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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1963
Page
4
A meditation on devout fellowship with God as the source of life and strength. The text links prayer with renewed temper and continual spiritual access, then shifts to demographic notes. It reports 1963 births near 4.1 million, below the 1957 peak of 4.3 million but the tenth year over four million.
Gene Sticher, chairman of Morgan County 1963 Christmas Seals sale, reports $7 437 43 received from voluntary contributions, leaving $557 57 to reach the county goal of $7 995 The appeal asks residents not to forget the role of Christmas Seals in tuberculosis control and to send in donations to reach the goal
The Christian Science Monitor analyzes the Cyprus disruption, urging early settlement. It emphasizes US and Britain must lead, warns Greece and Turkey risk cabinet crises, and argues NATO involvement could bridge Greek Turkish tensions without UN confrontation. It stresses conciliation over UN debate and political manipulation.
Drew Pearson argues for a Congressional Accounting Office to audit attendance and junkets and links a pay raise to active service. He cites examples of absences by Bolling Holifield Burkhalter and Fascell asserting duty over vacation and calls for pay from 22500 to 35000 with docking for missed votes.
The piece argues against funding wheat sales to the Soviet Union and warns that expanding trade with the Kremlin echoes 1930s appeasement of Hitler. It stresses Congress controls spending and urges adherence to constitutional limits, citing past warnings and current liberal rhetoric.
Living Today notes that children frequently challenge parental strictness and concern over spouses friends and careers. Parents bear more responsibility and worry about the future while balancing leisure desires with income limits to ensure their children’s good preparation. Mutual understanding and cooperation are key to a happy family.
The article outlines a dual U S policy path for 1963 under President Johnson. It emphasizes willingness to negotiate with the Soviet Union in select areas while imposing a tougher line against aggressive communism in Cuba and South Vietnam. Johnson aims to divide the international Communist bloc and threaten force if negotiations fail. He seeks unity within the U S diplomatic-military team in Vietnam and maintains long-term military presence there. The piece notes prior debates over withdrawal and signals continued pressure on Cuba, with ongoing studies for isolation and potential actions against Soviet grain deals.
On this date in 1781 Henry Laurens was released from the Tower of London in exchange for General Contiated by Kennedy, a ship captured en route to Holland as U.S. minister. West Virginia's 1862 statehood act signed by Abraham Lincoln. Rasputin murdered in 1916. Bermuda ends auto ban in 1945. Churchill comment ten years ago. Eastern Air Lines crew contract in 1963.
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