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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1963
Page
4
Having looked vainly on earth science seeks intelligent beings in space. Agriculture is big business in Alabama with farmers earning over a half billion dollars last year and $150 million gain in 12 years. Rep. Carl Elliott calls the farmer the indispensable man who feeds the nation and preserves natural resources.
Charles Stewart Mott distributed 128 million in one lump sum, a move that took nearly six weeks to become public. A GM director for almost half a century, he is 88 and resides in Flint Michigan. In a 1960 interview he said wealth matters only in what a man does with it.
An estimated 48,000,000 U S vacationers will hit the roads this summer. Decatur and North Alabama focus tourism efforts through the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and state agencies. Highways and attractions have improved, promising a bumper tourist season in the region.
The steel industry and the Steelworkers union announce a pivotal agreement ensuring roughly two more years of peace. The report highlights responsible bargaining as essential in a globally competitive era, praising cooperation among American industry labor and government to maintain a stable economy without a fixed strike threat.
Marquis Childs surveys global distraction as Profumo fallout dominates pre election concerns in Britain. Labour urges early poll while Conservatives fear low point. European diplomacy, U S racial policy, and German political transition shape a tense international scene ahead of potential nuclear stakes rising.
Advice column by Arlie B Davidson on coping with setbacks. Encourages adapting plans rather than surrendering, reframing goals when life changes force new paths. Suggests clear action programs and steady progress with courage and confidence.
In Washington, Democratic critics led by Sen. William Fulbright and Sen. Wayne Morse challenge U.S. military aid abroad as President Kennedy tours Europe. Morse argues the economy is the strongest defense, urging a reexamination of foreign aid and NATO commitments amid growing calls for a testing ban and unity within alliances.
Worth Lanier discusses psittacosis risk beyond parrots noting the virus can be found in many animals including dogs cats goats sheep cattle and opossums. He traces postwar parakeet popularity from 2.5 million to 15 million birds between 1940 and 1956, with a later decline.
Norman Vincent Peale recalls meeting a salesman who credits a single quote from Psalm 116 verse 24 with transforming his outlook. Recounted: the line This is the day which the Lord hath made we will rejoice and be glad in it, and how saying it each morning changed his day by day life and sense of purpose.
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