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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
5
In Washington returning writers catch up on shifting passions as auto safety fades from debate and black power rises. The social scene mocks lingering old topics and brands the visitor as out of touch, while the town moves on to new concerns.
A conversation about national politics and public obsession unfolds in Washington with references to auto safety and Black Power. The piece mocks the town’s fixation on political slogans, evolving stances, and the public’s narrowed, illness of interest amid heat and routine.
In Raleigh and Philadelphia leaders call for a domestic Marshall plan costing ten billion annually for ten years to tackle slums poverty and education Seen as comparable in effort to Vietnam Bundy argues the U S could fund such a program within existing revenue growth without crippling the economy The piece weighs values and priorities asking if the nation will pay the piper to address long neglected inequities and injustice beyond the Vietnam war scope
Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia suggests the Vietcong National Liberation Front could be the pivotal partner for negotiating an end to the Vietnam war, indicating the group represents South Vietnam’s aspirations and has the broadest popular support. He notes the Sihanouk Trail is a dry weather Cambodian supply route to Cambodian surveillance posts on the Laotian frontier.
Lisbon celebrates the Salazar Bridge linking the capital with the south. The $75 million, six months ahead project involved American builders and $55 million loan from the U S Export Import Bank plus $21 million French credit. The two mile span, with a 3 323 foot main span and 625 foot towers, is the world’s longest designed for highway and railway traffic. It includes plans for a later double track railroad deck and 18.6 miles of approach roadways. The bridge aims to spur tourism and industry while marking Portugal’s push toward modern progress.
New York Times critic assesses Ford Foundation proposal to fund nationwide educational TV by using profits from commercial satellite relay. McGeorge Bundy backs a nonprofit system, aiming to spur FCC consideration and broaden the medium while addressing funding and technical challenges. The plan faces Comsat and AT&T opposition and calls for solid financing solutions for noncommercial programming.
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