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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1950

Page

10

Attlee and Truman reject appeasement in Korea crisis

Mackenzies column notes Attlee in Washington with Truman saying no appeasement of Chinese communists. Hightower says the aim is peace but not at any price, while the piece recalls Chamberlain’s appeasement policy and the 1938 lesson as Western unity grows toward restraint against the Reds.

Attlee Washington Truman China Brightower Hightower Alles Chamberlain Hitler Fuehrer Berchtesgaden Godesberg Munich Czechoslovakia Reich Balkans England London Britain Germany Poland Moscow

Scientist believes life has existed on other planets

Nobel prize winner Dr Harold C Urey told University of Miami science students that his study of the universe leaves little doubt that life has occurred on other planets. The University of Chicago chemist spoke to students in Miami about his belief supported by his research into cosmic origins.

Miami Fla Harold C. Urey University of Chicago University of Miami

Mother Gets Her Baby Back in Court Ruling

Jewell Viree Edwards, known as the $500 sale baby, was returned to her natural mother, Mrs. Viola Edwards, after a supreme court decision. Deputies entered the Sessions home to enforce the order and the child reunited with her mother and new sister as they left for a farm in a Birmingham suburb.

Bessemer Ala Jewell Viree Edwards Viola Edwards Evelyn Sessions Mrs. Edwards Sessions E. M. Veitch Jewell Viree Mrs. Sessions Charlie Worrell Birmingham

Kenton Recruits Progress At Fort Jackson

Recruit Carl Brewer Kenton Jr son of Mr and Mrs C B Kenton Sr of Decatur is in sixth week of basic training with company A 13th infantry regiment 8th division Fort Jackson S C Inducted October 10 1950 Kenton attended Decatur high School and University of Alabama Decatur Bondedeter employed briefly as assistant manager First Lt Donald J Abbott of Charlotte N C oversees Kentons training.

Carl Brewer Kenton Jr C. B. Kenton Sr 5Th Avenue West Decatur 13Th Infantry Regiment 8Th Infantry Division Fort Jackson S. C Kenton Decatur Senior High University of Alabama At Tuscaloosa Alabama Bonded

Steamer Shelled Near Amuy by Red Chinese Batteries

Chinese nationalist naval headquarters reported Red Chinese shore batteries near Amuy shelled an unidentified steamer yesterday. The attack occurred as tensions in Formosa remained high.

Taipei Formosa Amuy

Officer Charged Over Embezzled Microphone in Alabama

Rex Von Reiser, a Sebring Florida born Air Force lieutenant, faces U S district court charges of embezzling or stealing a government microphone. He was arrested after reporting on a new assignment at Maxwell Air Force Base. FBI agent J K Mumford stated the case yesterday.

Montgomery Ala Sebring Fla Air Force U. S Rex von Reiser Maxwell Air Force Base J. K. Mumford FBI

End Demanded On Segregation By ARTHUR L. EDSON

Washington reports a midcentury White House conference on children and youth ended after 6 000 delegates from 36 countries agreed on four aims. Federal aid to public schools only, end segregation with federal leadership, church state separation, and faster low income housing. Controversies included religion in schools and compulsory health insurance and universal military training were not voted.

Arthur L. Edson Washington White House Abraham Franzblau Hebrew Union School of Education and Sacred Music New York Franzblau

Local notices from Morgan County and Gandy's Cove

Mrs Bert Bates recovers from eye operation in Huntsville. T A Gandy back from Lavender's Clinic after appendectomy. Dinsmore guests Mr and Mrs Scott Posey. Mary Alice Morris visited Nettie Frances Turner. Louis Dutton party from Tennessee visited Emma Dutton. Avanelle agee and mother attended Luther Harris funeral. Emma Dutton returned from visit to Priceville. W M Morris family attended Eva meeting. Brown's Chapel prayer meet to pause amid cold. church track stays open. Kalmucks noted as last organized Genghis Khan descendant group per National Geographic Society.

Bert Bates Dr. Evans Huntsville T. A. Gandy Lavender’s J. J. Dinsmore Scott Posey Mary Alice Morris Nettie Frances Turner Oden Ridge Louis Dutton Tennessee Emma Dutton Avanelle Age Eee Luther Harris Hillery Riley Priceville W. M. Morris Eva Brown's Chapel

Institute Sets February Training Institute in Hartselle

The MFW plans a fourth week February training institute in Hartselle with Dr Roy Hewlett as dean. A committee including Rev Draper Rev Stabler and Inez Burns will plan the event. The sub district met at McKendree and approved the proposal and MYF fundraising materials were distributed.

MFW Hartselle McKendree Doris Roberts Sammy Stabler Roy Roberts Jr Lucia Faye Cooper Miss Roberts Christ Inez Burns Roy Hewlett J. C. Draper Sr Dr. Hewlett S. M. Stabler Joe Rolfe Jr Orval Sparkman Bobby Puckett Betty Hawkins Anna Mary Johnson Draper Hewlett Danville McKendree Myf Kay Bryant Fellowship Circle

Eighth Periled By Guerrillas

A Red force of up to 40 000, mostly North Korean troops, operates behind Eighth Army lines in Korea Harassing the UN retreat. Guerrilla units slip from hills to raid villages and supply lines as the war within a war continues.

Don Whitehead U. S Eighth Army Korea United Nations Seoul Pyongyang Namwon

Milly the Mouse Seeks GI Marriage and a Jeep in Seoul

In wartime Seoul Milly the Mouse charms American officers at a main nightclub and an officers club. The 21 year old Korean dancer dreams of marrying a GI, sending money for family needs, and returning to the United States. Her story highlights the hardship of many Korean dancehall girls.

Hal Boyle Seoul Milly the Mouse Milly Becky Sharp William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair United States Capitol America

Eisenhower Warns All Young Men Are Apt To Be Recalled

General Dwight D. Eisenhower told about 20 000 troops at Camp Pickett Virginia that the United States may soon recall all young men to military service. He spoke in an impromptu address with General Mark W. Clark noting the nation’s demand for peace and readiness in a free united republic.

Eisenhower Camp Pickett Dwight D. Eisenhower United States Mark W. Clark Army Field Forces

must go hospital tomorrow

The woman asserts she must go to the hospital tomorrow and admits to lying to survive. Her deceptive behavior appears to unravel as Milly’s world starts to collapse around her.

Milly

Soldier urged to demand rigorous training period

A speaker told soldiers that the strongest force on earth is readiness. He urged them to demand a rigorous training period and warned that if they must fight, they must be prepared to fight.

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