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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1957
Page
4
Tulane football went 2 8 this year yet coach Andy Pilney earned Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year honors. The award raises questions about what the selection says about expectations for losing teams.
The National Interfraternity Conference unanimously backed a report affirming fraternities have a fundamental American right to choose members by their own standards. It argues social rights to select friends differ from civil rights and notes colleges pushing to end race creed and color restrictions may overstep. Fraternities may retreat underground while civil rights debates continue.
The Auburn football team is praised as the nation's number one power after a victory over Alabama at Legion Field in Birmingham. The piece emphasizes state pride and a vision of growth in industry and agriculture, urging continued success for Auburn and future improvement at Alabama.
Mobile County faces crowded classrooms and long commutes as postwar growth swamps capacity. Voters are urged to approve Amendment No. 7 on December 17 to divert five mill highway tax revenue to a 3 million dollar school bond, with no new taxes.
The piece argues the vice presidency has two defined duties and urges Congress to define disability. It cites FDR’s health and term decisions, Truman’s ascent, Nixon’s limited authority, Wilson’s illegal White House actions, and Roosevelt’s final illness, noting public moments like FDR’s Harlem parade and Waldorf speech.
A meditation on overcoming fear of mistakes urges decisive action and courage. It contrasts Kant's hesitations about marriage with broader life risks, then shifts to political lines about presidential disability, Vice President authority, and the need for constitutional clarity amid human frailty.
In a Washington scene likened to a grand old boxing veteran urged back to the ring by his managers, the aging Champ faces pressure, falls, and public pressure as officials critique budgets and policies. Jim Hagerty leads the push to keep him in play despite health and political blows.
Managers describe how the Champ, older and under strain, struggles to tackle major problems. They recall Newport and Little Rock episodes, his preference for capsule reports, and doctors warning that brain vessel narrowing mirrors heart disease, risking mental decline and lost effectiveness in crucial years.
The Champ and his managers weighed past headaches in Little Rock including missile failures and cabinet bickering. A longtime ally’s betrayal or sharp words added another sting to an already tough year and wartime burdens.
In a comic canine tale Mimi the beagle resists Rover's advances citing fear of space pups and a life under human rule. They imagine ruling the lunar dogs and puppies while bickering about dogs rights and freedom, until a human call ends their secret plans.
W A Tracy of Jehovah's Witnesses told 672 attendees at a three day Christian Assembly in Jackson Tennessee that lasting peace is certain and will be realized in our time. F J Ward praised the convention's success and thanked press officials and the public for hospitality as Jehovah's Witnesses anticipate a future return visit.
The Illinois Institute of Technology reports annual operating cost per student in U S public schools ranges from 136 dollars in Bowling Green Kentucky to 459 dollars in San Francisco California, illustrating wide regional differences.
The Pan-American Highway from the U.S. border to the Panama Canal is projected for completion by the end of 1959, linking major regions and enhancing cross-continental travel.
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