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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1972
Page
4
Washington column details after World War II and Korea when surplus war materiel lingered. Buyers and thieves scavenged steel, machinery, and manila items as valuable gear vanished or sold for pennies, prompting a drive to curb profiteering.
The column discusses Billy Graham urging balance between business and faith, stressing spiritual wealth over material gain. It then analyzes Vietnam's postwar drawdown, Operation Retrograde, detailing waste, pilferage, and the redistribution of surplus military equipment to U.S. and allied institutions, including Denver General Hospital and McNeil Island penitentiary.
W. R. Shelton founded and edited from 1912 to 1924 publishing afternoons Monday through Friday and Saturday mornings in Decatur Alabama by the Tamme TALLET PeonTING CO INC. P.O. Box 127 Decatur Alabama 5601. MISSTATEMENT OF FACT policy is stated and grievance redress offered. Subscription by mail Daily and Sunday per year 20, carrier delivery daily and Sunday per year 24.2, per month 2.85. All sales tax included.
A Ways and Means Committee debate on Revenue Sharing looms as critics warn the plan may open Pandora’s box. Proponents tie funds to five year federal assistance while opponents fear cuts to schools and urban programs and higher taxes to cover a growing national debt.
A plea urging voters to support all four amendments in the Amendment One referendum. It warns a Yes vote may reduce property taxes while a No vote could raise them, and notes the other amendments affect only county matters.
Norman Vincent Peale reflects on courage drawn from faith through stories of King Hussein of Jordan facing threats and a grocery clerk's quiet prayer. The piece weighs the grit needed to endure hardship, illness, and grief, and honors persistent resolve.
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