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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1956
Page
4
The Jackson Clarion-Ledger cites Dr. Paul Dudley White, Eisenhower advisor, urging middle aged husbands to mow the lawn, garden, pull weeds, golf, fish, ride bicycles, and perform regular activities to maintain muscle tone, aid digestion, and reduce heart disease risk.
The narrator frets about national troubles yet finds solace in a lake trip with Uncle Ed. They drift and talk of politics, college antics, and a proposed one day work week to ease tensions. The piece mixes humor with social commentary and a calm, reflective mood as they head back to shore.
Kraft Foods officials exploited a dairy department cheese program to profit from taxpayer funds. Kraft vice president A W Sigmund helped steer the Dairy Advisory Committee then informed major customers how to gain from the windfall. Courts ordered recoupment, yet none of Kraft’s customers has repaid any profits as of the report.
Senator McCarthy devised a plan to compel Army testimony by pressuring Captain Bert Cumby, a Black officer, but Cumby answered bluntly without flinching or hedging. The episode passed with little reaction from reporters or officials.
Senator McCarthy renewed his attack on Secretary Bricker by accusing the Army of coddling Red collaborators in Korea. A Negro captain thwarted the move and exposed officers promoted while POWs. The effort lacked Senate committee backing and stalled in the shift of leadership.
A historical piece urges casting off regrets and blame, shedding worry about uncontrollable events, and discarding cynicism. It counsels correcting past mistakes, valuing inner faith, and doing one’s duty today to face future fortunes with resilience. Davidson.
John Foster Dulles complains he is surrounded by unofficial secretaries of state and resents interference from Sherman Adams Milton Eisenhower and Harold Stassen. Ambassador John Davis Lodge barred from attending the Republican Convention in San Francisco as per a sudden cable from Dulles. A. J. Rome leads the Aircoach Transport Association in pressing the Civil Aeronautics Board to grant small supplemental airlines a permanent air‑age role.
U.S. observers say Harry Truman's unpretentious style earned more goodwill for the United States than any postwar figure. Khrushchev and Bulganin struggled to mingle with masses, while Truman freely shook hands, signed autographs, and enjoyed himself in London and Paris. A note mentions a State Department veto on sending Truman as a goodwill ambassador due to a dislike for the ex-president.
The Tokyo metropolitan area has 6,300,000 people. A full grown elephant weighs about 10,000 pounds.
A 1956 King Features Syndicate piece critiques tax avoidance schemes. It explains Western Hemisphere Trade Corporations to shift income abroad, compares tax outcomes, notes that many readers stay home, and mentions Puerto Rico as a possible tax haven. The author urges caution, cites a sample calculation, and hints at evolving legal loopholes.
Victor Riesel analyzes the Communist underground and the new international “Independent Look” as part of Moscow’s strategy to rebrand global parties. He argues underground networks, editors, and cadres shape sub rosa operations while Soviet leaders deny influence and aim to prove friendly to capitalist governments.
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