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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1965
Page
4
An upswing in cotton textile production is set to push world consumption to a record 49 million bales this season. Meanwhile world production is projected at over 51 million bales, adding about two million bales to global carryover.
Earl Franklin Kennemer of Auburn University, a snake authority, has been bitten 25 or 30 times yet defends snakes as misunderstood friends. He criticizes the tendency to judge by head shape and urges better observation, noting public misperceptions about venomous snakes.
A reader notes looming changes from rural to urban counties in Alabama as reapportionment approaches. The piece questions fair representation, warns against locking gas tax distribution in the constitution, and contemplates aid for poorer counties and school funds amid a looming power shift in Montgomery.
Senator Wayne Morse discusses Bolivia with Ambassador Julio Sanjines who proposes land reform and private tin mining alongside state efforts. Bolivian general Rene Barrientos Ortuno leads a new regime while labor leader Lechin faces exile and strikes. Arkansas Senator John McClellan probes banking with Saxon reforms shaping federal oversight. The Justice Department benefits dynastic hires as bacchanal of influence continues.
Living Today by ARLIE B DAVIDSON argues prejudice is learned from home, peers, reading, and experience. It defines prejudice as a biased view that hinders respect and cooperation across religious economic political or social groups. The piece lists five common signs including fixed beliefs about inferiority and monopoly on truth.
David Lawrence argues that once the voting rights bill becomes law a federal dictatorship could deprive certain states of setting voter qualifications. He warns Congress may empower the U S attorney general or courts to override state laws and notes parallels to Reconstruction era actions against Southern states.
In La Paz observers warn a Bolivian civil war could erupt, threatening regional stability. The piece compares Bolivia to the Dominican crisis, notes Barriéntos Ortuno's hold on power with peasant support, and highlights leftist coalitions led by Lechin Oquendo, the Workers Party, and the Bolivian Communist faction. It stresses tin mining’s central role, Patino-family impact, and the need for large scale management training under aid programs.
This Day In History dated May 27 recalls 1965 water use limits to hose two hours daily pending improvements. A 1965 lawsuit for 10 000 dollars over an eye injury from engine work by Andrew Phillips is noted.
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