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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1965
Page
4
The Alabama Heart Association cautions those with heart disease against strenuous actions such as shriveling snow or pushing stalled cars. The author notes personal good health and suggests using 1965 resolutions as a starting point for 1966, with a second chance if needed.
University of Alabama students aim to break the national single‑school blood record by pledging 1,800 pints for U S troops in Viet Nam. The December 7 drive, led by co chairs Hank Caddell and Stuart Greenberg, urges personal endorsement of soldiers and willingness to face the draft. Auburn reports 1,112 pints in a prior one day drive. The events are presented as support for the war effort and opposition to communism.
A brief item notes a warning and questions whether it will be heeded, with no further readable context or named entities available from the fragment.
The Alabama State Chamber of Commerce urges a pay as you go approach for education amid a record surplus in the Special Educational Trust Fund and high state revenue. It warns against continued bond issuance and deficit spending, noting $154.9 million in bonds approved in the past year and $291.9 million over three years, risking fiscal disaster if trends continue.
A critical essay argues De Gaulle forgets Allied actions shaping France after World War II. It contends he recalls Eisenhower’s late warning before Normandy but ignores Allied restraint that kept France from a decisive role, and credits Truman and NATO for lifting France after the war. It notes De Gaulle’s push to pull France from NATO and the perils of French autonomy.
The speaker offers a domestic formula: measure love and dreams, add understanding, tenderness, joy, kindness, sympathy, and loving discipline. Fold in paternal firmness, season with reverence, and sprinkle faith in Christ. Patience and Christian patience lead to a home blessed with peace.
The piece argues Secretary Henry Fowler will join President Johnson's war cabinet alongside Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara to defend the economy from inflation while continuing the Viet Nam war strategy. It notes opposition from critics and defends avoiding economic controls, warning against Beijing-style inflation.
A Chicago luncheon encounter with Dr. Norman Vincent Peale inspires a mother to place her ill child in God’s hands. She finds faith reduces fear, enabling healing. Peale explains prayer with trust, gratitude, and surrender to divine care. Distributed 1965 by The Hall Syndicate.
Highlights of anniversaries and historical events on December 5, 1965 include the 18th Amendment repeal in 1933, Martin Van Buren's birth in 1782, Polk's California gold discovery in 1848, Bucharest surrender in 1916, and MacArthur announcing Leyte Gulf entry in 1944. Also notes decade-old and yearly community milestones from Morgan County and Decatur Rotary Club activities.
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