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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1963
Page
4
Federal grand jury issues new indictment against James R Hoffa head of the Teamsters. The remark hints at the impact on the legal profession should he die and alludes to Potomac Fever in a clipped, era-tinged voice.
Representatives from 15 electric departments and cooperatives served by TVA meet to reorganize North Alabama Associates into a broader association. Decatur will host headquarters with Thomas D. Johnson as executive director. The goal is 84000 dollars annually for expanded industrial development across TVA Alabama territory.
A lengthy column argues unemployment is high despite strong production and sales. It notes many job seekers, especially youths, cannot find work, and questions tax-cut proposals versus budget-cut strategies. It advocates considering Kennedy's tax plan and urges mature thinking over partisan opposition.
William S. White asks if the Kennedy administration can rise above partisan passions to enact just civil rights without eroding private property and liberty. He questions whether the President and Senate can guide the nation toward justice for Negroes, preserve constitutional integrity, and avoid demagoguery in a time of national grief. The piece warns that without affirmative answers, the nation may enter a sterile era.
Living Today presents seven maxims on character and conduct by Arlie B Davidson. Emphasizes respect, love, responsibility, service, courage, example setting, and valuing good companionship to enrich life and sustain personal progress.
DREW PEARSON reports the railroads and unions stalled after Supreme Court approval of featherbedding remedies. mediator Jim Reynolds, a labor relations veteran, faced a midnight deadline with potential $600 million yearly savings for railroads and 65,000 to 80,000 jobs at stake. Kennedy may urge compulsory or voluntary arbitration as the railroad showdown looms, amid Kennedy custody of labor support and U.S. policy signals to Britain’s Labor Party. The piece also touches on Kennedy’s London visit post-Profumo and internal U.S. nepotism debates in Congress led by Rep. John Kyl with limited support.
HARTSELLE The Brunswick Bowling Barn on Longhorn Pass was broken into Sunday between 3 and 5 a.m. According to R O Pettey, the Brunswick Bowling Barn will have been in operation three years in August.
Sylvia Porter reports pension fund managers act on long term goals, not short term swings, boosting asset control to 173.4 billion by 1970 and 319.3 billion by 1980. The study notes rising coverage, from 26.1 million in 1960 to nearly 49 million by 1980, redistributing income and stabilizing savings across the economy.
Six persons are scheduled to face Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell this morning to begin the second week of Morgan County Circuit Court criminal division. A courthouse spokesman said all cases on the docket are expected to be tried and not continued. Docket lists Percy Clifford Johnson Jr, Louis Tunstill alias etc, Francis Meeks two counts grand larceny, Robert Lee Reels transporting, Lee Simpson transporting, and A C Watson burglary.
Lester Doc Thorp aged 85 and some more, a 40 year driver with no tickets or accidents, voluntarily surrenders his license to Sun Prairie Police Chief George Walk saying he wants to quit while ahead.
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