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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1966
Page
4
President Johnson stated the nation can afford whatever is needed to aid troubled cities, though he did not give a price. A top city spokesman pegged the cost at 250 billion over 10 years, with a federal partnership deemed inevitable to modernize aging urban areas and eliminate slums. The problem affects both large and small cities, and leadership is essential for progress.
David Knight reports on Harold Jay Marlar a 11 month old with leukemia living with his parents J C and wife in a three room house atop Brindley Mountain near Morgan City. The Decatur Daily started Harold Marlar Fund to ease medical and living costs already over $1200 plus hospital bills. Public responses have been generous but more gifts are urged via The Daily marked Harold Marlar Fund.
The article argues Rep. Donald Rumsfeld blocked Mohole funding over a $25,000 gift to the President's Club from Brown and Root. It notes Brown and Root's long support for Lyndon Johnson, compares audits of Mohole versus unvetted Viet Nam military construction, and details costs to close Mohole and to fund ongoing private contracting in South Vietnam.
A reader asks how to influence a social group that pursues partying and worldly pleasure. The response urges leaving such circles if they refuse gospel talk, urging courage and faith to share the message, and notes Christmas city disaster lessons as a wakeup call to moral responsibility.
Washington analysis argues Sen Robert F Kennedy builds influence inside the Democratic Party across New York and beyond with an eye toward 1968 and 1972 White House goals. It notes his national footprint, possible VP bid dynamics with Johnson or Humphrey, and the potential GOP gains from Democratic divisions.
William S. White analyzes Nixon’s growing support among congressional Republicans and contrasts his preconvention backing with Goldwater’s 1964 strategy. The piece argues Nixon’s moderatism and eight years as Eisenhower’s VP endow him with broader, stronger legislative backing, shaping the likely North to 1968 convention battle over Vietnam and hawk versus dove positions.
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