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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
4
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery adds nothing to his lustre as a military leader in continuing to criticise Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. Decisions were on the shoulders of Gen. Eisenhower for the Allied invasion which broke the back of the German army, not on the shoulders of Gen. Montgomery.
Decatur native Bob Freeman is named by head coach Ralph Jordan as assistant to the Auburn Tigers football program. Freeman has long been a favored figure in North Alabama and is expected to help guide Auburn to greater gridiron success.
Southern Airways marks its 15th anniversary with strong first quarter 1964 results. Net profit after taxes reached 80,751 as 160,456 people flew the carrier and cargo volume rose 29 percent from the year earlier period, underscoring growth for the Decatur based feeder line serving the South.
The vote to invoke cloture on the civil rights bill was 71 to 29 with every senator voting. The South suffered a defeat in the debate, yet leaders like Russell Hill Sparkman pushed for amendments. The bill’s final form remains uncertain as it moves toward passage and likely enforcement, signaling a revolutionary shift in national policy and race relations.
Drew Pearson recounts a second audience with Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa. The talks cover Ethiopia’s development, education, and regional tensions with Somalia, plus U S and Soviet aid debates and Eritrean independence vibes. The emperor criticizes Egypt’s dam aid and Russia’s influence while praising Ethiopia’s need for schooling and self-reliance.
The piece argues that a positive approach to life shapes success and happiness. It contrasts hopeful expectations with dwelling on setbacks, urging confidence in tomorrow, love of others, and belief in better opportunities to sustain ambition.
Johnny Tyson, 29, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Charley Nom an elderly Chinese night watchman at a laundry last December Tyson a Negro pleaded guilty in circuit court and had earlier admitted burglary but denied the murder charge.
Former President Eisenhower warns of centralized federal power and urges use of an untried Article Five mechanism to empower states to initiate constitutional amendments. He cites Congress as a potential bottleneck and notes a National Council proposal to bypass Congress with identical state applications.
William S White argues the anti-Goldwater Republicans failed by not entering the campaign and fighting Goldwater. He singles out Henry Cabot Lodge and Nelson Rockefeller, notes Eisenhower’s reluctance for intra party clashes, and compares anti-Goldwater sentiment to De Gaulle’s stance after D-Day. He says Goldwater may win the nomination and stresses personal risk in political battles.
On June 11 1964 the history items include Comstock Lode discovery in 1859 and King George I death in 1727. Sweden is noted as highly motorized with 750000 cars 350000 motorcycles and 250000 motorbikes.
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