Folsom Supports Truman as Democratic Nominee Upsetting Critics
Governor Folsom continues to anger national political writers by backing Mr. Truman for the Democratic nomination. Alabama writers say Jim is merely enjoying himself at their expense.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1955
Page
4
Federal role in flood control and river harnessing
The flood in the eastern United States has caused billions in damage. The TVA has cost under 1.5 billion in over 20 years and much is repaid. The speaker predicts national river harnessing by the federal government as states cannot undertake such a large project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
TVA
Alabama to Build 150-Bed TB Sanatorium in Tuscaloosa
The plan to fund a tuberculosis sanatorium in Tuscaloosa will use state federal and local monies to serve 11 West Alabama counties, modeled after the District I TB Sanatorium in Flint. The legislature commits $6 per patient per day with no strings, signaling Alabama's resolve to run sanatoria efficiently and mount a real fight against tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
West Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Flint
North Alabama
Alabama
Gallagher Case: Sgt James Gallagher Sentenced to Life
The trial of Sgt James C Gallagher ends with a life sentence at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge for murdering two sick prisoners of war in a Red Chinese camp. He threw ill soldiers from a hut into freezing Korean temperatures and let them die, citing not wanting to hear their moans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Gallagher
Gallagher
Truman letter to Kefauver on juvenile delinquency
Former President Truman replies to Senator Kefauver on juvenile delinquency. He argues the best cure is for parents to stay home and raise their children, criticizing baby sitters and lack of chores. Kefauver calls the story succinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Truman
Kefauver
Tennessee
Harry
Estes
New Hampshire
Senate Committee On
Mr. Truman
Truman
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
Senator
Morrison
Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Benson’s aides reinstate six top Agriculture officials
President Benson reverses a purge by rehiring six former Farmers Home Administration executives, paying back salaries around 100 000 dollars. The move follows staff reshuffles that replaced Civil Service workers with Republican appointees, downgrading or transferring state directors and altering their status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
Civil Service
Unjust criticism and how to handle it
A moral note on public life and criticism. It cites Jefferson and Lincoln as examples, advises analyzing feedback, accepting fair critique, and dismissing unjust remarks if one acts rightly. The piece urges steady purpose over public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Timothy Dwight
Yale University
Davidson
God
Lincoln
Court ruling forces Benson to rehire state directors
The Supreme Court decision required Benson to rehire six state directors he had fired. Some refused to return while others failed to read the Federal Register. After the ruling, Departmental Order 754 appeared in the Federal Register, stating terminated employees under rule 6 who did not appeal within 90 days could not regain their positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Benson
Federal Register
Purge Roll Call Reveals Back Pay for Reinstated Ex-Employees
The Federal Register notice lists ex Agriculture Department staff owed about $100,000 in back salaries. Names include Clarence Gehrig, Julian Brown, Carson Mertz, Odum Stewart, E M. Newton, Floyd Higbee, and successors such as Allen T. Murray and Homer Cogdell. The individuals faced reinstatement, resignations, or new posts in states like Ohio, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Maryland-Delaware, and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Register
United States
Agriculture Department
Benson
Clarence Gehrig
Ohio
E M. Newton
Maryland
Delaware
Farmers Loan Administration
Washinon
Floyd Higbee
Colorado
St. Louis
Homer Cogdell
International Harvester
Controversy Over Farmers Home Administration Leaders
The piece critiques the Farmers Home Administration for demoralizing small farmers by shifting control to allies of large operators. It notes budget battles in Congress, a leadership shift to Robert McLeaish of a Texas citrus plant, and a suggested 1 percent interest hike via local banks, with William D. Mitchell in charge of loans after being dismissed by Eisenhower for failing to fund small business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
Benson
Congress
Robert McLeaish
McCallen
Texas
McLeaish
William D. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Small Business Administration
Thye
Minn
Mitchell
Berle Says World Peace Plan Rejects Nationalism
Geneva's Paris Herald Tribune reports A A Berle Jr a Roosevelt era political adventurer publicly rejects nationalism and calls for a universal world peace organization. The piece ties Berle to the Free Europe University in Exile and notes his past State Department roles and criticisms of U S policy under Wilson House and the Kremlin distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Paris Herald Tribune
Strasbourg
A. A. Berle, Jr
Truman
Cabal
Pegler
Woodrow Wilson
E. M. House
League of Nations
Soviet Russia
Paris
Berle
United States of America
H-T
Free Europe University
Harvard
Europe
Wilson
William C. Bullitt
Bullitt
Colonel House
Lincoln Steffens
House
Steffens
Moscow
Joe Davies
Russia
Wickham Steed
Northcliffe
Lloyd George
Daily Mail
Kremlin
John Reed
Reed
Greenwich Village
Don Marquis
James Vincent Sheean
Bethel
Lucille Miller
Sheean
Isaac Don Levine
Whittaker Chambers
Levine
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Washington
Roosevelt
House Committee
Dean Acheson
Hiss Brothers
Alger
Donald
Brazil
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Department of State
Hiss
Dave Dubinsky
Liberal Party
New York
Garment Workers’ Union
Paris H-T
Policy shifts in farm loan directors spark reaction
The tight-fisted policy to loans to farmers led to resignation. Benson replaces career state directors with appointees lacking farm insight. New appointees include Max Schwabe in Missouri, Kenneth W. Sawyer in Oregon, and Carl O. Hansen in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Max Schwabe
Missouri
Kenneth W. Sawyer
Oregon
Portland
Turks Among Our Allies Yet Treated Like Poor Relatives
Reporter Victor Riesel surveys Turkey from Buyukada to Istanbul noting Turkish devotion to the U S and wartime sacrifice. He contrasts high military burden and low pay with limited economic aid, and praises liberalizing reforms and a homegrown labor movement shaping unions and rights amid Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Riesel
Victor Riesel
Istanbul
Buyukada
Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent
Mass. Institute of Technology
U.S
Iron Curtain
Russia
Turkey
Black Sea
France
Tito
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
Bosphorus
Istanbul Hilton Hotel
the Hall Syndicate, Inc
Teachers Spent Summer Hard At Work Area
Morgan County teachers pursued summer school and professional training to raise certification standards. Attendees include S. M. Dollar from Austinville and many others across Alabama colleges and universities, such as the University of Florida, University of Alabama, Florence State, Athens College, Peabody College, Howard, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
S. M. Dollar
Austinville
University of Florida
Cotaco
Roy W. Camp
A.P.S
Julia Burrell
Carolyn Alexander
API
Sue Prince Howard
Louise F. Bowling
Marvin Bowling
University of Alabama
Martha T. Crawford
Sacred Heart
Danville
Milton Holmes
Peabody College
John Lockhart
A.P.1
Hoyle Hardwick
Athens College
Eva
Ruby C. Phillips
A-P.l
Essie T. Wilder
Falkville
Mabel Anders
Postelle Eden
Bill Whitlock
Plattselle
Ruby West
Winnie Fay Burns
Florence State Teachers College
Lacey's Springs
Karl Hough
Howard College
Massey
Sue P. Holland
Florence State
Morgan County High
J. P. Cain
Lizzie Reed Penn
Beulah Hester
Charles Rowe
A.P.I
Thurman Abercrombie
Moulton Heights
Frances B. Ryan
Plainview
Reba Jarrett
Jay K. Meadows
Priceville
Ice sheet floods shaped Washington area terrain walls
Ancient ice sheets did not reach the capital but their melting floods helped form the region around Washington D C. This note explains how glacial meltwaters sculpted the landscape near the city.
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Washington D.C
City
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