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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
4
Kennedy invites former President Eisenhower to the White House and the guest accepts. The scene portrays American solidarity following frictions between Eisenhower and Truman, which lacked real basis for existence.
Old crook Nikita Khrushchev warns the United States that once it resumes nuclear tests the Soviet Union will initiate its own tests. The author urges immediate US testing to prepare for war without regard to Soviet statements.
City officials authorize the Electric Department to extend mercury vapor lights along East 3rd Street north to Swan Lake Edge and south to the city limits to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians.
A political group warns that any current legislature member who votes against fair reapportionment or opposes it will be defeated if seeking statewide office. They stress that legislators owe their oath, and straying from fair plans risks further failures.
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta notes farm land values in District states including Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee may rise in 1961. Factors include higher farm income nonfarm buyers for highways and housing, wood products firms purchases, supportive government programs, limited farm sales, and ample mortgage bond supply. Dairy expansion and modern tools influence capital needs and loan availability.
A columnist argues President Kennedy should limit energetic public offic e demands and private habits. The piece notes back pain from recent duties and mocks the expectation of constant activity as an illusion of public utility.
Arlie B. Davidson argues reputation guides human relations and trust within community life. He recommends clear aims, steady effort, keeping words, and valuing mind over mere busyness, noting presidents’ value comes from thought not constant movement.
Hungarian born producer Ivan Tors told the Senate Juvenile Delinquency Committee that networks demanded more sex and violence to boost ratings. He described NBC and CBS pressure on The Man and the Challenge and The Aquanauts to glamorize doctors and scientists and to insert crime elements, while he insisted on wholesome, educational content for youth.
A letters page from Gadsden Alabama calls Congress to act on the Cuban crisis amid Castro’s seizures and Soviet influence. The writer warns of a potential shooting war, urges a strong U S response, and criticizes political fear and inaction.
Sylvia Porter argues that public acknowledgment of the 1960 recession by President Eisenhower could have shortened the downturn. She cites a Commission on Money and Credit proposal to compel presidents to publicly state unfavorable trends and outline government steps, creating political incentives to act and limiting future crises.
Miroslav Nacvalac the 39 year old Czechoslovak diplomat accused by the United States of being the top spy in America left New York for Paris and Prague after the U S stripped him of diplomatic immunity and warned of deportation. The episode ends for now but could resurface at the U N General Assembly in the fall.
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