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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1956
Page
4
The Memphis Commercial Appeal quotes a habit of calling all attendees at schools students. It notes a modern aim for mechanical perfection and cites a Weather Bureau anecdote about snow in Chattanooga falling at about two flakes per square foot.
Ninety three Lawrence county farmers file protests to cotton acreage allotments urging nationwide action. They argue current laws unfairly punish traditional cotton regions while production shifts to the Southwest Far West and abroad, driving rural residents off farms and from towns with few job prospects.
The Tucsaloosa News argues elector voting sparks national talk on reform. It highlights Montgomery elector W F Turner voting protest against Adlai Stevenson, notes hopes for a new congressional effort but warns reforms face Congress inertia. The piece endorses proportional allocation by popular vote percentages for fairness.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin is confined to Bethesda Naval Hospital under tight security. Officials report a fatty tumor was removed from his leg last summer and the wound remains unsettled while unofficial chatter mentions heavy drinking and nervousness. Visitors are restricted to Room 1221 with twelfth floor access barred unless approved.
The piece details M M Stephenson's 1925 fortune from Klan dues amid rival Klan factions plotting his downfall. It notes alleged jury manipulation by perfume agents, his life term for second degree murder, and his role as a dominant Indiana political figure during the Klan era. It also touches Nixon's Vienna trip as public relations, with critiques from insiders.
A reflection on humanity’s failure to sustain peace across centuries. The author argues wars persist despite humanitarian progress and stresses the need to pay the price of peace in personal, organizational, and national dealings. Emphasizes the Golden Rule and willingness to compromise as essential to lasting harmony.
After election both parties sent six congressmen and their wives abroad at public expense. Burr Harrison of Virginia Thaddeus Machrowicz of Michigan Gerald Ford and Carroll Kearns of Pennsylvania led the delegation with wives joining to assist in alleged official purposes from trade policy study to labor condition inquiry.
Chip Robert the Georgia Tech football star and former DNC treasurer recovers from gallstone surgery after a bad Tech-Tennessee game and anticipates the Gator Bowl. West Virginia's Matt Neely walks with a cane after hip repair following a fall. Wayne Morse tours Oregon after a election victory and hosts coffee hours with his wife. Jock Whitney weighs a London ambassadorship amid his wife Betsy Roosevelt Whitney's health concerns. Aldrich to succeed Whitney as financier of Eisenhower campaign continues fundraising.
The piece outlines a power struggle within the Republican Party between Eisenhower supporters and traditionalists as they seek to control state committees, push Modern Republicanism, and influence the 1960 convention. It notes intraparty fights over Nixon, McCarthy, Jenner, Malone, Bricker, and Goldwater, plus efforts to purge conservative administrators ahead of 1960.
A Bishop Commission report denounces Local 138 of the Operating Engineers on Long Island for abuse of rank and file, secrecy in contract talks, and injustice to workers. The AFL-CIO Ethics Committee votes to investigate and use Arthur Goldberg to study alleged malpractices threatening free enterprise and collective bargaining.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Thompson visit Black Chandler Clinic in Hartselle. Dr and Mrs John Weiss of Hobart Indiana tour relatives here. The Thompsons, Monk, West and Walling families host or visit kin across Alabama and Tennessee. Numerous trips include Birmingham guests and visits to Baltimore. Carl Brown and family from Birmingham join relatives in county.
Oregon hosts unusual geology with pumice that floats and gilsonite that melts when exposed to sunshine. The notes highlight distinct rock types found in the state.
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