Modernizing Rural America Opens Housing Breakthrough
Secretary Freeman and Senator Sparkman joined Rep. Jones in Triana for the groundbreaking of the nation’s first home built under the 1968 Housing and Urban Development Act. Joe Willie Jefferson and family will move in within 90 days with a 33 year loan at $27 monthly, as part of rural home finance. The event highlighted bipartisan effort and national momentum to address substandard housing.
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Orville Freeman
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Robert E. Jones
Sparkman
America
Hubert Humphrey
Rural America policy and faith in a married life
A reader questions faith and fidelity in marriage citing Christian standards and inner doubts. The piece contrasts personal trust with possible hidden desires and then shifts to a long excerpt of Humphrey advocating rural America policy, focusing on economic equity, schools, healthcare, and keeping rural communities viable with private and public cooperation.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
America
Tennessee Valley
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Humphrey
Great Day Today For Cooper Wells People
Decatur honors former Cooper Wells workers at the third annual reunion to recall the hosiery mill’s pivotal role. Guy Counts, a 22 year veteran, organized the event after retiring from L and N and returning to Decatur. Attendees last year neared 200 with alums from California, South Carolina, Texas and Kentucky joining again.
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Cooper, Wells
Cooper, Wells & Co
Decatur
Guy Counts
Montgomery
Counts
California
South Carolina
Texas
Kentucky
Cooper
Wells
The Power Of Faith by Norman Vincent Peale
The author recalls a personal mental journey back to hometowns in Ohio and Delaware as a means to renew excitement for life. He describes Junetime sunlit fields, nostalgic faces, and events that linger in memory, suggesting memory’s power to refresh present attitudes.
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the Power of
Norman Vincent Peale
Lay
Delaware
Bellefontaine
Greenville
Bowersville
Lynchburg
Cincinnati
Sohio
Unforgettable trip through Ohio towns and memories
A personal reminiscence traces a journey to Delaware for lunch at Bun's Restaurant an historic institution. The writer recalls Bun and family nicknames Crumb and Biscuit and notes Bun's alumni list. Stops include Findlay Bellefontaine and memories of a former paper and a Findlay Morning Republican tie.
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Delaware
Bun’s
Ohio Wesleyan University
Bun
Crumb
Branch Rickey
Ralph Sockman
Findlay
Findlay Morning Republican
Republican Courier
Heminger
Bellefontaine
Ohio
First Methodist
Humphrey’s Vietnam Dilemma as Johnson Chooses Policy
Washington columns analyze Hubert Humphrey’s difficulties in opposing the Vietnam war while remaining loyal to President Johnson. The piece details Humphrey’s fear of disloyalty stigma, Johnson’s dominating style, and the strain of public duties versus private misgivings about bombing North Vietnam.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Atlantic City
Johnson
Sen
Tom Dodd
Connecticut
Lyndon Johnson
Democratic Party
U. S
Hubert
Senate
LBJ
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Ike
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paris
Ing
Honolulu
Thieu
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Tay Nuh
Miami Beach
LBJ Ranch
Nixon
Prayer for peace and freedom in Christ
A religious message from Richard L. James of University Christian Church in Miami Florida urges citizens to renounce violence and uphold freedom in a calm, reflective prayer to God. The communion asks believers to stand firm for freedom in Christ's name.
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Richard L. James
Miami, Fla
University Christian Church
Decatur Daily rates and masthead notice
The Decatur Daily in Alabama outlines publication schedule and circulation details, including daily and Sunday editions, mail rates, and association with major news services. It also states a policy against misstatement of fact and offers redress for grievances.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Alabama
The
Vv Co., Inc
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George Wallace
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Aahee
Associated Press
New York Times News Service
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