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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1963

Page

3

Court brakes on investigations into private groups says Supreme Court

AP analysis notes Supreme Court voided Theodore Gibson conviction, limiting legislative probes into private associations. Ruling says state committees may not pry into members of groups like the NAACP without a legitimate public interest, preserving free speech and private association rights while allowing future cases to test limits.

Supreme Court Theodore R. Gibson Gibson Miami National Association For the Advancement Communist Party NAACP Svein Beirichud Miami Naacp Arthur Goldberg Florida Goldberg Liga Wie General . Akak

Sell Alabama At Home Beard Says at Dance

AP report quotes C Leon Beard director of the State Planning and Industrial Board urging Alabama to focus on internal sales before seeking national buyers. He criticizes the current administration for a nation‑wide push and notes Gov. George Wallace aims to raise funds for ads.

At Dance C. Leonere Lanning Andndustrial Board Alabama Beard Montgomery Council of Editors George Wallace

First New York Brick Building Erected in 1633

The first brick building in New York was built in 1633 as the residence of Wouter Van Twiller the fifth Dutch governor. Brick imported from Holland.

New York Wouter van Twiller Holland

Area Men in Service News Briefs From Across Bases

AMARILLO AFB Texas A3c William R Grant Baileyton is reassigned to Tyndall AFB Florida after auto pilot repair training. QUONSET POINT Rhode Island Seaman Apprentice Thomas W McCutchen son of Mrs Gladys C McCutchen Decatur is named Sailor of the Month with duty in Air Anti Submarine Squadron 32. SCHOFIELD BARRACKS Hawaii Army Sgt Barney W Easterwood 46 of Cullman Alabama participates in Exercise Lava Ridge IV with the 25th Infantry Division undergoing live fire training on Hawaii.

Amarillo Afb Tex William R. Grant Baileyton Tyndall Afb Fla United States Air Force Grant Henry L. Grant Baileyton 1 Eva High School Quonset Point R.I Thomas W. McCutchen USN Gladys C. McCutchen Jackson St. SE Decatur Naval Air Station Here McCutchen Wayne State University Detroit Schofield Barracks Hawaii AHTNC Army Barnie’ W. Easterwood Marie Cullman 4 25Th Infantry Division Hawaiian Islands Oahu Easterwood John N. Easterwood Cullman 1 2D Battle Group 35Th Infantry Fort Benning Augsburg Germany

Alabama GI Bill Enables Free Tuition for Veterans Families

Alabama continues the Alabama GI Bill offering free tuition and instructional fees to eligible children of veterans and deceased or disabled service members. Eligible graduates include World War I II or Korean War veterans and children of living veterans with service-connected disability 40 percent or more. Residents must have Alabama residency for at least one year before service. For details contact J. D. Bright in Morgan County Courthouse.

Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Walter C. Head, Jr Alabama J. D. Bright Veterans Services Officer Morgan County

Automotive registrations rise toward 1980 estimates

The Department of Commerce projects U.S. automobile registrations reaching 100 million to 124 million by 1980. In 1960 registrations were about 74 million, indicating substantial growth over two decades.

Department of Commerce

Guntersville voters approve city government change

Voters in Guntersville Alabama adopted a plan to switch from a city commission to a mayor council form by a 187 vote margin. Unofficial totals show 845 for and 658 against with the date of effect unresolved as the attorney general says fall 1964. Citizens for Progress plans a possible court challenge to set a date.

Guntersville Ala Citizens For Progress

Tax-exempt Foundations and Charitable Trusts in US Surpass 45000

The article notes that there are more than 45,000 tax-exempt foundations and charitable trusts operating across the United States, underscoring the scale of organized philanthropy in the country.

United States

Deaths From Heater Blast Claim Two Montgomery Children

A heater explosion outside Montgomery destroys a duplex apartment and kills two small children. Rebecca McCord, 3, and Mandie Kay McCord, 1, identified by Acting Chief Mallory. Firefighters faced water shortages as they refilled booster tanks a mile away. The mother Willie Edna McCord had left the children with an aunt to pay bills.

Montgomery W. T. Mallory Rebecca McCord Mandie Kay Willie Edna McCord

Tanker Mount Vernon Victory Departs Mobile Port with Oil Cargo

The tanker Mount Vernon Victory sailed from the Port of Mobile carrying about 330,000 barrels of crude oil valued at roughly $1 million. The vessel headed for Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to serve Sun Oil Co. as the cargo mission launches.

Mobile Mount Vernon Victory Marcus Hook, Pa Sun Oil Co

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