Lanier Warns of Albany Public Service Pay Gaps
Jesse Lanier, long time mayor of Bessemer, urged better public understanding of city administration and called for higher pay for public servants. He cited Alabama road salaries as evidence that low pay drives engineers to other states, risking road programs and health department quality across Alabama. He urged the legislature to address pay scales for skilled state employees to attract and retain competent officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Lanier
Bessemer
Lanier
Decatur
Alabama League of Municipalities
Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama Highway Department
State Highway Department
Alabama
Ed N. Rodgers
Rodgers
Highway Department
North Carolina Highway Department
South Carolina
Tennessee
Florida
Gorgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Alabama Department of Public Health
Morgan County
Wallace
Arrogance of power echoes in airline strike dispute
The piece frames the airline union and AFL-CIO leaders as risking public harm amid a machinists strike. It cites Meany opposing back-to-work laws, discusses congressional arbitration, and warns that 100 million voting citizens may compel Congress to act, contrasting with 13 million union members. It notes potential future arbitration and risks of harsher laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afl-Cio
Congress
Meany
Johnson
House Committee On Commerce
Harley O. Staggers
West Virginia
Staggers
Machinists Union
P. I. Siemiller
House Committee
House
Senate
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Conflicts of Interest in Senate Reform Debate
Washington eight months into reconvened session yields no enacted ethics reforms as Johnson pushes an election reform plan. The Rules Committee voted to pigeonhole the proposal amid closed doors, with disclosures on outside income and gifts kept from the public. Several senators face potential conflicts through textile and airline industry ties, underscoring calls for transparency and public access to financial disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
North Carolina
LBJ
Sen
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Las Vegas
Jordan
Sellers Manufacturing Co
Saxapahan
Sen. Cannon
Sky Coach Agencies
Great Lakes Air Lines
Nevada Aero Trades
Super Sky Coach Air Lines
World Wide Air Line of
Nevada
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cannon
Claiborne Pell
R. I
Carl Hayden
Ariz
Carl Curtis
How to Handle a Minister Lacking Piety
A minister may face rumor defrocking and harsh judgment. Begin with prayer for the minister, and ensure your own judgment is fair. Talk privately with him about your concerns, then pray together. Do not broadcast doubts until after these steps, and trust faith can address the issue.
China Defeat Seen Shaping World Communist Struggle
A United Feature Syndicate essay argues China is losing to Russia in the ideological battle. It links Vietnam policy to countering Peiping, notes Japan and Indonesia shifts, and asserts Moscow must curb Peiping’s push toward global war.
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Washington
U.S
China
Asia
Soviet Union
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
South
Viet Nam
Moscow
Peiping
Japan
Communist Party
Tokyo
Indonesia
North Korea
Hitler
Europe
Danzig
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Day In History highlights and local notes from 1966
On August 15 1966 major events include Curtis campaign headlines during the Bobby Baker probe and a party split vote on election reform. Notable deaths: Will Rogers and Wiley Post in Alaska. Past anniversaries recall Decatur school openings, a health center plan, and local education leaders returning from Montgomery. Local politics mention J D Collins 40 seeking a Decatur council seat.
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Neb
Bobby Baker
Curtis
Joseph Clark
Robert Byrd
W. Va
John Sherman Cooper
Hugh Scott
Morgan County
Harry Frahn
Montgomery
W. G. Henderson
WPA
Decatur
J. D. Collins
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W. R. Shelton
Abe
Associated Press
MAIL
Donald Archibald
Tara
Knox Presbyterian Church
the Decatur Daily
Mashington
David Lawrence
George Meany
Aflcio
Bea
Mntatsi
United States
Tariff Commission
My Answeran Teal Pvp
M. B
Italy
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Harrow
Alaska
Rogers
Post
New Decatur
Hilda
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