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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1965
Page
4
Senator Hubert Humphrey says he gets along with Charles de Gaulle because friends are easy to read. He notes that lately de Gaulle has been cantankerous enough to seem like a relative in quarrel.
Estimates placed about 48,000 attendees at the annual Guntersville boat races as the town earns praise for promoting water recreation and community spirit.
The Alabama public health program is underfunded and hampered by salary limits and insufficient appropriations. Dr. Ira Myers urges a $2 million increase, Gov. Wallace proposes $600,000, and legislators discuss a one cent cigarette tax to fund health and mental illness treatment, with broad support from medical groups and newspapers urging swift action.
Ramparts reporters trace Cardinal Spellman and Catholic leaders’ role in steering the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations toward supporting Ngo Dinh Diem. The piece details meetings with Joe Kennedy, the push for U S involvement, and the creation of a Viet Nam lobby plus the refugee narrative used to justify aid and public support.
The answer counsels the reader to trust God and not worry, noting that worry often proves unnecessary. It cites that God numbers the hairs on each head and urges maintaining humor to ease burdens, reminding that many people face greater troubles without distress.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale recounts a late night call where calm faith and surrender to God provided a solution. The piece notes readers who seek divine aid should act with faith, as demonstrated by examples from an Ohio woman and E. Stanley Jones who found new strength after surrender.
A 1965 United Feature Syndicate column argues against accepting Viet Cong participation in peace talks, labeling democratic voices in the Senate and European figures as appeasers. It recalls Frank Church and Patrick Gordon Walker, criticizes Johnson’s U.N. policy, and cites Richard Bissell’s CIA role and Bay of Pigs.
Historic notes mark July 4 with events from 1776 Liberty Bell news to Washington’s Fort Necessity surrender in 1754 and 1788 Kaskaskia capture. The item also recalls 1826 Adams and Jefferson death, 1965 bank dividends, and past local celebrations and travel notes.
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