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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1965
Page
4
An engineer proposes freezing the Leaning Tower of Pisa to allow repairs, calling it the year’s largest defrosting job aside from a home refrigerator after a family vacation. The piece blends whimsical asides and literary musings about free will and butterfly imagery attributed to Winston Churchill.
Alabama Medical Association and 67 county medical societies urge legislative budget amendments to increase funding for the State Department of Public Health. They request an audience with Gov. Wallace to discuss additional funds and removing salary restrictions to attract workers into public health.
The piece argues Congress may veto military base closures, challenging President Johnson. It notes potential impact on Defense Department cutbacks, voter protests, and Armed Services Committee concerns about congressional overreach. It questions whether voters want economy while protecting their communities.
Berhanou Diake, Ethiopian ambassador to the United States, resigns and seeks asylum, accusing Emperor Haile Selassie of autocratic rule. He plans to stay in seclusion near New York or Washington and wants fellow Ethiopians to read his forthcoming book criticizing the regime and calling for democratic reforms.
A reader asks how to choose truth among conflicting religious views. The reply urges seeking the Bible and Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life, emphasizing salvation through Christ and warning against losing the soul. The piece ends with a call to action in want ads.
A historical note states that approximately two thirds of Hawaii's population are of Asian origin, reflecting the territory's diverse ethnic makeup and long migration patterns shaping its demographics.
The Supreme Court’s birth control ruling is seen as framing marriage as a private relationship protected by privacy and freedom of association. Observers expect challenges to bans on interracial marriage and possible changes to divorce laws as state power to regulate marriage narrows. The decision cites prior cases on liberty, parental control, and education, reinforcing marriage as private and protected.
William S. White assesses that Mayor Wagner’s decision not to run plunges New York Democrats into unprecedented disorder. John Lindsay’s bid looms as the strongest challenger while Sen. Robert Kennedy gains a new rival dynamic, reshaping 1972 national ambitions and party alignments.
Local notes reflect recalls from 50 25 and 10 years ago in Decatur. A soft ball game between merchants and a Gordon Drive shooting disrupted phone service. TVA Wheeler Dam cabins offered. E P Garrett hosted guests from Belle Mina. Morgan County property sale netted 5050 and a large Decatur High summer session attracted over 200 students.
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