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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1961

Page

5

CATES COMMENTS on China and Nuclear War Fears

Decatur Daily reports on Crankshaw and Kennan essays about China and Russia. It notes Teng Hsiao-ping’s boast of 650 million and asks why the U S may ignore China while Kennedy talks with de Gaulle and Khrushchev. The piece cites Crankshaw’s view that Russians fear war but Chinese might welcome it.

the Atlantic George F. Kennan Edward Crankshaw Russia China Crankshaw Teng Hsiao-ping Kennedy de Gaulle Khrushchev Mao Kremlin United Nations Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Moscow Stalin Canton

Haltom seeks rules change to force reapportionment vote

Senator E B Haltom Jr aims to force a Senate vote on reapportionment by proposing a rule that constitutional amendments bypass committees. He filed notice to introduce the rule on the next legislative day, challenging the seven member Rules Committee to indicate its stance after two committees failed to report reapportionment bills.

E. B. Haltom, Jr Lauderdale Limestone Senate Rules Committee Senate Haltom Rules Committee Rules Gov Patterson Albert Boutwell Boutwell Dave Archer Madison Walter C. Givhan Dallas Larry Dumas Jefferson R. G. Kendall Conecuh Vaughan Hill Robison Montgomery Elwood Rutledge Winston D. Donald Ward Jackson Roscoe Roberts House Ways and Means Committee Joseph W. Smith Russell Mobile State Docks Smith Roberts Gov. Patterson

State's Gulf Coast Tops For Vacation

State's Gulf Coast is highlighted as a premier vacation area with a travel note from Decatur to Gulf Shores. The piece reflects Cold War era tensions and U N debates while framing weekend travel in Alabama as a contrast to international uncertainty.

State Gulf Coast Barrett C. Shelton, JR Decatur Tennessee Line Gulf Shores Alabama

Alabama Coast Tourism Gains Ground Amid Regional Gaps

The piece traces Alabama’s Gulf Coast growth from coastal tourism and natural resources to the slower development in the Black Belt region including Selma and Monroeville. It notes four lane highways, coast line appeal, and ongoing modernization while contrasting inland areas with the fast-developing Gulf region.

Tennessee Valley Birmingham Selma Black Belt Freedom Riders South Alabama Alabama Florida Baldwin County Gulf Coast Tennessee Line Jemison Monroeville United States

Kennedy greeted by Austrian Communist flags in Vienna

President Kennedy rode along Vienna's Ringstrasse after arriving for talks with Khrushchev as crowds cheered. A dozen Austrian Communists stood apart, wearing badges and waving small red flags given the day before to welcome Khrushchev.

Vienna Kennedy Ringstrasse Khrushchev

Ammunition Found Hidden in Morocco Jug Shipment

A customs officer at Oran intercepting a rail shipment of 630 earthen jugs from Morocco dropped one and it shattered revealing submachine gun bullets. The other jugs contained about 25,000 rounds of ammunition believed intended for Algerian nationalists, prompting an official investigation.

Oran Algeria Morocco

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