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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1964
Page
4
The Gideons International marks over 56 years of activity with more than 56 million Bibles distributed globally. The organization emphasizes spreading the gospel and missionary work in communities worldwide.
The opening of Alabama schools hinges on court rulings. Without quick decisions, books cannot reach distributors in time. Blame will fall on Montgomery, and officials fear irate parents, tens of thousands of them.
The Fourth of July holiday set a new record with 486 traffic deaths, a sobering toll that prompts calls for better education, road funding, stronger laws, and personal responsibility behind the wheel.
A Texas grand jury Florida police chiefs and Helena Montana judge advocate wider publicity for juvenile crime. The San Antonio panel urges publishing names and photos to deter crime while Florida chiefs press for open courts for felonies and misdemeanors other than traffic. Judge Lester Loble cites a 50 percent drop in juvenile felony crime and 75 percent fall in traffic cases after public hearings and naming offenders.
In a closed Rules Committee meeting Dick Bolling moved to replace chairman Howard Smith with Ray Madden over handling of the civil rights bill. Smith and Colmer protested as 8 to 5 vote upheld Bolling’s move amid refusals to delay the measure for the GOP convention.
Washington reports ABC pays Ike 50000 for convention commentary and notes his reluctant, cautious role in shaping GOP dynamics. Observers say his legacy as a unifying yet distant leader affects support for Scranton and Goldwater, with plans for Ike to back Goldwater in the fall.
The passage urges restraint in echoing crowd emotion and warns against following crowds driven by selfish interests or base impulses. It cites Stoic wisdom to control oneself and cautions that conformity can degrade personal living and social progress.
David Lawrence argues the new civil rights law rests on constitutional doubts. He traces 1875 and 1883 cases on public discrimination, the fourteenth amendment, and questions of ratification, urging constitutional amendments to ban racial discrimination in public facilities nationwide.
The section lists key anniversaries and events dated July 7 1754 Kings College opened in New York City 1784 became Columbia College 1853 Perry arrived in Japan 1930 Conan Doyle died 1945 Truman left Norfolk for Potsdam 1958 Eisenhower signed Alaska statehood bill 1964 marked 10th anniversary air crash in Kansas City 5th anniversary travel restrictions on Hungarians 1 year ago Marine jet crash at Willow Grove Camp Eight people died pilot survived
A bog containing vegetation may stack into peat layers reaching about 40 feet deep. The process preserves plant remains and shapes the landscape over long geologic times.
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