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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1962

Page

8

Spring Fever Grips Regional Campuses With Student Action

Springtime on regional campuses brings exams and romances, with students turning energy into high profile efforts. At University of Florida Gainesville fraternity skates to Tallahassee to petition for faculty merit raises, UT carnival funds scholarships, and Miami students seek a $300,000 professorship endowment for international affairs.

Gainesville Florida Delta Sigma Phi Tallahassee University of Florida Floriday University of Texas University of Texas In Austin University of Miami Coral Gables

Aerospace Institute Meeting Opens Today

About 175 members of the Institute on Aerospace Sciences are expected to meet in Huntsville for two days of briefings and tours. They will hear about developments in orbital rendezvous techniques and propulsion of rockets using nuclear, electrical, and chemical methods.

Huntsville Ala Institute On Aerospace Sciences

Waterman Ruling Clears Hurdle in $3.38 Million Tax Award

MOBILE AP A $3,381,000 judgment against the federal government in favor of Waterman Steamship Co. of Mobile faces one more hurdle before final. A partial ruling by US District Judge Daniel H. Thomas upholds the award, covering contested federal income tax and interest for 1947 to 1950. If final, the government has 60 days to appeal.

Mobile Waterman Steamship Cor. of Daniel H. Thomas Waterman Thomas

Legal notice of foreclosure sale in Morgan County Alabama

State of Alabama Morgan County will sell at public outcry on June 14, 1962 the half acre tract in Section 5 Township 6 South Range 1 East with improvements including a frame house built by Modern Homes Construction Company. The sale is by mortgage power of sale to secure a note of $3862.32 to Modern Homes Construction Company of Florida. Proceeds pay costs, taxes, and encumbrances, then note in full. any balance to Nunley spouses. May 7, 1962 Modern Homes Construction Company Merlin H. Holland Agent. May 10-17-24.

Township 6 Warrenton- Lane Road Morgan County Alabama Modern Homes Construction Company Public Records Abraham V. Nunley Jo Ann D. Nunley Florida Florida Corporation Valdosta Georgia Merlin H. Holland Company

Gum rule bars free gum to calm boys in Colorado

AP reports a ruling by the Colorado State Board of Barber Examiners that free gum given to small boys to sit still is unsanitary and prohibited.

Denver Colorado State Board of Barber Examiners

Fire damages truck in Athens near Veterans grounds

Firefighters responded to a truck fire owned by Mc Lemore Plumbing and Electric Co. on West Market Street near the Veterans Fairgrounds in Athens. The blaze caused slight damage and its cause was undetermined.

Athens McLemore Plumbing and Electric Co Athens Fire Department W. Market St Veterans’ Fairgrounds

Reprieve Granted for Man Scheduled to Die in 1959 Slaying

Governor John Patterson announced a reprieve for Wilmon Gosa of Tuscaloosa, whose execution for the January 27 1959 stabbing of his daughter Sheila had been set for June 1. The date was postponed to June 29.

Epson Downs Derby History Marks 1780 Birth

Epson Downs rose to prominence as the Derby was established in 1780, shaping its enduring status in British racing lore. The event drew early aristocratic patrons and set the stage for the venue to become a premier fixture in the sport.

Epson Downs

Naked Shorts Stir Social Debate at Highland Park Junior College

In Highland Park Michigan 400 of 1000 day students wore Bermuda shorts in defiance of a new rule making bare legs a symbol of student protest. Freshman Jake Feminneo and student Terry Roach described the display as a stand against regulations and as a sign of courage while reports said shorts wearers would be barred from class.

Highland Park Mich Highland Park Junior College Highland Park High School Detroit Jake Femin Neo Terry Roach Roach

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