Kennedy Sees Some Loss Of Position In South
President Kennedy acknowledged in a nationwide televised interview that his civil rights stance has made him less popular in the South. He said he lost some Southern states in 1960 and may lose more in 1964, and that his stance could have cost him support in the North.
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Cornelius F. Hurley
Hyannisport, Mass
Kennedy
South
North
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS Evening News
National Broadcasting Co
Community notices and incidents in Decatur area
Local events include Decatur Women’s Golf Association luncheon Friday at 12 30 in the country club lounge and the country club dining room closed for summer. Religious Emphasis Week choir rehearsal tonight at 7 30 in the Decatur High School chorus room. An explosion on a Correct Craft inboard boat owned by Dr. John Bragg caused superficial burns to him. fires reported at Monroe Drive house and Decatur Boat Harbor with heavy losses to Bragg’s craft. Sheriff's arrests on Labor Day include three for highway intoxication and one for reckless driving due to drunkenness.
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Decatur Women’s Golf Association
Country Club
Decatur High School
John Bragg
Bragg
Monroe Dr
Harvey Thompson
Decatur Boat Harbor
John C. Bragg
Sheriff's Force
Finding Purpose After Years of Chores
A reader asks how a wife may handle new leisure and a husband's objection to work. The response urges using free time for faith, service, and developing talents, suggesting reading classics and biblical study, creating new skills, and joining church activities to find meaning.
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M. K
Jesus
Christ
See the World Series on Magna vox color TV
Robinson's on 2nd Ave advertises Magna vox color TV sets for watching the World Series with a focus on access to the latest model.
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Magnavox
Robinson‘’s
2Nd Ave
Wallace repeats stand up vow at labor celebration
Alabama Governor George Wallace, welcomed by a cheering crowd at Delano Park in Decatur, vows to stand firm on state sovereignty and filibuster reform while praising industry growth, road funding, and education. He cites TVA support and a regional spending figure, and references a Supreme Court ruling affecting the Lee case.
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Wallace
Labor
Mike Freeman
Delano Park
Alabama
George Wallace
Albert Brewer
Decatur
Park
State Senate
Senate
TVA
Citizens For
Freuhaus
Tennessee Valley
Gilmer Blackburn
HIT Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Lee Wallace
Wallace blasts Washington schools as jungle in DC visit
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace denounces the Washington school system as a jungle at a United Term Club gathering near Courtland. He cites Macon County school closings over violence fears and urges voters to unseat officials, claiming national awakening and a long political fight ahead.
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Winford Turner
Courtland
Washington
United States
Alabama
George C. Wallace
United Term Club
You
Sovernor
Wallace
Macon County
Wacon County
D.C
Gov. Wallace
Terry
Betty Terry
United Terry Club
Record Labor Day traffic toll hits 545 deaths
Traffic deaths over the Labor Day weekend rose to a record 545, surpassing last year's 501. The period began Friday at 6 p.m. and ended Monday midnight, with multiple fatal crashes including six in Michigan.
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Associated Press
Gan
Michigan
Turnout In Decatur City Election Edges Up
Voter numbers rise with fair weather and a heated runoff between Wilson Morgan and Joe Elliott. Early turnout estimates suggest a possible record turnout near 6 000 in a city of about 10 000 registered voters.
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City Commission
Wilson Morgan
Joe Elliott
Decatur
Joseph Griggs
Morgan, Elliott
Dick Coffey
Carnegie Library
Third Street
Ashwander and Bryan Clinic
Kay’s Grocery
Wallace orders Tuskegee school closed as troops guard
Governor Wallace keeps the Tuskegee Public School closed by force with 215 armed troopers surrounding the 12 grade building to postpone the fall term despite the Macon County Board of Education insisting the school is open under desegregation orders. Mounted deputies from Dallas County assist. Justice Department notes the dispute is between the governor and local officials.
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Rex Thomas
Tuskegee
Ala
George Wallace
Macon County Board of Education
Col
al Lingo
E.W. Wadsworth
Lingo
Wallace
Macon County
E. G. Sellers
Tuskegee High School
P. M. Wadsworth
Justice Department
School Board
Alabama
Mississippi
Colbert County killer found dead in jail cell
A 41 year old Littleville man Troy Thornton charged with two counts of first degree murder in the August 18 shooting of Franklin County Sheriff Herman Cook and Littleville Police Chief Neal Pace was found dead in his Russellville jail cell. The death cause was not immediately established. Thornton also faced two counts of assault with intent to kill for wounding two officers.
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Russellville
Ala
Littleville
James Howater
Franklin County
Troy Thornton
Herman
Red) Cook
Colbert County
Neal Pace
Thornton
Howater
Labor Day riot craze hits Hampton Beach resorts
Thousands of youths across four resort towns including Hampton Beach New Hampshire are said to have started a new sport Labor Day weekend rioting. Police report over 400 arrests in Hampton Beach Seaside Oregon Ocean City Maryland and Lake George New York as crowds clashed with rocks bottles fires and drunken revelry. Billy Graham linked the unrest to youths seeking meaning and suggested a turn to violence after seeking fulfillment in sex.
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Hampton Beach
N.H
Atlantic Ocean
Seaside
Ore
Ocean City
Lake George
N.Y
Los Angeles
Billy Graham
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