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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
4
Prayerful blessing asking for mercy and strength from God. A plea for daily steadfastness and sustenance through Christ. May this prayer bring comfort in hardship and fealty to divine presence.
Rep. Carl Elliott of Alabama warns that Cuba serves as a training ground and springboard for terrorists saboteurs and agitators who infiltrate Latin American nations. He says the danger could draw the entire region into the Red orbit unless challenged.
National 4 H Club Week honors over 2 296 000 members nationwide including 133 000 in Alabama. The 4 H pledge extols clearer thinking loyalty larger service and health. Alabama plans a statewide drive this month to raise 3 000 000 for the Alabama 4 H Club Foundation to support youth citizenship.
Senate figures John Sparkman and Herman Talmadge back a constitutional amendment to restore local control of schools. They cite 1954 Supreme Court rulings and postwar state admissions as bolstering the argument that states should govern their own educational systems. The path is long but viewed as the only way to settle the issue nationally. The main obstacle remains securing congressional support.
Washington faces a gathering twilight as Republicans sharpen attacks on Kennedy policies in welfare, tax, and budget while voicing broad foreign policy criticism. Governors and senators including Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater engage in the new GOP strategy, with Democratic centrists still backing the President.
The text contrasts a motivational piece about gifts and gratitude with a political analysis noting President facing Democratic left wing and potential trouble ahead. It discusses heritage, civilization, and responsibility alongside a critique of party tactics and international concerns.
The Harvey Aluminum Corporation faces scrutiny for political influence spanning Democratic and Republican eras. California offices and party headquarters moved to Harvey property while labor-inspection actions force a legal clash over alleged labor spying. A separate truth in packaging bill targets box contents to save shoppers.
A hospital bus plunged into the East River from Welfare Island after the driver suffered a possible heart attack. Seven of 11 aboard are dead or missing, with four survivors describing the panic as tides swept the bus 60 feet from shore. The incident occurred as the vehicle operated by the city Department of Hospitals returned from the nurses residence.
Leonard Lyons reports from New York that the Ziegfeld Theater will display the name Jack Benny this week. The piece covers Benny’s early life as Benny Rubels in Waukegan, his collaboration with George S. Kaufman, and anecdotes about Benny and other famous figures.
A bus plunged into the water and sank with passengers trapped inside. Bystander Gloria Fulwilder credits faith for survival after a rear exit rescue. several victims including Catherine Quann and Rosie Taitt, both New York ward clerks, and Gertrude Porter, a Red Cross volunteer, perished. Albert s the driver died, and Robert Perez the physiotherapist also among the deceased. Reichelt from Metuchen, N J is the sole survivor listed.
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