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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1964
Page
4
The piece urges viewing July Fourth as more than a holiday, a day to display Old Glory, recall the Declaration, and celebrate a republic born in freedom. It argues Americans continue to live for freedom, know how it was won, and strive to keep it in the United States.
Charles L McLafferty treasurer says donations reach over 500000 across 90 percent of Alabama banks for the fund drive to bring the USS ALABAMA home. He notes deposits range from 50 cents to 10000 and expects the campaign to pass three quarters of the goal soon with gifts from schools and big corporations alike.
The author warns about the fate of three missing civil rights workers in Mississippi and critiques rapid change. The piece predicts long court battles over the civil rights law, potential repeal threats, and emphasizes that acceptance will come slowly as demonstrations tire the nation. It urges caution to outsiders entering the state.
In this 1964 reflection, Bell McClure notes the Warren Commission will present findings that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in President Kennedy's assassination. The piece discusses European suspicions of fascist conspiracy, Warren’s remarks about classified material, and Washington State Republican dynamics around Goldwater.
Quotes offer guidance on managing trouble and thought patterns. Observations note dangers of hot temper and overconfidence, the value of inner happiness, evolving work life, and the reversal of fortunes at life's end.
Mobile detective John C. Williamson was convicted of second degree manslaughter for a head on collision that killed 21 year old Robert Hoffman. He received 12 months in jail and a $500 fine from Circuit Judge William D. Bolling. Jury deliberated 25 minutes.
U S Justices Black Harlan and White back Goldwaters stance on civil rights fed power concerns over public accommodations court opinions arose from 1960 Baltimore sit in case with other justices split on Fourteenth Amendment reach Maryland trespass laws and private ownership rights unanimous call for adherence to constitutional duty and caution against force over law
Marquis Childs describes a heat soaked Mississippi facing a turning point as student volunteers confront entrenched segregation. Federal intervention looms uncertain while fear, intimidation, and white supremacy shape daily life in towns across the state.
Highlights include the 1945 signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco by 50 nations and the 1721 first smallpox vaccination in America by Dr Zabdiel Boylston.
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