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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
3
William Barnard portrays exhausted refugees fleeing south toward Seoul amid cold, hunger, and constant marching. Families drag belongings on carts or backs, children strapped to mothers, while volunteers march alongside. An elderly man sits in a roadside cave, questioning the end of the journey as the crowd presses southward.
The official gazette urges that women in Czechoslovakia become firefighters noting several brigades include squads that are entirely female.
An Army investigation began into alleged mistreatment of Black troops at Camp Rucker Alabama connected to training by the Minnesota National Guard. The probe followed statements by recruit Stanley Stone who denied certain charges and claimed officers were white and Southern bred. Stone, 22, joined Nov 25 and is in a Negro company in the 41st signal battalion. He faced pay issues and base restrictions, and described the camp area as a wooded wilderness near Dothan. Lt. Col. Chandler stated no race based impediments exist and basic training will continue with placement in a specialized unit after completion. An inquiry was ordered atSenator Thye’s request due to concern over treatment.
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