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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1964
Page
4
Funds over 400000 have been raised in the 1000000 effort across Alabama to enshrine the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay. The drive urges statewide gifts and long range plans to beautify Decatur, highlighting garden club leaders and their vision to make the city a national beauty spot.
Anniston leaders surpass the $199,600 target and propose a $210,300 budget for this fall’s United Fund drive. Morgan County reflects on why goals rise, praising the budget committee’s plea for agencies’ needs. The piece wishes Anniston success through hard work and generosity.
Editor Henderson argues Alabama voters face futility in choosing a president as he critiques Johnson Goldwater and Rockefeller. He notes Wallace electors and calls for a constitutional amendment to change the electoral college system, suggesting Alabama’s 10 votes may never count until broader reform.
Drew Pearson argues the United States must back Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia as tensions rise with Soviet and Arab influences. He warns U S military aid delays risk Africa turning toward communism and calls for decisive support amid army unrest and stalled weapon deliveries.
Marquis Childs notes Everett Dirksen's leadership in ending the longest Senate filibuster and frames the looming Civil Rights debate. He contrasts Goldwater’s potential presidential bid with moderates’ fears of a white backlash, and cites Wallace’s southern bid as a disruptive electoral factor shaping a fraught national climate.
This column urges freeing the mind from internal restraints to achieve happiness and success. It urges valuing self, quitting regrets, and shedding self doubt to pursue better actions starting now. It presents three guiding ideas about self worth, learning from mistakes, and overcoming doubt.
A New York Herald Tribune analysis argues Republicans may back Goldwater while many Democrats fear his strength. The piece notes liberal Democrats and nonpartisans uneasy at Goldwater sentiment, cites Grassroots support, civil rights debates, and the possibility of cross over votes in November. It weighs Goldwater as a protest symbol challenging Kennedy and Johnson policies.
On June 12 1964 events include the Virginia Convention adopting a rights declaration by George Mason, the 1838 organization of the Territory of Utah, and Roosevelt creating an Alaska War Council. Also noted are World War II German attacks, Premier Laniel's cabinet resignation, Prince Philip’s keel laying for the Dreadnought, and Medgar Evers death.
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