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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1961
Page
4
The piece notes Baptist groups taking a 200 acre tract for a college site near Mobile and Decatur's growth prompting a college to aid regional development. It also discusses Alabama redistricting ideas to abolish Jefferson County District and distribute it to other districts potentially electing representatives statewide.
The graduating class at Decatur high will hold exercises in the stadium if weather allows. There are 305 candidates, 157 boys and 148 girls, illustrating city growth and the need for more schools and bond funding. The revenue vote failed but will be corrected in time.
Senate leader Everett Dirksen and Rep Charles Halleck warn Kennedy spending will drive fiscal disaster. They urge curbing programs arguing the nation pays a high price for freedom as it lags in space and missile competition after eight years of no new starts under Eisenhower.
The piece argues that federal authority should override state segregation laws amid ongoing freedom rides. It predicts arrests, fines, and suspensions, and contemplates a Supreme Court ruling on precedence. It urges nonviolence and cautions against legislative impatience while noting long-standing racial tensions.
William S. White argues that the Freedom Riders in the South lack genuine protest aims and undermine civil rights progress. He credits Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for a measured response using civilian marshals and warns King and allies that public notoriety motives threaten the movement.
The advice lists steps to resolve long standing conflicts by facing them, considering causes, and pushing them aside. It suggests reducing outside influences, improving health, accepting incurable illness, and seeking someone to talk with for relief.
Drew Pearson notes Oren Harris of Arkansas chairs the Interstate Commerce Committee and criticizes the FCC reorganization. He cites past committee actions re broadcasters and ties to White House aides. Pearson also covers Johnson’s Formosa meeting and Udall fund raising dust, plus Thai military aid suggestion.
In Paris two ex generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zeller go on trial for treason after last month's failed Algeria revolt. They are stripped of rank and will be judged by military and civilian courts in the Palace of Justice. Their co-conspirators Salan and Jouhaud remain at large. The uprising collapsed as France backed President de Gaulle and troops refused to back the generals.
The Hall Syndicate 1961 analysis argues the CPI overstates price rises by not adjusting for quality improvements in cars and other goods. It cites a 31 percent rise in list prices versus an 18 percent drop when quality is accounted for, suggesting inflation may be overstated and real costs could have declined since 1950.
American witness Dr. Gustave M. Gilbert testified that Adolf Eichmann alone kept a record of exterminated Jews in Nazi death camps. Gilbert produced statements from Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hoess and cited Himmler’s authority, while Goering disputed the 2.5 million figure as technically impossible.
The wartime Vichy leader Petain was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. De Gaulle spared his life. Petain died in exile on a distant island, while reports of contact with plotters or foreign agents were denied. A dozen collaborators, including several generals and colonels, remain jailed awaiting further trial.
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