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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1965
Page
16
Sylvia Porter analyzes the 1966 economy facing rising federal outlays, higher Social Security and other taxes, tighter credit, and inflationary pressures. With income tax cuts unlikely and government spending surging, the mix risks a slower but continuing expansion unless business labor and government exercise restraint and prudent pricing.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr arrives in Birmingham to speak at St. James Baptist Church as part of a push to revitalize his voter registration campaign. He urged full Negro registration and urged northern emphasis in the movement while noting Alabama’s distinct circumstances. King warned against complacency and called for more middle-class involvement and broader minority representation in city leadership. Ralph Abernathy urged greater representation in city hall and police ranks.
Earl Wilson details a playful Waldorf interview with Geraldine Chaplin. She chews gum, studies Os, declares her plans to watch late television, and previews a burger from the Waldorf kitchen amid a starry night crowd. The piece weaves in other celebrity sightings and party chatter at the era’s high society events.
A Greyhound bus en route to New Orleans crashed near the Florida Alabama line in light rain, killing the driver Carl Edward Duce and three passengers among 22 aboard. Four others died later, five were critically injured, and the vehicle rolled after striking two utility poles on U S 90. The victims include Robert Searingen and Mrs Blanche Krewett among the dead, with five injured in critical condition. The crash occurred shortly after 12:52 a m, the bus traveling 45 to 50 mph before skidding on a curve. Authorities said a possible tire blowout or skim may have caused the spin, with the bus leaving Pensacola moments before the crash.
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