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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1952
Page
4
The piece argues that large scale war in Korea resumes as truce talks falter. It says the United States bears 95 percent of fighting burden, with token UN forces aiding. It blames Russia as master strategist and questions global commitment to fighting aggression.
Opinion notes Tennessee primary delays long ballots and machine shortages led to late results while Alabama uses smaller precincts and bans poll workers. Observers compare practices, citing wait times up to four hours, machine speed, and Crump-era influence in Tennessee races.
The piece surveys Soviet and Western reactions to the 1952 Olympics noting radio Moscow and Tass coverage alleging bias and scoring manipulation. It details shifting point systems, alleged unfair judging, and the eventual Soviet tied result with the United States, alongside a separate critique of OPS price controls and personnel under Truman era enforcement.
Vivien Kellems blasts the party machine and vows to challenge Clare Luce for the U S Senate seat. She accuses Connecticut leaders of packing conventions for Eisenhower and aims to defeat Purttell and Benton while rallying Liberty Belles supporters and planning a statewide campaign.
President Truman urged Congress to reconvene to consider measures addressing rising prices. The plan seeks swift action on economic controls and anti-inflation policies amid persistent cost pressures.
Advice from Arlie B. Davidson urges focusing on assets instead of weaknesses. Encourage waking to strengths, building hope, and staking life on lasting values through self discipline and faith.
Edward F. Phelps directs OPS price operations and is a central figure in the price picture. Former assistant secretary of the National American Wholesale Grocers Association, he also serves as vice president and director of Waples-Platter, one of the Southwest’s largest food manufacturers and wholesalers.
In Kentville Canada Mayor R W Rottier laid the cornerstone for a new elementary school and had previously donated the stone and personally cut the inscription. The article notes a separate fact that four fifths of the world's dates are grown in Iraq.
Vincent Georgeff of Binghamton New York builds disc shaped flying machines calling them flying planets. He says saucers may exist and believes flight is possible though none are flying yet.
Katherine Towle, a tall grey-haired woman with blue eyes and a string of university degrees, heads the Volunteer Women Marines program as she urges women to join the service. The profile highlights her career and stance on expanding women’s roles in the armed forces.
A collage of light anecdotes and a feature on women Marines, noting 2600 serving, six week boot camp, and roles for patriotism finance education and romance. It highlights discipline manners and independence in service women and questions about feminization.
About 100 men in Monroe County including Rochester are building homes for their families, led by Edwin A. Gordon organizer of the Build Your Own House Club. The club meets monthly with talks from experts on lots financing carpentry masonry insulation and other topics, and offers a three hour Friday class at a local trade school during the school year. Over the past three years more than 300 Rochester area families have undertaken self construction, cutting costs.
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