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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1964

Page

4

Public urged to press legislature for health funding

Dr. Ira Myers warns Alabama faces a dire financial shortfall for the State Health Department and calls on the public to lobby the Legislature for at least 2 million dollars more. He argues for higher pay ceilings and stronger support to restore the state's leading role in preventive medicine.

State Health Department Alabama Health Department Ira Myers M. C. Holcomb, Jr American Academy of General Department of Health Jefferson County Medical Society Jefferson County

Johnson hosts Wilson dinner in informal White House display

At a state dinner for Britain's Prime Minister Harold Wilson, President Johnson relaxed with guests, joking about Mark Twain and observing the formalities. The piece notes British press reaction and details Rusk and Gromyko talks, plus Pentagon barbershop antics and policy debates on bases and Mississippi aid.

Washington Jack Anderson Drew Pearson White House Britain Harold Wilson Johnson Lbj Ranch Lewis Douglas Lew Wilson Mark Twain New Hampshire Henderson Buckingham Palace Scots Guards Gordon Highlanders Texas Rusk Gromyko State Department Dean Rusk West Germany Kremlin Lea

Force versus discipline for youth delinquency

The author argues against using force to correct delinquents. Force may produce short term compliance but only prompts surface conformity and defiance later. The delinquent must be stopped and taught to respect others and authority, but force is unlikely to build lasting loyalty or cooperation.

Hoover warns on Communist influence on colleges and civil rights

FBI Director J Edgar Hoover tells the nation that a new Communist oriented youth group the Dubois Clubs of America is active on campuses. He accuses the party of trying to subvert students and infiltrate the civil rights movement while defending the FBI’s handling of the issue and condemning racists and lax court outcomes.

Washington J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation New York City Pennsylvania Society Hoover United States Dubois Clubs of America California Communist Party FBI Moscow Congress Universities of America U. S. News & World Report Gus Hall New York Herald Tribune

Pakistan China loan lure shifts regional ties and fears

Marquis Childs reports on Pakistan's interest free $60 million loan from China and a 15-man business delegation touring seven Chinese cities. Pakistan sees opportunity in textile machinery trucks and equipment while the US warns of a carrot and stick policy as China wooes Asia. Premier Chou En Lai warned of nuclear war allying with the Soviet Union if Vietnam attacked by the US. The piece notes Pakistan's aging alignment with the United States and the fear of Indian military aid and potential submarine transfers.

Karachi Pakistan China Canton Shanghai Pakistan International Airways PIA Peking Asia Africa Chou En-lai United States Viet Nam Korea Soviet Union Chou Russia Khrushchev Moscow Washington India Bay of Bengal East Pakistan New England Texas Southwest

Decatur Chronicle Dated Item Recaps Local Histories

The Decatur section notes past events from 1919 to 1964. Highlights include the Prohibition Act case decision, the Pythian Foundation’s 50th anniversary, a North Alabama Methodist convention in Cullman, a Christmas Window Shopping Contest payout, a Tennessee Valley legal institute gathering, and a 10 year note on church district leadership in Decatur Alabama.

Alabama Decaturs North Alabama Methodist Episcopal Church Cullman Tennessee Valley Decatur Tte Second Legal Institute North Alabama the Methodist Church

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