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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1964
Page
1
Liberty National Life Insurance official W. G. Hall will join about 100 district and division managers from five southeastern states plus California at the annual Managers Meeting in Birmingham. The event runs January 45 with attendees from multiple regions.
A survey highlights Lyndon B. Johnson as 1964 newsmaker of the year for tax cut and civil rights triumphs. Khrushchev is named foreign affairs newsmaker after his ouster and replacement by Brezhnev and Kosygin. The piece notes broader honors for Guthrie Ford Hoffa Paul VI and others.
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports China’s Oct. 16 nuclear test in Sinkiang as Beijing defies Western critics. Analyses note remote show of force strengthens China’s position with peers while hinting at future weapons and delivery needs and signaling tough stance toward the United States and Russia.
John Knox recounts the lost histories of Morgan County west of Decatur. Graves dating to 1812 rise amid tales of graveyard spirits buried gold guineas and war tragedies that left many soldiers missing.
Former Gov Bert Combs notes Kentucky has seven living ex governors, more than any other state. He recalls a typical greeting where six people answer fine as he asks how the governor is doing.
Brandenburg Kentucky AP reports 8 year old Mark Hicks is undergoing a crawling and creeping therapy to revive brain development damaged by measles. More than 200 volunteers, including local adults and students, assist at his home while doctors forecast possible recovery in about two years.
Incomes rise at a solid pace and personal savings grow, signaling December gains in retail sales and shopper confidence for January. Savings rose by 22.5 billion in the first nine months, supported by a seasonally adjusted income rate of 502 billion versus 474.5 billion last year, with tax cuts sustaining take-home pay and lending activity.
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