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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1964
Page
4
Bud Wilkinson, after 17 seasons guiding the Oklahoma Sooners to 145 victories 29 losses and four ties, resigns and ponders a United States Senate run. If he wins, it would mirror Eisenhower, a popular figure entering politics to serve the country.
The 1963 Alabama budget reached 378 million with a 31.8 percent rise but calls for a separate funding stream for colleges and universities. The piece urges out of state expertise to study Alabama's education system and recommends a new funding approach beyond the public schools.
The piece argues Panama’s unrest over canal control, elections, and foreign influence stems from nationalist anger and rent debates. It notes the flag incident and U S Canal Zone disputes, concluding the episode shows no Communist triumph but a volatile public sway and possible temporary estrangement from allies.
The piece outlines three chapters from a backstory on U.S. Panama policy. It recalls Truman proposing international waterways after World War II, Eisenhower's Suez era stance influencing canal power, and Nixon Kennedy era fears of riots leading to a flag compromise. It also notes Canal Zone inequities and Panamanian push for sovereignty.
A series of introspective prompts asks if you overestimate yourself or underestimate others. It probes for a definite aim, found values, and a consuming life purpose, comparing self view to how you act under pressure and doubt.
The National Security Council met for the first full-dress session under President Johnson to weigh Indonesia's actions under Sukarno and the Malaysia crisis. Attorney General Kennedy attended, weighing in on Indonesian policy and possible new missions to Jakarta.
James Marlow says Fidel Castro remains a stubborn problem for the United States and a costly concern for the Soviet Union. Castro’s five years in power show a dictatorship with resilience, help from the USSR, and continued regional tension as Washington weighs anti Castro policy versus trade realities with the Soviets.
Highlights include 1936 Japanese delegation withdrawing from London five power naval conference. Also 1751 Georgia assembly met in Savannah and 1831 Best Friend of Charleston trial run. Paderewski became Poland's prime minister in 1919. Kellogg Briand Pact ratified in 1929.
In Montgomery, Alabama 110 private child caring and child placing agencies were licensed for 1964, up from 14 in 1963 and 96 in 1962 said Ruben King commissioner of the State Department of Pensions and Security.
The bookmobile will visit Antioch Baptist Church Mina Inglis Store Mina School Webbs Barbecue Cambridge Lane Walters Chapel Negro School Capshaw Fosters Copeland McDoles Fairmont Old School Yard with times from 9:00 to 3:45. Readers can pick up or return materials at each stop throughout the day.
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