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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
7
A Decatur public forum argues against the school bond vote noting a one cent meat and bread levy over twenty years. It states schools would receive a fixed $30,000 plus from the levy while the rest funds the city treasury and a $220,000 sales tax budget is anticipated.
Four inmates died and seven were hospitalized after a work detail party drank paint thinner laced with methyl alcohol at Kilby Prison. Surviving prisoners were reported in critical or serious condition, with one still critical. The poison caused by the tainted orange juice mixture reportedly entered through a cell block.
The piece notes that while the pit tance granted to schools acts as a temporary pacifier, fixed charges tied to the bond issue remain unchanged, keeping overall funding levels stationary.
Neighbors found 66 year old Frank Hauser dead in a sparsely furnished second floor room after police were summoned to a littered two story house. A small dog stood guard until subdued by a net. Hauser had been dead about three days from a heart attack.
The Defense Department will not label all killed wounded or missing in Korea as casualties. The weekly battle report will show totals but not total them as casualties. Through last Friday 127,383 American casualties were reported: 20,004 killed 94,367 wounded 13,012 missing.
A court records the defendants facing multiple year terms for the robbery of a truck driver during an escape. The case details the sequence of events and sentences imposed by the jurisdiction.
Eastern Air Lines started replacing flight engineers on strike for higher wages in Miami. The company removed AFL Flight Engineers International Association members from payroll and launched a comprehensive training program for a new group of engineers. Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker called the strike illegal and warned workers they could be fired if they refused to return. Jackson Robertson, Miami union president, said members would not resign or return to work.
In North Miami Beach Howard A. Long 34 wept after a second traffic ticket. Patrolman Larry Taylor said Long refused the reckless driving charge and slugged him. police used tear gas to force entry. Long denied the slugging and was jailed on assault and battery with $250 bond. Court of Crimes set for Friday.
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