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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
4
A reflection on kindness as the source of courtesy contrasted with etiquette learned from books. The piece emphasizes generosity as natural, suggesting true civility springs from a loving heart and progresses beyond rote rules.
Decatur voters are urged to participate as the city conducts a runoff after the primary. Officials stress that elections should not be decided by a minority vote and each qualified voter must consider their ballot essential to sound government for the Decatur they love.
The Tuscaloosa News editorial notes the looming end of the legislative session with major items like congressional redistricting and the general appropriations bill pending. It highlights backlog from filibusters, the governor's possible bid for a second term, and the need for an interim budget study committee to speed future appropriations.
Marquis Childs analyzes the nation’s posture on race, Vietnam, and foreign policy. He warns Congress may miss a wakeup call as Birmingham protests and the Washington march expose long neglected grievances, while U S aid to Chiang Kai-shek and Laos policy show risky choices in a collapsing Diem regime.
Drew Pearson interviews Bulgarian Premier Zhivkov in Varna. He notes Zhivkov supports Khrushchev’s co existence stance, followed a de Stalinization path, and aligned Bulgaria with Khrushchev against Red China. The talk covers leadership fights, Tito relations, and earlier prison experiences.
A prose meditation by Arlie E. Davidson urges readers to seize the day and pursue purpose. It stresses persistence after failure, making new plans, and seeking why happiness seems elusive, while encouraging teamwork and hopeful influence on others.
HARTSELLE The completely remodeled Hartselle City jail is expected to be completed this afternoon. Chief William Ryker told The Daily the old jail behind the post office was moved to the current site. Abandoned in 1956, the old jail’s new additions include one room, new cells, and a bull pen. The jail now houses up to 12 prisoners and the addition cost about 1500 dollars.
Sylvia Porter explains potential effects of a dollar devaluation on consumers cash holders and stockholders. If the dollar halved in gold value imports would rise in price while U S made goods stay cheap, with shifts in exchange rates and possible market turmoil for securities and tourism.
County Superintendent Silas Cross reports attendance in Lawrence County schools returning to normal after a two week polio outbreak closure. A survey of principals shows absenteeism mainly among cotton pickers, with much of the cotton harvest underway across the county.
The body of an aged man was found today in Mobile River. George Mason.
Danish officials contend Greenland faces no general illiteracy problem, asserting literacy levels meet national standards. They point to reported schooling success and ongoing educational programs as evidence of adequate literacy across the territory.
David Lawrence notes that a 1963 New York Herald Tribune column reflects on Abraham Lincoln’s public statements about race. Lincoln argued for not creating social and political equality between whites and blacks while recognizing Negroes’ natural rights. The piece argues today some white and Black leaders might label such views racist, yet many share Lincoln’s economic and political aspirations within a framework of racial distinction.
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