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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1964
Page
4
Anderson S. C., Independent explains conservative and liberal terms. The definitions cover dispositions to preserve or reform and describe political party alignment and tolerance. The excerpt clarifies each term’s core senses and contrasts cautious preservation with progressive reform.
The University of Alabama plans a four-year undergraduate program in Huntsville marking a major regional education milestone. Dr. Frank Rose and associates funded work while Beirne Spragins and Will Halsey Jr. lead a capital campaign to cover remaining costs. local government contributed land and funds, with the community urged to respond.
The Gadsden Times notes George Wallace’s strong showings in Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana challenge the notion that the South cannot win the presidency. It argues Southerners must abandon defeatist attitudes and recognize that a Dixie native can attract Northern votes through steady support in key states.
California voters may decide the GOP nomination as Goldwater faces apathy among Republicans and a strong Cranston-Salinger rivalry unfolds. Pierre Salinger floods California with cash and media, while Alan Cranston builds party ties and labor support. Jackie Kennedy's possible Disneyland visit could tilt the race toward Salinger.
The piece counsels accepting common human limits and focusing on present resources. It urges using what you have, while pursuing attainable goals and improvement without despair over missing desires.
An uncle and two nephews were sentenced to 10 years each for assault and robbery. Circuit Judge Walter F. Gaillard said the presentence report showed no basis for probation after a jury fixed the terms on guilty pleas by James G. New, 35, and his nephews James C. New, 19, and Robert E. New, 18. The trio admitted to the September attack on Lawrence Smith, a Grand Bay service station attendant.
The U S Chamber of Commerce directed a letter to 100 senators criticizing title VII of the civil rights bill, arguing the equal employment opportunity provisions are vague and grant excessive federal power. It urges limiting the commission to conciliation, allowing few court actions, and proposes amendments to require willful discrimination proof and a defense of good faith.
The piece analyzes looming Republican rifts over Barry Goldwater’s bid in 1964. It contrasts Goldwater’s sharp, youthful following with Taft Eisenhower era unity, notes potential revolts in New York liberal Republicans and eastern conservatives, and weighs Nixon as a placating alternative. It also links primary momentum in California to convention outcomes and touches on civil rights votes.
On this date in 1918 air mail service began between Washington and New York with six planes and six lieutenants. Belva Lockwood was nominated for president by the Equal Rights convention in Des Moines in 1888. The Arlington Memorial Amphitheater was dedicated in 1920. Gen Nelson Miles died in 1925.
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