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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1965

Page

7

Tell Me Why Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia Winner

A school contest announces Don Rydbeck of Schenectady New York as winner of the Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia prize. The page then offers casual notes on birthmarks or moles called nevus their causes removal advice and medical cautions. Includes light joke dialogue about water electricity and a pennies puzzle.

Don Rydbeck Schenectady N. Y Martin Zemanek Lorain Ohio

Public Forum letters echo debate over state politics and race

Readers rail at Gov. Wallace and federal voting changes while others praise local leaders. Letters quote distrust of Richards Flowers and Winton Blount, defend Dr. King, and urge equal education and opportunity amid Alabama political strife in 1965.

Washington Decatur Morgan County Gov. Wallace Alabama Winton Blount Richmond Flowers Flowers Blount Wallace King America Lakeside High School Public Forum Martin Luther King

Unclear Fragments on Jobs and Freedom in the United States

Fragmentary text references about men being free and domestic tranquility. Mentions Willie James Birdsong and an estimate that about 3.7 million people will reach job seeking age in the United States this year. The passage lacks coherent context or complete details.

America United States Willie James Birdsong U.S

Volz Seeks Louisville Mayor Nomination

Martin Volz dean of the University of Louisville Law School joined the Democratic bid for mayor. The newcomer needed only to ask his students the location of Democratic Party headquarters.

Ivory Tower Louisville Martin Volz University of Louisville Law School Volz

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