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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1963

Page

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Birmingham Desegregation Tension Flare Across Alabama

Federal judge restrains Gov. Wallace from interfering with court ordered school integration. Troopers bar Negroes from Birmingham Mobile and Tuskegee schools, while Huntsville begins desegregation at three white schools. Guards held on standby as clashes erupt at Ramsay and West End high schools.

Mobile Daniel Thomas George C. Wallace Birmingham George Wallace Associated Press Tuskegee Alabama Huntsville Wallace Ramsay High West End High School al Lingo Lingo Ernest Jackson

Community and Church Club Meetings Highlight Week

Central Methodist Church Mens Club meets Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall with Charles Dunlap leading the program. Religious Emphasis Week Choir rehearses 7 30 tonight at Westminister Church. Decatur Band Boosters meet 7 30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school band room. Mizpah Chapter 19 Order of Eastern Star Past Matron's Club gathers 6 30 p.m. at Big Bob Gibson's Bee Line Hiway South. Roy Payne attends a week long Dealer Management seminar in New Orleans. Building permit issued for a six room brick veneer house at 1709 Iris St. S.W. estimated 17 000. Two vehicle crashes reported on U S Highway 31 South and 4th Ave SE. DAV Auxiliary meets tonight at 7 in the DAV Home on Bank St. See Diary on Page 2.

Central Methodist Church Mens’ Club Fellowship Hall Charles Dunlap Commission On Missions Club of Mizpah Order of Eastern Star Big Bob Gibson Bee Line Hiway James C. Pressnell Iris St. S.W DAV Wheeler Brown Hendrix Bank St

How to judge conduct as a Christian student

A student should measure acts by God’s word, not popular opinion. Ask if an action is useful, constructive, consistent with faith, selfish, and whether it helps others or pleases God. Devote yourself to serving God and seek guidance through the Bible for daily decisions.

P. D Phillips

Bipartisan Backing On Ban Likely

Senate leaders from both parties voiced support for ratifying the limited nuclear test ban treaty after a White House briefing with President Kennedy. Dirksen and Mansfield signaling bipartisan backing, while Fulbright urged approval to curb fear and arms races. A preparedness subcommittee report warned Soviets may outpace the US in megaton bomb and anti missile knowledge.

Washington Senate United Front White House Kennedy Everett M. Dirksen R-Ill J. W. Fulbright D-Ark Foreign Relations Committee Dirksen Mike Mansfield Montana Senate Preparedness Subcommittee Mansfield John Stennis D-Miss United States Sen Leverett Saltonstall Rmass Rourke B. Hickenlooper R-Iowa Fulbright

Buy with confidence at Robinsons

A promotional note urges shoppers to buy at Robinsons highlighting quality and satisfaction guarantees.

Robinson's

Kennedys Eye Anniversary

Twenty years after a Newport spectacle the Kennedys mark the tenth anniversary of their September 12 1953 wedding ceremony at St Marys church Kennedy then a freshman senator and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy as First Lady fulfilled a union that joined Boston and Newport banking and society circles The couple greeted 1400 guests at a long reception while a 3000 strong crowd watched from the church lawn infusing Newport society with renewed prominence.

Newport St. Mary’s Church John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy McLean Washington Times-Herald United States Kennedys Fitzgeralds Boston Fashionable Palm Beach Fla Hyannis Port Mass Bouviers Lees Banking and Stock Exchange Southampton N.Y Page One

Dillon says federal spending rate lower under Kennedy

Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon, a Republican, says federal spending has grown slower under Kennedy than during Eisenhower. He backs the tax cut bill, predicting major support from business and labor in the Senate fight, and notes benefits may not reach most Americans until April 1964 due to withholding rules.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower White House United States Senate Dillon Congress

U.S. Maintains South Viet Nam Aid Pending Decision

U S officials say aid to South Vietnam continues while a presidential decision on suspending some assistance is awaited. Senators accuse Alabama Governor Wallace of creating anarchy by using state police to bar Negroes from schools and seek federal action to preserve the union. Right wing forces fight two hour clash with Pathet Lao near the American embassy in Vientiane Laos. no Americans harmed.

Washington United States South Viet Nam Alabama George C. Wallace Vientiane Laos

Agriculture Dept Sees Cotton Crop Up Two Percent

The Agriculture Department estimated this year's government controlled cotton crop at 14,310,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, marking a two percent rise from its forecast a month earlier.

Washington Agriculture Department

Ninety Nines Honor Alabama Chapter Visit in Decatur

Six women pilots visited Decatur for the Alabama Chapter meeting of the Ninety Nines International Organization of Women Pilots. They gathered at Pryor Field and Lions Hotel to discuss the fall sectional meet planned for Biloxi Mississippi on October 12 13 and to boost Alabama membership.

Decatur Alabama Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots Pryor Field Lions Hotel Jan Warrick Southeastern Biloxi Miss Miss Warrick Southern States Amelia Earhart International Organization The Ninety-Nines International Organization For Women Pilots Charlotte Johnston Muriel Cox Beth Marquardt Linden Bennie Peters Marion Minnie Wade Clanton Grace Bailey Birmingham

New York Teachers End Strike And Approve Contract

Public school teachers in New York call off a threatened strike and approve a new contract with pay raises. Over a million students return to 850 city schools as 8500 teachers vote yes, following mediation by a panel set up by Mayor Wagner.

New York New York City United Federation of Teachers AFL- Cio Board of Education Robert F. Wagner Charles Cogen Supreme Court

President Fills Post Office Job

John Gronouski aged 43 of Wisconsin named by President Kennedy as postmaster general to succeed J Ed Day who resigned in August. Gronouski serves as Wisconsin taxation commissioner since January 1960. Sidney W Bishop continues as acting postmaster general until Senate acts on the nomination.

Gronouski Wisconsin Kennedy J. Edward Day Senate Sidney W. Bishop Day

Quintuplets Do Fine, Doctors Report In Venezuela

In Maracaibo, three day old quintuplet boys born two months premature to Mrs. Maria Cuervo de Prieto are in satisfactory condition. They are incubated and fed with a skim milk diet as specialists monitor their progress at Maracaibo Hospital.

Maracaibo Venezuela Maria Cuervo de Prieto Western Hemisphere Maracaibo Hospital

Harkins Family Welcomes Quadruplets in Jackson

In Jackson Mississippi AP reports Thomas N Harkins and wife welcomed quads after a Saturday birth at St Dominics Hospital. The nine child family includes the quads aged six, with all four newborns described as having long black hair. Names not yet chosen, they are temporarily labeled A B C and D.

Thomas N. Harkins Jackson Harkins St. Dominic's Hospital Harkins Quads

Markets Mixed As Steels Rise And Rails Fall

New York AP markets round up shows stocks mixed with steels higher and rails lower. Bonds retreat while governments stay largely unchanged. Cotton trades irregularly with light nearby selling. Chicago grain: Wheat mixed with September strong, corn steady to weak, oats down slightly, soybeans weak. Hog prices steady to 25 cents lower top 16.75, slaughter steers 25 cents lower to 25.50.

New York Chicago

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