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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1963

Page

3

Vanderbilt Says Report Taken in Bear Bryant Case

Nashville Banner editor Fred Russell claimed Vanderbilt produced a scout report on Georgia before the September 3 game in Athens. He cited that Georgia officials gained access to Vanderbilt notes detailing plays and checks. Vanderbilt won 21 to 0, its only SEC victory that season.

Nashville Bear Bryant Wally Butts Nashville Banner Fred Russell Vanderbilt Ads Russell Commodore Bulldog Athens Georgia Art Guepe Guepe Commodore Griffith

City Probes Eight Wrecks

A rash of eight minor traffic accidents cluttered the city Tuesday with no injuries reported. Incidents occurred at Bank and Cain Streets, U S 31 and Cosbie Street, Grant Street and 8th Avenue SE, 6th Avenue SW and 2nd Street, First Avenue and Moulton Street SE, 5th Avenue and 6th Street, and near Crescent Motel on U S 3 S.

Bank and Cain Streets Price Wayman West Danville Curtis Eugene Sawyer U.S. 31 Cosbie St Norman Leon Guthery Falkville Billy Ronald Nelson Alford D. Williams Somerville Louise Johnson Allen Chenault Dr Grant St 8Th Ave James Dennis Howard, Jr Decatur Ford James Wallie Menchey Berry St Old Hickory Tenn 6Th Ave 2Nd St 1St Ave Moulton St Liddie Mae Reding Courtland Plymouth Lois S. McLaughlin 12Th St. SE Dodge Glynie Kidd Chandler Memorial Dr. NW W Moulton George McCrang Herman Karst U. S Crescent Motel Ernest C. Gilbert Mount Hope Studebaker Billy L. Newman

Atomic Crater Shown Public

NEVADA TEST SITE, Nev. Ten months after a 100 kiloton thermonuclear blast buried 625 feet deep, a crater 1,200 feet wide forms a vast hole. AEC officials explained the test sought peaceful uses for atomic power and noted the device’s power could cut excavation costs, though the report contains technical cautions.

Nevada Test Site Nev Atomic Energy Commission AEC

Neutrals Seek Birmingham Solution Amid Tense Debates

A bi racial committee in Birmingham seeks a plan to end racial tensions and desegregate downtown facilities while protests continue. Key figures include Burke Marshall and Joseph Dylan meeting with Negro leaders and white merchants. city officials deny official sanction. The commission fights a court case over a nine member council and new mayor, with May 16 set for the state Supreme Court hearing.

Chamber of Commerce Burke Marshall U.S Joseph Dylan State Supreme Court Argund Albert Boutwell City Commission

Charge Dropped and New Charge Added in Jasper

Athens Top Dollar Store officials dropped petit larceny charges against Mrs. Sara Murphy of Tanner. She was arrested April 20 on a store complaint by manager Sidney Shapiro who said she tried to take a shirt. Frank Murphy obtained a warrant alleging abusive language in her presence. Shapiro is released on a $300 bond.

Athens Jasper Sara Murphy Tanner

France to triple plastics output in six years

France, the world’s sixth largest plastics producer, plans to triple its output within six years. The move aims to expand manufacturing capacity and strengthen the country’s role in global plastics supply.

France

Years Mother is Proclaimed in New York

Mrs Olga Pearson Engdahl of Omaha Nebraska wins the Mother of the Year award defeating contestants from all fifty states. The 67 year old mother of seven praised by her husband and church group expresses gratitude and vows to live up to the title while her family holds diverse roles in business banking and telecommunications. Italy will admit 600 metric tons of cottonseed for sowing duty free before the end of the year.

New York Olga Pearson Engdahl Omaha Neb American Mothers Committee Inc Engdahl John 8. Engdahli Nebraska Engdahl Top and Body Co Omaha National Bank Northwestern Bell Telephone C Scottsbluff Trinity Lutheran Church Women’s Auxiliary Italy

U S Leads In Exports Of Food Cotton And Tobacco

The report highlights that the United States dominates global trade in key agricultural exports including food products, cotton fibers, and tobacco. It notes strong domestic production supports high export volumes and outlines regions where shipments are most active.

U.S

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