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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
4
The Laurel Miss Leader-Call notes that 75 000 accidents occur yearly to power lawn mower users and suggests cutting frequency affects risk. It humorously argues weekly mowing raises danger and jokes about safer golf.
Cullman advances a $3,000,000 dam and filter plant project aimed at 24,000,000 gallons daily capacity. The dam soon creates a 700 acre lake, boosting water supply from 3–4 million to meet industrial needs and spur local business leadership.
Auburn alumni recount a two day demonstration on campus that drew about 500 participants and produced 3507 pints of blood. Volunteers reached 3830 but 323 were rejected, mainly for medical histories, boosting Auburn’s lead in cumulative blood drives to 14833 pints since January 1952.
Washington discusses Sen. Tom Dodd as a wealthy figure amid reports of large campaign funds and supplemental income. The piece cites taxes paid on 1961 earnings, unreported taxes on other income, and fees from clients including a liquor distributor, with letters showing efforts to boost his personal income and remarks about using his name for firm advantage.
The Bible condemns all forms of divination and fortune telling as abomination. It cites Deuteronomy and Galatians to warn against witchcraft and the associated sins. Even with possible general predictions, believers should abstain from engaging with fortune tellers.
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson planted a Bedford pear tree at the Agriculture Department admin building grounds. The tree is touted as a future nationwide shade tree reaching up to 50 feet and promoted for broad planting.
In Rome, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko met Pope Paul VI to discuss peace goals amid Communist Vatican diplomacy, while in Washington 160 youths headline Sing Out 66 at Constitution Hall. The tour spans West Point Annapolis Bonn and Germany, stressing sacrifice for liberty and a rearmament minded optimistic American youth.
Washington notes that with Jack Valenti’s resignation three staffers will gain new roles and sharpen a more conservative aura around the inner power center. Marvin Watson Jake Jacobson and Robert Kintner move into Valenti’s former functions shaping White House papers and access. The columnist stresses Johnson’s habit of near daily social proximity yet insists decisions remain the President’s sole authorship.
The notice lists historical highlights on May 3 including the 1919 first airline passenger service from New York to Atlantic City, Grant's Civil War action in 1864, Mitchell’s 1937 Pulitzer, and 1940 Congress creating I Am An American Day. It also cites Decatur local items from 50 to 10 years ago and recent building permits totaling $280,000 in April.
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