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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1955
Page
4
Dallas County aims 95901.68 with Selma as principal city and raises 96222.86 Morgan County shows a similar outcome with a near identical target and apparent collection.
Dr Walter Jones state geologist reports resigning but then retracts the claim and states he will stay in position. The article notes his intense pace of work and the qualifications he possesses, suggesting lesser men would quit under similar strain.
Farmers face a vote on continuing cotton marketing quotas amid questions of a possible surplus. The text contrasts bumper cotton production this year with earlier lean years and notes weather as a variable factor. It urges understanding of the southern cotton issue by the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington.
The state superintendent of education Austin R. Meadows and Alabama Citizens' Committee chairman Tru man Hobbs assess the December vote on amendments 1 and 2. They argue voters rejected a solution but want better schools and urge a nonpartisan study group to present facts on school financing to the people.
The Washington Merry Go Round reports deepening doubts in the old Taft wing led by Senator Knowland about running Eisenhower again at 66. It cites Ike's heart attack, limited post illness activity, and GOP suspicions that Deweyites delay to groom a rival, with Knowland and Len Hall cited amid palace guard propaganda.
A short set of guiding work rules attributed to Jesse H. Jones outlines principles for success. Emphasizing time on task over clock watching, truth and trustworthiness, and approaching work with enthusiasm to find opportunity and growth. Each job is a challenge to meet, leading to broader chances if performance excels.
The analysis of Judge Luther W. Youngdahl’s passport decision questions separation of powers and asserts the Secretary of State can grant or deny passports with discretion. It notes potential due process issues when combined with section 51.135 and discusses the constitutional limits of executive authority in foreign affairs.
Democratic leaders plan to demand secretary Douglas McKay quit when Congress reconvenes over the Rogue River National Forest sale in Oregon. They cite disposal of 300 acres of Douglas fir and sugar pine and ore sample shipments to Mobile, Alabama, which yielded gold and silver, contrary to prior agency recommendations.
Sworn testimony before a congressional committee describes how ore samples were retrieved from the State Department of Geography and dumped into a river. Interior official R N Appling recounts the McDonalds engineer D Ford McCormick as involved. The witnesses answer grilling questions about disposal details.
President Eisenhower personally endorses a shift to attack labor leaders as political figures. He backs Barry Goldwater's stance and orders the White House to reach rank and file union members, signaling a GOP labor policy fight amid the AFL CIO merger. The decision follows Gettysburg deliberations and a pivotal AFL News Reporter copy.
Jack Gil bert Holtzclaw, president of the Virginia Electric and Power Co since 1929, died of a heart attack in a Richmond hospital at age 69. He had attended a New York board meeting last week and had been improving before his decline. Holtzclaw led VEPCO for 26 years and shaped Virginia’s electric system after earlier roles with Savannah Electric and Pensacola Electric.
In Salt Lake City Walter Knight, a school crossing guard, parked his car astride a gutter to keep children dry. He opened the rear doors and invited the kids to walk between the doors, staying high and dry as they crossed.
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