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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Page
4
The Tuscaloosa News editorial notes Alabama’s strong current economy while warning against isolationist views. It argues that Alabama cannot be an economic island and that national trends shape local conditions, urging recognition of the United States as a substantial friend amid past states rights rhetoric.
Alabama promotes travel as a major economic driver with the travel industry employing 60,000 residents at 13,300 firms. Travel expenditures reached 780 million in 1965 with visitors from other states spending 222 million. lodging taxes rose. promotions aimed to extend stays could add 125 million if each visitor stayed one more day. Tourism agencies and 16 organizations support Tourist Appreciation Week February 28 through March 5.
Washington reports show Rep. Rogers of Texas Panhandle battling FCC plans to regulate CATV as Congress presses ahead with cross fire on television regulation. The piece notes Rogers opposition, Staggers support, Powell absenteeism, and Hart and Dingell probes into advertising discounts that favor large networks over smaller firms.
The reader wonders about fleeing responsibilities. The answer notes that desire for change reflects inner burdens and guilt, not external scenery. It urges changing attitude, recognizing Christ in present life, and cautions that moving locations does not remove inner discontent.
Washington warns that weakening Premier Ky’s government in Saigon could invite Communist influence through negotiated peace schemes. Kennedy backs talks with Viet Cong at the table while Humphrey rejects legitimacy for the Viet Cong, warning of a broader U.S. crisis if Saigon collapses and 200000 Americans face renewed combat.
The piece notes Hubert H. Humphrey's political resurgence after his Asia trip, rising to the second most influential Democrat beside Johnson. It lauds his hard line on Vietnam and foreign policy, contrasts him with Robert F. Kennedy, and frames him as the inheritor of Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson policies.
On March 3, 1966, the day’s history highlights recite past events: 1931 national anthem designation by Congress, 1845 Florida statehood, 1847 Bell’s birth in Edinburgh, 1849 Minnesota territorial government, and 1944 U.S. planes over Berlin. Also notes allied advances on the Rhine in 1945, 1956 space ascent, and 1965 Appalachia bill, among prior decades’ local Decatur milestones and personnel moves.
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