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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1964
Page
4
A magazine note describes Scenic South a new booklet from Standard Oil Company Kentucky. It promises readers travel ideas and scenic places in the South for an extended family vacation itinerary.
The New York World’s Fair Corporation will prepay 25 percent of its six percent notes on August 1, 1964 totaling 7,457,250 dollars. Revenues from ticket sales exhibition rents and parking back the forecast of full repayment by year end. The Decatur area is seen as entering a growth phase with future regional developments guided by clear vision.
The Atlanta Constitution notes the Civil Rights Act becoming law and urges citizens to follow it in spirit and law. It stresses a choice between law and chaos, calls for forbearance by Black and white communities, and urges court action over street action to enforce the new rights.
A review of civil rights era politics notes Rep. Howard Smith delayed action on a 1957 civil rights bill by sabbatical and barn fire excuses. The piece recalls cameraman attempts to capture Smith with Rep. Emanuel Celler, while Adlai Stevenson and Greek dignitaries figure in the dinner scene. It also covers Rep. Craig Hosmer condemning California power policy, and profiles Bernard Boutin as a longtime government housekeeper and planner, with John V. Tunney and the Dempsey tunney connection in his congressional bid.
Washington reports that Everett Dirksen moves to nominate Barry Goldwater for president at the Republican National Convention. The shift signals a victory for the Old Guard and may end the stop-Goldwater effort, while warning Eisenhower against aiding Scranton.
A collection of observations on will power urging readers to set their minds on tasks to overcome procrastination. It cites examples from education farming arts and a Broadway mindset as practical motivation.
A Denver resident reported two two foot tall Wardie toadstools stolen from his backyard. The valued objects were estimated at 250 dollars each. Police are investigating the unusual case.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale frames a Baltimore woman as a militant atheist challenging Christian prayer in schools and church tax exemptions. The piece lauds individual conviction influencing public debate while urging calm, lawful counteraction by the majority.
This Sunday edition lists events on July 5 across history including Roosevelt signing the Wagner Act in 1935 and Louis Hennepin’s 1680 discovery near Minneapolis. It notes births of David Farragut in 1801 and PT Barnum, plus political shifts like Ben Gurion's 1950 resignation and Soviet relations moves.
Two Parisians representing Gaumont Actualities of Paris France filmed scenes in Paris Kentucky to compare Stoner Creek with the Seine. They planned visits to Le A&P market here and expected to continue to Paris Tennessee and Paris Texas.
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