What Good Planning Has Done For Decatur
Mayor J Gilmer Blackburn writes in the Alabama State Planning and Industrial Development Board newsletter urging Decatur voters to consider candidates as the city replaces its three member commission with a new form of government. He credits Operation New Decatur and a massive urban renewal program funded by federal dollars for downtown rehabilitation, a planned civic center, new recreational centers and year round programs, and a major thoroughfare system while stressing regional planning and future growth.
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Alabama State Planning and Industrial Development Board
Decatur
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Dectur
Blackburn
Federal
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Development and Planning Commission
Regional Development and Planning Commission
New Decatur
Strong Force Urged to Curb Mob Violence at Press Club
Winton Blount president of a National Press Club luncheon in Washington called for a decisive use of force to stop mob violence. He argued authorities must quickly show overwhelming authority to halt criminal acts, referencing the Poor People’s March as a prior example.
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Winton Blount
National Press Club
Washington
City growth woes prompt call for new development programs
Rep. Tom Bevill of Alabama argues the country must reverse urban migration by launching programs that exploit available skilled manpower, natural resources, and educational opportunities to spur rural prosperity and keep people from moving to cities.
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Tom Bevill
Alabama
Democrat
Prayer for courage and faith by Lyndon B. Phifer
A prayer asking for courage to stand for right and the gospel. The text ends with a signature of Lyndon B. Phifer, a retired Methodist editor from Tallahassee Florida.
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Christ
Lyndon B. Phifer
Tallahassee, Fla
Johnson helps ease US Soviet disarmament path through persistent diplomacy
President Lyndon Johnson drives a quiet push to improve US Soviet relations. He pens letters, holds talks with Gromyko, and engages Kosygin at Glassboro, UN, and in private diplomacy. Viewpoints credit Johnson’s relentless amateur diplomacy for progress toward disarmament amid Vietnam and pipeline debates.
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Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
New York
UN General Assembly
Washington
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Manila
Johnson
Kosygin
Russia
Alexei Kosygin
Glassboro
Ares
Kremlin
Glaysboro
United Nations
Tass
USA
Ussr
White House
Constitutional Amendment for Better Supreme Court Qualifications
Viewpoint argues for a constitutional amendment to set clear qualifications for Supreme Court justices. It proposes mandatory five years in federal or state judiciary experience, mandatory retirement at 75, prohibition on political activity during tenure, and public hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee before nominations. The column criticizes political influence in judicial appointments and calls for impartial, principled interpretation of the Constitution.
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Washington
United States
Hari
Supreme Court
Pne
Supreme Court of the
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Mittee
High Court
Bers
Congress
Decatur Daily Obscure Classified Notice Fragment
Fragmentary newspaper masthead with notices about misstatements and grievance redress. Includes subscription rates and postal details for Decatur Alabama daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail pricing, and service notes.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Soviet Russia
State Department
Lyndon Johnson
Soviet Union
Texas
Decatur Daily
Capitol Hill
Ed Edmondson
Oklahoma
Jake Pickle
James Broyhill
North Carolina
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Dan Kendall
Tennessee
Kuykendall
David Lawrence
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