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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1963
Page
5
Barrett Shelton Jr. notes fan cries of a fixed World Series after two games and reflects on radio options during the broadcasts. He adds constitutional notes on a third term, praises Jack Higginbotham’s city service, warns about poll taxes, and cites growing traffic plus Marajo Island’s size.
Gov. Wallace met Thursday with Alabama Legislative Council and suggested studying tuition grants for private school students. He urged changes to allow state aid in districts with integrated public schools, citing Tuskegee as a key example and signaling urgency to pass new laws.
Edwards leads drive to organize a Flint City Civitan Club with a public meeting set for Oct 15 at 7 p.m. at city hall. He urges all residents to join and build a town valued by the community. Eva voters head to polls Oct 19 for mayor and five council seats.
Athens Bible School’s Parents Teachers Friends Association drew more than 600 attendees for its first meeting of the year, a record. Officers named Sam Binkley president and Thalcom Turner vice president, as the school notes $59,000 donated to fund the new auditorium, now about 98 percent complete.
Monday night the club will display about 400 color slides from the second Alabama International Exhibition of Photography. The slides come from more than 1,300 submissions worldwide and are judged by top PSA judges.
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