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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1968

Page

5

The 10 Grossest Excesses of 1967

Russell Baker lists the year’s top excesses from politics to culture. Items include the 1968 Presidential campaign, Charles de Gaulle, the 1967 football season, Playboy style titles, Johnson’s around the world trip, Jacqueline Kennedy magazine covers, Casino Royale, Mao’s cultural revolution, the 1967 be ins and similar excesses, ending with the generation gap as the final entry.

New York Times News Service Washington Movie House White House Literary World Saigon Peking Playboy Las Vegas General Motors George Romney Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon George Wallace Charles de Gaulle Gamal Abdel Nasser Lewis B. Hershey H. Rap Brown Joe Pyne Lynda Bird Johnson de Gaulle Professor McLuhan Marcel Proust Johnson Santa Claus North Pole Jacqueline Kennedy Elizabeth Taylor Taylor James Bond Mao Tse Tung China Mao United States

Study Reveals U.S. Is Now Drug Oriented

A New York Times survey across more than 20 states shows Americans increasingly depend on drugs beyond heroin and marijuana, with alcohol nicotine and prescription sedatives also common. It reports rising use among the young, mentions organized crime control of hard narcotics, and notes a shift in attitudes toward work and lifestyle amid Hippie culture.

America New York Times J. Anthony Lukas New York Times News Service New York Haight Street San Francisco Haight- Ashbury District Haight-Ashbury Vermont New Mexico Max Weber President’s Crime Commission Thorities Times

Prayer of humble bow to God in time of duty

A devotional prayer asks for divine guidance during a period of opportunity and responsibility. It emphasizes judgment, truth, and faithfulness, seeking strength for trials and the assurance of divine indwelling through the Savior. The piece is credited to Marvin Rast, Methodist religious editor in Columbia.

God Marvin Rast Columbia

Yearend- Business Pushes Jobs For Slums

Report on how business leaders respond to urban riots and ghetto unemployment. James Roche of General Motors and others push corporate efforts from Detroit to Rochester, with programs by Kodak Xerox and regional development plans, while critics urge real impact beyond publicity.

James Roche General Motors Corp Detroit Auto Companies Roche New Detroit George Romney Jeromé Cavanaugh 12Th Street Improviaip Biles Donigual Vallashore Town Rochester N.Y Rochester Jobs, Inc Eastman Kodak Co Kodak Xerox Corp Xerox The Urban League of Rochester Florence

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