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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1956
Page
4
The Alabama Journal notes that Clinton Tennessee with ten Black pupils and 500 white pupils already draws national focus. It speculates that a true 50 50 division could provoke even broader attention and comment.
The piece notes Franklin D. Roosevelt remains the record holder, with Eisenhower’s margin the largest for a Republican, but second to FDR’s 1936 landslide over Alf Landon. It urges readers to check the record books and Democratic views.
The writer questions the speed of air evacuations for Hungarian refugees and Korean orphans, noting engine trouble on a flight to the United States and asking whether safety should trump haste. They argue the refugees and orphans have time and should be transported by boat if needed.
A local message praises Morgan County residents for surpassing Christmas Seals and Red Cross Hungarian relief quotas while admonishing underwhelming support for the Morgan County United Fund which faced a 13 percent cut across 20 agencies. The note thanks contributors to tuberculosis relief and Hungarian aid.
A Bay Minette Alabama column argues the Creek Nation seeks nine million acres in Alabama and Georgia for a 36 million dollar claim. It frames U S government mistreatment of indigenous peoples as a moral issue and compares it to potential foreign demands.
Drew Pearson argues Near Eastern oil is vital with 71 percent of free world reserves in the region and only 12 to 13 years of U S reserves left. He notes Soviet aims to control future oil fuel arms to Egypt and potential bases from Israeli discoveries in Sinai.
A column argues oil interests shape American foreign policy, potentially sidelining traditional allies. It notes Hoover and Herter ties to Standard Oil affiliates, Dulles law connections, and ARAMCO links, suggesting oil wealth influenced arms deals with Egypt and regional power plays.
Living Today emphasizes that progress comes when youth join hands with elders and combine education with character. It argues religious belief must unite with deeds, and that pride from memory should join hands with present opportunities to achieve shared goals.
The piece describes Syria leveraging oil access during the Suez crisis, pressuring ARAMCO via King Saud to permit tapping the pipeline, with the Rockefellercontrolled company aiding Russian military aid by supplying oil. Arabs demand that no oil reaches British or French hands, and ARAMCO accepts to avoid pipeline disruption.
The text argues Hoover and Dulles resisted supplying oil to Britain and France amid fears oil could be diverted by Arabs and threaten ARAMCO pipelines. It notes timing around Suez and US announcements, Eisenhower’s order to release oil shipments, and hints at oil company influence and potential future disclosures.
In a 1956 King Features Synd piece, the author critiques a House Un American Activities Committee exchange with Abraham Bick. Bick refuses to identify himself or his Prague article, invoking the Fifth Amendment amid a clash over anti Semitism and Communist links.
The longest Broadway run is Life With Father with 3 224 performances. Tobacco Road follows with 3 182 performances and Abie's Irish Rose with 2 327 performances.
A Miami Beach columnist shares curious odds and ends from heart science to centipede legs. Facts cover heart size and beats, Teresa Brewer's ambitions, house centipedes, eye health, water atom counts, toothpaste health costs, mail fumigation, Jackie Gleason, hair care, and more with light humor and dated figures.
Pvt. Drew D. Peebles son of Mrs. Lester Glenn Courtland was chosen Enlisted Aide for the Day to his group commander at Fort Belvoir Va He serves as a heavy truck driver with Company B 79th Engineer Group 575th Engineer Battalion Peebles enlisted in January 1954 and trained at Fort Gordon Ga His father Dr P Peebles resides on Sheffield
Long Beach California date December 10 master third class Donald N Curbow USN husband of Betty J Harvel of Hartselle and son of Ruby D and the late Mr Curbow returned to Long Beach aboard the light cruiser USS Roanoke after a period at sea.
Kenneth F. Jones USN ship's apprentice third class son of Ernest F. Jones of Cullman Alabama returned to Long Beach California on December 1 aboard the light cruiser USS Roanoke. The Roanoke visited Hawaii Guam Okinawa Philippine Islands Hong Kong Sasebo Yokosuka Nagasaki and Yokohama during its Far East assignment with the 7th Fleet.
Milwaukee retailer Charles Lubotsky received a $300 order for 10 sets of unbreakable plastic dishes signed by M Sgt W B Anderson for the American House tied to the American Embassy in Moscow. Anderson claimed he saw Lubotsky’s ads in a newspaper.
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