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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1963
Page
4
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations reports January nonfarm payroll at 790 000, a January state record while unemployment falls 8.3 percent from a year ago. Director Jack Giles says gains depend on attracting more industry and urging outreach statewide.
The piece accuses Republicans of promising to cut the federal budget from 10 to 15 billion without specifying where the reductions would hit. It notes Congress often adds to requested appropriations and argues Kennedy avoids peacetime deficits, urging voters to view such claims as political rhetoric without details.
Alabama Democrat Rep. Carl Elliott returning from Guantanamo backs a firm U S stance in Latin America. He calls to invoke the Monroe Doctrine to halt Communist advances even with possible armed intervention, warns of Castro-ized Latin America, and argues strength may deter conflict while noting stealthy Communist progress in the Caribbean.
Washington observers say Kennedy faces strong Southern opposition with Goldwater favored there. The South is seen as Goldwater country and a Goldwater nomination could mute GOP gains, while Rockefeller is viewed as weaker in the region. Civil rights stances influence Southern judgments, shaping 1964 electoral expectations.
The piece discusses how anger hatred self love excess and melancholy affect mental health and happiness. It notes that extreme emotions can disrupt inner life and social cooperation while highlighting political talk around too many Kennedys and rumors of Robert Kennedy Presidential ambitions in 1968.
Leroy Collins proposes using a large uninhabited island in the Bahamas or West Indies to settle Cuban exiles as a self governing community. He argues it would preserve Cuban culture and avoid burdening the United States and Florida with unemployed refugees while keeping their homeland ties alive.
Alabama's total non farm employment reached 590000 in January, the highest for that month in state history. Unemployment stood at 6.7 percent of the civilian labor force, down from 8.7 percent a year earlier, said Industrial Relations Director Jack Giles.
A collage of cultural gossip highlights Leonard Lyons on poets and stars. Nathan Leopold Jr plans European study after a national exam. ex Sen. William Benton to receive a top embassy post. Norman Mailer writes a play. Bette Davis eyes a film. Tennessee Williams and Ken Tynan spar over writing while drunk anecdotes surface amid theatre news.
Three Alabama Civitan districts unite for Operation Partlow to raise 30000 dollars to accompany 70000 dollars in state and federal funds for a Partlow School Rehabilitation Center in Tuscaloosa. The center will evaluate residents for vocational training and aim to rehabilitate about a quarter of inmates into self supporting work. City of Opportunity Civitan Club will raise the remaining 2000 and WAJF radio will air spots on March 16. Public donations via mail to Gene Sticher are invited.
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