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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1948
Page
4
Local editor notes climate and traffic concerns while promoting Decatur as a business hub. Articles discuss airport funding, dairy industry potential, public cleanliness, and a proposed city information program at key transit points. The piece argues for practical improvements and civic responsibility.
The Daily reports astonishing results from Russell county precinct one in the May 4 Democratic primary. Only eight of 24 delegate candidates and eleven of 28 elector candidates received votes, with many receiving zero. Governor Folsom and A L Patterson led delegates with 365 votes. The mystery of anti single shot law and voting patterns raises questions for state Democrats.
The piece notes President Truman expects a heavy defeat by the GOP but dismisses Ike Eisenhower as a presidential rival. It also mentions Truman planning a 60 day campaign tour this fall and discusses a parallel Italian democracy letters contest with wide participation and prizes from American firms. Judges include Pecora D Alesandro and Impellitteri.
A letter from former AP and Bell Syndicate correspondents recalls Ike at Shanghai in 1946. The writers urge Eisenhower to permit his name on the ballot so the American people can draft him as their leader under a two party system.
At the GOP gathering Harry Butcher, longtime wartime naval aide to General Eisenhower, was pressed on credibility concerns surrounding the campaign and discussions raised during the convention.
James Marlow reports on the critique of children's literature and media. Wertham and Norman Cousins argue that comic books and Mother Goose verses foster violence and cruelty, urging parents to rethink storytelling for kids.
New York July 6. Pegler argues that communist controlled unions in retail stores drive customers away by abusing them. He critiques Roosevelt era labor boards and leaders like Green Lewis Murray Perkins and Tobin, alleging hostile actions against workers and praise for suppression of dissent.
Roy Roberts reports that Eiserhow er would not accept a democratic draft nomination but would campaign against a republican ticket led by an isolationist like Bob Taft or John Bricker. The story draws attention and implies Ike is being used for propaganda.
The passage notes a shift in stance as endless hearings are contemplated, disruptions of office work to access old records, and the emergence of picket lines and a silent weapon, likened to an icepick or knife, targeting the organized minority groups with a boycott.
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