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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
4
The text notes a 3 percent sales tax levy on ABC Board sales in effect for 19 months with $1,794,931.62 collected and remitted to the State Department of Revenue for education. It adds a proposal of one cent more on beer bottles or cans to fund voting machines in every county in Alabama.
A public dispute over federal school lunch program involvement notes that over 43 percent of Alabama school children participate. It suggests Alabama could assume feeding duties with legislative funding and higher taxes, challenging states' rights proponents to what extent they would accept such responsibility.
A column questions Birmingham officials about expressway plans and progress. The writer notes Memphis plans for an earlier completion and urges action to prevent Birmingham from falling behind major Southern cities. The piece contrasts Birmingham with Memphis Atlanta New Orleans and emphasizes local pride and urgency.
Scholastic's survey of 10,000 students in 45 states shows 19 percent support drafting women as teachers aides or nurses, 48 percent back a peace corps, 34 percent favor more social security funded medical care for the aged, and 37 percent support keeping Guantanamo Bay with strong military means. Students want more emphasis on science, math, foreign language, English and social studies, less on music, arts, shop, home economics, and physical education.
A long era may end as the Army rebukes Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker and cancels his assignment to command the 8th Corps. The action signals a shift under Kennedy era civilian-military control, with McNamara and Kennedy backing stern discipline for political conduct by uniformed personnel.
Anxiety habits hinder effort in many areas yet can be addressed. Questions guide daily focus from accepting unavoidable moods to improving present actions. The piece urges understanding, meaningful communication, and living fully while facing life’s constants as Victor Hugo noted.
Drew Pearson argues that high living diplomats, stalled aid, and Senate delays hinder U S influence in Bolivia as Adlai Stevenson arrives. He notes Bolivia's poverty, Soviet and Chinese aid to Latin America, and tensions between Bolivian public pro Castro sentiment and a pro American government.
Director Elia Kazan argues that a director must know everything from drama and design to lighting, makeup, music, and budgets. He notes the range includes history, sociology, psychology, and even dance to guide actors and shape a production. He adds that a director should be able to read a budget and follow a schedule.
Sylvia Porter cites a Printer's Ink survey showing a two to one consumer marketing leadership rejects planned obsolescence and 60 percent call it wasteful. The piece notes 65 percent see it harmful and urges substitutes like price cuts and better products, while warning against undervaluing economic stimulation from style change.
The article presents VA responses on hospital care in non-VA facilities and wartime eligibility for minor children of deceased veterans. It notes long term pension ratings remain for life, and limited first priority hospitalization may apply to a few WWI WWII and Korean War inductees under specific conditions.
The speaker argues a director requires talent and message plus character. Intuition and knowledge alone fail without a guiding presence who stays present, tells the truth, and acts when others stop trying.
The Hammurabi ruled the west Semitic kingdom of Babylon from 2067 to 2025 B.C. The Code of Hammurabi is among the earliest codified laws.
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