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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1964
Page
4
About 8,000 students are projected to enroll in Decatur schools this year, up from 4,391 seven years ago, signaling steady growth and prudent planning. Alabama College at Montevallo has halted further admissions for the coming term amid the educational surge across Alabama.
Sen Barry Goldwater opened his campaign by promising to end the military draft if elected. The speech echoed a Johnson administration study already ordered four months ago on replacing conscription with volunteers. Critics say a swift pledge ignores the ongoing inquiry and the need to test strength under a volunteer system.
Last week the Daily reported that seven month retail sales surpassed prior year by nearly five million dollars and that Southern Airways will expand service with larger aircraft. The community backs growth as local merchants stock desired styles and items, boosting flights and cargo.
Dr Norman Vincent Peale recounts Bill a fired banker who battles anger and hatred after losing a top job. Through prayer forgiveness and a change in attitude Bill moves to new roles becomes bank president and credits the day of dismissal as the pivot to a life of success and purpose. Everyday life offers value through adversity and a positive outlook.
President Johnson and Hubert Humphrey escorted back to a hotel after a speech in Atlantic City. Lynda Johnson Johnson surprised Rep. Carl Vinson at the door and compelled him to attend the birthday ball. The piece links race unemployment at Phillips Cannery to broader illiteracy and poverty, urging literacy programs and federal school funding despite legislative hurdles.
The article argues happiness cannot be found by self centered living social climbing wealth or constant travel. It cites Horace: true happiness is not confined to any place but rests in a contented mind. It ends with a want ad claim that want ads get results.
A balloon gondola carried Army Air Corps personnel A W Stevens and C A Anderson to 13.71 miles on November 11, 1935. The flight produced key data including the first recording of energy bursts generated by atoms, highlighting radiation disruption.
The piece argues that a Kennedy Humphrey clash may emerge if Johnson wins in November and Kennedy secures New York's Senate seat. It suggests a Kennedy bloc could form in the Senate and that Humphrey, Kennedy, and Johnson will define a turbulent future for the party.
This day features events from 1901 McKinley assassination in Buffalo to 1860 Jane Addams birth and 1909 Peary North Pole claim. It notes 1946 baseball not in 1948 Olympics and Labor Day community happenings through 1964.
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