Weather notes and local notices from Decatur area
Mostly cloudy this afternoon with rain in the northeast and cooler tonight. New Year’s Day holiday post office closures affect Bank and Johnston Streets with no city or rural delivery. parcel post to residences and box services continue. DAV building fund drive under way with donations accepted at State National Bank. Cpl James L Morgan returns from Korea for two day pass before discharge in Kentucky. James Burks admitted to Ellis-Meyer Hospital. See diary on page 2.
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Bank and
Johnston Streets
W. S. Crawford
Cpl
James L. Morgan
James H. Morgan
Trinity 1
States
Korea
Kentucky
Decatur
Disabled American Veterans
Jimmy Edwards
State National Bank
DAV Building Fund
DAV
Secretary Says Disloyalty Does Give Black Eye
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told a House subcommittee that U N employment of Americans of questionable loyalty creates a black eye for the United States though it poses no real national security threat since U N workers do not handle defense matters. He refused to name State Department employees who prepared investigation reports on U S citizens for the U N. He said naming subordinates is not appropriate. responsibility rests with the senior officials.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
United Nations
Acheson
House
U. N
United States
Justice Department
Justice
State Departments
New York
Secretary of State
Congress
State Department
U. S
U.N
New York Grand Jury
Senate
House Committee
Truman
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
Latham Family Needs Help After Tragedy
The Howard Latham family of apartment 27 West Court faces quarantine with seven members cut off from food fuel and funds after two daughters died of spinal meningitis. Howard, a Huntsville arsenal worker, cannot return to work till the quarantine ends as neighbors aid the family in Decatur after moving from Landersville following a house fire. The Daily launches the Latham Fund to relieve their distress with public contributions.
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Howard Latham
West Court
Huntsville Arsenal
Decatur
Landersville
Latham
Ethel James
P. C. Ratcliff
First Baby To Be Given Prizes In Five Cities
The Daily will mark the new year by naming the first baby born in 1953 in Decatur Hartselle Athens Cullman and Moulton. Hospitals will award gifts from local merchants and a yearly subscription to The Daily. Gifts are provided by Hagerty Drug Store Poers Gift Shop Roberts Drug Co Roberts Bros Sandlin Drug Co Alexander Sales Gilbert's drug store Sharp Killen Hagerty Drugs David Lees.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Athens
Cullman
Moulton
Hagerty Drug Store
Poer’s
Roberts Drug Co
Roberts Bros
Sandlin Drug Co
Alexander Sales
Irwin-Dyer Infirmary
Gilbert’s Drug Store
Sharp & Killen
Hagerty Drugs
David Lee's
Transit Strike Looms Over New York Bus System
Millions of New Yorkers faced a looming eight-company bus strike set to begin at midnight in a wage hour dispute. TWU president Michael J. Quill rejected arbitration proposed by the Board of Estimate as Mayor Impellitteri and officials press peace efforts.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
TWU
Michael J. Quill
City Board of Estimate
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Cloture Fight Now Scheduled
A group of determined senators plan an opening day fight in the Senate against the filibuster to advance civil rights bills. Senate action could impact the Electoral College count, but Parliamentarian Watkins says safeguards keep the presidential tally on schedule next Tuesday. Senator Lehman and others promise a quick move to curb filibusters, targeting anti lynching poll tax bills and bans on racial discrimination.
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Milton Kelly
Washington
Senate
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles L. Watkins
Sen
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Farmers' Share of Consumer Dollar Drops to 46 Cents
The Agriculture Department reports the farmer-producer share of the food dollar has fallen to 46 cents, the lowest since the war. Processing and distribution costs have risen to record levels, versus 49 cents a year ago and 50 cents in 1951. During the war the share reached 60 cents.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rainy day wrecks dot Decatur streets with minor injuries
Rain swept Decatur saw multiple collisions yesterday. A 1947 Chevrolet and a 1949 Chevrolet collided at Alabama Street and Lafayette Street causing $300 damage to each car. no serious injuries reported. A 1951 International truck struck a 1950 Chevrolet and a 1949 Pontiac at Fourth Avenue and Gordon Drive, totaling about $350 in damage to the vehicles. Police report stop signs and traffic signals operating as usual.
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Alabama Street
LaFayette Street
Louis Landers
Richard Hydhe
Decatur
Alabama
LaFayette
Radio Shack
Richard Hyde
Billy Freeman Free
Decatur 1
Freeman C. Free
Charlie Scott
Chicago
Ind
Fourth Avenue
Gordon Drive
Sanders and
Hyde
Howard Ray Morris
Lee
Best Alabama News Story of 1952 Election Race
A poll of Associated Press editors names the Steven son Eisenhower presidential race as Alabama’s top story of 1952. Eisenhower’s Birmingham visit, Sparkman’s nomination for vp, and a vigorous GOP campaign drive the list, with Connor and other events ranking among the year’s notable items.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Huntsville
John J. Sparkman
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Pollard
Ala
James E. Folsom
Hugh Bentley
Phenix City
Mobile
Maryland
Orange Lee
Red Agent Slays Pilot But Fails In His Escape Attempt
A Red agent aboard a Philippines Airlines DC-3 shot and killed two crew members during a desperate bid to reach Communist China. Nationalist fighters forced the plane to land on Quemoy Island. the agent, 1g I5u-Loun, was captured with seven survivors. Passenger accounts place the events mid flight from Laoag to Aparri, with police noting the suspect’s calm arrival.
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Red
Taipeh
Formosa
Philippines
China
Quemoy Island
Fukien
the Philippines Air Line
PAL
Quemoy
Mary Alice Ireton
Bethel
Hung Appar
Carlos Barranda
Laoag
Luzon
Aparri
Eisenhower Appeases Taft on Appointments and Farm Policy
President elect Eisenhower appears to have satisfied Senate Republicans including Taft and Young on two flashpoint issues. An 24 hour meeting yielded an understanding on appoint ment consultation and farm price parity. Benson promised to study price supports while pledging 90 percent parity through 1954. Styles Bridges also attended the talks.
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Marvin L.arrowsmith
New York
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Congress
Taft
Martin Durkin
Ohio
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
GOP
Ezra Taft Benson
Lenson
Young
Benson
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Ike
Fate Of Spies Up To President
New York's Julius and Ethel Rosenberg face execution the week of Jan. 11 for conspiracy to transmit atom bomb secrets to Russia. The fate may rest with President Eisenhower or clemency actions by President Truman before the new administration takes office. Judge Kaufman signaled potential delays for appeals and promised the defense time to seek White House relief.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
New York City
Eisenhower
Irving R. Kaufman
White House
Kaufman
Russia
Churchill Sails For Talks With Eisenhower And Truman
Winston Churchill sailed from Southampton on the Queen Mary for talks with President-elect Eisenhower on Korea and other world issues. The 78 year old prime minister planned to call on President Truman before a two week holiday in Jamaica, accompanied by Mrs Churchill.
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Southampton
England
Churchill
Queen Mary
Eisenhower
Korea
Truman
Jamaica
Wheeler Plantation Leased By Clancy's New Company
Clancy Cattle & Farming company will take over Wheeler plantation on January 1, leasing the 16 297 acre estate in Lawrence county for 20 years. Miss Annie Wheeler, long associated with the plantation, will continue to live at Wheeler Station. She has operated the property for 40 years.
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Leon Clancy
Clancy Cattle & Farming Company
Lawrence County
Clancy Cattle& Farming Company
Wheeler
Alabama
Annie Wheeler
Tennessee Valley
Wheelers
Wheeler Station
Annie
Physicist Held On 5000 Dollar Bail in Baltimore Case
Jerome Mayo Greenberg once a government scientist was ordered held on $5,000 bail for arraignment Monday on a charge he denied being a Communist. The indictment came from a Richmond grand jury after a long holiday arrest by FBI agents. Greenberg, 30, an assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is a Johns Hopkins graduate.
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Baltimore
Jerome Mayo Greenberg
U. S
Ernest Volkart
Richmond
Greenberg
FBI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
Johns Hopkins University
Communist Party
Atty
McGranery
Washington
Foggy Picture For 1952 Finale
The year end remains mild with temperatures near normal across the country. Rain blankets regions from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast, while snow falls in parts of the upper Mississippi Valley and light precipitation affects the Pacific coast and Rockies as a disturbance over Alabama moves northeast.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Ohio River Valley
Gulf States
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast States
Rocky Cape Hatteras, N. C
Weather Bureau
Alabama
No New Plan To End Fighting In Korea Studied
President Truman said no new plan to hasten the end of the Korea War has been submitted. He noted the dairy import restrictions under the Defense Production Act and avoided comment on MacArthur and Vincent matters.
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Korea
Washington
Truman
Brannan
Douglas MacArthur
John Carter Vincent
MacArthur
Far East
Vincent
Charles Murphy
Federal
State Department
China
Tangier
Acheson
Churchill
Great Britain
White House
Traffic Deaths To Hit New High
Chicago report projects 1952 traffic fatalities to reach at least 38,000, the largest toll since 1941 and among the top three on record. December weather could push the total higher, with 1941 1937 and 1939 among the worst years. fatalities through November totaled 34,500.
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Chicago
U. S
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Aernce
Tulle
Vlimor
Moland Widner
Decatur General Hospital
Tommy Hern
Mrs. Hern
Mooresville
Walter H. Todd Sr
Miami
Conrad Strickland Jr
Constance
Hot Springs
Conrad Strickland Sr
Church of the Nazarene
James Burks
Decatur 2
Ellis-Meyer Hospital
House Probers
Lhe
Winston Churchill
Lie
Clancy
Jerome Greenberg
U.S
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