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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1964
Page
4
Decatur Chamber of Commerce building backs 130000 investment
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce reports the new building is the city’s finest and most usable asset drawing over a thousand visitors on opening day. They note a $130,000 total investment with about $100,000 pledged and plan to raise $30,000 early next year plus a $50,000 annual operating budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Decatur Chamber
Alabama slips to twenty first in 1964 state population ranking
The 1964 preliminary population estimates place Alabama at 21st among states, dropping from 19th in 1960. The piece assesses regional shifts among the 13 southern states and notes potential consequences for industry, commerce, and migration patterns in Alabama and the broader Deep South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Texas
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
Louisiana
Maryland
Kentucky
South Carolina
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee Valley
Mobile
Mistakes By Ambassador Taylor Highlight Viet Nam Issues
The column argues South Vietnam's army suffers from morale collapse due to senior officers' graft and political favoritism aided by a flawed observation and diplomacy by Gen. Max Taylor. It cites secret bank accounts and tax inequities, calling for reform before U.S. advisers gain cooperation. It also notes Lyndon Johnson's praise for Lady Bird and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Viet Nam
U.S
Taylor
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Paris
South Viet Nam
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Living Today: Happiness and personal values
In this essay Arlie B Davidson argues happiness comes from living by personal non material values. She emphasizes giving and serving over material gain and questions whether bossing others or wealth guarantees genuine contentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akia
Living Today
Arlie B. Davidson
Courtroom mixup during jury panel draw in Corbin
Deputy Roy Manning toured the courthouse lawn to round up a jury panel. A volunteer sat in the jury box until Judge Morten Bennett arrived and asked what he was doing there. The deputy explained the man volunteered to serve and the judge replied he was the man on trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbin, Ky
Roy Manning
Morten Bennett
Eisenhower defends Goldwater amid war talk in campaign
In a Tuesday telecast, Dwight Eisenhower disputes claims that Barry Goldwater is a warmonger. He says no leader would recklessly push for war and stresses careful presidential responsibility in safeguarding peace while addressing brinkmanship and nuclear weapons policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Eisenhower
Sen
Barry ‘Goldwater
Gen
Sen. Goldwater
Arizona
Con
Bill Miller
America
Congr. Miller
Barry
Gen. Eisenhower
Tommyrot
State Dulles
Terest
NATO
White House
New York Herald
Senator Jordan faces tough call on Rules Committee
Washington column notes North Carolina Senator B Everett Jordan as Rules Committee chair confronts a high risk decision before the election as a Baker scandal recasts campaign finance and asset disclosure debates. It cites McCloskey Reynolds payments, calls for a disclosure bill, and questions the influence of big donors on party campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Carolina
B. Everett Jordan
Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
John J. Williams
Delaware
Senate
Matthew McCloskey
Democratic National Committee
Don Reynolds
McCloskey
Ailding
District of Columbia
Williams
Reynolds
Baker
FBI
Johnson
Florida
George Smathers
Democratic Party
House
Pentagon
Pew
Pennsylvania
Clark
Senas
Oming
Decatur Events Mark Historic Dates in 1964
This Friday September 25 1964 notes the 1789 Congress passage of 12 constitutional amendments forming a Bill of Rights. In Decatur 50 years ago the Birmingham Barons beat the local YMCA 154 in a Southern Association game. Ten years back 2142 fans saw the Decatur Red Raiders open the season with a 14 13 win over Gadsden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Birmingham Barons
Y.M.C.A
J. H. McNeil
Southern Cotton Oil Mill
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Red Raiders
Gadsden
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William C. Westmoreland
France
Switzerland
Lyndon
Charles Bennett
D-Fra
Lady Bird
Bennett
Lynda
Luci
Lucinda Fay Bennett
Edwin Walker
U.S. Army
Pacific
Walker
Moreland Smith
Montgomery,Ala
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George Bush
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David Lawrence
Marquis Childs
Ireland
Kennedy
G.O.P
Joseph S. Clark
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Everett Mebaney Dirksen
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