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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1963
Page
3
Hartselle firemen answered 11 calls in Hartselle and Morgan County setting a local record for activity. Chief Halbrooks said it was one of the busiest days in department history with fires, grass blazes, and two gin incidents spanning from 3 30 a m to 5 30 p m.
In Birmingham the City Council Public Safety committee examined hiring of Black officers amid reports of cotton gin fires. A pumpkin Center gin fire caused about $1,200 damage, four bales and several bags burned. the blaze was confined to the mote house with limited damage. Golden noted his gin resumed operations two hours after the 11:30 a.m. fire. He attributed fires to the extreme dryness of cotton lint, not to rush. Gins across four counties run day and night as farmers rush to gather cotton before winter.
Former President Eisenhower tells AP in Gettysburg that the United States should widen the rift between the Soviet Union and Red China to its advantage. He sees Khrushchev as recognizing no gain from war, but warns the goal of world domination remains intact. He also calls for space weapons talks safeguards and notes France’s de Gaulle values NATO, while Ludwig Erhard is viewed as a capable successor to Adenauer.
Two Decatur High School seniors Dan H. Albert and James Negro earned letters of commendation after strong National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test results last spring. National Merit President John M. Stalnaker noted about 32 000 students nationwide receive commendations while semifinalists and commended students total roughly two percent of high school seniors.
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