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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1964
Page
1
President Johnson rejects allowing NATO commanders to deploy nuclear weapons and argues no president can surrender responsibility for nuclear arms. He warns that adopting such a policy would risk an unpredictable chain of retaliations and insists the atom remains a grave, sole presidential duty.
In a Labor Day scene President Johnson speaks in Detroit while Barry Goldwater rests in Phoenix preparing a Los Angeles speech. Miller and Humphrey comb the Midwest with Miller in Indiana and Chicago and Humphrey near Akron Ohio. A net worth report lists Miller and wife at 260730.57.
Robert Ricks, 537 Austinville Rd, admitted to Red Stone Arsenal Hospital this morning. Police report weekend arrests: 2 DWI, 6 reckless driving, 22 speeding, 4 running red light, 5 no driver's license, 5 improper muffler, 5 disregarding red light, 2 parking in prohibited zone, 1 public drunkenness, 3 prohibition law violation, 8 disorderly conduct, 1 improper passing, 1 defective lights, 1 petit larceny, 1 improper lights, 1 leaving scene of an accident. Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 Order of the Eastern Star meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Building. Tuesday Bible Class at 10 a.m. in First Methodist Church ladies' parlor. See Diary On Page 2.
The text argues humans cannot fully comprehend the Infinite One yet can know Him as real and rewards seekers. It cites biblical claims that God is love and God is spirit, guiding belief that He thinks wills and acts rather than existing as an abstract blur.
Between 5 000 and 10 000 teenagers rioted at Hampton Beach Sunday night storming the police station setting fires and smashing property Eight police officers were injured about a dozen youths were arrested State troopers from three states New Hampshire National Guardsmen and local police aided about 250 officers patrolled the town of 2 000 early today Most rioters dispersed after six hours with sporadic outbursts still reported
Hurricane Dora strengthens far offshore with center about 700 miles east of Cape Kennedy. Winds near the center reach 130 mph and forecasted heavy seas rise along the southeast Atlantic coast in the next two days.
In Seaside Oregon police and about 700 youths clashed Sunday night as rocks clubs and a burning log were used in the rampage. Six boys led the rioters up the beach toward Main Street before riot squads of 30 state policemen halted the charge.
The storm covers about 500 miles across and threatens to swallow tropical storm Ethel centered 760 miles east southeast of Dora. Dora moves west northwest at about 10 miles per hour and will continue that course for 24 hours per Weather Bureau advisory.
A group of fourteen Negroes and twenty white pupils began classes at the reopened Tuskegee School amid tense history. Police and FBI watched quietly as desegregation resumes after seven months of closure and earlier unrest.
It was a still Christmas morning in Decatur with workers at Delano Park preparing to serve hundreds of barbecue plates and the Terry family reunion at Courtland. City park staff were at home, thinking of the pounds of trash left behind as the holiday began.
The Associated Press reports a potential record toll for Labor Day traffic as summer ends. Counts show 408 highway deaths, 11 boating fatalities, and 34 drownings, including a two car crash near Los Banos, California with five auto occupants killed. Friday's Merced County family crash adds to the grim toll.
The Decatur Daily invites entries for its first annual amateur photography contest. Apply with original shots taken after October 31 last year. Submit to PHOTO CONTEST at Box 1006 in Decatur this Labor Day weekend.
Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Democratic vice presidential nominee, challenged Barry Goldwater as a man of his word and urged voters to choose progress over retreat. He cited income gains under Democrats and argued for 300,000 new jobs monthly to absorb the postwar baby boom and automation. He spoke across Barbertown and Waverly, praising President Johnson and promising opportunity for all.
Eight people died in Alabama traffic accidents as the long Labor Day weekend ended. Among the victims were two pedestrians struck along highways. Phillip Johnson, three months, of Lanett, died from injuries suffered in a two car crash on U S 29 near Lanett Saturday.
Rep. William E. Miller issued his finances and attacked President Johnson and Sen. Humphrey during a Labor Day weekend campaign in Indiana. He reported net worth of 260730 with assets of 327725 and liabilities of 66995 and said the draft could end within six months if Goldwater wins.
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