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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1966
Page
4
The piece cites Sen. Fulbright on China’s ideological leadership and nuclear threats, while analysts forecast the Dow Jones at about 1,500 by 1975 after a volatile year. Investors are urged to stay hopeful despite the current market dip.
A rural nuisance critique calls for practical garbage disposal solutions as cities have pickup and dumps while rural areas lack service. The piece questions four proposed district dumps and the cost, urging a workable plan to end unsanitary dumping by all residents.
The 1965 annual statement shows Southern Bell added 611000 telephones, ending with 9543000 in service across Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee. Investment reached 494 million, a 32 million rise, with 1708000 installations and 1097000 removals.
A Senate diary entry recounts Sen. Tom Dodd of Connecticut using friends funds to cover private projects including paying ghostwriters for a book. It notes a bounced check by Jay Sourwine and a $2,500 loan arranged by Ed Sullivan with a Hartford bank to cover the amount, tied to a 1964 campaign deficit payoff.
A reader asks if a deacon was right to bar a two year old from church. The answer notes nurseries exist to care for very young children during worship and that children aged two to five often disturb services. If a child is noisy, parents should quietly remove them or use the nursery so others can hear.
In Louisville a man named Arnold Fortner placed a blanket over the hood of his imported rear engine car as temperatures plunged to 19 below zero. He later realized the car’s engine is in the rear, making the blanket placement unnecessary.
An antibiotic named kasuga mycin, discovered by a Japanese doctor, kills rice plant fungi and has been found effective against human urinary infections.
The United States has maintained continuous diplomatic contact with Peiping since 1955 through 128 meetings between American and Red Chinese ambassadors. Talks act as a formal channel despite no official recognition. Discussion covers Vietnam, India Pakistan, travel, and press access, while Formosa remains a sticking point and Rusk says ousting Nationalists would not occur. Red China seeks to expand influence, not reform world affairs, making UN admission unlikely to alter its stance.
The Schwartz affair reveals winds in U S policy on travel to outlawed nations and alien ideologies. Downgrades in passport and visa controls reflect tension between Kennedy era liberalization and congressional resistance. The episode shows a powerful commingling of State Department officials, Congress, and administrative staff shaping immigration policy amid geopolitical strain.
The Associated Press notes March 18 marks several historic notes. Congress passed the first pension act for veterans in 1818. Other items recall Cyprus self government talks paused after terrorism suppression, and a 1960s U S Russian top level meeting in Washington. Local items mention ship John H Trigg cargo trip and theater ownership changes, plus Decatur High School safety and civil defense developments.
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