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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1955

Page

12

Germany and United States Sign Aid Pact for West Germany

The United States and West Germany signed a military assistance treaty to equip and support a 500000 strong West German army. Ambassador James B. Conant and Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano witnessed the agreement to bolster NATO defense plans.

Germ Warfare Witness Faces Investigation

U S attorney announces an immediate intensive probe into Hugh Hardyman a La Crescenta California fruit rancher who claimed in subcommittee testimony that U S forces used germ warfare in Korea He faces possible charges including treason sedition perjury and false statements to obtain a passport with a transcript to be reviewed by prosecutors.

Los Angeles U. S. Attorney’s Office House UN - American Activities Subcommittee U.S Korea Theess California Hugh Hardyman Peiping China Subcommittee United States Gordon Scherer Ohio Hardyman la Crescenta Asst U. S. Atty Manley J. Bowler

Health for Today Our Nutritional Needs

A discussion by W. W. Bauer M D and AMA health educator outlines the evolving Recommended Dietary Allowances from the National Research Council. It notes calories by age and activity, gender specifics, and the impact of processing nutrition on quality.

Food Nd Nutrition Board National Research Council Food and Nutrition Board

Women protest outside Pretoria government buildings in South Africa

Seventy women camped overnight outside the government buildings in Pretoria to denounce plans to enlarge the Senate. Sympathizers supplied blankets food and fuel for braziers lit on the lawns beneath a statue of Gen Louis Botha. The text also notes a misstatement about a communist claim and mentions a separate claim about a man testifying involvement with the Ormsby Village for Youth near Topanga Canyon.

Johannesburg South Africa Senate Pretoria Louis Botha

Tunisia Moves Toward Broader Self Rule With Support

Paris reports the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee approved agreements granting Tunisia greater self rule by a 20 to 5 vote with 13 abstentions. The full Assembly may ratify next week under pressure from Premier Edgar Faure as North African unrest grows amid nationalist demands.

Paris Tunisia National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee Edgar Faure France North Africa Morocco Algeria Indochina

Billy Graham rumors circle about crusade behind Iron Curtain

Reports from Chattanooga say Billy Graham may hold extended campaigns behind the Iron Curtain if given freedom to preach the Gospel. A German pastor with wartime ties claims Russians seek religious freedom and hope for a public invitation, while Graham stresses he will go only with freedom and without political aims.

Evangelist Graham Iron Curtain Dusseldorf Billy Graham Germany Poland Russia Wittenberg Martin Luther Billy

World tour in 1956 eyed after New York campaign

The text notes a New York campaign planned about two years from now if an invitation is accepted. It mentions a possible world tour for 1956 with meetings at major Far East locations, indicating broader international engagements following the campaign.

New York Far East

Bicycle makers pivoted to automobiles in early 1900s shift

As the bicycle craze faded at the start of the century, several bicycle manufacturers redirected efforts to automobile production, signaling a transition in transportation industry focus and industrial strategy.

Milk Power Share In Family Food Budget

A family allocates 15 percent of its food budget to milk and dairy products which supply 30 percent of the family's nutritional needs.

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Amy Due Termite CO W. W. Bauer M. D American Medical Association Ormsby Topanga Canyon Huntsville Ala David Williams Company North Alabama Coil General Finance Co Cape Province George Burnham Chattanooga News-Free Europe New York City Berlin H. Leon Reeves Decatur FORD Semmes Motor Sales First Avenue Tidwell Semmes
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