Judge Powell Drives Alabama Tuberculosis Hospital Funding
Decatur judge Newton B. Powell, president of the Alabama Tuberculosis Association, urges higher state appropriations for tuberculosis hospitals. He cites underfunded facilities and a flawed funding formula and forwards a Decatur Daily story about the Flint City District I Sanatorium. The association expects new legislation in the upcoming legislative sessions to alleviate hospital financial strain.
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Alabama
Newton B. Powell
Decatur
Alabama Tuberculosis Association
Judge Powell
Powell
Decatur Daily
Flint City
Police Brutality Allegations Questioned by Experts
Reader's Digest excerpt cites Fred E. Inbau and Stefan Possony arguing anti police brutality campaigns distort law and order. The piece contends demonstrations promote discrediting police, cites riots in Philadelphia Harlem Watts and antiwar protests, and asserts broad public support for police restraint and upholding law.
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Reader's Digest
Fred E. Inbau
Northwestern University
Chicago Crime Commission
Prof
Inban
Philadelphia
Harlem
Watts
Inbau
Stefan Possony
Stanford University
Morals From Dodd Klein Letters Stir Senate
Drew Pearson reviews the Dodd Klein letters and Senate ethics notes three morals for senators: avoid writing flattering letters, stop careless signings by staff, and beware gratitude to donors. He cites Abe Ribicoff and Hubert Humphrey, notes Humphrey often had aides write letters, and warns about the broader ethics questions raised by the Dodd case and other inquiries.
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Washington
Julius Klein
Chicago
Senate
Abe Ribicoff
D-Conn
Tom Dodd
Klein
Abe
Hhh
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Julius
Humph
Humphrey
Dodd
Gen. Klein
Eugene McCarthy
J. Wentworth
Washington, D. C
Pearson
McCarthy
What Kind of Body After Resurrection
A reader asks about the resurrected body. The answer cites the Bible teaching that believers will be changed at the last trumpet, putting on immortality and incorruption, with death and the grave defeated. Details are left to God while joy in eternal life is urged.
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Paul
Victor Hugo
OAS Votes to Withdraw Dominican Republic Troops
David Lawrence notes the OAS 18 to 0 vote ordering the 8,000 multinational troops out of the Dominican Republic. He argues the move strengthens the Monroe Doctrine, upholds international law, and sets a regional precedent for non unilateral Western intervention to protect lives and property.
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Washington
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Chile
Uruguay
Cuba
U.S
Dominican Repub
OAS
Security Council
Santo Domingo
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
CIA Transition Under Helms Pleases Senate Leaders
Washington reports that Richard Helms wins unanimous Senate backing to become CIA director after Admiral William Raborn retires. The Russell committee remains the sole supervising body, while calls for broader congressional oversight appear unlikely to succeed. The President’s private farewell letter to Raborn underscores trusted leadership and ongoing burden on intelligence elites amid Vietnam era pressures.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Richard Helms
William F. Raborn
Senate
Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Raborn
Johnson
Defense
State Department
Viet Nam
United Feature Syndicate
This Day In History Highlights and Local 1966 Notes
This day in history marks the first U S Europe commercial flight in 1939 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theater fire in 1613. Local Decatur notes recall past club campaigns, theater benefits, Legion elections, and early July boat entries, with scattered regional reminiscences and civic posts.
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Associated Press
United States
Europe
London
Molly Pitcher
George Washington
Monmouth
Star Theater
Bank St
W. A. Bill Dougherty
The
American Legion
Oliver J. Shepard
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Muskie
Bureau
General Motors
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
U. S. Public Health Service
Hibbard
U. S
William Rountree
Sen
Bobby Kennedy
South Africa
Kennedy
Emily
David Lawrence
Latin America
Soviet Union
Red China
William S. White
Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
Congress
Russell CIA Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Admiral Raborn
Ignace Jan Paderewski
New York City
Poznan
Poland
India
Pakistan
Rann of Cutch
Decatur Commercial Club
Wilbur Bailey
W. H. Quesenberry
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Virgil Islands
Park and Recreation
City Hall
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