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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1969
Page
4
A 1969 report outlines a NH1 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development study on whether hunger impairs a child's mental and physical development. The project, costing over $1 million annually, seeks to determine causes and potential remedies for hunger related handicaps and their global implications.
A Christian reflects on doubts as part of faith, noting passage from Romans and urging prayer for strength. Separately, a U S government supported nutrition study examines malnutrition in children, detailing projects in Harlem Denver Louisiana Guatemala Colombia and Chile and the impact of diet on development and learning.
GOP national chairman Rogers Morton is noted as a director of Atlas Chemical Industries, receiving $3,000 to $3,600 annually and participating in a $168 million Army Volunteer Ammunition Plant contract with $18 million still due. Atlas, a major explosives maker, also runs other defense related deals while Morton claims no favors were sought or given, though his House Ways and Means role connects to Atlas interests. The piece links Morton’s departure from the munitions business to political calculations around a Maryland Senate race. It also covers NICAP and UFO research funding and Nixon’s limited TV habits.
A Washington viewpoint asserts Congress should not curb military actions in Southeast Asia. It defends presidential control of orders and warns that requiring congressional consent could trigger larger wars, citing Tonkin and Korea as precedent and noting limited U.S. presence in Laos and Thailand.
The Decatur Daily publishes Fridays, with Associated Press and New York Times News Service. It lists subscription rates at 30 and 32 dollars annually and promises prompt redress for misstatements.
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