Decatur Should Activate Recreation Plans for Growth
An editorial urges Decatur to push forward its recreation program under the new city leadership. It cites Alabama and national trends toward expanded parks and water recreation, highlighting the $43 million parks bond and facilities at Holt dam, North River reservoir, and Lake Lurleen as keys to economic and social benefits.
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Planning and Industrial Board
Holt
North River
Lake Lurleen
Decatur
Point Mallard
Decatur official defends Point Mallard Park plan
In a letter to The Editor J. Gilmer Blackburn defends Point Mallard Park from criticism. He explains city funding comes from revenue bonds with no general tax burden and notes TVA land gift. He argues harbor expansion is unwise due to congestion and lack of sanitary facilities, urging a new regional marina and broader recreation complex as Decatur’s asset.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Alabama
Point Mallard Park
Paint Mallard Park
Highway 31
J. Gilmer
Blackburn
Why You Can Be Sure of Eternal Life
Billy Graham explains that Job refers to temporal life not eternal life and cites 1 John 5 13 to show believers may know they have eternal life. He urges focusing on eternal truths, redeeming the time, and living earnestly while earthly life lasts.
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Job
Jesus
Apostle Paul
God
Bble
Prayer for daily grace from a church editor in New York
A concise prayer asks gratitude for the day and courage to face it with trust. It requests forgiveness for past faults and guidance through the hours, recalling past faithfulness and future promises. The closing signature credits Winfield Burggraatt, N.Y.C., director of editorial services, Reformed Church in America.
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Jesus
Winfield Burggraatt
N.Y.C
Reformed Church In America
Nixon’s Shifting Asked Image Worries Russians
Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson examine Nixon’s career from anti communist crusades to recent calls for Soviet collaboration. They argue Russians view him as opportunistic due to past fluctuating stances from McCarthyera to calls for peace with the Soviets and his 1959 trip to Moscow and 1960 Hungary visit. The column questions whether Nixon can reform and how Republicans will judge him at Miami delegates.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Miami Beach
Johnson
Gov
Rockefeller
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Nixon
Vietnam
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
U. S
Soviet Union
Siberia
Russia
Panama
Navy
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Westminster
Bert Andrews
New York Herald Tribune
Senate
Hungary
Cess
France
England
Suez Canal
Ike
Nikita Khrushchev
eMe
Ccw
Congress
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
John F. Kennedy
Lewellyn Thompson
Kennedy
Kremlin
Miami
The Power Of Faith by Norman Vincent Peale Enthusiasm
The piece argues enthusiasm as a key asset in troubled times. It cites Irish wisdom and William James to show how acting as if one is enthusiastic can cultivate real energy. It urges active involvement to fight for justice and progress, claiming enthusiasm fuels dynamic, hopeful living.
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the Power of
Norman Vincent Peale
William James
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Local newspaper details circulation and rates
Publication notes schedule Monday to Saturday afternoons and mornings in Alabama by Tennessee Valley Printing Co. Inc. Includes subscription rates by mail and carrier delivery, trade zone pricing, tax inclusion, and grievance investigation assurances.
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Decatur Daily
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
P.O
Decatur
Ala
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