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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1955

Page

4

WASHINGTON MERRY GO ROUND AIRS CHICAGO MEET NEWS

Inside Chicago governors gathered at Libertyville to influence Adams Stevenson and party leaders. Shivers and Lead er discuss chicken farming while Faubus advises on the nomination and Chandler faces Kentucky delegates. Talbott and Wilson feud at the Pentagon as Peurifoy dies in a car crash in Thailand.

Washington Chicago Adlai Stevenson Libertyville Ill Shivers Texas Kennon Louisiana Eisenhower Harriman New York Kohler Wisconsin Leader Pennsylvania Orval Faubus Arkansas Adlai Faubus Happy Chandler Kefauver Kentucky Stevenson Happy Chandler Judge Combs Talbott Wilson Harold Talbott Thailand Ford Company Peurifoy

Living Today 6Y Arlie G Davidson

Inward states threaten mental health and stability. Watch for selfdissatisfaction fear ill health pessimism and avoidance patterns. Seek to eliminate habits of self pity worry alcohol or drug use and broodiness before it escalates.

Arlie G. Davidson

Morse Dominates ILO News Spotlight in Geneva

A January ILO News issue highlights David A. Morse, director general of the ILO, with lavish praise and a photo spread. The feature portrays Morse as driving long term technical aid, while noting Geneva, the ILO palace and a year-end message about getting the facts.

Geneva ILO News International Labor Office David A. Morse United States Morse Eisenhower ILO Mr. Morse Geneva Press Corps League of Nations United Nations Akron Beacon-Journal Pius XII Rome J. Ernest Wilkins Chicago Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell Spencer Miller Miller David Dubinsky Jay Lovestone Dubinsky Lovestone Spectral Intelligence Agency Allen Dulles Soviet Russia Kremlin Hicogalorum John G. Winant Roosevelt London Germany Truman Potsdam Winant Mitchell Secretary of Labor King Syndi

Inside Red China purge purges and shaky regime

Victor Riesel reports from Hong Kong on travel barriers and barbed wire around Kowloon as refugees recount brutal killings by Chinese Communist authorities. He notes purges within Peiping officials, increased security in major cities, and hints of further murders as Deng Xiaoping-style claims of anti US plots are used to justify internal terror.

Washington Ike Harold Talbott Air Force Savannah Pinecastle Florida Langley Virginia Wright Field Ohio Joe Joe McCarthy Reds Moscow Asia McCarthy Truman Eisenhower John Foster Dulles White House Russia China Irving Kaufman Styles Bridges New Hampshire Court of Appeals Brownell Dewey Edward Lumbard Sterry R. Waterman Far East Cauldron U.S Syngman Rhee Rhee 38Th Parallel Maxwell Taylor Korea Taylor Far East Johnson Dal Les Geneva Dulles Knowland Tokyo Shigimitsu United States India International Red Cross Inside LABOR Red China Riesel Victor Riesel Hong Kong Kowloon Red Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Assn Barney Baruch Mao Tsetung Peiping Commie Carity Communist Party Lavrenti Beria Lo Jui-ching the Hall Syndicate, Inc

Spaceflight within our lifetime says von Braun

Dr Wernher von Braun head of the Guided Missile Development Division at Redstone Arsenal Huntsville predicts space flight by man within our lifetime The Defense Department release says his forecast follows Eisenhower move to launch unmanned satellites and speeds up the timetable The former V2 creator became a naturalized American citizen and notes advancements toward cruising space

Wernher von Braun Army Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Ala Defense Department London Eisenhower

The Farm Revolution and Industrialized Agriculture

The census shows farm population at 22,158,000 or 13.5 percent of the total, down from 32,161,000 twenty years earlier as surpluses rise. The modern farm employs 9,250,000 workers, more per capita than before but seasonally recruited, distinct from traditional family labor.

Bureau of the Census

One Mile From Trinity by Mary Davis Henry

A foreword to One Mile From Trinity recalls Trinity Alabama as the author’s lifelong anchor. The valley community, Sans Souci cave and family ties within Trinity, Hartselle, and Athens are highlighted with local names and Methodist Church pillars referenced.

Forest Home Trinity Alabama Tennessee Mary Davis Henry Decatur Sans Souci Cave Sans Souci Caddo North Alabama Bro Wash Roberts Hartselle Frank Aldridge M. K. Clements Athens

Desegregation Moves Vary Across States

Newport Kentucky ends segregation in kindergartens and up to grade twelve and plans full desegregation at the start of the 1956 term. Big Spring Texas sues to block funds for districts opening to both races. Atlanta Georgia backs away from firing compliant teachers and orders loyalty oaths to uphold state laws.

Atlanta Kentucky Texas Georgia Newport A. D. Owens Big Spring Tex

Limestone Boom Near Alpena as Stoneport Quarry Reopens

The Stoneport quarry in Alpena Michigan reopens as the nation’s largest limestone source. An investment of 15 million dollars revives a key plant supplying limestone to U S steel producers from the lower Great Lakes region.

Alpena Mich Great Lakes Stoneport Presque Isle Corp

Youthful Answer in Houston Patient Tale

Danny Dalton aged 3 was brought to Father Arthur Kale in Houston. The boy said he came to get the devils chased out of him, explaining his motive in the church setting.

Houston Tex Danny Dalton Arthur Kale

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