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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1960
Page
4
In the Cullman area Vinemont weighs annexation aided by city water. The piece notes Decatur's 41 percent population gain over a decade was not common nationwide, and Census figures lead to reconsideration of earlier views as surprisingly spectacular.
The Belt Line road project to connect U S 31 with U S 72 A aims for bid opening about October 1. It is intended to ease traffic alongside Minnesota Mining and Autollite plants and support future industrial growth with safer, better distributed traffic flow. The State Highway Department also plans an overpass to link west Decatur, a long discussed need, with growth Decatur has seen a 41 percent rise in the last decade.
North Alabama trio say the 1968 election hinges on a strong understandable farm plank. Voters in Illinois and surrounding states express wavering loyalty as farmers and workers switch from Republican to Democratic candidates amid farm price concerns and economic distress.
President outlines the fiscal proposals for the year beginning July 1, 1961, amid doubts on postal rate hikes and other factors. He stresses fiscal integrity as Congress weighs an estimated 42 billion dollar budget for 1961 and hints at a 200 million dollar surplus in the current year.
Living Today by ARLIB 8. Davidson outlines marks of mature living. Points include pursuing a balanced program of living, facing fears openly, seeking causes, and choosing positive action. Dr Kari Menninger, renowned psychiatrist, affirms mental health as essential for happiness.
National passions rise in Argentina and Israel over Eichmann kidnapping talks at the U N Security Council. The piece outlines past Peronist escapes, Chilean diplomacy, and international kidnapping cases, alongside U S antitrust moves and political maneuvering affecting the 1956 budget and the Johnson McCarthy ticket.
President Eisenhower faces a looming year end with a possible surplus larger than the January forecast. Officials expect the 1960 budget to swing from the peacetime deficit of 1959 to a modest surplus, aided by tax gains and controlled spending as the calendar turns.
Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas, largely educated himself by memorizing a translation of Homer's Triad, his only book, shaping his boyhood learning.
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