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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1964

Page

3

Grenier Attacks Johnsons Fairy Tales In Speech

Alabama Republican chairman John Grenier criticized President Johnson calling his State of the Union address Johnsons Fairy Tales. He accused Johnson of promising a welfare state and foreign aid while pressuring Congress to pass a tax cut and warned of civil rights expansion harming free enterprise and private property. Grenier predicted a 1964 Republican victory for Barry Goldwater. The piece notes a new sand casting machine as a separate line about forest-fire tools.

Birmingham Alabama Republican Party Johnson John Grenier Congress GOP Grenier South Barry Goldwater

Demo Spending Total Sought

A Democratic Committee member may push a Jan 25 Birmingham meeting to form a finance committee and expose how the group spends funds. Chairman Roy Mayhall opposes, saying the move would aid the Republican Party in Alabama.

GOP Decision Due Jan 25 in Mobile

Alabama Republicans will decide January 25 in Mobile how to name candidates for this year’s elections and how to choose delegates to the national convention. State Rep. Tandy Little will report on nominating procedures, with a choice between a primary or nominating conventions. An organizational meeting precedes the exec committee gathering. Craig Truax leads a featured speaking program.

Birmingham Alabama Mobile GOP John Grenier Tandy Little Montgomery Grenier Craig Truax Pennsylvania

Rockefeller Pledges Balanced Budget For New York

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller outlined a modest 1964 program aimed at a balanced budget as New York faces a tight fiscal situation. He left Albany for New Hampshire to campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and will speak in Manchester before addressing the National Press Club in Washington.

Albany N.Y Nelson A. Rockefeller New York State New Hampshire Rockefeller GOP Fred A. Young America Manchester N.H Washington, D

Chamber Dinner Tonight Sets Local Banquet In Decatur

More than 400 Chamber of Commerce members are expected at the Decatur Country Club for the annual banquet. Outgoing president R W Henderson will present new officers. Dr Kenneth McFarland of Topeka Kan will address the 7 p m dinner. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park spans over 500 000 acres across North Carolina.

Chamber of Commerce Decatur Country Club R. W Henderson Kenneth McFarland Topeka Kan Great Smoky Mountains National Park North Carolina

Demo Committee Sets Jan 25 Meeting in Birmingham

Jeffersonian Democratic Executive Committee chair Circuit Judge Roy Mayhall announced a Jan 25 meeting in Birmingham to organize the year’s Democratic primary elections. The gathering will set candidate and voter qualifications and determine qualifying fees and payment schedules. A Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner at $15 per plate will precede the event with U S Senator George Smathers of Florida as keynote.

States Rights John F. Kennnedy Irman Sam Engelhardt Mayhall Jasper Ala Democratic Executive Committee Birmingham Roy Mayhall U.S George Smathers Florida

Lodge Headquarters Moves To Washington

A committee to draft Henry Cabot Lodge for the Republican nomination moved its office to Boston headquarters by Saturday after the secretary of state ruled Lodge must consent to the use of his name in the committee title. Lodge, the U.S. ambassador to South Viet Nam, has not given assent.

Boston Henry Cabot Lodge Ters Kevis H. White Lodge U.S South Viet Nam

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