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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1968

Page

4

Lamont Deserves Thanks For Morgan United Fund Drive

The Morgan County United Fund targets 273400 to support 24 agencies including American Legion Auxiliary Red Cross and Boy Scouts. General chairman Paul A. Lamont, Amoco Decatur plant manager, leads a large volunteer effort to fund Morgan County’s future through 1969 campaigns.

Morgan County United Fund Morgan County American Legion Auxiliary American Red Cross Decatur Boys’ Club Storrs Boys’ Club Boy Scouts Cotaco Communities League City Girl Scouts Eva Activities Association Hartselle Youth Recreation Morgan County Health Association Salvation Army Storrs Day Care Center Usc United Fund Paul A. Lamont Amoco Chemicals Decatur Lamont

The Heart as a Biblical Center of Being

The phrase The Lord looketh on the heart refers not to the physical organ but to the center of our being. Heart stands for the soul and spirit, the inner man, and conveys affections and intent rather than bodily function.

Firm Leadership Begins At Home

A St. Paul Minnesota report questions whether leadership starts with the home rather than national politics and asks readers to consider where true firm leadership should begin.

America

Desegregation Order Pracitcality Debate in Alabama

Alabama newspapers report administrators call the federal desegregation order impractical to implement. They cite closing million dollar school buildings and crowding, plus funding and space questions. The piece contrasts desegregation law with local cost and logistics and argues leadership must start at home and in schools.

Alabama Supreme Court

Real justice comment from Hugo Black on Court decisions

Hugo L Black, senior U.S. Supreme Court justice, says a judge must interpret the Constitution as written and criticizes a court that bends to popular approval. He calls for new Court when decisions no longer reflect the text of the Constitution.

Hugo L. Black U.S. Supreme Court

Congested Airports Prompt Washington Traffic Challenge

Washington faces a serious air port congestion problem as 17 airports see one to two minute traffic, 41 airports two to three minutes, and 92 airports six minutes. The Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Chicago axis and private plane lobby AOPA shape policy, with 16 to 30 percent of traffic at major hubs coming from private flights.

Drew Pearson JACK _ ANDERSON Washington Chicago Miami Beach Department of Transportation USA Boston New York Philadelphia Alan Boyd AOPA Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association National Rifle Association Congress Kennedy Airport la’ Guardia Newark London Paris New Jersey LaGuardia Air’s Morristown N. J New York Port Authority Westchester County N. Y Manhattan la Guardia CAB U. S New England Johnson Convention Hall Secret Service LBJ Nelson Rockefeller Rocky Richard Nixon Robert Nathan Humphrey

Viewpoint on Chicago riots at Democratic convention

The piece argues the riot disruptions in Chicago show the need for federal action on riots and law enforcement. It cites police and National Guardsmen shows of force, criticizes media framing, and urges hearing both sides before any committee while noting federal responsibility for prosecutions and public safety.

Congress America Sen. Bartlett Alaska Senate Leonor Sullivan Missouri House Johnson Greene Line Washington Chicago Daley Michigan Avenue National Guard Publishers-Hall Syndicate

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