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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1966
Page
4
A photo of Gabriel Montane shows an African man seven feet ten inches tall weighing 276 pounds and 21 years old, suggesting potential for a million dollar earnings on a professional basketball team in the United States.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey, returning from five Allied governments in the Far East, said the United States has invested all efforts in a peace path for Vietnam except surrender of South Vietnam. He urged imminent negotiations with North Vietnam and Red China, warning of sterner measures if talks fail.
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide claim the mythical NCAA football championship for the third time in five years as voters rank Alabama No. 1. Coach Paul Bryant led a disciplined squad through a tough schedule including eight SEC games. The season showcased the SEC’s strength with Alabama, Tennessee, and LSU finishing in the nation’s Top 10.
Washington lawmakers expose Democratic ties to the John Birch Society. Rep. L Mendel Rivers praised its founder and defended the group, prompting scrutiny of his influence over military legislation and a costly Rivers monument funded by local businessmen and Lockheed.
The letter argues against turning church youth activities into a recreational club with dancing and smoking. It urges confronting youths with strong Christian discipline and mission, citing Viet Nam era dedication as proof that purpose and sacrifice attract youth rather than easy pleasures. The writer warns that worldly amusements erode faith and long-term commitment.
Washington weighs a broader strategy if no Viet Nam truce emerges. Proposals include declaring military aid to North Viet Nam by Red China and the Soviet Union as aggression, suspending NATO ties, and pressuring allies to curb Sino-Soviet support while threatening to bomb bases and supply routes in North Viet Nam if economic aid to the enemy continues. The Moscow stance and Soviet arms shipments are cited as context for a possible larger conflict.
The piece argues U S newspapers helped pressure Johnson toward talks in Vietnam while editors and reporters faced unofficial pressure to tone down criticism. It notes initial aims of unconditional surrender, the turning point from pressure to negotiations, and the uncertain final judgment by history.
On this date the last spike in the Great Northern Railroad was driven in 1893 at the Cascade Mountains. Also in 1778 explosive kegs were set afloat on the Delaware River to attack Philadelphia but failed to explode.
A historical snapshot notes a Decatur county commissioners session opening near noon at the county courthouse 50 years ago Judge J H Ballentine a Madison County judge and circuit court candidate visited the city.
Monroe County voters favored Democrat W. E. Gene Garrett over Republican Samuel H. Williams by a narrow margin in the unofficial count to fill a legislative vacancy. Garrett will serve only until November 1967, as a new legislature is elected. Garrett received 1,971 votes to Williams 1,711 with few ballots remaining.
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