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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1963
Page
4
In Florence, a wife sits up waiting for her husband as imagination stirs the household. The Florence Herald reports on a restless night shaped by concern, curiosity, and the quiet rhythms of a family awaiting news.
A columnist argues that the civil rights movement is a nationwide, peaceful revolution dependent on personal responsibility. The piece notes shifts in Negro population, Alabama integration, and Time Magazine coverage, urging focus on individual duties to secure rights rather than relying on legislation or protests alone. The author emphasizes education, voting, and opportunity as essential rights and warns that true progress comes from responsible citizenship.
Washington calling on Paris the currents run deep across the Atlantic as new nationalism rises in France and Europe resents American dictates. Americans fear waning interest in unity and partner ships while Europeans push for autonomy amid policy divergences from embargo lists to industrial contracts.
A compact inspirational column discusses the drive to improve and achieve, citing Stonewall Jackson, William James, Andrew Carnegie, Mozart, and the Buddha. It emphasizes knowing what you want, starting early, and attacking goals with enthusiasm while resisting drift. The piece closes with author credit.
Vice President Johnson’s Gettysburg speech sharpens his civil rights stance versus Kennedy’s approach while Europe debates de Gaulle’s nationalism and a multilateral Western alliance. McNamara orders defense cuts to save billions, and political reaction in California and Kentucky highlights era tensions.
A Norman Vincent Peale essay uses a Watertown New York sign about choosing your rut to warn that life holds other ruts. It urges changing daily habits, trying new routines, and adopting new thinking to escape stagnation, citing Henry David Thoreau and Walden as examples of pursuing dreams for success.
Editor notes an interview with Chief Justice Earl Warren on maintaining impartiality on the Supreme Court. He explains he cannot be swayed by public opinion and uses baseball, football games, and family outings for relief. He also enjoys fishing and duck hunting trips in California with his three sons.
In a quiet chambers interview Chief Justice Earl Warren laments public attacks on Supreme Court rulings. The 14th chief justice recalls his career from California governor to justice and says the court cannot defend its decisions openly. He expresses frustration at criticism while stressing the court's need for restraint.
A 1963 Bell-McClure copyright note alleges that an unnamed party arranged royalties and used a catchy tune broadly in Indiana, with a similar action by Brea thitt in Kentucky, raising questions about rights and distribution.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Athens Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church on the square. Blood Bank Chairman C. E. Warren warns that at least 200 pints are needed to maintain full coverage. without them, the program may shift to blood cards limited to immediate family members.
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