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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1960
Page
5
Morgan County schools face an education crisis as a University of Alabama survey highlights consolidation as a needed long-range goal. Despite hesitation from the Board of Education, area districts show operation-costs and adequacy concerns, while communities value schools as the center of pride and stability.
A survey recommends consolidation to raise academic quality and athletic programs. It states six or more member schools should enroll 200 pupils or more at junior high level to serve girls and boys effectively.
A bill from Rep. Doc Martin and Rep. Charles Ramey would move party primary elections for electors to September to reveal presidential nominees before electors are chosen. An alternative favored by some is post-convention nomination by the Democratic Executive Committee.
Read about the ancient origins of writing and the development toward an alphabet. Winners named Albert Yen of Los Angeles and various riddles invite readers to submit questions and clues for prizes.
Decatur Daily notes staffer Charles Cates who writes Cates' Comments is on vacation with his column returning June 5.
Manila area flooded by a monsoon that followed tropical storm Lucille, killing scores and leaving thousands homeless. Damage estimates are not yet available but expected to be substantial and widespread across crowded tenements.
The Alabama GOP convention heard Thruston Morton named as a potential running mate for a Nixon ticket. Morton was the keynote speaker as Claude Vardaman, Alabama Republican chair, floated Morton alongside Nixon. Virginia Republican chair Lee Potter commented on Vardaman’s remarks.
Joseph Pulitzer, newspaper publisher, left Hungary at seventeen to seek a future in America and later established the Pulitzer Prizes. He built a lasting legacy in journalism and education.
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