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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1963
Page
8
Washington rails arbitration board began six weeks of hearings on the work rules dispute with the railroads urging the board to ignore prior settlement offers and reexamine the merits. The unions are set to present opening remarks as the first day focused on the carriers.
Alabama faces mixed results as 2,200 public schools begin desegregation. Nine integrated, others remain segregated amid protests, boycotts, and occasional violence. Teachers show resolve. private school movements gain traction in Tuskegee and Birmingham West End.
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a 3650 pound Holstein Fresian bull named Big Sam at the 1963 Morgan County Fair. Owners Kenny Si and Jesse Souder say he is the biggest and longest bull, seven feet tall and 18 feet long, with calf weight records and a yearly growth toward 4500 pounds. They hauled him 500 miles to the fair and plan a World’s Fair appearance next year as about 10,000 people view him every two weeks.
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