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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1966
Page
4
Engineering News Record reports a new route closing the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia. the 12 000 mile road from Fairbanks Alaska to Buenos Aires Argentina now appears within reach. The alternative route shortens by 215 miles and saves $60 million versus the old plan.
Alabama Democrats show lingering cohesion gaps as campaigning heats for May primaries. Republicans push Ray Bliss 11 point plan to build roots, recruit candidates, establish idea councils, empower women, broaden funding, and register voters across the state.
North Alabama counties depend on cotton with over 80 million dollars in 1965 gross income in the Tennessee Valley. The Cotton Research and Promotion Act would levy 1.00 per bale to fund a national program run by farmer elected trustees. A referendum governs participation and rate changes with protections against political use of funds.
Lyndon Johnson wins a sweeping political victory over Vietnam using public relations, timing, and persuasion. He headlines a Honolulu strike, dispatches Hubert Humphrey to the Far East, and fields tough questions in White House briefings to rally Congress and shape public opinion.
A reader writes about faith not quantity but object, urging trust in Jesus Christ and Scripture as Romans 10:17 guides faith growth. The column shifts to political notes on Senate votes, Viet Nam, and the White House, then to Hollywood’s search for a film industry czar, Louis Nizer, and a Cuban exile counterfeiter Mario Kohly jailed in Pennsylvania.
Australian New Guinea's House of Assembly rejected a bill to allow commercial killing of birds of paradise. The vote reflected regulatory caution over wildlife trade and minority protections in the territory’s legislative session.
Washington voices argue for reform of how federal judges are chosen. A Chicago conference cited press outrage over unqualified appointments and urged a nonpartisan commission of lawyers and laypeople to submit panels to the President, reducing partisan patronage and improving confidence in the judiciary.
The 1966 piece analyzes infighting in Britain's Conservative opposition over Prime Minister Harold Wilson and the Anglo American alliance. It argues Conservatives risk harming the U S partnership by attacking Wilson for relying on American support, especially on Vietnam. It warns such rhetoric would undermine allyship and deter effective anti Communist action in Asia.
Summary of historic events for March 8 including 1945 Chepultepec conference near United action treaty, 1848 Fremont expedition to Sutter's Fort, 1916 Germany declares war on Portugal, 1941 lend lease bill passage, 1942 Rangoon captured and New Guinea reinforcements landed, 1944 Berlin incendiaries by U S planes, plus decade and year-ago notes from Decatur ministers, Lent observances, and local notices of road surfacing and a bicycle-car collision.
Spider silk is produced by glands in the spider’s abdomen. It is emitted as a liquid and solidifies upon contact with air to form strong, flexible fibers used for webs and other structures.
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