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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1963
Page
8
A list of radio stations and their broadcast hours includes WMSL WHOS WAJF WJMW and WJOF. Notes indicate sunrise to sunset or extended hours, with emergency tuning guidance to 640 or 1240 kHz in case of enemy attack.
NBC presents Hollywood and the Stars an illustrated Bogart career montage praised as unique and powerful. Joseph Cotton narrates a reverent recap with clips, newsreel footage, and home movies offering nostalgia for older viewers.
Heloise cautions readers not to use unknown substances to treat rug stains and promotes her free booklet Heloise's Hints on Rug and Carpet Care. The guide, created with the National Institute of Rug Cleaning, covers stain types, storage, and moth and beetle prevention.
Washington Kennedy administration leaders abandoned efforts to speed Senate Finance Committee action on the 11 billion tax reduction bill. With Byrd controlling scheduling, party strategists doubted they could secure a majority to strip him of power. If civil rights action proceeds, tax passage could slip to next year.
Simple but delectable serving of pineapple with a vanilla ice cream sauce. The recipe uses a pineapple, sugar, water and vanilla heated to a boil then poured over pineapple pieces to chill.
The Rt. Rev. C. C. J. Carpenter, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, was appointed chairman of a quasi official race relations committee under the Biracial Community Affairs Committee. The appointment was announced by general chairman Frank Newton.
Alabama congressman Rep. Huddleston pressed for details on how Sen. Morse obtained Veterans Administration medical information about Governor George Wallace. He cited a Gleason letter denying a VA records request and asked who released the Wallace psychoneurosis rating and who in the VA was responsible.
Regular departments and Schlatter shows are on the agenda while the major draw remains the horsehide sphere. NBC kicks off exclusive World Series coverage at 12 30 p m EDT with a pregame short before the game. Apollo Journey to the Moon airs as NBC News department special tonight EDT.
Auburn University president Ralph B. Draughon testified that there is a need for research in all phases of water resources and for trained personnel to plan and execute programs.
Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett visits Princeton University to speak at the Whig Cliosophic Society amid an anti Barnett rally and NAACP picketing. University President Goheen calls the invitation untimely and ill considered. Mayor Patterson urges residents to ignore the visit. Michael Pane IV leads the society push. The note on coffee consumption is unrelated.
Prepared for a House hearing on a resolution to establish and support water resources research centers in every state. Auburn has been designated by a legislative act as the site of Alabama's proposed center.
U S wheat sale to the Soviet Union dominates Senate discussions as Fulbright and Ellender urge the President to act now. Officials say the President weighs political and economic effects with a potential $250 million in Soviet bids and shipments to start by November. Critics argue subsidized sales to the Soviet Union should not occur.
Macon Academy Tuskegee prepares to open on Monday with an expected 100 to 150 students. Five teachers have been hired including Mrs. Tom Spence and Mrs. Thomas Gibson, plus John Milliken, David Martin, and James H. Lovelace. The school operates under a new Macon County private school foundation.
About 30 travel experts from 15 states the District of Columbia and Canada arrive in Decatur at 2 30 p m on the Fall Color Tour sponsored by the Alabama Travel Council. Gov and Mrs George C Wallace host arrival events before tour ends in Mobile Oct 5.
Gov. George Wallace has named Victor Poole of Moundville to the Alabama State Board of Education for the 6th Congressional District. He succeeds former State Sen. W. W. Skidmore of Tuscaloosa whose term expired Monday. The board oversees public schools in Alabama.
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