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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1963

Page

6

Reward Offered for Dog Theft in Morgan County

The Humane Society of Morgan County Inc offers a $20 reward for information leading to arrests in dog thefts. President Mrs Thomas Woody cites county rumors of dog thievery and dog farms while noting seven authorized investigators. The piece discusses petit larceny law and proposed penalties for stealing a dog valued at $25 or more.

Nancy Edwards the Humane Society of Morgan County Inc Thomas Woody Humane Society of U.S Washington, D. C Humane Society Woody Fred Davis Dianne St Davises Decatur Wood Petit Larceny Alabama House of Representatives Senate Albert Brewer National Society National Organization Humane Societies

Martin Luther King Jr Returns to Atlanta Without Plan Details

Birmingham race tensions loom as King arrives from Selma and Shuttlesworth demands 25 Negro police hires within two weeks and a face to face council meeting. Boutwell rejects some demands, while King heads to Atlanta and plans a Monday deadline for compliance.

Shuttlesworth Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights King Birmingham Albert Boutwell Cincinnati Atlanta Boutwell City Action Selma Community Affairs Committee Ministerial Association of Birmingham Young Men’s Business Club

Oil Companies Move Into Fertilizer Business

Oil firms shift from drilling to fertilizer production investing hundreds of millions as energy firms seek diversification using by products like ammonia. Major deals include Socony Mobil Oil voting on Virginia Carolina Chemical buy and Tennessee Company acquisition of Florida phosphate lands amid consolidation among Continental and American Agricultural Chemical. Authorities warn against rising concentration that could squeeze independent fertilizer firms.

Jack Lefler AP Business News NEW York (Ap Socony Mobil Oil Co Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp Tennessee Company Cities Service Corp Tennessee Corp Florida Continental Oil Co American Agricultural Chemical Co

Local Notes From Cullman Area

Rt 10 Cullman Alabama residents share health updates as Mrs William Reese recovers from major surgery at Cullman Hospital. Mrs Allen White and Tennessee relatives visited Sunday. Mrs Eula James returns home after weeks in Gadsden hospital. Mrs Dave Lambert called Friday due to her father Mr Huff's stroke. Mr and Mrs Neel Carpenter of Nesmith attended church Sunday.

William Reese Cullman Hospital Allen White Tennessee Eula James Gadsden Dave Lambert Huff Neel Carpenter Nesmith

Kennedy Warns Against Broad Civil Rights Bill Expansion

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged the House Judiciary Committee to trim the civil rights measure to the milder version endorsed by President Kennedy. He warned overreach could jeopardize needed votes and cautioned liberals who seek broader powers, fearing a national police force. The bill faces multiple committee steps before passage or defeat.

Washington Kennedy Congress House Judiciary Subcommittee Robert F. Kennedy Robert Kennedy United States House Rules Senate

King Issues Three Goals for Selma Rally

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr urged Selma Negroes to press three aims: challenge segregation morally and refuse it, use freedom already gained fully and creatively, and develop an action plan to remove remaining vestiges of segregation. He said perseverance will wear down barriers and cited turning Birmingham from tragic to magical.

Selma Ala Martin Luther King Jr King Birmingham Gov. Wallace Wallace Alabama

South Korea Faces Closest Presidential Vote in History

In Seoul two leaders, Park Chung-hee and Yun Po-sun, led a tight race amid a military civilian clash. Early counts showed Park slightly ahead with 3.7 million votes to Yun's 3.7 million, while unofficial tallies favored Park by a wider margin. Yun fled as counting continued amid fears of arrest.

Seoul Korea South Korea Chung Hee Park Yun Po- Sun Park Yun Civil Rule Party National Assembly

Also Mentioned on This Page

Congressional Committee Fred Shuttlesworth Associated Press Junior Service League Morgan County United Fund Harold Michelson Black Chandler Hospital A. J. Coleman Leo Rowe Hartselle Hospital Dick Williams John Wyker Decatur General Hospital John Eyster Baugh-Wiley Smith Hospital Cullman, Ala Dale Carnegie Huntsville Leadership Training Services Coopivean Whitewall Goodyear Hele Ler A Our Goodyear War Auto Ics Cf Coo Ete Weill Rayons Miles E Comfort Boule Rodion JFK Lovin’s Ceramics 2Nd Ave Limestone County Greenbrier Harold Nash Enid A. Haupt Seventeen Magazine South Pacific John F. Kennedy John Glenn William Golding J. D. Salinger Joan Baez Leonard Bernstein Jacqueline Kennedy Martin Luther King Barry Goldwater Carol Burnett Vassar Philip Roth Enid Haupt Triangle Publications, Inc the Hall Syndicate, Inc By Conrad Fink Democratic Republican Party Yo-chan Song Athens Dan Linton Auburn University Extension North Alabama Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture A. W. Todd
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