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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1963
Page
1
The Rev and Mrs Elton R Johnson missionaries to Brazil formerly of Decatur will be honored Wednesday at noon with a basket lunch in the basement of Sixteenth Ave Baptist Church Friends and former classmates are urged to attend Johnson will be joined by his three sisters.
President Kennedy's top economist Walter Heller told the AP that civil rights gains hinge on a large surge in jobs. He argued a $10 billion tax cut could yield $30-40 billion in output and 2-3 million new jobs, reducing Negro unemployment faster than white.
The text outlines three kinds of peace: with God through faith in Christ, the peace of God in the heart that sustains believers, and peace with others expressed as love, forgiveness, and service. It emphasizes that genuine peace begins with a vertical relationship and flows into daily life.
Montgomery AP The administration renews a bid to pass a bill creating a highway corporation authorized to borrow up to ten million dollars for road building and emergency loans. The measure faces House and Senate action as Speight is mourned and potential successors are discussed.
Alabama Governor Wallace told the Senate Commerce Committee that President Kennedy risks civil warfare by appeasing civil rights leaders. He charged sponsors of a public accommodations bill gave tacit approval to demonstrations aimed at pressuring Congress. See JFK on Page 2.
Premier Khrushchev opened limited test ban talks with U S and British envoys in the Kremlin. W Averell Harriman and Lord Hailsham joined discussions as negotiators target a ban on nuclear explosions in air, space and water.
Montgomery contractor Joe T. Barton was arrested on a second bribery indictment and freed on a $1,000 bond. Prosecutors say he corruptly offered Walter Craig $5 per mile for paint striping Alabama highways.
Secretary of Labor Wirtz says the four year dispute over railroad work rules heads toward a compulsory solution. He criticizes both carriers and unions for a failure of responsibility as a presidential panel prepares to sift the facts.
YORK AP Stocks fall as markets slip with lower cotton and oats while soybeans show broad liquidation. Hogs rise 25 to 50 cents with tops near 19.85. Slaughter steers hold steady to 27.00. Chicago markets report higher Kauaeeen and mill buying weakness.
David Lawrence a noted national and world affairs commentator starts a daily Washington dispatches column titled Today in National Affairs and Today in World Affairs. He rose from Buffalo Ex-PRESS beginnings to AP and New York Evening Post, earning a reputation for probing questions and sharp analyses. See FOREMOST on Page 2.
A short notice notes a Robin son store promoting budget terms with free pork at the rear and mentions a woman shopper. It presents a brisk, community sale tone common to small-town notices.
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