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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1957
Page
4
The note laments the discontinuance of L N trains No 2 and 3 and reflects on change as a constant, suggesting readers grieve yet accept evolving transportation service.
The highway from the Tennessee state line to Birmingham is slated to become four lanes within months. The route between Decatur and Hartselle used to be a long slog, and today it’s a much easier drive.
A 20 year nap ends as Tennessee faces a rise in farm departures due to steady harvest season rain. Farmers abandon land with some leaving for northern cities in search of work. The piece calls for southern states to unite to push farm legislation changes overnight.
Pleas Looney of the Alabama Industrial Development Board cites 1953 industrial investment totaling 460 million dollars. New plants could add about 7 800 jobs and boost payroll by 26 million across 42 counties. The piece lauds ongoing state effort and community dedication despite obstacles.
Historians note Dwight D. Eisenhower’s dedication to world peace as he travels to Paris to boost NATO morale. The piece emphasizes his three serious illnesses, age 67, and the heavy burden of leadership, praising his personal courage.
The article likens CARE food shipments to mercy missiles in the satellite age. It urges Americans to send 3 million packages of U S farm surplus to 13 countries in Asia Europe the Middle East and Latin America and notes each 22 lb package feeds a family of four for a month with a sender’s name on the parcel. Mail to CARE Food Crusade 660 First Ave New York 14 NY.
The piece argues that UN Human Rights Article 13 does not override US sovereignty over passports. It questions if other nations surrender passport control, notes the value and risk of passports, and claims today passports serve mainly as identification while nations stop defending them with force. It contrasts past respect among states with current limitations on enforcing passport integrity.
Practical advice on handling marital conflict with calm discussion, shared responsibility, and joint steps. It urges avoiding blame, seeking common ground, and considering counseling before contemplating divorce, then veers into a critique of passport regulations and political commentary from 1967.
Eisenhower expressed private irritation with Adlai Stevenson and showed little interest in Stevenson NATO recommendations. Nixon, Adams, and Hagerty clashed over Stevenson’s Paris agenda as White House aides hinted Ike was late for appointments. The piece also covers New York subway labor issues and broader labor and antitrust tensions affecting major unions and industry.
The reading urges optimism and steady progress toward future goals over the coming six months. It highlights romance travel and social activity especially from June to September with favorable aspects. If your birthday is in late year, expect growing stability by year end amid cautious mood.
The AFL CIO expelled the Teamsters Bakery and Laundry unions for corruption, risking member raids and damaged leverage. Hoffa resists leaving the Teamsters presidency amid legal challenges, while rival unions claim members and prepare new leadership under Meany’s pressure.
The move appoints Karl Rankin as ambassador to Yugoslavia while Tito weighs opposition over his Formosa ties. Tito feared Rankin's Kirin Kai-shek links could bias policy and revoked thoughts of military aid if Rankin remained as State ambassador.
South Alabama’s top rural communities compete for 1957 civic improvement prizes at Montgomery. First place nets 300 dollars and second 200. Awards sponsored by Liberty National Life Insurance Co IBirmingham Alabama Polytechnic Institute Extension Service and the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce. District One Pleasant Hill DeKalb County first. Brooksville Blount County second. District Four Bowden Grove Clay County first. Hargrove Pickens County second.
In Columbus Georgia an Alabama woman died and several elementary students were injured when a pickup collided with a school bus. The deceased is Rhodie Goggans 60 of Dawson Alabama. Grady Goggans 66 and Myrtice Anderson 61 of Dawson were seriously injured. Bus driver T J Gordon 51 attended. Eighteen children were aboard. three treated, all later dismissed.
An autom obile crash on U S Highway 82 west of Tuscaloosa last Thursday killed 15 year old Richard Bailey of Montgomery and injured two cousins. Danny Bailey 14 died instantly while Jerry Bailey 14 remained hospitalized. Richard had been living with relatives to attend Gordo High School.
A 15 member group of church program specialists from seven nations tours the United States to study how Lutheran churches operate here. The delegation, sponsored by the Lutheran World Federation, hopes to adopt successful ideas in their home churches.
A report to a Methodist conference on Christian education notes several foreign countries that formerly did not conduct adult Sunday schools are adopting the American model and now offer classes for parents as well as children.
Cincinnati Hebrew Union College and Jewish Institute of Religion publish a new world religions textbook for Jewish schools outlining beliefs and practices of major faiths. The title is Our Religion and Our Neighbors.
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