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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1964
Page
4
A civil rights filibuster fight in the U S Senate is scheduled for Wednesday June 10 with leaders Mansfield and Dirksen vying for cloture. If cloture passes the civil rights package could pass quickly. if not the bill could drag on for months or be dead for this session.
President Johnson set aside 100000 dollars to update the economic study of the Tennessee Tombigbee Canal project. Senator Sparkman led a Southern delegation from Alabama Tennessee Mississippi and Kentucky in urging the funding. The official urged national resource development across regions.
The editorial complains about low turnout in Alabama’s Tuesday congressional election under the 9 8 rule deemed unconstitutional. It urges Gov. Wallace to call a special legislative session to redraw districts before November to ensure fair statewide races.
In Cairo Khrushchev argued against Arab unity during Aswan Dam events, clashing with Nasser and Arif over Arab nationalism. He warned that Russians would leave if Arabs pursued unity, while stressing unity of workers not nations and recalling Soviet credits and influence in Syria before the United Arab Republic formed.
Arlie B Davidson notes a national study by Remmers and Hackett showing youths seek more friends, likability, popularity, self confidence, conversation skills, and dancing. Among 1,710,844 public high school graduates last year, 21,910 more girls than boys were reported by the U S Office of Education.
The U S Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that Washington state law requiring public employees to swear they are not subversive and not a member of any subversive organization is unconstitutionally vague. Justices Clark and Harlan dissented, challenging the majority’s interpretation and contrasting with earlier Maryland and Smith Act rulings.
William S. White argues the civil rights battle hinges on public acceptance, not Senate cloture or bill passage. He urges Negro leadership to reconcile with white northerners and rejects condoning violence while warning against overreach that could render new laws dead letters.
June 4 1964 marked by Khrushchevs Egyptian visit and Iraqi Egyptian talks amid Arab unity aims. Notable past milestones include Rome falling to Allied forces in 1944 and Henry Ford’s auto trial in 1896. Recent headlines note UN debate on Indochina spillover and Hoffa pension loan indictments.
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