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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1963
Page
4
The Florence Herald notes fans back the St. Louis Cardinals to win the National League pennant in Stan Musial’s final season. A survey of 15 000 students finds 33 percent worked summers and 60 percent during the school year, reflecting attitudes toward college funding.
Dr Walter H Judd renowned American figure speaks at Decatur high school stadium tonight at eight o'clock for the Religious Emphasis Week closing service. Open to the public and expected to attract attendees from surrounding areas seeking a positive community event.
Reps Buddy Hannah and Chester Boston of Lauderdale County urge Gov. George Wallace and the legislature to call a special session for local legislation and redistricting. They propose legislators serve without pay but state they support a short session as seven days could handle redistricting with little opposition.
The piece compares Alabama and Tennessee on election fairness citing fraudulent absentee ballots in Polk County Tennessee and noting Alabama’s strict absentee rules. It urges statewide adoption of voting machines and tighter controls, arguing Tennessee lags in preventing ballot fraud.
Opinion piece by William S. White analyzing Senate debates on the nuclear test ban treaty. It argues thatDirksen and other Republicans back the pact for constitutional and presidential authority reasons, countering a bias that senators are mere politicians and that foreign policy is the domain of statesmen.
Practical advice from Davidson Arlier on temper control. Steps include restraining impulses in irritating moments and maintaining poise, listing frequent triggers, and studying successful handling methods to apply in future situations.
Drew Pearson argues JFK defers to opponents in Senate politics. He cites Sen George Smathers inviting Kennedy on a birthday yacht trip after Smathers publicly challenged a tax bill, and case histories involving Sen Richard Russell and Sen John Stennis to claim a two world political standard where foreign policy and national security override partisan fights.
An economic outlook notes the U S expansion runs strong with broad gains across industry and rising government spending. The key factor determining how long the upturn lasts is the size and timing of a proposed tax cut, with GNP near 595 billion and unemployment remaining around 5.5 percent.
A Kings County Supreme Court ruling declares that public school assignments may not be based on race, striking down a Brooklyn junior high zoning plan that would have redrawn attendance to achieve a racial balance. The decision notes the statute bars admission denial by race and warns against deliberate use of racial balance as a factor.
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