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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
4
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce reports 284 members in the initial list with at least 1,260 prospects. Seventy five committees start community projects, promising benefits and likely strong regional progress over the next five years.
The state department calls the attack by Communist jet fighters unwarranted and vicious and says it will protest once jet identities are known. The US plane could not respond due to missing gun parts, prompting calls for accountability and a full investigation.
Farm Journal calls cotton growers to urge congress to approve 1 893 000 for a boll weevil research laboratory at State College Mississippi. Senate backed the measure but House budget omitted it, risking continued losses and higher farm profits if funded.
Missouri Senator Stuart Symington met with AFL CIO officials in a Park Avenue hotel suite to discuss Democratic strategy. Attendees included David Dubinsky Alex Rose Jack Fotofsky and Arthur Goldberg as Symington outlined defense and spending views and urged unity within the labor liberal wing. George Meany was en route to Europe at the time.
The article outlines three ways to cope with adversity. It condemns defeatist and rebellious attitudes and endorses accepting troubles as part of life while using them to strengthen character and discover new ways of living.
Drew Pearson contrasts Sherman Adams and Admiral Strauss in 1959 Washington politics. He highlights wealth, influence, and media support shaping public perception with remarks on anti semitism allegations, Wall Street ties, and the Dixon Yates affair, arguing money and power drive Republican choices.
A Hall Syndicate column notes women outnumber men in stockholders at 52.5 to 47.5 percent, with over 6.3 million women shareholders and 4 million housewives owning stock. It describes traits of the average woman investor, including conservatism, interest in tips, and preference for male brokers, while highlighting the rise of women entering via employee plans.
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