Agriculture Drives U S Economy Says Farm Reporter
Henry Schacht reports agribusiness forms the nation’s core economy. U S agribusiness accounts for about 40 percent of gross national product and 40 percent of the labor force. Alabama’s 1965 gross farm production reached 784 million dollars with poultry at 200 million, cotton 138 million, timber 110 million as the top income sources. Alabama aims toward a billion dollar farm income in the near future.
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United States
Henry Schacht
San Francisco Chronicle
Schacht
U.S
Alabama
Alabama Builds Record of Airports Under Rountree
Asa Rountree Jr the state director of the Alabama Department of Aeronautics reports Alabama has 171 airports and landing fields including 75 publicly owned. The Alabama Airport System will grow in 1966 with 25 new airports on the program, most with paved runways and current grants. Over 92 percent of municipal airports now have paving.
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Asa Rountree
Alabama
Asa Rountree, Jr
Alabama Department of Aeronautics
Rountree
25 Projects In 1966 Decatur Chamber Program Adopted
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce board approves a 1966 plan with 25 objectives after reviewing community needs. The list includes civic, economic, and educational aims such as an industrial park, tourism, traffic safety, and youth activities, with emphasis on active implementation.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Richard Ordway
Chamber
Morgan County
Ordway
Christopher Record Forces California Governor Bid Debate
In a critique of George Christopher, the San Francisco ex-mayor and Republican nominee, the piece accuses him of long-hidden convictions and kickback schemes in the dairy business. It details 1940 Marin County arrest, 1943 44 San Francisco violations, and a 1940s WW II draft deferment amid graft allegations. The column likens Christopher to McCarthy era smears and argues his record shows a pattern of deceit.
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San Francisco
Washington
Tom Dodd
George Christopher
Dodd
Christopher
GOP
J. F. Sullivan
U.S
Greece
George C. Vournas
AHEPA
George E. Johnson
Sacramento
Marin County
Goodwin
Goodie” Knight
Tom Storke
Santa Barbara News-Press
Meadow Glen
California
C. J. Carey
California Agriculture Department
Enforcement Bureau
Charles J. Lane
Crusade to London Aims to Spark Global Evangelical Impact
The speaker defends returning to London for a June crusade saying most efforts in recent years were in the United States. He cites shared heritage and language with England, plans for chartered flights, and widespread prayer meetings. The goal is a worldwide spiritual revival beginning in London.
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London
America
D. L
United States
England
Wesleys
Booths
Congress Afraid to Enforce Press Rights in America
A 1966 Publishers Daily syndicated column argues that Congress and the administration fail to protect freedom of the press as labor unions coercively block hiring and threaten newspaper publishers. It condemns inaction, cites New York papers forming a new company, and warns against union power restricting employment and publishing.
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Washington
U.S
Congress
New York City
Department of Justice
New York
Administration
Soviet Union
Free America
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Alabama Voting Confirms Negro Voter Realities
Alabama's first heavy Negro turnout under the 1965 Voting Rights Act challenges clichés about political blocs. The Mississippi-like South shows Negroes vote for jobs and governance, not solely civil rights, as sheriff races in Wilcox and Greene counties and a governor's race reflect nuanced preferences. The NAACP leaders Roy Wilkins and Dr. John W. Nixon urge end to racial polarization, noting whites who govern well will retain support from Black voters.
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Washington
Alabama
Willy Nilly
Wilcox County
P. C. Lam Jenkins
Mister Lummie
Greene County
W. E. Lee
Martin Luther King
George Wallace
King
Wallace
Dr. King
Roy Wilkins
John W. Nixon
Birmingham
Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Dr. Nixon
NAACP
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
This Day In History Highlights May 9
Historical notes for May 9 include Goering surrender in 1945 to the U S Army, Columbus voyage departure in 1502, Pensacola capture in 1761, Mothers Day established in 1914, Byrd over the Pole in 1926, Italy annexing Ethiopia in 1936, and FCC chief Newton Minow calling TV a vast wasteland. Local items mention Burk Auto Co receiving Ford cars, Decatur court election, and area sheriff investigations.
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Associated Press
Marshal Hermann , Goering
Germany
U.S. 7Th
Christopher Columbus
Spain
Spice Islands
Pensacola
Fla
Sunda
Woodrow Wilson
Richard E. Byrd
North Pole
Italy
Ethiopia
Prine Poeal
Anthony Eden
Lionel Crabb
Portsmouth
Federal Communications Commission
Newton Minow
Russia
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Deily & Sundey
Alebeme Seles Tex
Jesus Christ
Webberison
Evensville
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National Council of Casurches
A. E. Bagshaw
Bagshaw
Christophier
David Lawrence
Scoggin
Bell-McClure ‘Syndicate
Burk Auto Co
Ford
F. M. Hamilton
New Decatur Inferior Lourt
Dan Walden
Louisville and Nashville
Cullman Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Jimmie Collier
Godwin Vestige
Eva
Decatur Merchants
Delano Park
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