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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1963
Page
4
State Conservation Director Claude Kelley urges waiting until June to fish newly stocked ponds from late 1961 or spring 1962. The guidance warns against yielding to temptation, noting risks of disturbing young stock.
The Lee County Bulletin argues a splinter party cannot win a regionwide vote. It notes no Solid South, with Alabama and Mississippi tied to a two party framework. The piece questions Wallace Barnett prospects and favors reform via constitutional amendment.
Lt Governor James B. Allen calls for fiscal responsibility as Alabama’s public debt nears 360 million dollars. The piece traces debt history from Gov. Miller through Sparks, notes the Fletcher Budget Act, and questions future revenue bond votes if tax costs rise, urging voter involvement and balanced progress.
Washington columnist Marquis Childs analyzes Haiti’s dire conditions under Duvalier. He warns against a Soviet backed Cuba style spillover and considers an enforced American occupation as a costly but possible solution. Haiti’s population boom and subsistence economy risk deeper turmoil amid governance graft and rising birth rates.
An essay urges balance amid daily grind noting work wears body mind and spirit. It argues meaningful life rests beyond bread alone and stresses relaxing breaks and inner self development for lasting rewards.
President Kennedy quips about a marginal note referencing Lester Pearson while Adam Clayton Powell plans a May 26 to June 15 junket to Europe for the International Labour Organization meeting in Geneva. The column surveys Powell's travel, Haitian aid, and U.S. policy debates as reshaped by domestic and international pressures.
Sylvia Porter notes the 1962 Department of Commerce income study showing a mean family income of 7140 and a bottom half threshold of 5840, with 10.9 million families in the 10k to 15k range and 7% above 15k. Real income rose 1.8 percent annually since WWII, reflecting broad middle-class upgrading and rising discretionary spending.
The President's Commission on Campaign Costs estimated that expenditures for all public office candidates in 1960 ranged from 165 to 175 million dollars.
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