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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1967

Page

4

Prayer For Today Reflects Joyous Easter Worship

A devotional prayer praising God the Father through the resurrection, urging awareness of new life and shared worship. Signed by Gertrude Little, Anderson Ind., professor of Christian education at Anderson College, with note that prayers were prepared by the National Council of Religious Features.

Earth Christ Gertrude Little Anderson, Ind Anderson College National Council of Religious Features

State moves to ban evolution teaching in public schools

Legislation to remove the state code basis of the 1925 Monkey Trial in Dayton Tennessee. The case drew William Jennings Bryan against Clarence Darrow and sparked a circuslike atmosphere during the trial.

Dayton Tenn William Jennings Bryan Clarence Darrow

Lawmaker Advocates 18-Year-Old Vote Rights Amendment

State Senator Tom Rodney of Alexander City backs a constitutional amendment to grant 18-year-olds the right to vote. He notes mail favors the measure about 10 to 1 and urges legislative passage before a statewide referendum.

Tom Rodney Alexander City Alabama

Dartmouth Barrett Cup speech condemns Wallce incident

Dartmouth Dean Thaddeus Seymour denounces the Wallace visit clash and the mob at Dartmouth. He says last night showed the worst of the college, urges learning from the event and vows to prevent a repeat. He honors the tradition symbolized by the Barrett Cup.

Dartmouth George Wallace Wallace Thaddeus Seymour College

Edith Green and Gutting of Education Bill in Congress

Washington gossip notes Edith Green and fellow Oregon legislators in a tumult over a late night education bill. The piece cites seniority, party shifts, and power plays affecting the bill’s passage and leadership, plus a Colonial Pipeline antitrust probe and recent Newark bribery indictments.

Washington Edith Green Oregon Green Maurine Neuberger Wayne Morse New Ramsey Clark Colonial Texas Virginia New Jersey Colonial Pipeline Co Gulf Union of Califo Continental Tomamac la Mobil American Justice Department Antitrust Division Donald Turner Newark N.J Colonial Pipeline Woodbridge

Christian Life and Enjoyment of Entertainment

A Christian need not withdraw from life and can enjoy joy in the Bible, countering the view that faith requires morbid living. It cites Jesus with publicans and sinners and urges discernment based on truth, honesty, justice, purity, loveliness, and virtue as guidance.

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Campaign Finance Reform Debates and Johnson Plan

A 1967 editorial discusses Congress tackling campaign funding problems, noting the rise of costs for media and travel. It highlights President Johnson's proposed limits on contributions, bans on corporate donations at local levels, and calls for audit authority to track presidential campaign spending. The piece warns against taxpayer-funded campaigns and stresses reducing influence by special interests.

Washington Congress Johnson Comptroller-General U.S Publishers Newspaper Syndicate

China and Vietnam War Echoes in Korean War Lessons

Marquis Childs argues U S assurances on China and North Vietnam echo 1950 Korea era beliefs. He cites Gen Griffith and Sun Tzu to show Chinese warnings mirrored then and now and notes leaders like Rusk Bundy Acheson Harriman shaped Asian policy. The piece warns nuclear-attack stakes and the danger of deception in warfare.

Washington China Vietnam U. S Korea Yalu River North Korea Dean Rusk William P. Bundy Far East Central Intelligence Agency Dean Acheson W. Averell Harriman North Vietnam Soviet Union Britain Chiang Kai-shek Samuel B. Griffith USMC Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Council On Foreign Relations Mao Tse-tung New Delhi Douglas MacArthur Yalu Chou En-lai 38Th Chou Mao North Saigon Griffith Sun Tzu Sun Tze

Whitman born in 1819 and 1967 event noted

May 31 marks Walt Whitman’s birth in 1819. The day recalls a 1967 incident with a large crowd gathered over the L N shops office as 3 000 watched. The مطلب line ends with 25 years ago Morgan.

Associated Press Walt Whitman

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