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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1966
Page
4
The piece reviews a new book by Sigmund Freud and William C. Bullitt asserting a father complex shaped Woodrow Wilsons policies. Allen Dulles counters, calling the work an ill founded attack while praising Wilsons wartime resolve and League of Nations efforts.
There is more study than you think being put on Year-Round schools as one solution to the growing problems of crowded classrooms and high construction costs, but don't expect any petitions from school-age children in behalf of going to school all the year even if it might prove to their benefit.
Weather permitting 70 000 fans will pack Birmingham with 30 000 000 TV viewers watching the Alabama Auburn game. The series since 1948 has been tight with Alabama 15 wins Auburn 14 and one tie. Governor Jim Folsom urged a return to play to protect state funding and the rivalry has delivered a top national spectacle ever since.
Alabama reports 388 of 1000 residents aged 65 or older receive old age pensions, well above the national average of 113 per 1000 and higher than all states except Louisiana. Most pensioners are Alabama natives, live at home, average age 75, women over two thirds, about half widowed. Payments range from 82 dollars for those at home to 106 in personal care homes. nursing homes receive 25 for clothing. October pensions exceed 7.8 million dollars.
The Times notes Powell has been reelected since 1944 and chairs the Education and Labor Committee. Editorials urge Congress to bar him from seating or chairmanship until he ends his scofflaw status amid ongoing legal scrutiny and calls for accountability.
Washington reports reveal the FBI tapped Dominican Embassy lines in 1961 after the Trujillo assassination. Justice Dept and Judge Gasch moved to suppress evidence amid calls from Secretary Rusk. The probe links to Bobby Baker and other Dominican figures, raising questions about extraterritorial rights and surveillance.
A Billy Graham answer explains that illness does not negate faith. Physical affliction can strengthen the inner life and discipline believers toward a closer walk with God. Paul’s infirmities show perseverance, and God may either deliver or grant grace to endure.
Washington dispatch notes George Romney, leading GOP polls for 1968, facing sharp intra party attacksfrom Right and Left. Barry Goldwater rebukes Romney over 1964 stance while anonymous attacks question his liberal bona fides, boosting Nelson Rockefeller prospects and framing Romney's challenge in national political terrain.
Five decades ago W H Hall of the Albany Board of Commerce left for Washington as Albany delegate to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. The item lists past anniversaries from 50 25 and 10 years ago with brief notes. It notes Decatur was to gain airline service by mid 1957 and marks today as Friday December 2 1966 with broader world items about Castro and Britain.
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