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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1945
Page
4
A 1945 1946 planning editorial urges action on jobs housing and highway construction, discusses the Decatur Guntersville road project, and urges support for General MacArthur against Russian influence. It critiques postwar policy, warns of appeasement dangers, and defends strong local governance against fascist tactics.
Westbrook Pegler argues that wartime picket line violence has no excuse and condemns mob leaders and allies while criticizing police and publicists. He says bosses lacked organization and state protection, while government aided unions in moving riot leaders across states amid widespread disorder and public passivity.
Mobile, Alabama reports more and larger Army transports scheduled to dock as the demobilization program moves ahead. Officers say ships will arrive at fairly regular intervals due to crowding at other ports. The SS Carter Braxton docked Friday with 34 air corps personnel from Japan and two ships carrying High Point service men returned last week.
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Washington reports reveal Navy leaders bucking unification of armed forces. Forrestal sought allies to halt the George plan, arguing for a three-department rotation and a coordination bureau under Truman. Eisenhower emerges as the decisive figure to unify command and ensure balanced control across air, land, and sea forces.
A 15 year old, John Clayton Walker of Fairfield, was killed yesterday while he and three companions shot at empty tin cans with a .22 rifle. The weapon discharged accidentally while in the hands of another youth, Coroner Joel Hilderbrand said.
President Truman arrived at a Washington bank just after closing time but was recognized by the doorman. Tellers were willing to accommodate his pre Christmas banking, ensuring the President could complete his business.
A critical column argues that Nazi war crime evidence from the Nuremberg trials exposes public officials’ ignorance and incompetence. It claims U.S. policy plans fund Germany’s rearmament and economic rebuilding, costing American taxpayers hundreds of millions while war aims persist.
GOP lawmakers condemn the inquiry as unproven and unfair, rebuking the committee's tactics while the pursuit against Roosevelt’s policies falters and yields little evidence for the charges.
The political scene shows Roosevelt warned since 1937 that the nation might become involved in a global slugfest and urged preparedness. Isolationists and critics claimed his warnings served to distract from domestic policy criticism and sabotaged foreign policy.
The Pearl Harbor probe began with newspapers and politicians leveling vicious charges against FDR but, to date, not a single one has been proven.
The piece notes how a senator's call for a world republic drew scant media attention while harsher critiques of FDR or UN plans alarm headlines. It argues dailies buried Taylor's eloquent plea, hiding important news from casual readers.
Several writers question the shock of Nazis despising Americans more than other German allies. They argue that Nazi dislike signals nothing laudable about friendship with foes. An enemy sneer, they say, may be more flattering than a friend's praise.
The report notes Lindbergh told Goering's counsel he would follow appropriate officers of his government if asked to testify at Nuremberg. It adds that in May 1941 he opposed U.S. leaders, criticizing the President and attacking government foreign policy.
Veterans of the 8th Division who served long in Europe and opposed a Pacific transfer were sent to the Philippines after the war ended. Since arrival they have been moved between islands as officials deem them unnecessary.
The writer denounces Wilhelm Furtwaengler as a Nazi collaborator who aligned with Adolf Hitler, conducted the Berlin Philharmonic under Nazi officials, received a Nazi award in 1939, and led concerts for Party members in 1944. The piece argues America should bar him and let him stay in Germany to confront his past.
Ezra Pound, accused collaborator with Mussolini, denies treason in Rome broadcasts. American jurists must decide if statements amount to treason while a federal expert notes Pound’s utterances align him with Fascists. Other commentators say Pound might deserve a different fate as some Americans who share similar views have become Congressmen.
Many papers rushed front pages with rumors of Stalin's illness and death. The stories faded, leaving skeptical readers with little solid confirmation as the chatter in editorials and columns cooled.
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