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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1962
Page
4
A brief 1962 prayer invoking Almighty God to hear requests for health comfort and happiness while urging focus on the wider horizon of Thy will and self-forgetting love. Read by Joseph R Sizeo of Washington DC, professor of religion at George Washington University.
FAA approves half the cost of a 167000 project to strengthen and resurfacer the 4000 foot Pryor Field runway in South Limestone county. Cities Decatur and Athens and Morgan and Limestone counties must cover the remaining half with state aid possible. The agreement takes effect July 1 1963. The paper urges local support.
Walter Prescott, addressing Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Alabama, calls the South to bear a future burden of improving education from grade school to research labs. He argues racial issues must not stall progress and envisions the region becoming an exporter of capital and importer of talent through stronger education and industry.
A reminiscence recounts a meeting with a drummer named Davis in Columbus Ohio during youth. The narrator recalls a hotel routine, a businessman dinner scheme, and a tense pursuit in Cincinnati. The encounter reveals a moment of shared humanity and Davis’s shy hunger.
The piece argues death is inevitable and fear can be reduced by making the most of today. Emphasizes using time, growth, learning from mistakes, and helping others to face death with minimal regret. A full, well lived life is the defense against death anxiety.
In a joint economic committee session Judge Loevinger faced Democratic critics led by Proxmire and Patman over antitrust actions. They pressed on why major firms escape price fixing scrutiny while small bidders face enforcement, noting past cases and potential limits under current law.
Records in the Lawrence County Circuit Clerk show seven suits filed last week seeking damages totaling 200000 after a November 26 1961 Highway 20 wreck near Courtland killed Mrs Davie Tidwell and injured 11. Six suits ask 25000 each for injuries and medical care. one suit seeks 50000 for death. Defendant is Bobbie Joe Huffman driver of the other car.陪
Norman Vincent Peale reflects on becoming a grandfather as a joyful high point. He recalls a modern sprightly image of grandfathers, describes his granddaughter Laura Stafford Peale, and notes family life, pride, and responsibility. He celebrates birth amid nuclear anxieties and clings to faith and fundamentals.
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