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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
4
The National Safety Council notes a sweeping snowstorm from Oklahoma to New England kept about a million motorists home, lowering traffic deaths versus last year’s records. It estimates 460 to 540 fatalities on the New Year holiday, suggesting weather, not driver caution, reduced injuries.
A Nation’s Business survey of top executives shows 41 percent foresee improved conditions in 1967, up from 30 percent three months ago, while 44 percent expect no change and 15 percent anticipate a decline. Despite optimism, profits are seen as a potential squeeze amid risks.
Southern Markets Media reports 740 percent rise in total personal income in the South from 1929 to 1966, with population up 5.9 million since 1960. The piece cites government data placing the region ahead in both income and growth, led by Texas and Florida.
A House subcommittee returned from Europe and the Middle East amid sharp criticism for misusing taxpayer funds. Members and spouses joined costly hotel stays, private air travel, and meals funded by trade groups they had condemned, prompting protests from Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal and calls for tighter oversight.
A sixteen year old asks how to overcome the urge to punch schoolmates for mocking his faith. The adviser recalls Peter’s sword moment, then Pentecost, urging reliance on the Holy Spirit and Scripture to redirect energy toward constructive witness rather than violence.
A letter from 12 national churchmen to President Johnson denounces U.S. bombing in Hanoi as immoral and calls for halt to air raids without Vietcong concessions. They accuse officials of misleading the public while questioning the moral distinction between military and civilian targets in Vietnam.
Washington columnist portrays Robert Finch as a rising Republican force in California politics. Finch, lieutenant governor-elect, led the state to a historic victory margin and is seen as a moderating, central figure in the Reagan administration’s outlook. The piece notes his Nixon-era training and his potential to shape national GOP strategy ahead of 1968.
Historical notes for December 3 recounts the Iroquois Theater disaster of 1903 with 588 fatalities. It also marks the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, Kipling’s birth in 1865, and military events in 1943 1945, with later 1961 1967 space and political references.
An old truck in downtown Louisville carries a roadside painted suggestion. The curbside phrase reads Dont hug me Im going steady reflecting a playful social witticism.
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