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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1963
Page
4
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation reports 14 732 members in Morgan and Lawrence counties with 762 new services added in the year ended June 30 1963. The note says farming in the counties is stabilizing rather than shrinking as a result.
The Gadsden Times argues the electoral college distorts democracy by letting minority votes in big cities decide national outcomes. It urges a shift to popular or proportional voting to empower individual voters and curb group control, noting Kennedy’s opposition to reform and the risks of preserving the current system.
The piece notes Kennedy gains among African Americans while alienating white moderates, aided by polls showing northern shifts and a Senate race where Goldwater appears favored. It discusses the Democratic coalition, regional opinions, and the question whether traditional patterns will hold in the presidential sweepstakes.
Texas oil magnate Bedford Wynne met with the Democratic National Committee to discuss campaign funding and tax reform as Ways and Means advances a tax bill. The piece notes oil money backing the party, the influence of backroom lobbying, and mentions other industry figures and political dynamics surrounding 1964 campaigns.
A 1963 report by industrial consultant Lewis F. Presnall for the National Council on Alcoholism warns that on the job alcoholism raises fringe benefits and sick leave costs, boosts absenteeism and accidents, and is widely concealed by employers. The study cites 1.7 to 2 million alcoholics in the workforce, with 90 percent aged 35 to 55, and notes fringe costs around $500 per alcoholic yearly alongside tripled absenteeism and potential double accident rates. Since 1944, major companies have expanded programs offering counseling and treatment, with 80 large firms now participating and 50 to 75 percent of identified cases successfully treated in some studies.
In a discussion on obeying laws and Supreme Court authority, David Lawrence cites calls to expand civil rights legislation and the risk of courts overruling Congress. Justice John M. Harlan warns against transferring legislative power to the judiciary and urges adherence to constitutional precepts.
The U S Coast and Geodetic Survey announces nautical charts issued as folded strips bound in covers, offering a portable, protective format for mariners.
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