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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1957
Page
4
Senator Lister Hill believes federal pressure in support of school integration in the South will ease soon. He cites post Civil War history of frequent edicts but limited Southern compliance. He says integration has never been a legislative issue and urges firmness without violence while ensuring equal facilities, with more focus on local school revenues.
The Tuscaloosa News urges a Dec. 17 vote approving Amendment No. 3 to raise the bonds' interest limit from 3 to 4 percent. Supporter notes overcrowded Partlow State School with 1100 capacity housing 1600, Bryce and Searcy hospitals aging facilities, and says bond funds will allow new buildings and improvements without new taxes.
A discussion on how to conduct propaganda for the United States across Europe Asia and Africa. The speaker argues U S efforts have largely failed amid Soviet and neutralist successes and details the power of Russian propaganda and public opinion shifts in Britain France Canada and the United States.
A discussion on how ill will erodes friendship and peace of mind, urging forgiveness and good will. It contrasts negative emotions with a second mile ethic, then shifts to observations about postwar order, Lenin and Marxism, and a 1955 US pamphlet on American capitalism in France, questioning propaganda and economic ownership.
The Bell Syndicate reports during a White House briefing with Congressional leaders Senator Clinton Anderson criticized the Navaho missile program and duplication in artillery missiles. He urged a central missile control office while noting multiple 5,000 mile range missiles and hydrogen warheads. The piece notes political pressure and the low odds of success for the initial satellite launch.
President Eisenhower sharply interrupts Secretary McElroy and Senator Anderson as they clash over interservice missile and satellite programs. He defends relying on defense experts, notes the complexity of missiles, and admits he is not an expert, citing the vast and technical field with ongoing development.
Nassau gleams with a land boom as 195,000 visitors are expected this year and 250,000 by 1960. Wealthy international investors flood in while the population rises from 65,846 in 1943 to about 90,000, bringing housing shortages and higher wages as prosperity grows.
A rushed decision led to a public fiasco after months with no urgency, as officials pushed ahead quickly despite prior slow handling and mounting confusion.
A voice from a Decatur Alabama reader recalls a seven year old boy in tatters peering through a toy shop window. The note honors Santa and hopes the jolly figure does not forget the needy child and his faded Christmas wish.
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