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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1968
Page
4
A Tuesday December 10 bulletin lists the Associated Press client relations with the New York Times News Service Congressional Quarterly News Service and World Book Encyclopedia Science Service as part of syndicated content connections.
A Harvest Monrovia water and fire protection system, funded by a $680,000 Farmers Home Administration loan, was dedicated with Sen. Sparkman and Rep. Jones present. They praised federal local partnership, rural housing loans, and the need to improve rural poverty. speakers urged continuing federal aid to solve America’s rural problems.
A Tuscaloosa News style column argues for continuing Tennessee Tombigbee Canal funding. It links Christian unity to public works and cites economic studies showing high benefits per dollar invested, with projections of federal support amid Vietnam era constraints.
A sharp political jab in South Magazine likens a volatile young pundit to a chihuahua facing a Saint Bernard after a reckless outburst against J Edgar Hoover. The comparison underscores the speaker’s venom and public embarrassment.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues that Asiatic Communists press a Thailand uprising modeled on Vietnam. He notes 45,000 US troops in Thailand, cross-border tribes with Russian rifles, and North Vietnamese infiltrators targeting northern Thailand’s heartland, with Nong Khai Governor Col. Witt Nimnam reporting rising tensions.
President-elect Nixon advances a major White House reorganization with 14 task forces and a President's Council of Economic Advisors led by Dr. Paul W. McCracken. Science adviser Dr. Lee A. Dubridge and national security aide Dr. Henry Kissinger join the new structure while Bryce Harlow handles legislature and congressional affairs.
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