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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1966

Page

4

Viet Nam War End Question Beats Diplomatic Hopes

Washington analyst argues stalemate persists as U S Soviet and Red China influence grows. He cites Red China aims at long term industrial growth and notes Vienna interview on Chen Yi predicting 20 years to develop China while negotiations hinge on broader Asia economic plan.

Washington Viet Nam U.S China Southeast Asia de Gaulle State Department South Viet Nam North Viet Nam America Hanoi Soviet Union Red China Red Peiping U.S. News& World Report Vienna Alex Kucherov Hugo Portisch Vienna Kurier Portisch Chen Yi England Marshal Chen. Yi Asia

From Old Friends to Beards and Air Conditioned Lifestyles

A humorous remark contrasts aging children with a man who moves through an air conditioned life from office to club to steam bath. The Tennessee Valley Authority has paid the U.S. Treasury the final $58.9 million installment for the year ending June 30, 1966, and by 1970 the TVA will have repaid $1 billion of the $1.2 billion net Treasury investment, remaining publicly owned.

Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Treasury TVA United States

National League pennant race tight. Braves struggle in schedule

With under a month left four NL clubs can win the pennant while the Orioles clinched the AL title. The Braves hoped to lead with Southeast gambits but face a tough remaining schedule and must aim for a first division finish.

Baltimore Orioles Atlanta Braves Braves

Mississippi counties race to legalize liquor sales

Mississippians have a dry state that still collects revenue from beer and liquor. After this year’s vote to end prohibition the wet and dry question remains county by county with more counties set to vote this week. By July 1 thirty eight counties and districts had legalized liquor, and three more were voting to decide.

Mississippi

Angels Unaware and Nurses Shortage Unite in Mercy Mission

The piece links Roy and Dale Rogers to a book about a lost daughter and cites the need for nurses in hospitals and war zones. It notes 21 New York municipal hospitals should have 8,015 RNs but only 3,206 are present, with over 130,000 nursing positions unfilled nationwide and Medicare driving demand. Registered nurses not working are urged to return to care, with patients as the focus.

Roy Rogers Dale Evans New York City United States U.S. Public Health Service

Morse Defends Labor Stance On Minimum Wage Debate

Senator Morse of Oregon challenges AFL CIO critics in the Senate on the minimum wage bill and child labor provisions. He defends farm work by minors as voluntary and supervised, battles Javits on farm labor limits, and touts his family and farm life while highlighting the political tensions surrounding labor and inflation policy.

Washington Senate Wayne Morse D-Ore Morse AFL Cio Portland George Meany Afl-Cio Meany AFL Sen Jacob—Javits Oregon Sen. Morse Javits Poolesville Mrs. Morse Gaithersburg

My Answer by Billy Graham on church attendance

The answer argues a husband should not skip church after military service, reframing church as a privilege and source of worship, strength, and fellowship. It counters the notion that service habits justify avoidance, noting Christians are equipped to enjoy church and obedience to God.

God

Mansfield seeks diplomacy amid drift toward wider war

Marquis Childs discusses Senator Mansfield pushing for U S and French leader Charles de Gaulle talks in the Caribbean to avert a broader Southeast Asian conflict. He notes State Department resistance, doves and hawks in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and fears of expanding Viet Nam into Cambodia and Thailand.

Washington Longfellow Mike Mansfield Senate Asia Lyndon B. Johnson Charles de Gaulle Guadeloupe Caribbean de Gaulle Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk National Liberation Front Mansfield Congress State Department Senate Foreign Relations Committee George Aiken Thailand Viet Nam

Decatur Local Slice From 50 Years Ago

A Daily fragment notes the Tennessee River lowest stage of the summer. Probate Judge Williard E. Skeggs received a 1120 payment from Alabama Power Co for mortgage settlement.

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