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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1966
Page
4
A plea to curb highway slaughter cites 1965 U S fatality figures of 48 500 and 4 100 000 injuries. The piece urges federal and state action including compulsory driver education and penalties to protect the public and urges governments to craft and enforce decisive laws.
The piece argues Alabama has about 1.5 million registered voters with 750000 expected to vote in the Democratic primary. It notes uncertainty about Republican crossover impact, predicts Sparkman will win US Senate nomination by a large margin, and suggests Mrs Lurleen Wallace leads the gubernatorial field. It urges all eligible voters to participate.
In Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty ran five testimonial dinners between 1963 and 1966 raising about 690000. The dinners, some labeled as voter education or community tribute, funded personal or non campaign expenses while Yorty reported limited campaign spending. The source questions how the money was used and notes a permanent Yorty Dinner Committee.
A reader asks if God is displeased by absence from church due to illness. The answer reassures that God understands frailty, citing psalms and Paul’s example, and says a sick room can become a sanctuary where faith and witness endure through God’s grace.
A historical note reports Tenesago announcing a new shift of party policy to conform with the new line espoused by the Kremlin. The change signals alignment with Moscow’s recent ideological direction and implies internal party realignment.
Five years ago the Canadian government announced it had negotiated an agreement to sell six million tons of wheat barley and flour to Communist China marking a major bilateral trade commitment.
David Lawrence argues the State Department warns of Red China’s third atomic device and urges U S economic planning to aid mainland China. He cites internal unrest, food shortages, and population pressures as causes for revising engagement with Peiping and possibly supporting reform through aid and Formosa links.
President Johnson plans a bold Congress message on quality in government with reform ideas for political campaign financing. The piece notes Dodd’s disclosed $100,000 personal gains and calls for action before elections limit year impact, while Williams pushes tax changes to curb corporate political spending.
On this date in 1863 Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own men at Chancellorsville and died ten days later. In Decatur a city cleanup campaign was launched by local businessmen. The city council approved a one cent tax on cigarettes and junior chamber officers were elected including Tom Leslie as president.
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