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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
1
An unclear fragment mentions Som Dalmalte in fleeting glimpses with minimal readable context. No coherent events, names, dates, or locations are established.
Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon and tonight with light rain later. Birth announced for a son at Decatur General Hospital, and Pfc Douglas Berryman stationed at Cherry Point writes of a Jan 9 leave. Local church events include sermons at Cave Springs and First Methodist, with Christmas activities at Westside Baptist. Highway Patrol reports two arrests for reckless driving. coverage notes a Sunday service at First Presbyterian and a diary reference on page 2.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer criticizes U S aid in Europe after a 10 country study. He calls for cutting personnel abroad and abolishing some agencies to reduce waste and confusion. Europe is in better shape than expected and can advance with renewed faith.
President-elect Eisenhower and General MacArthur met in Manhattan to discuss Korea and world peace. Aides say no public details will be released. Eisenhower planned meetings with House and Senate GOP leaders to map a domestic and foreign program.
A Limestone county farmer, Lewis Corum, 45, was arrested after a raid near the Lauderdale county line six miles south of Anderson and about 30 miles west of Athens. Officers found a 100-gallon still and four 60-gallon barrels loaded with live whiskey mash in a smokehouse 30 feet from his house. Corum faces prohibition violations and possession of a still and whiskey manufacturing charges. Deputy Sheriff Howard Battles led the raid.
The 1952 crop report shows crops at a record level second only to 1948 while livestock and products reached historic highs. Combined output of crops and livestock was the largest in history though surpluses begin to build. The Agriculture Department hints at reduced wheat and cotton production next year amid easing foreign markets.
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Ingalls Iron Works Birmingham presents service awards for faithful and loyal service. A December 20 ceremony will honor 18 supervisors and office workers alongside Tuesday’s 53 yard workers receiving awards including a 15 year pin to F H Wells and a list of other recipients.
In Tangier the consular court hears a tale of modern piracy with machine guns and contraband cigarettes. Two Americans Elliott Burt Forrest of New York and Sidney Paley of Jersey City are linked to the $100000 cigarette hijack of the Dutch motor ship Combinatie on Oct 4. Paley faces aiding and abetting charges while Forrest is alleged as the attack leader and a fugitive sought abroad. Dutch captain Edward Engelsman testifies from Tangier awaiting an international trial for complicity.
Washington fears Tito’s split with the Vatican weakens anti Soviet unity in Europe. The break complicates Yugoslavia's ties with Western nations and the Trieste dispute with Italy. U S aid to Tito this year totals 99 million dollars with the U S share at 78 million.
Detectives in Birmingham questioned a young local man about the brutal beating of Georgia liquor salesman Bernard Moore in a hotel room. Moore, 30, of Columbus, Ga., was found wounded with skull fractures after being robbed with a water pitcher. his car was found in Arab, Alabama, 75 miles from Birmingham.
A gale like white blanket covered central and northern Europe as winds eased enough to launch two transatlantic liners to New York after delays in English Channel gales. The United States and Liberte faced late departures. snow fell across Italy Switzerland Belgium Germany and Scandinavia while France faced flood threats from melting snows.
The Truman Commission on national health recommends a 142 billion dollar annual funding package to back voluntary hospital and medical care insurance for low income Americans. State and federal funds would match, admin by states, contrasting with Truman and AMA plans. A minority dissent warns against state options creating unequal access.
Santa Claus arrived by a miniature locomotive at the National Guard armory in Hartselle for Kids Day, calling each child by name to present a gift. The morning included a free movie at the Strand theatre and plenty of food and milk for attendees.
In a historic operation at the University of Illinois research and educational hospital surgeons separated 15 month old Siamese twins Roger Lee and Rodney Dee Brodie of Moline. The boys remain in critical condition after a 12 hour 40 minute surgery and the outcome is uncertain.
Makers of automobiles and other civilian goods raised their production goals for the second quarter of 1953 after government assurance of more steel. The DPA authorized use up to 70 percent of pre Korean rate, aiming to ease supply amid the Korean War and aluminum price increases.
Allied warplanes hit a large Red troop concentration 2 miles south of Pyongyang near the North Korean capital. The Communists boasted of reaching Seoul by Christmas. Air force damage included over 70 buildings destroyed and 30 damaged.
President Truman declares American military airpower has made startling advances and must be expanded to deter Communist aggression. He spoke at the Aero Club of Washington dinner honoring Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, attended by 1,400, and said aviation efforts aim to prevent war.
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