over 4,000 requested. Officials to publish final figures today.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lefrence
R H. Fuller
Morgan County
ASCS
Limestone County
ALCS
Ecrma
Falkville Expands Town Limits Adding 200 Acres
Falkville becomes larger as the city limits extend about one mile north and south along U S 31. The annexation brings in 200 more acres and about 50 to 75 new residents, boosting population to ~850 and area to 700 acres. Police protection will cover the expanded area. other services unchanged. The measure, approved in Montgomery, now awaits Gov. George Wallace’s signature.
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Falkville
U. S. 31
State Senate
Montgomery
Specker
Albert Brewer
Decatur
George Wallace
Arthur Parker
Morgan County
Complete service for Frigidaire and all make appliances
Quickies column by Ken Reynolds notes a service ad for Frigidaire and other appliance brands. Mentions Robin son's as a contact point in a concise classified style.
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Robinson’s
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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