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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1968
Page
4
Obituary notice honors W R Shelton who founded the paper and served as editor from 1912 to 1924. He is remembered for shaping the publication and its early editorial voice during those years.
Editorial from Alabama School Journal quotes Vernon St John, president of the Alabama Education Association, urging a fresh statewide review of education funding. He notes progress and added institutions, but says the education trust fund surplus is exhausted and new funds are needed before the legislature meets. St John cites regional competition with Florida Georgia and Tennessee.
The State Mental Health Board urged naming the new 400 bed mental retardation hospital south of Decatur after Governor Lurleen Burns Wallace, praising her leadership as the driving force behind Alabama's mental health program. She is described as a great and compassionate governor.
The piece argues Nixon should present his Vietnam endgame plan now not after the Republican convention. It contends unveiling the plan would benefit the nation and possibly alter the 1968 race dynamics. It frames the call as a patriotic obligation from Nixon amid national expectations.
A Western Theological Seminary professor from Holland Michigan urges Christians to embody Christ abroad and calls for a bold rethinking of Alabama education funding. He cites Alabama lags in per pupil expenditure and teacher salaries versus regional and national averages, urging local support and a new financing approach rather than patchwork taxation.
An advice column discusses lesbian identity and Christian faith. It notes differences between attraction and behavior and urges repentance and forgiveness through Christ while stressing that abortion, moral transgression, and persistent practice may require vows to stay free from sin.
In Jackson Mississippi Charles Evers brother of Medgar Evers runs in a runoff for the seat once held by John Bell Williams. He rejects extremism after his brother’s murder and continues NAACP leadership while pursuing voting rights through the Democratic system.
Norman Vincent Peale urges self belief to avoid self made failure. He shares anecdotes of a discouraged worker and a wife recognizing her attitude as a barrier to marriage success. Visualizing goals plus steady effort, he says, can realign life toward achievement and happiness.
An advertisement lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions in Decatur Alabama. It promotes misstatement policy, delivery options, and tax inclusion, noting carrier delivery and yearly mail prices within the trade area.
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