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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1963
Page
10
Huntsville officials announced plans to integrate four white public schools this Friday after delays to prevent unrest. Two Negro students who registered in Mobile for entry into Murphy class declined to state when they would start.
Police Chief Jamie Moore says the plan for controlling disorders at three desegregating schools will proceed today. Mayor Boutwell and City Council President Wiggins hail police and sheriff deputies for handling the first school to admit Negroes. Two white high schools remain scheduled to enroll Black students. Boutwell warns arrests will follow violations of city or state laws. He notes some peaceful protesters assaulted a police escort and grabbed his revolver. A 24 hour school surveillance continues to guard students, parents and teachers during integration.
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon denounced Governor George Wallace of Alabama as a punk and a disgrace before the Senate. Morse criticized Wallace’s actions as those of a shyster, saying he is a disgrace to the office he holds, while Wallace in Montgomery retorted he would rather be a punk than a pink.
Alabama Governor George Wallace spoke via long distance at a Baton Rouge fundraiser urging support for a free elector plan to preserve states rights in Louisiana and block Kennedy’s re election. He warned of federal school desegregation powers and vowed continued resistance. Mississippi Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson followed, calling for southern primaries and favorite son candidates after conventions.
A public dispute surfaces after remarks insulting Alabama and its governor. The speaker blasts Morse as undecided between parties and calls him a disgrace to whichever party he adopts, fueling partisan tensions.
The Senate passed a bill to fund full federal training for unemployed workers for a third year under the Manpower Training Act. It marks the first Kennedy civil rights proposal moving in Congress. The measure, approved by voice vote, goes to the House where hearings are finished but no action yet.
Two white men assaulted a Kansas teen at Montgomery Alabama Trailways bus station after a mixed group of about 50 teens congregated near the lunch counter. Philip Briscoa account describes the attack, chair torn, blooded shirt, and the station proprietor’s permission for the group to eat. police released the suspects who could not be identified. The victims were Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps members from Great Bend en route to Miami, Florida.
The program begins July 1 1964 with federal funds authorized to cover the state's share of 322 million dollars for the year. Washington covers the full cost in fiscal 1963 and 1964, with an additional 161 million provided in federal support for 1965.
African bloc to press Security Council for penalties over Portugal in Africa and for South Africa over white supremacy. Heads of state meet in Addis Ababa to decide on further action, risking moves to expel or isolate both nations from the United Nations.
AP reports 1963 64 wheat use likely higher than the 1.151 billion bushels crop. July 1964 carryover seen at about 1.055 billion, down from 1.189 billion in 1963, helped by increased exports. Also, a national food survey notes small households spend more per person on meat and produce. many large families lack balanced diets. Secretary Freeman opposes FPC control over REA rate making.
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