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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1964
Page
4
The piece argues no broad government action will curb smoking. It favors education and warning labels, noting a seven billion dollar industry and tax revenues of about two billion. Programs in Baltimore and Pennsylvania target youths, while older smokers may resist change as smoking remains an individual choice.
The piece argues 38 states have ratified a federal amendment ending the poll tax for federal elections, noting potential twin elections in Alabama and broader reforms to the electoral college. It warns residents to pay poll tax by February 1 to participate in 1964 elections.
President Johnson pressed allies over France’s move to recognize Red China while warning that such action could trigger retaliation through trade. Segni of Italy urged caution and vowed to influence Rome against recognizing China. The piece notes Japan Britain and Spain engaging with Communist Cuba amid the cold war shift toward economic competition.
The text argues life quality is defined by motives and purposes, not years or deeds. It stresses measuring life later rather than early, warns many follow wrong paths, and cites Nathans Schaeffer on giving, sacrifice, and serving others as ultimate gains beyond worldly success.
In a turning point, President De Gaulle weighs recognizing Communist China, challenging U.S. policy and Atlantic unity. Paris's shift could reward aggression, complicate Korea-era alliances, and strain Franco American ties amid French aims in Southeast Asia and Indo China.
Barry Goldwater's attack on Johnson's budget cuts is a strategic tool for GOP gains in Congress. Republicans view his candidacy as essential to challenging Democratic control, with pressure to choose him for House seats and possibly Senate gains while some prefer alternatives for the presidency.
A look back at events on January 22 across years including Hoover signing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act in 1932, the first postal service out of New York in 1673, Queen Victoria's death in 1901, and wartime and weather incidents in later years.
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