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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1964
Page
4
James Ross McCain of Decatur Georgia president emeritus Agnes Scott College offers a devotional prayer praising Jesus Christ with many sacred titles and attributes. The reading mentions advocacy guidance and divine roles.
The notice states poll tax must be paid in Alabama on or before February 1 1964 to be eligible to vote in upcoming elections. Voters are urged to act promptly and avoid disqualification.
At a full Decatur Chamber of Commerce annual meeting over 400 guests reflected on blessings and the 1963 year. A brochure at each seat outlined Decatur events, and organizers express hope 1964 will be even better with community effort.
Morgan and Limestone counties join under Medical Societies to vaccinate about 100000 people with Sabin polio vaccine on sugar lumps. from age two months to 200, residents should visit the school nearest their home next Sunday January 19 between noon and five for two drops on a sugar lump. The measure aims to end polio with mass participation.
The Tennessee River and Tributaries Association plans a spring membership campaign to unite individuals and organizations for Tennessee Valley development. TRTA backs the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, urging congressional action, and views the canal as essential to TVA region growth and national security.
Fifty days into the Johnson presidency observers note no policy changes from the Kennedy era while the White House image shifts through informal conferences, revamped staff habits, and unprecedented access. The president maintains personal outreach including calls to Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and continued attention to base closures and congressional relations.
Living Today by Arlie Davidson urges readers to repair frayed friendships with friends parents and spouses. It emphasizes encouraging offspring renewing marriages and avoiding bitterness by correcting mistakes and strengthening companionship.
A 1964 commentary argues that profit driven actions erode Western unity and undermine anti Communist efforts in Europe and Cuba. It cites wheat sales to Russia and buses to Castro as damaging prestige, urges coordinated embargo strength, and warns of potential shifts toward nuclear war if economic pressures fail. It notes historical precedents of trading with enemies and calls for united Western action and stronger embargo use.
Washington observers hail Johnson's rapid consolidation of Democratic unity after Kennedy's assassination. He wins broad liberal and conservative support with his welfare focus and budget cuts, setting a national, nonsectarian mandate and signaling a can-do campaign theme for 1964 while preparing to shape the party platform and VP selection.
This Day in History notes events on this date 13th day of 1964 including remarks about Caroline and Lady Bird Lyndon Johnson. It recalls Emile Zola’s 1898 Dreyfus letter and Mussolini’s 1932 call to cancel WWI debts.
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