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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1963
Page
4
Dr. Austin Meadows lauds the special session for advancing education while cautioning that elections are not sure. He recalls a 1948 cautionary tale about a overconfident presidential race told with a Truman reference.
South Carolina Democrat Rep Albert W. Watson, a Nixon supporter, complains his district postmaster vacancy recommendations are ignored. He dislikes the treatment and suggests a possible Kennedy-linked blame, noting the situation may be a blessing in disguise.
A report to Congressman Bob Jones says the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville contributes about 180 million dollars annually to Alabama and will rise to 198 million in the next year and 218 million the year after.
Joe Wheeler ¢ Membership Corporation will drop amortization charges on July 1, saving $158,400 for the coming year. Nine tenths of the savings benefit Morgan and Lawrence counties residential customers. Jimmie Davis says the charge removal reflects the coop’s solid finances and growth. H. A. Alexander heads the board as president.
A Montgomery editorial urges support for a proposed act allowing counties to form county planning commissions and for possible joint commissions among counties or municipalities. The piece stresses growth in Alabama and the need to protect all people through planning while urging Speaker Albert Brewer and lawmakers to back the permissive legislation.
Washington views the Kennedy visit to Ireland as a bold history making tour. The piece notes the President uses a dramatic modern lens on 1848 German parliament beginnings and frames the trip as a test of response to challenge. The Kennedys’ Irish migration story and public service ethos are highlighted as jet propelled.
Washington dispatch notes that Kennedy as Catholic first president will confront a divided Italy with a Catholic Christian Democratic party drifting from liberal leadership. It draws a parallel to the US Democratic party under Kennedy, described as splintered with weak Congressional control, echoing past Roosevelt and Truman eras.
A column reviews Kennedy’s Irish rooted presidency and church shifts in Italy plus U S aid to Italy and the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway project. It notes Barnett and Wallace opposition, Moss reelection support from Jackson Hart and Muskie, and White House doubts about Moss prospects.
Sylvia Porter reports that through mid 1963 the United States ran large foreign deficits, draining gold reserves below 16 billion. Deficits arise from military and foreign aid spending, overseas investments, and travel, with no year averted.
Cuban exile influx changes city streets as Lillian Spring cites a Spanish sign she could not read. A ticket followed when she parked under a sign that simply read No Parking.
Mobile reports state Rep. Quinton R. Bowers of Jefferson County chosen as state commander at the three day VFW convention. Delegates heard from Sen. John Sparkman and John A. Jenkins as Cecil Brown Fort Payne and others were elected to senior and junior posts. Huntsville picked for 1964 state convention and the midwinter meet set for Anniston.
Police sought a young Black man in connection with the fatal shooting of gas station operator James B. Smith 34 who died after arriving at a hospital. His daughter Donna 11 was critically wounded when she ran into bullets during the attempted holdup. Smith’s wife Wilma 29 witnessed the tragedy.
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