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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
4
A Nashville item notes the mayor asks the city council to approve an official flag. Other items reference Roosevelt denial amid a German-Italian tension era, a Capitol trip promotion, and local commentary on sports bowls and Pryor Field runway funding.
The Mobile Register cites an Associated Press dispatch from New York December 12 in which Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt dismisses a suggestion she be appointed Secretary of State if George Marshall retires as silly. The piece notes Alabama and Auburn bands may go to the inaugural parade with private subscriptions covering costs. General Saliba arranges Governor events.
The Gadsden Times praises the 1947 conditional 3.9 million hospital appropriation but says it provided no real funding. It urges a $2 million absolute appropriation by 1949, backed by the Alabama League of Municipalities and county officials, to advance hospital construction statewide. Support from local governments and citizens is expected to grow.
Merle Cochran warned the State Department a month before the Indonesian attack that Dutch forces, largely U.S. made, were preparing to wipe out the Indonesian republic. Dutch officials claimed communists planned a revolt and police action would be taken, while U S observers noted variations in communist strength. The episode shows tug- of- war between military and State Department shaping Truman era foreign policy.
Last week twh representatives urged U S officials as they protested curtailment of Marshall plan aid to Indonesia. The State Department cut 14 million dollars of unspent ECA aid to Indonesia while 47 million remains committed. Dutch anger surfaced over beda policy and Cold War strategy.
The State Department warns Dutch tactics in Indonesia may promote communism rather than stop it. It cites Dutch colonial policies as fueling native discontent, noting only a 7 percent literacy rise in 300 years. U.S. mediator Dr Frank Graham is referenced in the mediation efforts.
The December issue of Proceedings Of The United States Naval Institute examines the wartime Merchant Marine under National Maritime Union leadership. Lieut Holmes F. Crouch argues discipline must be strengthened for the fleet to serve the Navy and warns of political pressures and coverups by unions and officials. He catalogs abuses from assault to mutiny and calls for decisive reform to prevent future war crises.
A contributed note offers hopeful New Year lines about courage and renewal. The piece shifts to a disciplinary roundup on American Passenger Lines ships with far‑reaching incidents including a gun, a blackjack, a pistol attempt, and a knife fight. It ends noting a cocaine plant comparison and calls for vessel discipline improvement.
Washington dispatch notes rising whisky consumption and calls alcoholism a curable disease. It cites losses from alcohol abuse, demographics of affected men, and Yale Plan On Alcoholism efforts to educate and mobilize local committees across North America.
The Nation argues the central problem for 1949 is achieving any lasting understanding with the Soviet Union while facing the aim of world communism. It notes Russia seeks global spread and argues that internal communist influence in other countries undermines any temporary truces. The piece questions what guarantees such an agreement could offer.
The article cites changes in envoy postings from North Carolina to Coert duBois and notes shifting State Department sympathy from Dutch to Indonesian republic. It argues UN authority is at stake if member states flout the body, warning the UN project risks becoming useless like the League of Nations.
A brief note asserts oysters remain tasty and safe to eat across all months including those traditionally labeled as less favorable. It counters the common belief about seasons and seafood freshness.
Romans developed a wound cure from oyster shells and cuttlefish bones. The preparation aimed to treat wounds and ulcers using sea-sourced materials in ancient medical practice.
Dr E R Overley of Fort Thomas Kentucky was chosen as president of the Association of Approved Evangelists of the Methodist church. Other officers include Rev Laurence Lacour Des Moines Iowa first vice president Dr G P Comer Dallas Texas second vice president Rev Henry Screws Jr Huntsville Alabama third vice president Rev Kuay Palmer Fort Worth Texas secretary and Rev James Gibson Fort Thomas Kentucky treasurer.
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