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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1963
Page
1
Marvin John McWhorter, 59, drove a 1959 Chevrolet south on 8th Ave SE and crossed into a parked 1953 Plymouth owned by Sara Ruth Royer, 23, at 906 8th Ave SE. McWhorter was charged with driving while intoxicated after the 5 51 p m accident. Local fire units reported no weekend fires.
The reader seeks assurance of readiness for God. The reply urges pinning hope on Jesus promises and the Word. Key verses cite eternal life for believers, assurance from John and Paul, and guidance to fix eyes on Christ rather than inward doubts.
More than 3000 dollars in shotguns were reported stolen from Garrison's Boats and Motors at 710 4th St SE after a break-in by smashing a plate glass window. A total of 25 guns, mostly automatic Winchesters and Remingtons, were taken while other items remained. Police noted the burglars pried the front door and exited by a missing padlock on a south gate.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Britain's Foreign Secretary Lord Home met at the United Nations to focus on colonialism as the General Assembly session centers on it. They did not discuss East West affairs or the allied seaborne nuclear force plan, to be addressed later. They will join Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at a U N dinner hosted by U Thant.
President Kennedy tests the peace and prosperity argument on a Western tour, praising the limited nuclear test ban and foreign aid while signaling plans to push a tax cut to avert recession. He draws warm responses in the Rocky Mountain region amid Goldwater conservatism.
In Selma Alabama a Negro group contemplates a wait and see stance before resuming protests following the integration of an all white church. In Birmingham petitions circulate on changing city government back to a commission system. In San Francisco Red Hickey resigns after the 49ers third straight 1963 loss. In Birmingham King calls arrests of two white men in Birmingham bombings satisfactory.
Heloise urges caution when treating rug stains and offers a free booklet, Heloise's Hints on Rug and Carpet Care, produced with the National Institute of Rug Cleaning. The guide covers stain remedies, carpet storage, and pest prevention, and requests a stamped self addressed envelope to The Decatur Daily.
The piece notes cool, variable weather on the West Coast with a 72 degree high at 9 am and a 50 degree early low. It predicts fair and cool conditions today, warming slightly by Tuesday, with northerly winds 8 to 15 mph diminishing by night.
Two white men robbed Ardmore First National Bank of Pulaski branch Friday afternoon taking about 35000. FBI in Huntsville and Columbia report good clues but won't reveal details while Giles County sheriff doubts they remain in the country. A green and white 1955 56 Chevrolet is the getaway car as authorities inspect multiple leads with no arrests yet.
Two white men R E Chambliss aged 59 and Charles Cagle 22 were jailed for further questioning in Birmingham bombings linked to racial tensions. Authorities said others were questioned and released, with no confirmation of links to the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church blast or details on arrests.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara postponed his Saigon departure for 24 hours to complete a top secret report for the White House. He skipped the final three-hour field trip in central Viet Nam while Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor returned from the trips. The discussions with President Diem touched on the Buddhist controversy and the Ngo Dinh Nhu influence amid US pressure for reform.
Alfred Svenson, a 31 year old U S Army captain from Scranton Pennsylvania who defected to East Germany last May says he does not want to return to the West He told reporters in East Berlin that he fled to shake the Army up and denied trying to escape to the West The East German foreign office arranged a three hour interview and Svenson repeated his statements in rehearsed form.
Probate Judge T C Almon announces a new county and state fiscal year beginning tomorrow with fresh licenses for auto tags and privilege certificates on sale. Poll tax and property tax payments may be made at the tax collector, with poll tax due by February 1, 1964 to vote. Auto tags due by November 15 and privilege licenses by November 1 to avoid penalties.
New York reports show stocks lower with moderate activity while bonds are narrowly mixed and cotton slips. Chicago notes higher prices in wheat corn oats and soybeans amid demand and foreign developments. Hog prices fall to a top of 16 while cattle rise to 25.
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