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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1965
Page
4
REA Electrification Expands Rural American Power
Rep. Bob Jones praises the Rural Electrification Administration, noting 27 electric borrowers including 24 cooperatives serving about 224 000 consumers over more than 40 000 miles of line. He says REA’s work continues to grow electricity use and lower costs in rural Alabama and across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electrification Administration
Coo Tenet Ter Wean Towers
Amgengeti
Bama
REA
Alabama
Bob Jones
House of Representatives
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
TVA
Rep. Jones
State Health Department Needs Help Now
Alabama must boost funding to build a first class State Health Department. Dr. Ira Myers says the governor’s budget underfunds the department by 1.57 million and nine counties lack a health officer due to pay and salary limits. The piece urges county medical societies and the state medical association to press for an additional two million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Health Department
Alabama
Wallace
Ira Myers
Dr. Myers
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
State Medical Association
Myers
Reapportionment Battle Draws in Broad Political Forces
Sen. Tydings faces a coalition including right wing extremists and liberal figures as he mounts a push for one man one vote. The dispute centers on state legislative districts and the 1964 Supreme Court reapportionment ruling, with lawmakers and governors across several states opposing or backing changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe McCarthy
Millard Tydings
D-Md
Senate
Lean
Joe
Supreme Court
Nevada
Vermont
Tydings
San Francisco
Farm Bureau
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
Goliaths
Frank Church
D-Ida
Jacob Javits
R-N. Y
Thomas Kuchel
R-Calif
Frank Moss
D-Utah
Kuchel
New York
Jack Javits
John Satterfield
Satterfield
American Bar Association
Southern Governors Conference
Javits
Church
Moss
National Commission Fon
Hal Bridenbaugh
Nebraska
Thomas Graham
Missouri House of Representatives
California
Tom Rees
Capitol
Johnson
Larry O’brien
Rees
Los Angeles
California Senate
Pat Brown
Otto Reeder Tronment
America
Sen. Tydings
Crime as rising threat to society and prison costs
Arlie B Davidson argues crime grows faster than the population, driving up costs for courts, law enforcement, prisons, and inmate care. He notes social disruption and youth gang influence, but says some criminals reform with usable skills and pride in honest work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cials
Unwitting Criticism Hinges Vietnam Policy and U S Resolve
In a 1965 New York Herald Tribune piece David Lawrence argues the United States must prevent China from pressuring South Vietnam toward withdrawal. He says critics risk emboldening Beijing by echoing appeasement and urges unwavering U S commitment to deter aggression and protect smaller nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Community of Free Men
Peoples of
Korea
North Korea
United Nations
U. N
Vietnam
World Organization
General Assembly
Security Council
America
Asia
South Vietnam
Johnson
Congress
New York Herald Tribune
New CIA leadership reshapes Dominican crisis view
Marquis Childs surveys how early CIA head Raborn pushed a hardline stance on the Dominican rebellion, while McCone’s restrained, professional style earns broad respect. The piece contrasts temperaments and warns against overreaction in guiding U S foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dominican Republic
William F. Raborn
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Raborn
Paul Revere
National Security Council
John McCone
CIA
Comand
Kennedy
McCone
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
McConey
United Feature Syndicate
City paving plan sent to WPA for 46 blocks
This Day I Os 1p lists a WPA paving plan for asphalt seal coat on 46 blocks and notes Decatur Chamber of Commerce plans for the city’s 120th anniversary observance. It also recalls a 10 years ago talk by William E. Gifford of Redstone Arsenal and Albert Brewer’s proposal for a north south Super highway through Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
North Alabama
The
American Chemical Society
Morgan County
Albert Brewer
Alabama
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