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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1966
Page
4
The U S Department of Agriculture forecasts farm exports totaling about 6.5 billion dollars for the year ending June 30, a new record and roughly 400 million dollars above the previous peak.
Congress requires nationwide daylight saving time changes while Alabama debates staying on Central Standard Time. A Legislative Advisory Committee favors CST year round, but a Montgomery survey shows DST supporters among eight to five workers and hourly workers prefer DST. The state remains divided as cities may align with DST or CST.
The piece argues that funding via a 60 percent of one cent cigarette tax will solve Alabama public health issues. It credits Rep. Ralph Slate Speaker Albert Brewer Sen. Ed Horton Sen. Bob Gilchrist and the Alabama Medical Society for backing the measure and notes state health officer Dr. Ira Myers advocated for more state funds and removed salary restrictions. Morgan county seeks a full time health officer and better staffing, urging local bodies to press State Health Department officials to address local needs and finance a first class health department.
President Johnson faces a choice to end Rural Electrification Administration co op tax exempt status and 2 percent interest on loans. Budget advisers push the move, risking a rift with ally Clyde Ellis while Congress already shielded REA from FPC oversight. Indianapolis events tempers rise as security blocks proffered signs for the president.
Billy Graham explains the plural us in Genesis 1 26 as referring to the Trinity. He notes the Bible presents Father Son and Holy Spirit and uses human analogies such as body soul and spirit to illustrate one being in three persons. He admits some divine mysteries exceed human understanding.
A reader requests suggestions for an appropriate shower present for a Bonnie Doll who is marrying next month. The note hints at a personal value and wedding timing without detailing specifics about the doll or event.
A 1966 Hall D Syndicate piece cites two wheelchair users who recovered movement through self conditioning and faith. Jeff, paralyzed from the neck, refuses lifelong wheelchair use and trains daily to stand in water drills. Ben, after a mountain fall, uses visualization and prayerized steps to regain walking ability and improve grades and activity.
Sen Everett Dirksen cites rising bread prices to attack a 250 million dollar cut in the Development Loan Fund as part of the foreign aid bill. The debate highlights rifts between the White House and Senate leaders, with critics arguing aid programs lack political backing and practical gains in poverty reduction.
This day in history notes events from 1777 Lafayette offering service to America to 1953 Taft death. Mentions 1790 Hopkins patent law first use, 1877 Edison patent, 1914 Austrian mobilization, 1917 Battle of Flanders, 1960s Kefauver and Macmillan political notes, plus local Decatur items.
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