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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1964
Page
4
A three judge Federal court orders California to redraw the state senate lines toward equal representation. The piece hints at political pressure in Montgomery as the text uses a humorous line about "Goat Hill" and implied marching orders.
Decatur's Speaker Albert Brewer told a Mobile civic club a special session next year will push Wallace administration education expansion. He outlined three parts: $100 million for new construction, a 10 percent across the board teacher pay raise, and free text books through 12th grade. Brewer urged balancing college and university needs with secondary schools.
Washington column details sensational Test Fleet case records filed in the Sixth Circuit. It cites government witnesses, a double agent, and alleged FBI involvement in Hoffa trials, with affidavits from Sidney Simpson and supporting statements about Partin, Kinchen, and a Baton Rouge shooting plot.
Marquis Childs surveys Asia and notes growing antiwar sentiment and a shift toward the Asian African bloc. Pakistan warns Washington to withdraw, citing China fears and regional tensions while observers see Pakistan and Burma as fragile fronts in the Cold War dynamic.
The piece argues handicaps need not stop effort and cites figures from history. It notes how defeat can strengthen resolve and how adversity spurred great works by Roger Bacon Dante Luther Bunyan Beethoven Handel Mozart and Andrew Jackson. It emphasizes perseverance as a key to eventual success.
Dr Norman Vincent Peale argues Christmas remains a spiritual force despite commercialism. He notes traffic jams on Fifth Avenue symbolize the enduring romance of Christmas and urges a shift from material gifts to Christian devotion and charitable giving.
Schedule lists bookmobile visits at Hays Mill, Shi aries Chapel, Eason Grove School, Cairo and Davis Store areas with stop times from 12:15 to 4:00 and a 1:15 to 1:30 window at Junior High.
In Bern Switzerland the official unemployment count rose to 237 000 idle workers by November 30 up from 196 000 the previous month. Job vacancies declined from 5 954 to 5 803 as unions and political groups campaign against imports of foreign laborers.
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