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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1964
Page
4
Reports from the Tennessee Valley show construction in Decatur during April nearly reached $2,000,000 and the same pace continues across the region.
The Lee County Bulletin notes 140000 potential voters in Alabama’s Eighth District must vote on Tuesday June 2 to count. Bob Jones leads nine candidates, eight will advance to face eight Republicans in November, with Tyson and Hawkins expected to duel for the ballot’s top spot.
A Washington column questions why Attorney General Kennedy reversed decades of Justice Department opposition to returning General Aniline and Film assets to Interhandel. Clues point to Kennedy family connections, Radziwill links, and delayed settlements. Also notes LBJ selected FPC candidates amid consumer concerns and Jacqueline Kennedy meeting donors for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library.
The text argues that lacking understanding of human behavior invites criticism and condemnation often based on snap judgments. It warns that misunderstanding damages cooperation and friendships and increases hostility. It cites Spinoza’s approach of avoiding ridicule and scorning and instead seeking to understand human actions.
In Tuscaloosa an Alabama professor releases American Theories of Federalism detailing enduring federal union ideas since colonial times. Walter H. Bennett, a political science professor, wrote the work for the University of Alabama Press with publication set for today.
Congress faces tight margins as many incumbents won by slim plums and may lose support to cross over voters. Both parties risk seat losses over civil rights, with enforcement costs and district dynamics shaping primary battles and general elections. Senator Russell cites a nationwide groundswell as Johnson pushes forward.
Washington discusses Maryland results showing strong Wallace support as a protest against Civil Rights Bill provisions. The piece argues for a national consensus, urges ending threats of a "long hot summer," and calls for constructive action toward a civil rights law while balancing Negro leadership rhetoric.
On May 25 1787 the Constitutional Convention began in Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation. Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on this date in 1803. Stonewall Jackson won at Winchester in 1862. Stilwell arrived in New Delhi in 1942 after Burma retreat. Roosevelt and Churchill held a joint news conference in 1943. Anzio linked to the Allied front in 1944. A 1964 note recalls an attack in Marrakesh on a retiring general.
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