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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1963
Page
7
A low flying twin engine plane will spray mirex on Decatur and surrounding Flint City and Trinity to kill fire ants. J. T. Smith, supervisor for Plant Pest Control, said spraying will begin Wednesday and continue until the job is done, with several months already spent preparing.
Smith outlined a second aerial assault targeting areas missed in a prior mirex program. About 19 000 acres will receive five pounds per acre. The spray zone runs from Flint City to the Trinity edge, with Pryor Field as the loading base.
Citizens in 16 Alabama counties will receive Sabin oral polio vaccine in a three month drive. Programs are underway in Cullman and Tuscaloosa Counties with Jefferson County aiming for wide participation. Hundreds of volunteers will staff feeding stations and vaccine distribution centers across the state.
Washington AP reports how Alabama members of Congress were recorded on recent roll calls. Senate action includes a rejected 23-52 vote to cut vocational education funds by 63 million annually with Hill voting against and Sparkman not voting on the amendment. passage 80-4 to authorize a new vocational program and extend defense education and school aid. In the House, a 265-80 passage of a compromise bill extending the Civil Rights Commission’s life for another year, with Andrews Elliott Grant Huddleston Jones Rains Roberts and Selden voting against.
Health column praises honey as a mild, easily digested natural sugar and energy source. It promotes Professional Pharmacy for fast prescription filling and delivery. Household tip suggests cleaning jars with baking soda and warm water soaking overnight.
An Alabama youth died in a crash on State Highway 50 about 11 miles east of Columbus. Bobbie Ray Canterberry, 18, of Fayette, Alabama, was dead on arrival at a hospital after the early Saturday wreck.
A Redstone chapter of the Army Finance Association organized with 71 members. Col. David A. Marcelle was elected president, with Seymour J. Farber as vice president and Mrs Josephone L. Smith as secretary treasurer. Maj. Gen. Paul A. Mayo will present the charter soon. The national group has 2100+ members in 23 U S chapters and two European units.
A report states that about 85 percent of Americans aged 65 or older have annual incomes under $2,000, highlighting a major income gap among the elderly.
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