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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1963
Page
1
Paul J. Pitts national service commander Disabled American Veterans will visit the DAV Home at 705 Bank St Decatur for two days to assist veterans widows and orphans in processing pension claims.
President Kennedy outlined a $13.5 billion tax cut plan and $3.5 billion in revisions to spur growth, warning of a looming $11.9 billion deficit if taxes are not cut. He projected a moderate 1963 expansion, with $8.5 billion annual lift to family income and $16 billion more consumer output, while avoiding a new recession.
Christ ministered to ordinary people offering forgiveness for sin and inner guilt. He gives inner peace, makes life meaningful, dispels boredom, and replaces selfishness with a call to help others, a message that can apply to any ordinary person.
Khrushchev tells Kennedy he will allow two to three on site inspections a year in the Soviet Union as part of a system to prevent cheating. Washington hopes for further talks toward a comprehensive test ban with eight to ten inspections desired by the United States. Talks to resume with U S Britain and the Soviet Union set for Tuesday afternoon.
Free parking area offered behind the store at Robinson's located on Second Avenue for customers.
Decatur area endures a pair of recent storms bringing sleet and snow. A Sunday mix started around 12 45 a m and quickly slickened streets, though sun today melted some ice as temperatures stayed below freezing. See AREA S On Page 2.
A weekend deep freeze moved from the Midwest into the Eastern states with snow sleet and record lows. Temperatures dropped to -38 at International Falls and -30 in Duluth while Maryland and Pennsylvania saw frigid lows and high winds. Oyster boats were ripped from moorings on Chesapeake Bay.
Tomorrow's forecast highlights a dry start with partly cloudy skies across the region. Expect mild afternoon temperatures and light winds. River conditions show stable levels with low chance of minor rises after midday showers.
Negotiators for striking longshoremen accepted a presidential board plan to end a month long dock tie up from Main to Texas. The 39 cent per hour raise over two years was loaded with 24 cents in wage boosts and must be matched for Southeast and Gulf ports to end the broader strike. Federal mediators plan further talks as the fight shifts to South Atlantic and Gulf ports.
TVA reports 153 distributors bought a record 21.2 billion kWh of power in fiscal 1962 marking an 8 percent rise in consumption, 7 percent rise in net income and 5 percent growth in total assets. Net income reached $26.2 million on $203.7 million revenues with 17 systems using lower retail rates.
Congress debates funding for a 280 million Tennessee Tombigbee waterway linking the Tombigbee and Tennessee rivers via a cross-border canal. Despite Kennedy not request funds, lawmakers from Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky aim to secure budget support after prior Senate amendments. House blocked the proposal last year.
The article previews 1963 income tax changes for taxpayers and the ongoing task of filing returns. James Marlow of the Associated Press writes a five part series, starting with who files and how. The Daily adds daily needlework features on the women's pages, page five.
In Moscow AP reports Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said three on-site inspections are all the Soviet Union will accept in a test ban agreement and urged France to join. In Paris Charles de Gaulle launches a campaign to win West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to a Continental European third force under French German leadership.
US State Department says Communist China may be able to detonate an atomic device toward the end of this year or next. A separate report notes gunfire at Alabama Limestone Co. homes and a dog breaches Berlin wall briefly before border guards fire.
A committee of seven Alabama lawyers challenged the federal government’s right to file desegregation suits in Mobile and Madison Counties. Governor Wallace backed vigorous defense, offering state resources. The suits, filed in federal court, were pursued without individual complainants.
New York AP brief on stocks and bonds with declines in stocks and bonds while commodities show mixed to stronger signals. Cotton and oats lower, wheat mixed, corn weak, soybeans mostly firm with late rally. Hog prices steady to 50 cents higher, top 17 dollars. slaughter steers steady to 50 cents lower, top 28.50.
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