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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1963
Page
4
A local note urges Decatur residents to vote next Tuesday September 3 for city commissioner. The piece stresses individual responsibility to shape intelligent and progressive government and warns that outcome depends on the turnout of qualified voters.
The piece argues that newspapers must present facts without opinion, tracing shifts in reporting styles from strict objectivity to brief attributions and later depth reporting. It cites Robert Bunnelle criticizing bleeding heart trends and urges informed, unsentimental, unvarnished truth in coverage for readers and copy desks.
Washington columnist William S. White discusses U S policy toward India Pakistan and Portugal. He argues the India China border tension and U S arms aid affects Pakistan and questions Portugal renewal of Azores base leases under Premier Salazar. Ball’s stance appears cautious given ties to Adlai Stevenson and Afro Asian policy concerns.
In Southern Europe Drew Pearson notes two historic Washington marches this century the 1925 Ku Klux Klan parade with 25 000 members and 10 000 families and the 1932 Bonus Army protest. He recalls MacArthur's 1940s crackdown and the vivid scenes of cavalry and tear gas as veterans faced force.
Unburden your mind of past regrets and fears. The piece urges clearing mental burdens to gain confidence and peace of mind. It then transitions to analysis of Premier Nehru's India and U S policy in Southeast Asia, noting Pakistan as the only reliable pro Western power amid regional tensions and questions about arming to counter China.
A Nogales tow truck owner uses a bold tailgate slogan to attract customers with a simple, direct pitch Invite us to your next blow out. The Want Ads approach aims to generate business and visibility in the local market.
This piece explains devaluation by raising the gold price from 35 to 70 dollars per ounce, its effects on the dollar’s gold value, and how unilateral action would require congressional and IMF approval. It notes the impact on exports, imports, and foreign prices, with a promise of further answers tomorrow.
In Mobile judge Herndon Inge Jr. grants a divorce after a couple agrees to continue joint ownership of a cemetery plot. The case ends with a novel asset settlement. Separately a claim is made that the oldest farm in the U S lies near El Paso Texas, producing crops since 1540.
In 1963 New York Health Tribune author examines terms integrationist and segregationist. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP is quoted on equal rights and intermarriage. The piece questions who qualifies as an integrationist or segregationist amid school desegregation and public policy debates.
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