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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1964
Page
4
Ballot Box Responsibility Emphasized by Dr. Henry L Lyon Jr
Dr Henry L Lyon Jr pastor of Montgomery Highland Avenue Baptist Church speaks on freedom and duty. He links responsible citizenship to upholding law and order and respecting others rights to preserve the 50 states as guaranteed by the U S Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry L. Lyon, Jr
Montgomery Highland Avenue Baptist Church
Five Leaders Honored For Alabama Redistricting Efforts
The piece credits Gov. George Wallace for calling a special session and backing a fair redistricting bill. It singles out Rep. Albert Brewer Speaker of the House Rep. Rankin Fite Sen. Ed Horton and Sen. Bob Gilchrist for their roles. It notes others contributed but highlights these five as key in passage of a fair district plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Albert Brewer
House of Representatives
Brewer
Rankin Fite
Marion County
Rep
Fite
Ed Horton
Greenbrier
Limestone
Lauderdale
Sen
Horton
Eighth
Congress
Bob Gilchrist
Hartselle
Morgan
Lawrence
Gilchrist
Gov. Wallace
Anti Johnson Literature Sparks National Debate
In Atlantic City supporters laud Johnson while anti Johnson pamphlets flood the nation. The John Birch Society asks members to mail material to Christmas lists. Haley’s A Texan Looks at Lyndon features strong attacks on the President. Life magazine branded Haley and followers as crackpots and noted their Texas politics and segregation stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Johnson
U.S
John Birch Society
J. Evetts Haley
Lyndon
LIFE
Haley
Life Magazine
America
Edwin Walker
Walker
Canyon
Tex
Texans For America
Fort Worth
Jack Anderson
Frank McGehee
Dallas
McGahee
Texas
Calone
McGehee
Kennedy
McGhee
Adlai Stevenson
Cliff Case
New Jersey
Senate
Morris
Justice Department
Gen Walker
Horace Sherman Miller
Ku Klux Klan
Bell-McClure Syndwate
Publicity and party conventions cited as political carnival
The piece criticizes both major parties at their conventions arguing they resemble a carnival run by party bosses rather than a democratic process. It notes the 1964 scene echoes earlier misdirections on voter power and presidential selection and cites past slogans and political maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leuil
Cana
San Francisco
Supreme Court of the United States
Union
Haley
Congress
Democratic Party
William Jennings Bryan
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Living Today the Shortcomings of Parents in Guiding Children
A historical note lists eight parental traits linked to youth delinquency. It condemns neglectful training, busy homes, poor guidance, excessive freedom, harsh punishment, drinking and immorality, evasion of laws, and indifference to religion as factors shaping children's conduct.
Record Private Donations Reach Ten Billion to Public Causes
Private donors and individuals gave a record ten billion dollars to public causes last year. The surge reflects broad giving across education health and community programs.
Democrats Face Johnson Victory Drive at Atlantic City
Marquis Childs notes a Democratic convention dominated by Lyndon Johnson's one man show. He argues a shift toward establishment politics, with fierce posturing and heavy reliance on polls signaling a Johnson lead despite internal divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken
Magnedy
Tiveness
Maine
Kansas
Indiana
Johnson
This Day In History Highlights 1964 August 25
On this date in 1944 Paris fell to Allied forces after a German surrender. The city’s jail inmates were fed a diet as a presumed cure for illness. Alabama Power’s J W Worthington advised Decatur to expect a light bill payment dating to 1910. Other notes recall a meteorite find near Courtland and Ingalls Shipbuilding buying TVA land for expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
J. W. Worthington
Alabama Power Co
New Decatur
Alvie Bowling
Courtland
Ingall’s Shipbuilding Corp
TVA
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Richard L. James
Jacksonville, Fla
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LCM Ed i Our S. Lane
Washington
Drew Pearson
West Texas
Warren
David Lawrence
N. J
Thej
National Assembly
Lyndon Johnson
St. Louis
New York
Marttin H. Glynn
Wilson
Europe
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Khrushchev
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Eisenhower
House
John McCormack
Massachusetts
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
McCormack
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Decatur
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