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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1952
Page
4
The Washington Merry Go Round reports Eisenhower's team favors limited tax cuts, with expiration of the excess profits tax next June and small cuts in individual income taxes. Excise cuts may total about 750 million, totaling 3.5 to 4 billion in relief, while trimming federal spending to balance the budget.
Judge Edward P. Luczak in Chicago sentences 76 men on disorderly charges to attend turkey dinners and seek spiritual good at a Salvation Army hall, delivering a festive, reform oriented penalty.
The article details U S casualties in Korea totaling 127383 with 100054 in the Army, 24251 in the Marine Corps, 1736 in the Navy and 1342 in the Air Force. It argues ending the war in Korea is a top priority for President elect Eisenhower.
A mixed group of eastern white and Negro women linked to the Civil Rights Congress staged a publicity stunt tied to Governor Herman Talmadge and a Negro woman life term case. The effort damaged race relations in the South, yielding only bad publicity for both principal races.
The piece notes Congress will push for income tax relief soon after the session starts in January. It argues that spending cuts must come first to provide taxpayer relief and criticizes the incoming Republican leadership for the difficult task ahead amid hopes for world peace without major living standards reductions.
A 1953 New Year plea urges motorists to adopt courtesy behind the wheel to cut crashes. Alabama patrols and strict enforcement are cited as proof of the benefits of polite driving and obeying road rules.
At the White House President Truman and AFL director Lew Hines joked about plans to raise yellow legged chickens after leaving office. Hines asked for exclusive rights to sell the eggs and suggested a Washington Easter venture. Hines later recounted the exchange to AFL associates, musing about involving General MacArthur.
Governor Carl Skinner quits as Guam ruler after two turbulent years clashing with Navy brass, resigning in the middle of a four year term.
A motivational piece urges resilience after setbacks. It warns against surrendering to forces that shape life and emphasizes rising after each fall, analyzing trouble, and aiming for new and better goals to build character and better communities.
Pegler recalls Guam governance clash as President-elect Eisenhower stopped en route from Korea. Governor Skinner resigned after Navy leaders, including Rear Admiral Litch, failed to invite or notify him of Eisenhower’s arrival. The dispute centers on civilian versus military authority in Guam.
Senator McCarthy writes to Secretary of Defense Charlie Wilson recommending his senate ally Harry Cain for a high defense post. Gillette reports VOA lags Radio Moscow and Radio London in Middle East and Western Europe. State Dept. sees no hope of recovering 262 WWII ships loaned to Russia. Lie weighs a dramatic senate appearance to face internal security probes.
The article warns that after Eisenhower left Europe the Russians are expanding East German air power under the guise of air police. Trained first on gliders and small piston trainers, they now operate larger aircraft and are planned to form three interceptor squadrons, three fighter squadrons, three fighter bomber squadrons, and three transport squadrons.
Air police headquarters sit at Berlin Johannisthal with units across Damgarten Harzberg Erfur Bind ersleber Rechlin Laertz Dessau Burg Friesack and Finsterwalde. Fear of pilots fleeing to the American side keeps only those with families behind the iron curtain in the air force. Families are threatened with retaliation.
Hal Boyle forecasts for 1953 include shifts in Korea, a new cold cure, and many social changes. He envisions Notre Dame’s Leahy promising an undefeated season, rising living costs, fashion boosts, and a wave of politician memoirs as the year unfolds.
The passage attacks an American State Department and CIA plan to build a Lovestone communist network in Europe as a rival to Stalin. It references Reader's Digest exposure, De Witt Wallace, Robinson, and Jay Lovestone's 1939 testimony about rejoining Stalinists, framing Lovestoneism as a persistent Marxist political force.
Miami fire units raced to two blazes but encountered accidents en route. A wheel loss and curb crash destroyed a bus shelter vacated by two youths while awaiting a ride. A second crash at an intersection halted a grass fire response. the house fire was put out by a different crew and the grass fire burned out.
The British Red Cross reports more than 35 000 food parcels for British Commonwealth prisoners of war in Korea are awaiting clearance by Chinese Reds before delivery.
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