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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
4
The columnist in The Wall Street Journal states a principal figure in the Dominican counter revolutionary junta allows that he is useful but disposable, a figure who might be blown away at any moment, as described in The Chattanooga Times.
The people of Decatur honor Mayor Gilmer Blackburn by returning him to the City Commission without opposition. The tribute cites dedication to sound city government, industrial development, education, and upgraded city services, urging three more successful years at the helm.
Charles Albert Boswell known as Charley Boswell is named Blind Father of the Year by the National Father's Day Committee at the American Foundation for the Blind. The World War II veteran and golf champion from Ensley Alabama received the George Washington Medal in New York. Boswell, blinded in 1944, became a prominent advocate and athlete, later raising a family with Kathryn and three children at 3758 Dunbarton.
U.S. intelligence traced wiretaps during the Dominican crisis including a call about a rebel leader being shot and a Panamanian instruction to the OAS ambassador in Washington. The report also notes De Gaulle's anti American stance and NATO tensions. It details Fifth Circuit judicial appointments under President Johnson and a large SANE rally in Madison Square Garden voicing Viet Nam opposition led by Senator Wayne Morse.
An answer notes that sin does not sever a Christian from salvation. If believers confess deliberate sin, God forgives through Jesus Christ who intercedes for us. The key is repentance and faith, with God ever ready to forgive through the finished work on the Cross.
Washington notes compare June 1 address by Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr to 1920s events. The piece argues the speech stressed differences over similarities, calling for international cooperation to protect the dollar and curb inflation pressures while noting market reactions may reflect broader financial concerns.
In the wake of Johnson ordering Marines into the Dominican Republic critics debate the action and its Kennedy era underpinnings. Officials compare this to past Cold War clashes as they weigh the limits of the inter American doctrine and potential consequences for Vietnam and Brazil.
Today marks June 17 1965 with historical notes from Decatur including a 1775 Bunker Hill reference and past anniversaries. Archives recall a Fort Benning engineers unit formation, milk market payments, junior legion baseball plans, a still destruction, and a fire department mascot death.
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