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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1963
Page
1
Two teen Negroes Henry Hodley aged 17 and Dorothy Bridget Davis aged 16 registered for classes at Murphy High School, Mobile. They used Barton Academy facilities, with no incidents or spectators as the segregated system begins to admit Black students.
In Birmingham and across Alabama, 93 public schools opened as desegregation pledges faced white opposition. Two Negro brothers enrolled at Graymont, and clashes with police occurred at Ramsay, Graymont, and Ramsay without lasting injuries. Gov. Wallace maintained stance while federal orders proceeded.
Grand Commander Julian P Butler of Alabama and other grand officials will visit DeMolay Commandery Number 14 Knights Templar Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. All Templar Masons invited. refreshments served. Edwin L Ingram promoted to area engineer in Chemstrand Corporation Aerilan Development Department. See Diary on Page 2.
The article reflects on John 17, noting Christians are in the world but not of it. It highlights three points: disciples do not share worldly spirit or values, they remain in the world to witness, and they should be kept from the world’s evil by God’s power.
Morgan edged Elliott to win the city commissioner seat with 3 066 votes to 2 593 in the runoff. The total 5 649 votes set a Decatur record, with early returns showing Elliott leading briefly before Morgan pulled ahead as boxes reported.
Daily recap shows Morgan at 54.2 percent to Elliott's 45.8 percent in the runoff, with Morgan up over 19 percent and Elliott up about 12 percent from the general election totals. The trend mirrors last results as final tallies near 7:10 p.m.
In Saigon the government rejects President Kennedy’s reform appeal amid strained U S Viet Nam ties. Washington privately laments Diem policy criticism while aid remains about 500 million dollars annually and rumors of CIA plots surface.
A Swissair Caravelle exploded after takeoff from Zurich and crashed near Duerrenaesch, killing 80 aboard. Wreckage lit the morning sky over eight miles, with 74 passengers and six crew dead. one American among eight foreigners perished.
Syria and Israel pledged to maintain a border cease-fire after the Soviet veto blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria for the August 19 slayings of two Israeli farmers on the frontier.
Advertises no money down budget terms and parking at the rear of the store.
State troopers blocked Tuskegee Public School from opening on an integrated basis as Gov. George Wallace postponed the start date. Principal E W Wadsworth led 20 teachers to the grounds. 25 troopers guarded the site with 13 Negro pupils among those slated for admission by a federal judge.
About 200 gathered at a private lake near Grossville Tennessee as officers drain the lake in a search for Mrs. John Reed. The bodies of her two children were found in a septic tank near the lake. prosecutors say they were strangled and weighted with a 40 pound stone. A search for Reed and Sammy Ammons continues, with investigators treating the possibility she is alive.
Delta Air Lines urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to grant a Huntsville Alabama to West Coast route. The carrier cited NASA and Defense Department needs and noted Huntsville Los Angeles traffic rose 84 percent in the year to June 30 1961 and 75 percent the following year.
Sonny Jurgensen and his understudy King Hill both walked out of the Philadelphia Eagles training camp amid a contract dispute.
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