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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1961
Page
4
Forty percent of the county population benefits from government commodities, and four communities have not paid their share of operating costs. The program may fold by March 1 amid state welfare concern over the high percentage of residents reliant on food handouts.
The piece argues Alabama should brand itself as No. 1 in all things, not just football, highlighting aims like a billion dollar agriculture income by 1970 and industrial growth to rival Pennsylvania, with pride fueling widespread publicity.
Docks Director Earl McGowin reported Alabama State Docks at Mobile earned over 600000 in fiscal 1961. He outlined inland terminals on the Tennessee River at Florence Decatur and Huntsville, noted delays from the eelers Dam break, and urged rapid Tennessee Tombigbee Canal development to connect waterways and expand Mobile trade. Governor Patterson chairs the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Compact in 1962 and federal funds are sought for canal construction.
column by William S. White argues Kennedy policy in Africa risks a Soviet backed Congo war. It criticizes United Nations moves to force Katanga into central Congo, warning of Western rift with Britain France and Belgium and calling Spaak a leading critic of U N actions.
A reflection on virtue and civic duty, arguing that a good person inspires better conduct, champions peaceful cooperation, and upholds justice. The piece urges leaders to rethink alliances and warns of political missteps shaping America’s future in 1961.
Drew Pearson reports Venezuela's Defense Minister Antonio Briceno Linares urges democratic reform and higher taxes to curb oligarchic power. He contrasts Latin America with Kennedy's Alliance for Progress, noting most nations resist taxing the wealthy while Venezuela's Betancourt pursues tougher measures. Mendoza's low cost housing gains U.S. backing.
Bruce Bobo, 55, of Florence Alabama, died when his car left the road 10 miles south of Meridian Mississippi. His wife suffered bruises and Mrs Mary Sue Williams received cuts. Williams' son was unharmed. The four were traveling to New Orleans.
In Birmingham J D Snow 20 of Pinson Alabama bound over to a Grand Jury for the shotgun slaying of his brother Lowell Thomas Snow 24. County Judge Francis Thompson set bond at 2500 dollars on December 5.
In 1961 the giants on Wall Street favored Standard Oil of New Jersey General Motors General Electric American Telephone and DuPont among 50 top stocks. The list notes strong sales earnings dividends yields and price earnings ratios with IBM Kennecott and others highlighted for growth and safety. No atomic or space themed names appear among the favorites.
In Selma Alabama T Albert Sample and his family evacuated their home for the second time in 10 months as the Alabama River rose. They moved to a rented two bedroom apartment at $75 a month while friends store their furniture. They expect to return once floodwaters recede.
Joseph O'Brien a 20 year old from Ft McClellan Alabama was killed when a bus and his car collided in Columbus Ohio spinning the car into a utility pole. He was a sophomore at Ohio State University. No injuries were reported on the bus.
Architects in Phenix City plan a survey to locate potential public fallout shelter sites. Pearson Humphries and Jones of Montgomery will follow Corps of Engineers instructions as part of a national federal program to map shelters.
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