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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
4
Republican Gov. John Reed leads in the Maine primaries, backing President Johnson's Vietnam policy. His opponent has criticized U.S. Vietnam strategy, and the saying “As Maine goes, so goes the Nation” frames the race.
Newspaper accounts report Alabama football coach Paul Bear Bryant is resting well due to physical exhaustion. The best news in days notes Bryant as an institution in southern and national football, with friends aimed at giving him weeks of rest to recover.
The Alabama Council of Safety Supervisors launches a self-policing program this week as part of a 1966 highway safety effort. Twenty six safety check points apply to truck power units and ten to trailers with inspection reports issued to owners to repair defects. The public could benefit if vehicles were similarly checked regularly.
Editorial praises Rep. Bob Jones for guiding a House vote extending TVA revenue bond authority to 1.75 billion. Bill advances to the Senate with hearings planned in West Virginia. Chattanooga Times lauds Jones for leadership and effective advocacy for TVA expansion benefiting the TVA region.
The Bell-McClure Syndicate report details James Boyd testimony linking Sen. Tom Dodd to Gen. Julius Klein during a 1964 West Germany trip. It notes Dodd sought to defend civil rights timing while Klein faced fee pressures and claims Dodd benefited from Klein's hospitality and instructions.
A reader asks if not having children is right. The response defends procreation within Christian faith, arguing God designed humanity to rise above evil through households that raise believers, citing personal example of five children and urging marriage if in love and prayed about.
The garden on St Vincent’s West Indian island traces back to 1765 in Kingston. It was established to introduce exotic and commercial plants from the Far East to the West Indies.
The De Gaulle visit signals a broader Paris Moscow effort to realign Europe. He seeks closer ties with Eastern European states to loosen Soviet influence and push a united Western European economic and political posture, while the U S contemplates its future role and nuclear deterrence.
Marquis Childs details top secret White House target maps showing Hanoi Haiphong bases and the risk of widening the war if China’s airfields are hit. He notes operational plans, possible Chinese retaliation, and the administration’s cautious stance amid public pressure.
Today is June 23 1966 the 174th day of the year with 191 days remaining William Penn made a 1683 agreement with Indians for the purchase of what is now Pennsylvania kept for over 60 years Charleston South Carolina was incorporated in 1722 Morgan County National Bank paid a 4 percent semi annual dividend July 1 1916 and local figures report on W J Garnett leaving for Athens and a 93 year old birthday celebration for M A Masterson
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