This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1966
Page
4
More than 600,000 people have toured the battleship Alabama since it was saved from scrap and turned into a national shrine less than two years ago. Mobile and Alabama invested in history to preserve the warship for present and future generations to explore.
McGraw-Hill economists forecast 1967 U.S. growth at about 6.5 percent over 1966 with GNP near 786 billion dollars if no tax rise occurs. Defense spending rises to 8.5 billion and nondefense outlays, including Great Society programs, gain about 1.5 billion while state and local spending trend upward.
Drew Pearson recalls editors who defended full information flow in World War II while noting public mistrust of government during the Vietnam war. He compares press coverage of Vietnam to Sicily and Patton incidents, cites Pentagon denials, and argues modern reporting is faster and generally accurate.
A reader asks why God lets a girl lose sight. The answer notes that tragedy can serve a purpose, using examples of accident and illness to show that blame is unfair. Fanny Crosby, though blind, found insight and wrote hymns that blessed others.
In a dining room talk Dr. Norman Vincent Peale describes mind cleaning through prayer to foster right thinking. A California couple credits faith and shared prayer with changing attitudes, stopping drinking, resolving debt, and strengthening marriage as a bank loan is canceled.
The article notes President Johnson may call a special session of Congress after the November 8 election to push a tax increase and seek a large appropriation for the Vietnam War. It discusses political timing, potential recesses, and economic pressures, including prices, interest rates, and a looming budget program for city rehabilitation.
A historic column mentions Henry Lander of Alabama for Kentucky Home Insurance Co honoring Len Ellsworth with an all day outing in Decatur. Morgan County Farm Bureau plans its annual meeting. A separate item notes a decade ago arrests for public drunkenness. Also states Los Angeles was founded in 1781.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.