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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1966
Page
4
Thermometers soared with the official reading near 100 locally. The day’s high across the country reached 110 degrees at five locations: Pierre and Huron in South Dakota, and Blythe, Imperial, and Thermal in California.
Paul Bear Bryant, recently out of the hospital, discusses possible intersectional games with Notre Dame Michigan State Southern California Texas and Oklahoma while keeping a Southeastern Conference slate. He aims to match top foes inside and outside the SEC to solidify a mythical national title claim.
The Alabama Department of Aeronautics under Asa Rountree Jr. seeks inclusion of 1141 cities in the 1966 67 National Airport Plan. Rountree argues airports are essential to business welfare, enabling door to door air service for small cities and driving industrial development across Alabama.
Drew Pearson reports the president faces public ire over George Hamilton’s draft deferment, Lynda Bird’s European trip, and Luci Baines Johnson’s wedding. Hamilton’s deferment was legal. Lynda’s trip defied a direct White House appeal. Luci’s Catholic wedding to Pat Nugent shifts to the National Shrine, amid leaks and media pressure.
A 1966 Newspaper Syndicate analysis argues that the Soviet government uses limited funds to gain global publicity against U.S. Vietnam policy. It cites demonstrations in Paris, London, Rome, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Tokyo, and Latin America, noting propaganda funds and the lack of decisive U.S. rebuttals.
The response explains that unloved feelings stem from mistrust and self defense. It urges shedding selfishness and caustic speech to invite love, citing a psychologist and the Bible. It concludes that loving others begins with loving God and accepting His sacrifice, which can end loneliness.
California politics in 1966 faces a potential Reagan presidential bid shaping the GOP. Senator Kuchel faces conservative pressure tied to Goldwater era loyalties, while Reagan uses public relations tactics to appeal on crime taxes and campus issues. The piece notes California’s role in national trends and the growing left right split ahead of 1968.
This Day In History notes events from 50 25 and 10 years ago. In 50 years ago infantile paralysis cases were reported to county health officials. The State Bar Association endorsed a constitutional amendment allowing counties to levy their own school taxes. In 25 years ago Frank Chenault Nell Dix Anna Schauber and James Rankin attended a course at Tuscaloosa on property and liability insurance William Robert Adams enrolled in the civilian pilot training program at Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Ten years ago Morgan County United Fund adopted a 103213 budget and Southern Bell reported about 30 phones knocked out during a severe electrical storm since July 4.
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