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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1961
Page
4
Attorney General Robert Kennedy says he cannot force freedom riders to quit their marches but urges them to stop for the nation’s sake and for better race relations in the South. He warns that continuing protests risk bloodshed and hinder progress for both races.
A Mobile Corps of Engineers memo argues the Warrior River Valley Creek route to the Tennessee River at Guntersville would cost more than the authorized Tennessee Tombigbee route and provide fewer transport benefits. It notes earlier 1938 39 studies found the Warrior River path not economically justified. a private firm study favors Mulberry Fork with no economic justification.
President Kennedy urges Congress to land man on the moon this decade and to expand foreign aid, nuclear shelters funding, military buildup, and disarmament. He argues world leadership justifies high costs to avoid being second rate and to counter communist threats.
A Knoxville federal jury ruled the United Mine Workers Union and welfare fund trustees conspired with major coal firms to monopolize soft coal and drive small operators from mines. The decision challenges broad union antitrust immunity and may aid Attorney General Kennedy in checking Hoffa’s influence, though it does not address transportation controls.
After pressure from Congressman Flood and help from Moss, McNamara releases a classified-like list of VIP aircraft used by senior Defense Department leaders. The report shows 87 planes to HQ Washington, 125 to SAC, 56 to USAFE, plus two VIP jets at Maxwell Field.
A column explores mental health factors and personal struggle while contrasting Attorney General positions on union activity and anti trust law. It argues unions should not use monopoly tactics and cautions against labor leaders misusing power. the piece reflects 1961 syndicated opinion style.
Dean Eugene Rostow welcomed George B. Smith back to Yale with praise for his civil rights protest mission. Smith and three Connecticut companions were arrested in Montgomery Alabama on Thursday as Freedom Riders and released on $1,000 bonds funded by Yale and Wesleyan supporters. Coffin plans a Battell Chapel sermon on the riders and Rostow warned that state laws blocking interstate travel are unconstitutional, urging continued enforcement of civil rights amid nationwide attention.
Norman Vincent Peale recounts a street encounter about his method to empty the pockets of the mind at night. He cites an old tailor’s warning that unused thoughts pull on the mind and clothes alike and outlines steps to discard worries by prayer, affirmations, and replacing negative thoughts with faith and positive texts for restful energy.
Hong Kong shifts to land reclamation to house a fast growing population. The British colony plans a 16 acre housing development on land reclaimed from the sea after absorbing nearly 400,000 refugees from Red China in five years.
A second year law student named Smith voices confidence in upholding law over anarchy in a courtroom contest. The tone suggests pride in academic pursuit and readiness for examination.
AP reports in Golbus that Petar Vladisavljevic Nikolic a 45 year old Romani man in Belgrade has been married 123 times by 19 wives producing 11 sons and 10 daughters.
A historic note states that six thousand pounds of steam are required to dry each ton of newsprint. This figure highlights the energy intensity of early paper production and the scale of industrial steam use observed in the period.
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