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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1963
Page
4
The writer argues Cubans have the right to fight for Cuba's freedom but the United States should avoid direct involvement. The piece contends ongoing economic pressure and a drawn out strategy may spark internal Cuban revolution, while warning against immediate action. The tone questions U.S. restraint amid anti-Communist Cuban forces.
John S. Knight, after attending the American Society of Newspaper Editors meeting in Washington, concludes that Kennedy and Nixon show more agreement than conflict on Cuba. He notes missteps like the Bay of Pigs, cites planned command decisions, and questions whether a Nixon administration would differ substantially from Kennedy policy, while predicting a showdown or Castro misstep as possibilities.
Washington warns that Britain's Labour rise under Harold Wilson and Italy's strong Communist and Socialist showing threaten Western unity. The piece weighs potential impacts on NATO support, U.S. atomic policy, and European collaboration amid De Gaulle's stance. It notes Fanfani's fragile position and the possibility of a harder line in Europe.
Washington report notes footloose lawmakers including Duncan Edmondson Roberts Schadeberg Stratton Van Zandt Hutchnson Battin Beerman Cramer Hemphill Jennings King O Hara Reid Houghton and others traveled on Navy sponsored trips to Guantanamo Bay. They were joined by an earlier March group and a later Easter cruise aboard the USS Thomas Jefferson. The article questions how these trips will affect naval appropriations. It also cites Dr Jacques Fourcand the Haitian Red Cross chief with a pistol on his hip and warns of a blood bath if Duvalier ends his term. It highlights Congressional speechwriters and a quartet of Democrats who voted against Powell on medical school aid and notes the John Birch Society targeting McGee and Moss.
The column urges self directive thinking and cites Marcus Aurelius on life shaped by thoughts. It also analyzes Republican nomination prospects for Nelson Rockefeller, predicting US policy shifts toward West Germany and a closer US Germany link, with doubts about aligning with a Labour government in Britain.
Mrs J B Raby is listed among Limestone County residents. Steve Raby, son of Mr and Mrs W E Raby, is ill with measles at home. Mrs Arnold Darning also ill at home. Baptist Youth for Christ plans a regular meeting May 4 at 7 p.m. at Mays Baptist Church in Toney. Mr and Mrs David Heard welcomed a son on April 24.
The consumer's beef dollar is split with 53 cents to the retailer, 29 cents to the retailer, 16 cents to packer wholesaler, 2 cents to hauler, and 53 cents to farmer.
Sylvia Porter reports that at the 1964 Kennedy Round Geneva negotiations the United States and Europe will use a DIY tariff bargaining kit. Former Secretary of State Christian Herter will cite a 1000 page table showing Europe’s 21.3 percent tariff on U.S. autos versus America’s 8.8 percent on European autos.
Morgan County High School will hold graduation for 97 seniors on May 27 at 8 p.m. in J. C. Pettey Gymnasium with Rev. Ray Payne Miller Jr. as speaker. Baccalaureate services are May 26 at 3 p.m. at the same gym. List of graduates includes Sarah Elizabeth Adcock, James Hamil Aldridge, James Douglas Bailey, Walter J. Bailey Jr., Paul H. Balch, Reba Bennett, and many others. The article also discusses tariff negotiations and a Geneva meeting on trade with the European Common Market, highlighting the Need for a Do It Yourself Tariff Kit.
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