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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1963
Page
4
A devotional prayer from Minneapolis Minnesota attributed to Roland R DeLepp principal at Anthony Junior thigh Scheel urging reliance on God for steady strength and guidance to serve through Christ.
Colbert county bootlegger Troy Thornton, who killed a sheriff and a police chief, surrendered to officers and expressed remorse for the killings. The article hints that months may pass before his execution, signaling a looming electric chair or potential change in Alabama justice.
A public advisory cautions that Labor Day comes with high travel risk. It notes 501 motor vehicle deaths over a three day period last year and urges drivers to take personal responsibility, guard families, and drive carefully during the coming holiday.
About 10,000 potential voters could go to the polls for the September 3 election. In the August 20 first round roughly 5,400 cast ballots, a turnout seen as decent though just over half of eligible voters. Authorities urge strong turnout to determine who should lead the city.
Mississippi faces a heated runoff after a record turnout of 475000 in the first round. Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson leads former Gov. J. P. Coleman by about 21000 votes with Charles Sullivan backing Coleman. Citizens Councils favor Johnson as the Nation watches the race.
Mayor Gilliland defends his refusal to meet with Marlon Brando Paul Newman Anthony Franciosa and Virgil Frye who visited Gadsden amid race tensions. He says their presence serves only to create trouble and publicity and that cool heads are needed not extremists.
Washington views a clash between religious freedom and anti Buddhist backlash in South Vietnam. Officials say U.S. support remains for Diem while intelligence notes anti Buddhism harms Western interests in Asia, especially Thailand. The policy balancing act risks undermining resistance to communism without alienating regional allies.
A reflective piece on the value of a good person and how integrity guides better living. It contrasts personal virtue with public urgency in U S policy thoughts, noting the Cuban crisis era tempo and current South Vietnam considerations shaping opinion and action.
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports on Caroline Kennedy reciting poems and JFK scolding Peter Lawford for off color lines. The piece also notes Valachi’s crime confessions, Society for Indecency to Naked Animals pranks, and a light JFK and Jackie public display with handholding.
Sylvia Porter explains the urgency of stemming the US balance of payments deficit as foreign holders push for gold, the dollar sits at $35 an ounce, and policy tools from the Federal Reserve to foreign aid tie into preserving the dollar. Devaluation remains unlikely per Kennedy pledges, while the 1963 deficit grows.
The article notes that the hardest challenges are non-nuclear and under active study. It argues the treaty would have only a minor impact on any nation developing an effective anti-ballistic missile system.
David Lawrence argues that on August 23 a mass street demonstration in Washington will disrupt business and force private losses across rental goods and other sectors. He questions who bears the cost and notes government funding for administrative leave as workers stay home. He cites constitutional rights amid fears of violence and questions the DC permit system.
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