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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1963

Page

3

Macon County Private School Foundation Forms In Tuskegee

John Fletcher Segrest is named president of a newly chartered Macon County group aiming to close Tuskegee High School and open a private school. Officers include Walter Vial vice president, Rebecca S. Carroll secretary, and Richard Oliver treasurer. the movement drew about 800 supporters led by W T Wadsworth.

Tuskegee Ala Macon County Tuskegee High School John Fletcher Segrest Walter Vial Rebecca S. Carrol Richard Oliver W.T. Wadsworth Macon County Private School

Mobile Mixing Being Watched By State

A governor appointee observer team in Mobile monitors desegregation effects at Murphy High School. Several hundred students protested integration while the observers remain to study outcomes. Former AG Gallion spoke offering legal aid as the foundation seeks a colonial style house as a school site.

MacDonald Gallion Foundation

Elkmont Crown Night Homecoming Queen in Football Clash

Miss Mikki Compton 17, senior and head cheerleader, will be crowned homecoming queen at halftime of the Lexington Elkmont football game. She is escorted by junior Jerry Black with four alternates named. Elkmont dismisses for harvest vacation as crowd outlook grows for the Lauderdale County clash.

Elkmont Mikki Compton Elkmont High School Limestone County High School Hollis Guthrie FHA Decatur Jerry Black Nancy Wales Bobby Clem Brenda Wales Phil Stanford Peggy Furline Jimmy Tunstill Nancy Burgett Larry Lexington Lauderdale County Cecil C. Gregg Red Devils West Limestone Ardmore Eugene Cooper Tigers

Christine Must Go Into Court Over Perjury Case

Christine Kee ler, 21, must appear Oct. 2 for a hearing on perjury and conspiracy to obstruct justice charges. The case involves her relationship with ex War Minister John Profumo and four defendants aiming to subvert justice in the Aloysius Gordon matter. Gordon, a Jamaican jazz singer, was sentenced to three years for an alleged attack that Christine testified about. the sentence was voided weeks later amid new evidence.

London Christine Keeler Christine John Profumo Aloysius Lucky) Gordon Gordon

Charges Follow Theft Of Truck Of Cotton

Two Burnsville North Carolina men Charles Davis and Brown Buchanan were charged with grand larceny after a truckload of cotton bales was stolen. A truck driver was sideswiped, forced off the highway, and the driver found the road cleared when returning with help. The cotton was later recovered in St Clair County.

Talladega, Ala Burnsville N.C Talladega County Charles Davis Brown Buchanan Talladega St. Clair County

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