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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
4
Col Harry M Ayers resigns after 24 years on the State Board of Education. At 77 he has long served Alabama and the nation in public life. He has used The Anniston Star for public good and is praised as a towering figure in Alabama journalism.
An editorial notes Alabama advances in motor vehicle registrations bank deposits home building and farm output since 1950 along with population growth and aging trends. It highlights shifts in beef cattle, broiler and egg production and census figures, concluding Alabama is a thriving state and Sand Mountain remains a fast growing area.
Marquis Childs reports on the Air Force Association's push in the Senate treaty debate. The group linked to top Air Force officials and the aircraft industry jeered the test ban, sparking Pentagon protests and civilian military control clashes. General Power’s speech faced censorship while White House intervention influenced the controversy.
The article notes Senators Stuart Symington Henry M Jackson and Everett Dirksen backing ratification amid Air Force lobbying and defense industry influence. It highlights Dirksen’s bipartisan stance and the broader debate on the test ban treaty, praising principle over pressure in this momentous decision.
In a Washington column dated September 17 1963 Drew Pearson recalls his Moscow circus proposal to foster people to people ties and notes how Communist regimes have shifted tone toward Americans since the 1940s. He recounts favorable reception in some Soviet bloc countries and contrasts past harsh editorials with current openness.
columnist argues the 11 billion dollar tax reduction bill is a pivotal domestic measure while tracing postwar policy roots from 1930s to 1950s. cites Social Security, minimum wage, housing and unemployment laws as foundational and notes wartime and Cold War contexts shaping US policy.
In an American Legion tournament game in Hutchinson Kansas fielding was erratic as two skunks wandered the outfield between left and center. Players kept distance from the animal as it moved through the field before departing.
The United States plans an 11 billion tax cut over two years while deficits loom. Democratic Ways and Means support cites stimulus for growth, while Republican critics warn deficits cause inflation and debt. Experts foresee rising debt and potential future costs.
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