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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1961

Page

4

Prayer and uplift amid trials by Alfred N. Soyres

The piece offers a prayer for mercy and resilience, urging steadfast endurance in life's blows in the spirit of Jesus Christ. It notes Alfred N. Soyres a theology professor at Lancaster Theological Seminary and references copyright from 1961. It mentions Decatur’s lack of a four year college and cautions about river and lake recreation while encouraging swimming lessons.

God of All Mercy Jesus Christ Alfred N. Soyres Lancaster, Pc Lancaster Theological Seminary United Church of Christ

Look Ahead A Few Years Toward Inland Waterway Links

The Tuscaloosa News outlines a future Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal linking Mobile and the Tennessee River with a 27 mile cut and 10 locks and dams. Estimates place total cost at 270 million dollars, with current Warrior-Tombigbee progress around 70 million plus 30 million for dredging and maintenance. The plan would reduce Gulf to Ohio River access distance and boost inland commerce.

Wheeler Dam Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal Tennessee River Gulf of Mexico TVA Wheeler United States Tuscaloosa Mobile Warrior River Demopolis Pickwick Tennessee U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gainesville Aliceville Columbus Alabama Gulf Ohio River Ohio New Orleans Mississippi Corps of England

Kennedy's diplomacy with Khrushchev proves cautious path

Marquis Childs argues Kennedy misread a tough moment after Cuba and Laos. The president chose dialogue over force, signaling resolve to defend core interests. Khrushchev tests steady leadership while Europe watches, and Soviet restraint may avert a broader crisis.

Marquis Childs London Atlantic Kennedy Khrushchev United States Cuba Laos Hungary Budapest Romania Poznan Poland Communist Bloc West Europe

Likeable Traits Your Acceptibility Growth

A brief guide by Arlier Davidson outlining seven traits that boost likeability. Sympathy, tact, tolerance, cheerfulness, gratitude, unselfishness and honesty are presented as essential for understanding others and building lasting relationships.

Don Nixon's Beverly Hills home and tomato price hearings

Ex vice president Nixon's brother Don plans a $130000 Beverly Hills ranch at 410 Martin Lane with 7 baths and 4 bedrooms as litigation and finances surface. Separate hearings in McAllen Texas will probe tomato price manipulation by A P Safeway and Kroger, while utility lobbyists clash over FPC picks Swidler and Morgan and a $1.2 billion reserve.

Drew Pearson Washington Nixon Beverly Hills Truesdale Estates Doheny Ranch Teamsters Murchison Brothers Texas Oil Fame Martin Lane Washington House of Representatives Peter Edson Cummings House Tom Steed Oklahoma Steed McAllen Texas Rio Grande Valley Brooks Robertson Don Nixon Exvice Carnation Milk Employees Credit Union Don Carnation Milk Co Howard Hughes Los Angeles Carnation Milk Howard Morgan Joe Swidler Federal Power Commission Swidler Morgan Swidler and Morgan FPC White House Arthur Kline Wyoming Mike Mansfield Montana Senate Oil Co Oil Lobby Senator Case South Dakota

Your Money's Worth in Book Publishing Boom

In a 1961 analysis Sylvia Porter explains how a $3.95 World Publishing book yields 59.25 cents to the author and 43 cents profit to World per copy after distributor and production costs. She notes publishers profit from subsidiary rights, textbooks, back lists, and movie or TV options as the main money drivers, with authors earning a small share.

Sylvia Porter World Publishing Co Wall Street World

Father of nine uses device to harm self in Amarillo

In Amarillo Texas a father of nine named John H Alston in his 60s strapped hazardous material to his waist and died Thursday night in front of his trailer home. Neighbors reported hearing a blast and seeing smoke as police arrived. His watch stopped at 7 38 p m. A passing by verdict was returned.

Amarillo Tex John H. Alston al Nelson

Peace Threat Charged as West Berlin Meetings Stir Tensions

The Soviet Union formally protested to the Western Big Three alleging that West Germany’s Bundestag meetings in West Berlin amount to international provocations endangering peace. Allies dismissed the charges as propaganda while Khrushchev and Kennedy reiterated rights and obligations in Berlin. Bonn said Adenauer will visit Berlin next month as the dispute continues.

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