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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1965
Page
4
The Decatur Housing Authority announces a half million dollar project to build 50 apartments for elderly residents in 1966. The plan splits into a 40 unit and a 10 unit site, both in Decatur's Northwest area, reflecting city government support amid Medicare outlook.
A December mail surge slows post offices as Christmas handling expands. Insights from John Dillin note 1985 volume forecasts, ZIP codes, scan readers, higher rates, a possible six cent priority class, and 100 self service post offices by next year. The piece highlights postmasters like Ed Self facing growing workloads and service goals.
A Soviet cosmonaut Igor Maximov recalls trainer Comrade Vladimir Smirnov, a science devotee who mocks religion and pushes space limits. Smirnov mocks God, calls science the guide, and warns cosmonauts about devices he says test mental and physical stamina for safety.
A passage reflects on why the angelic message of Christ’s birth went to shepherds rather than elites. It argues God’s message is universal, loving all people from humble to wise, and notes Scripture showing God often reveals himself to the contrite or humble before the proud.
A Christmas of joy comes from selfless acts beyond money. Families gift handmade presents during hardship, a church collects old clothes, and a boy’s Bible-based lesson spurs a town to fund two Christmas dinners. A nameless girl keeps a jar as a symbol of the loveliest Christmas ever.
President Johnson faces dual pressures from liberal Democrats and conservative factions over the federal budget and Great Society welfare. Viet Nam priorities drive spending, while both sides seek to constrain or expand welfare. The middle in Congress resists outright denunciation and aims to preserve options for 1966.
The date notes Washington crossing the Delaware and attacking Hessians at Trenton in 1776, Mason and Dixon completing the border survey in 1763, the 1805 Peace of Pressburg, Remington's death in 1909, and MacArthur declaring Manila an open city in 1941. Churchill also addressed in 1941.
Fifty years ago Camp Electric Co suffered fire damage on East Johnston Street. A large dividend from Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co funded city and county taxes. Twenty five years ago W S Lamon Harman Sandlin aided a raid on two stills in Southeast Limestone County. Ten years ago Huntsville teens were arrested after a $60 watch theft from Nelson's Jewelry Store. First Presbyterian Church families held a church night supper.
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