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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1963

Page

4

Wallace substitutes for Eastland at Alabama Farm Bureau

Gov. George Wallace spoke in Birmingham as substitute for Sen. Jim Eastland. A reporter described Wallace directing verbal volleys at the Federal government and newspapers. The piece urged Wallace to channel his energy into Alabama industrial growth.

Jim Eastland Mississippi Alabama Farm Bureau Birmingham Gov George Wallace Gov. Wallace Alabama

Pocketbook forests and Southern paper boom

The piece argues forest protection is a pocketbook issue as Southern mills supply nearly half of U S paper and board. It notes the South produced 42 percent of the nation’s paper and 16 531 397 tons of wood pulp in four states Alabama Georgia North Carolina Tennessee, stressing forests as a vital income source.

South Alabama Georgia North Carolina Tennessee

Weather and science collide in editorials on drought and tests

The Dothan Eagle notes a nation wide drought with closed parks, fire risk rising and water rationing. Editor Nat Faulk cites renewed calls and Dr Edward Teller speculates science may one day steer weather though funding and congressional action would be required.

Nat Faulk Dothan Eagle Edward Teller House Space Pacific California Congress

Emoticons Roar In Mississippi Politics During Crisis

Washington columnist Marquis Childs reports Natchez residents view the Ole Miss integration clash through a combative lens. He notes Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson blasts Nelson Rockefeller ties while condemning Republican plans, fearing division by a rising black minority in a state wary of federal pressure.

Washington Calling Mississippi Marquis Childs Natchez Miss Kennedy Paul B. Johnson Rachel Phillips Johnson Phillips Nelson Rockefeller Rockefeller Rocky Feller Natchez Ball Park

Divorce and Children in American Life

Arlie B. Davidson argues that divorce affects thousands of children each year with emotional damage, noting 5,000,000 children under 18 live in separated homes. She warns of long term consequences and calls for attention to reduce harm to young families.

Davidson America

Dynmite Concealed In New Cigarette Report Sparks Debate

The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes tobacco interests delaying a presidential report on cigarettes and health. Dr. Peter Hamill compiles evidence linking smoking to lung and other cancers as HEW chief Celebrezze faces political pressure and Kennedy weighs public warnings.

Washington Peter Hamill National Library of Medicine Anthony Celebreeze HEW Celebrezze Kennedy Agriculture Department Orville Freeman Federal Trade Commission Maurine Neuberger D.ore Senator Neuberger Prentice Hall Press Mickey Mantle Roger Maris Whitey Ford Mantle Maris Ford Cincinnati Harvard William Cochran Pittsburgh University Emanuel Farber Walter Burdette University of Utah White House Bell-McClure Syndicate

Rumors on 1964 Ticket Poise Johnson for Contested VP

Washington chatter questions Lyndon Johnson’s fate as vice president amid talk of a Southern shift toward Goldwater and possible Northward picks such as Hubert Humphrey. The Kennedy campaign era remains, with Robert Kennedy eyed for 1968, while no firm changes emerge.

Washington Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Texas John Connally United Press International Associated Press Baltimore Thruston B. Morton Kent Republican Navy Fred Korth Bobby Baker Senate Lyndon Johnson Congress Capitol Hill Bobby” Baker Mr. Johnson South Goldwater Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Bobby Kennedy Department of Justice Dean Rusk Adlai Stevenson United Nations Robert Kennedy Newpaper

U S Fails To Get Suit Dismissed In Pistol Slaying

In Montgomery, the U S government lost a bid to drop a 250000 suit linked to the pistol slaying of Shirley Dunn in the Montgomery Advertiser building. Ed Dunn, already serving life for his former wife’s death on September 4 1962, faced new questions over Air Force access to a service pistol.

Frank Underwood Air Force Dunn

Rains Sees South Alone In CR Fight

Washington AP reports Alabama congressman predicts Southerners will stand alone against the pending compromise bill. Rains notes past GOP crossovers against such proposals but sees little chance this time. He cites House Judiciary Committee approval as facilitated by Republicans joining Northern Democrats.

Mississippi Philadelphia Chicago Washington Richmond Johnson Texas John Tower Bruce Alger Phillips Fort Worth South House Fred Schwengel Iowa G.O.P Rockefeller NAACP Senator Goldwater J. P. Coleman Martin Luther King Jr Bobby Kennedy United Feature Syndicate, Inc Alabama Rains House Judiciary Committee

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