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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1963
Page
4
Autauga county became the first in Alabama to meet its Christmas Seal goal prompting a reminder that Morgan county also has a goal. Citizens are urged to mail in a few dollars to purchase the seals sent earlier.
President Johnson moves quickly to save funds by trimming government. More than 33 military installations in 16 states face closure or reduction, affecting about 75 000 civilian employees. Chambers of Commerce and state leaders vow pressure on Congress as they seek tax relief with economic costs.
The Tennessee Valley Authority reports 223.1 million dollars in revenues and 26.9 million in net income for the year. Total customers served reach 1,543,000, up 56 percent since 1933, outpacing the national increase of 150 percent. The notes credit the people with the transformation, enabled by TVA’s tools.
Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia argues President Johnson will carry the southern states and push a tax bill through Congress by March 1. He predicts civil rights legislation will be watered down to avoid a Senate fight, with both measures enacted before the political conventions.
President Johnson personally led fourteen foreign correspondents from France Japan Italy and Russia plus their spouses on a rare second floor tour of the White House. He highlighted the treaty room balcony and his bedroom while stressing aims of unity and dignity with neighbors toward peace.
The column urges concentrating interests on nearby pursuits and people. Focus energy on one or a few things, support those close to you, and improve local government and human relations before seeking distant goals.
A Midwestern firm markets a face powder derived from corn cobs with 25 million tons of cob supply annually guaranteed as the raw material.
President Johnson appoints Earl Warren to lead a bipartisan commission to investigate all aspects of President Kennedy's assassination. The commission includes J Lee Rankin as chief counsel, aims to present clear facts, and will publish findings for history and global scrutiny.
Washington report notes New York communications center sees Eastern Republican backers anticipating a Kennedy-like winner in 1964. It discusses Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania and Richard Nixon as potential contrast figures, with Johnson’s fate tied to Congress and party unity ahead of the New Hampshire primary.
Highlights include Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge in 1777 and a day of Thanksgiving. the 13th Amendment took effect in 1865. Lumberton train wreck killed 73 in 1943. Joyce convicted in 1945. Christmas amnesty for 23000 prisoners in 1953. Atlas ICBM launch in 1955. South Korea constitution approval in 1960.
Hollywood’s Bette Davis and Dick Van Dyke capture the year’s cooperative actress and actor honors from the Hollywood Women’s Press Club. Ann Margaret and James Franciscus receive the uncooperative awards.
A historical note states that about one ton of water is required to complete the woolen cloth used for a three piece suit of clothes. The figure highlights water use in textile production.
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