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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1965
Page
4
The Decatur Daily states letters must include the writer's name and address. If a writer prefers anonymity, the newspaper can omit the signature only if the name and address are provided to the paper.
Alabama's Public Health Department seeks an additional two million dollars to rebuild the agency. If approved, no local law changes would be needed. if not, Morgan County may push local legislation to create a stronger county health department with a funded health officer.
A reflection on patriotism citing Corporal Russell Lowe, a Marine wounded in the Dominican Republic landing, who wrote of pride and duty. The piece praises Americans in service overseas and at home, who uphold freedom and family as core to the nation’s greatness.
Drew Pearson reports a Senate committee hearing could decide who develops five million acres of government oil shale in Colorado Wyoming and Utah with two trillion barrels of oil. Private firms demand 1872 mining law patents at 2.50 per acre while insiders press for rapid in situ extraction and a Johnson Udall clash over public versus private development.
A column by Arlie B. Davidson notes adolescents face problems with friends dating and future marriage. A Remmers Hackett study shows 60 percent want new friends, 54 percent seek likability, 42 percent wish for more popularity, 36 percent want self confidence and 33 percent want better conversations.
In Chattanooga four generations of a family were involved in stealing several toys from a department store. Officers said the shoplifters included an elderly woman, her daughter, her granddaughter, and her great granddaughter. The granddaughter was fined in city court.
David Lawrence argues that the United States must sustain military presence in Santo Domingo to block Communist subversion and protect broader Latin American stability. He warns that withdrawal could invite chaos, prompting a wider conflict and potential third world war.
Harvard’s McGeorge Bundy, special assistant to the President on national security, will deliver the Phi Beta Kappa lecture on June 15. The piece notes his rise from associate professor to dean, his role in Viet Nam policy, and his prominence in Washington and Cambridge.
This Day In History reports that 25 years ago in Decatur the milk delivered to the cheese plant continued to increase in volume. WPA project visits were part of the day's notices.
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