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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1956
Page
4
The decade 1956 shows Alabama construction contracts, counted by F W Dodge, exceeding the 1955 yearly total in the first ten months, signaling ongoing expansion. A Decatur observer notes the city’s growth has been so swift that rebuilding is needed.
The speaker urges proactive planning to avoid past errors seen in older northern and eastern cities. He argues planning today will prevent repeating those mistakes and emphasizes learning from prior failed efforts.
A Vienna letter appeals for aid to refugees from Hungary now entering Austria. It notes 60 000 plus displaced and asks Americans to donate to Operation Freedom Chain via Manufacturers Trust Co New York. Church leaders endorse the appeal and call for immediate contributions to ease hunger cold and homelessness.
President Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles meet at Ike’s Augusta Georgia retreat to craft a sweeping foreign policy shift. Key aides including the National Security Council and Vice President Nixon coordinate from Washington as debate centers on aligning with African Asian nations versus traditional Allied ties with France and Britain.
The Afro Asian advisers under Vice President Nixon and UN Ambassador Lodge push a neutralist, pro Arab Nehru bloc stance during Nixon's Asia trips. Dulles, though ill, backs them, while a pro French British faction in government, led by Eisenhower, opposes breaking with allies. Nixon and Lodge gain influence as Dulles wanes.
While policy discussions continued, the Nixon-Lodgee Asia cooperation plan faced scrutiny in secret talks with Prime Minister Nehru in India. Talks have been conducted via the Indian Embassy in Washington and the American Embassy in New Delhi.
A brief guidance piece by Arlie B Davidson on reducing habitual anger. It suggests daily reflection for a week on irritating incidents, counting time spent dwelling on anger, tallying people harmed by outbursts, and listing events that promote or hinder good adjustments to others.
A reader critiques a Chamber of Commerce pamphlet listing nearly every day as a holiday. He ridicules entries such as Odorless Decoration Week and Irish Linen Week, questions motives behind marketing terms, and jokes about food, drink, and household items framed as designated weeks.
The article reports secret talks in New York creating a US pledge to back a rapid withdrawal of British French and Israeli forces from Egypt in exchange for Nehru denouncing Russia over Hungary and protecting Western Middle East investments. Nehru’s Washington invitation was canceled after Ike’s June attack and the premier’s mood improved during recent chats with the president.
Secret Nehru conversations explored admitting Communist China to the United Nations arguing China could be independent of Moscow like Tito. Eisenhower era officials were not convinced yet but favored improving relations with Red China. Ellsworth Bunker’s India appointment signals an Asia focused shift.
Senator George of Georgia will continue as President Eisenhower’s personal representative to NATO with ambassadorial rank. At 78, he ends his 34-year Senate career January 3 and will move to the State Department. He says he will help NATO regain track and push economic and political development, not military. Crises in Suez Cyprus and Hungary underscored risks of acting alone.
In Birmingham two investment bankers Hugh Morrow and Lewis J. Odess announce plans to gain control of Alabama Gas Corp. They pledge to replace the board and appoint a new president if their proxy campaign succeeds.
An item promotes Pearadise in April to encourage daily Bartlett pear consumption while contrasting choices such as apples and various health campaigns. It cautions against buying goods from countries behind the Iron Curtain and urges supporting American products during the season.
Victor Riesel discusses Don Whitehead’s book The FBI Story and Hoover’s stance toward labor liberals. He notes CIO leaders historically respected the FBI, while some liberals opposed it as an intrusion on political thought, and argues intellectuals must help combat communism to defend freedom.
The annual meeting of the Birmingham company will be Jan. 15. Bankers said a new slate of directors could lead to S. V. O’Leaic of Chattanooga Gas Co being offered the Alabama Gas presidency. R. A. Purver Jr. is president and J. W. Greene chairs the board of the utility, both Birmingham residents.
Two American war prisoners from the Korean War, Arley Pate and Aaron Wilson, have left China for Hong Kong and plan to return to the United States by Christmas. They join 21 Americans who defected to China after the 1953 war, with four others returning earlier and one dying there. Officials say they will be sent home by the first available means.
Daily records list several mid-century marriages and transfers. Ray Kennedy of Wolverine to Joyce Maddox, 15, Decatur, and Lester Tune to Marcycle Buchanan Tune. Hansell King to Dona Mae Martin, Edward Vandoner from Somerville to Bessie Hankin, with residences and occupations noted.
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