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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
4
Scientists call it a major quake days ago with little agreement on location. The influx of Korean refugees complicates casualty tallies as some reappear armed, prompting use of mine detectors to screen for concealed weapons and save American lives.
Washington column cites Silvestro Carolla and Orlando Portale as examples of how politics blocks immigration removal. Despite narcotics convictions and repeated deportation attempts since 1936, Carolla avoided expulsion for years, later moving between Mexico and New Orleans. Senator Homer Ferguson's bill to keep Portale in the United States faces similar political resistance.
Columnist Jack Lait notes Kefauver’s name on Saratoga lips as August casino closures dampen gambling activity. Track remains open while bettors fear Senate investigations and bankers hold cash, hoping to dodge exposure.
The Alabama legislature is on recess while a committee studies reapportionment. The Supreme Court ties reapportionment to population basis per the state constitution. Changes must come from the people, within constitutional bounds, or risk being struck down. The piece notes regional fears of North Alabama losing influence and warns against non population-based schemes.
The newspaper argues against work stoppages in wartime industries and public utilities. It urges Washington to enforce a law or empower federal action to prevent strikes that hinder war effort, stressing patriotism and safety of troops and the home front.
The piece accuses surgical goods makers of 30 percent price hikes exploiting Korea war medical needs. It argues government must cover the higher costs for bandages gauze and related items for wounded soldiers. It calls patriotic Americans to form home front committees to halt hoarding and profiteering.
Worried mothers see their 17-year-old sons shipped to Korea as National Guard enlistment bypasses parental permission. The piece surveys political chatter from Missouri Senator Forrest Donnell on crime in Kansas City and notes other national issues from pardons to budget fights, wiretap concerns, and Truman veto threats. It mentions Senator Lister Hill and Senate leaders in stalled carriages, and Larry Norstad in Korea assessing frontline teamwork.
A wrapped guidance piece notes that careful selection of a spouse predicts marital happiness. It lists eight factors: strong parental happiness, cheerful childhood, similar family backgrounds, firm gentle home discipline, low parental conflict, balanced attachment to both parents, frank but sane sex education, and regular church attendance.
The American Medical Association faced criticism from its own leaders as top deans including Dr Joseph Hins ey of Cornell met in Washington to back the Biemiller medical education bill. They urged Stuart Symington to push federal aid to medical schools for civilian and military needs. Syracuse University dean Herman Weiskotten called AMA opposition a terrible mistake, while Truman and Defense Secretary Johnson urged enactment as wartime must.
The army worm, highly destructive to corn, wheat and other crops, earns its name from its pattern of moving in large masses from one farm to another.
In Manchester Vermont Pegler criticizes Henry Wallace after a terse telegram exchange about communism and public service. Wallace defends the Progressive Party’s non communists, cites Korea reactions, and notes leadership alignment with Moscow. Local meeting highlights pig chain program and 4H club contributions.
Kiwanis club members reviewed the pig chain project, a farm objective started last year. Four of the 20 boys with gifts attended and gave reports while 16 more were represented by Assistant County Agent Wales. Fred Hunt opened the meeting and Walter Clapton reported missing Kiwanis materials and presented a new gavel from President Hunt.
In Tokyo General Hospital stories unfold of Second Lieut Don Bazzurro and First Lieut Bill Dusell after a Yak fighter downed their T46 over Korea. Bazzurro crawled miles with a wounded leg and then carried Dusell on a North Korean soldier’s back toward American lines. A Korean boy guided help and Dusell later shared his wristwatch with the lad, hoping the boy would live.
The state Department of Health reports 6,448 deaths statewide in the first three months of 1950, with 118 from Morgan County. Provisional vital statistics from the bureau note final figures may shift slightly as final reports arrive.
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