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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1966
Page
4
A religious reflection asking God to awaken action against complacency and to discern true tasks ahead, referencing Jesus’s path to victory and Calvary. Authored by Henry C. White of Rogers Memorial A R P Church, Rock Hill South Carolina, 1904.
The House completed action on a bill to place the nation on daylight time starting next year and President Johnson will sign into law. Beginning in 1967 all Americans switch to daylight time on the last Sunday in April unless a state legislature opts out. Daylight saving ends on the last Sunday in October each year. The Alabama delegation voted against the bill, yet the editorial urges federal passage to end time chaos though warns states may loophole the law.
Washington faces a flurry of opinions on inflation with economists warning that balance is essential. The San Antonio Express surveys four top experts, who offer divergent urges from curbing federal spending to relying on private sector vigor and antitrust safeguards. Experience is cited as the guiding remedy.
Washington reports February cost of living up at the sharpest pace in eight years. Administration economists hope conditions improve and prices stabilize as wage pressures and higher costs ripple through food, housing, clothing, fuel, and services.
Drew Pearson recounts an internal probe claim against Sen. Thomas Dodd and discusses use of inside information by agencies and reporters. He notes no payment to sources, questions Williams and Otepka cases, and argues public right to know amid rising living costs and potential tax shifts.
The answer advises that grief over a lost sweetheart is natural but must not stop a full life. It urges living with memories yet moving forward, trusting Christ to find purpose and buoyancy, and avoiding withdrawal from life.
In Sweden an ecumenical joint service at Katrina Church was held with Bishop John E. Taylor of the American Catholic Church and Lutheran Bishop Helge Ljungberg, despite a statute restricting preaching to Swedish ordained ministers. The act temporarily submerged the law on the National Lutheran Church's books.
The piece outlines upheaval at Foggy Bottom following the Abba Schwartz affair and Miss Frances Knight's clash over passport policy. It notes Otto Otepka's removal, Bowles’ failed reform attempts, and ongoing doubts about authority and reorganization under Deputy Under Secretary William Crockett.
Today marks the 91st day of 1966 with 274 days remaining. Notable events include gold discovery reports mailed from San Francisco in 1848, the Civil War battle at Five Forks in 1865, Otto von Bismarck born in 1815, and the Panama Canal Zone civil government inaugurated in 1914.
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