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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1966
Page
5
Arthur Krock notes that King’s advice to Negro voters in Alabama’s primaries could shape November outcomes. He suggests white voters in Alabama will split on Governor Wallace versus Republican Martin, with race influencing the statewide contest and party alignments.
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP warns that racial polarization in Alabama's primary could split Negro voters between Wallace and Martin in November. He argues that division would, in the long run, improve society by weakening bloc voting and reducing white counter-polarization, urging civil rights be treated as indivisible in national politics.
A column warns that a highly intelligent porpoise taught to distinguish metals could trigger a deadly new threat. Trained to carry explosives in body harnesses, it may ram ships not bearing a metal patch, prompting drastic measures and fear of widespread porpoise killings.
An essay imagines porpoises gaining the human condition and wonders at the idea of arming sea life. It jokes that weapons belong to humans and warns such a plot would ruin the porpoise’s charm. The piece concludes that civilization could corrupt their innocent nature.
Washington reports renew the safety clash between railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen over restoring firemen jobs now eliminated by arbitration. ICC data show rising accidents since 1963, with unions and carriers citing differing causes while Congress and the White House watch closely.
New instructions bar first names that refer to political events or are family names or generic nouns while expanding options. The register now accepts mythological names in French, foreign-language names, medieval Christian names, hyphenated forms, and Celtic or Basque regional names, improving eligibility for voting, marriage, and welfare.
AP television critic lauds CBS adaptation of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock deliver powerful performances as Willy Loman and his loyal wife. The piece uses flashbacks to trace his doomed dream of wealth and fame and its impact on his sons Biff and Happy.
More than 85 percent of Alabama homes receive a usable signal from six transmitters in the Alabama ETV Network on Channels 2 7 10 25 26 and 42. The data underscores broad coverage across the state from the six stations serving residents.
United Nations and population experts warn long range world population could reach between 5.3 and 6.8 billion by the year 2000. The UN booklet, based on fertility and mortality trends, notes caution in taking long-range figures literally and cites use of estimates for future planning.
In Villeneuve Loubet France a three story museum dedicated to gastronomy honors Georges Escoffier born October 28 1846. The opening drew about 200 people to celebrate the master chef with memorabilia including historic menus and Ritz kitchen ties.
Five years after the revolt in Angola Portugal increased investment and launched a development plan. Krupp funds iron ore, German and Japanese ships load ore, and exports diversify beyond coffee to include minerals. Africans gain citizenship and schooling expands, with a new university and vocational emphasis.
The Escoffier museum dedication began at Hotel De Ville in Villeneuve-Loubet with the mayor Antony Fabre delivering an address. A solemn procession followed to the museum for remarks by chefs including Joseph Donon and Claude Philippe, founders and guiding members of Les Amis d'Escoffier, ending with luncheon at Le Petit Bronvant in Nice.
The Tennessee Valley Authority reports 9 month power revenues of 246.8 million, up 24.5 million from a year earlier, with earnings at 40 million. Higher sales to Memphis and other distributors, direct industrial sales, and other revenues drive the gain despite higher operating costs from shifted generation.
Birmingham attorney Arthur Shores says the Negro vote in the Democratic primary was lighter than expected due to long ballots and inexperience. He foresees a stronger turnout in May 31 runoffs and the November general election, with Negro voters estimated at 257,000 or 20 percent of the electorate.
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