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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1961

Page

8

Coalition Battles Over Housing and School Aid Bills

A conservative coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats vies to block Senate approved measures as the House Rules Committee weighs a large housing bill and a $2.5 billion public school aid package. Key figures include Howard W. Smith and John W. McCormack as debates hinge on private school loans and school funding priorities. The House agenda also includes reorganizing the Federal Trade Commission and the Civil Aeronautics Board.

Red House Rules Committee Rules Committee Howard W. Smith D-Va Liberal Democrats Smith House John W. McCormack Massachusetts Kennedy Sam Rayburn D-Tex Federal Trade Commission Civil Aeronautics Board Senate

Young Faubus Enters State Legislature Race

Farrell Faubus, 22 and son of Gov. Orval Faubus, enters the June 27 special election for state representative from Madison County. A University of Arkansas first year law student, he filed minutes before the deadline and plans to campaign as if opposed. He says his views align with his father and he intends to shake hands and talk to voters.

Huntsville Ark Farrell Faubus Arkansas Orval E. Faubus Young Faubus University of Arkansas Madison County Farrell

Wild Stock Buys Suddenly Wanes

New York AP report shows stock trading volume retreating after a peak surge. NYSE volumes fall from 5 million to just over 3 million shares daily while American Exchange drops from 4 million to about 1.5 million. Analysts cite cautious investor behavior, warnings against speculation, and a cooler market as reasons for the pullback.

New York New York Stock Exchange Wall Street American Stock Exchanges L. O. Hooper W. E. Hutton & Co Kenneth Ward Hayden, Stone & Co Ward William R. White Hornblower & Weeks Keith Funston Henry Gellerman Bache & Co Funston

Texas Floods and Tornado Toll Rise Across The State

A weekend storm left five injured and two public housing units destroyed in Galveston as floods battered south and central Texas. Across the region rivers rose, Texas capital residents fled low lands, and deaths reached at least 20. In Freeport and Laredo high winds and flood crested, while Austin and San Antonio reported drownings and rescues.

Galveston Tex Island City Homes Texas Here Gulf of Mexico Freeport Corpus Christi Victoria Robstown Austin Colorado Latica Herrera San Antonio South Plains Littlefield New Mexico Rio Grande Laredo

Kennedy Honeymoon Ends As Cold War Tensions Rise

President Kennedy's early months show a shift from a quiet honeymoon to rising foreign policy fire. Khrushchev warns of action on Berlin within six months as U.S. and Soviet talks on disarmament stall and nuclear tests loom. The period promises tense, propaganda driven debate with uncertain outcomes.

Washington Kennedy Central Intelligence Agency Laos Congress Macmillan Korea Canada Europe de Gaulle France Khrushchev Russia Berlin Geneva United States White House Khrushchevy West Berlin

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