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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1971
Page
4
Opinion notes rising barge traffic and two major projects, the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway and Arkansas River Navigation, seen as paving a new era for ports and cities like Mobile Alabama and Tulsa Oklahoma as Nixon promotes monumental progress and future transportation shifts.
The piece explores defining idle words as useless talk while affirming good clean humor in faith. It argues Christians can laugh at themselves, avoid harmful talk, and pursue uplifting conversation, balancing seriousness with joy and community. It then shifts to a public works discussion of a waterway project in Oklahoma, its political support and economic expectations.
Army Engineers postpone bid opening for the first Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway project to June 23 after U S District Judge Dan Russell in Jackson Miss orders a 10 day delay. Contractor W G Cook challenged the Labor Department wage scale prompting the postponement with a $10000 bond required. The nine year, 386 million project links the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers to Mobile Alabama shaping federal navigation plans.
The Washington Merry Go Round reports the House Appropriations Committee has delegated investigations to FBI agents CIA personnel and Army auditors who work on committee duties while remaining on their agency payrolls. The arrangement includes J Edgar Hoover's FBI and others, with staff doing phones and routine tasks.
Viewpoint analyzes the stalled federal revenue sharing proposal with $5 billion debated in Congress. Governors argue for safeguards and fairness while state and local governments press for adequate funds to rebuild cities and reform taxes. The piece notes rising state costs, tax shifts, and the likelihood of extended study and careful design before any equitable allocation.
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