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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1967
Page
4
A prayer extols Jesus teaching and urges the Church to keep Him at the center. It calls for a fresh understanding of Christ's lessons and notes Roy H. Stetler of Harrisburg Pennsylvania as signer, with prayers prepared by the National Council of Religious Features.
The speaker warns that higher education appropriation cuts in Alabama clash with a surge in college enrollment nationwide. With six million students now and nine million by 1975, new colleges and universities are opening at about one each week, making it essential to avoid backing away from growth.
The Reader's Digest piece by Ben Hibbs highlights the Eisenhower Center in Abilene Kansas as a museum of a middle class upbringing. It quotes Eisenhower about loving discipline and moral guidance shaping a boy into a successful man beyond wealth. The article frames early training at home as key to the American way and democracy.
At Montgomery budget hearings Dr. Frank Rose defends Dr. John W. Kirkland of the University of Alabama Medical Center Birmingham, arguing his value surpasses his $50,000 annual pay and benefits to the university. Meanwhile Sam Neal, former Tennessee safety chief, recovers after open heart surgery led by Dr. Kirkland and a Mayo Clinic veteran, amid remarks on medical skill and reputation.
Senator Tom Dodd kept a private memo about a White House visit with President Johnson. He described urging Otepka to step from state security files and noted Johnson’s reluctance to act. Dodd later faced backlash for his conduct and was not invited back to the White House.
F N asks if saving money is sinful or if one should ignore worldly wants. The reply cites Prov 21 20 praising thrift and warns against debt from overspending. It notes Jesus frugality after feeding the multitude and John Wesley on earning keeping and giving, urging balanced, godly finance.
A 1967 analysis notes Eisenhower era study on civilian military command and peacetime Defense Department roles. It argues the Secretary of Defense wields decisive authority and that civilian oversight can override military plans, contrasting with World Wars where presidents met with top officers frequently. The piece calls for a congressional committee to expound the subject.
Marquis Childs surveys the Senate ethics debate triggered by Edward Long's payoffs from a Teamsters attorney, contrasting positions of Everett Dirksen and John Williams on asset disclosure and tax return access, and noting the high cost of holding public office.
This Day In History notes key events: Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial ending in acquittal in 1868, Haiti disorders subsiding as Daniel Fignole sworn in as provisional president a decade later, Tennessee organized as a territory in 1790, and Decatur local notes 50 25 10 years ago including Hotel Hilda manager Schaut announcing J Ed wid Miller and Morgan County crippled children's society report.
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