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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1950
Page
1
A mixed forecast notes considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers in the South ion and Saturday. Local items report visits to Florida, planned trips to Daytona Beach, hospital admissions, births, discharges, and small-town happenings across Decatur and surrounding areas.
Police custody a Black Air Force corporal Charley Smith at Maxwell Field after a hammer beating left 23 year old man Lee in serious condition. Authorities say Smith was captured after a confrontation near the base as he attempted to flee.
President Truman asked Congress for 260 million dollars to speed up atomic bomb development and fund advanced plants under the AEC. He stressed atomic energy's peaceful aim but said defenses require increased capacity and noted continued work on all weapons including the hydrogen bomb. Pike’s Senate confirmation remains pending as he counts on the president’s strong support.
A second Santa Fe derailment occurred within 18 hours as the California bound El Capitan and the Westbound Kansas City Chief were diverted. No injuries reported in the second crash though three of four diesel units fell from a transfer track at Galesburg. Traffic resumed after wrecking crews cleared the mainline.
In Korea on July 7 the roar of American warplanes brings a reassuring sound to South Korean civilians as U S air forces patrol the area. Reports describe the aircraft overhead as a sign of support and security amid ongoing tensions.
Santa Barbara Calif July 7 P The 54 year old author John Guy Gilpatric and his 52 year old wife Maude Louise were found shot to death after learning she had a breast tumor later said malignant by a physician The bodies were found by Robert H French Deputy Coroner James Webster said Gilpatric shot his wife then himself A 32 caliber pistol lay beside his body Gilpatric known for Glencannon stories in The Saturday Evening Post and as chief engineer on a rusty English freighter
Kate Cross-Eyes widow of Geronimo and third of his wives died here aged about 94. She lived on the Mescalero Apache Reservation with her son Robert Geronimo’s sole survivor since 1914. Geronimo, famed Chiricahua leader, long resisted U S forces before surrendering in 1886 and dying years later.
New Orleans July 7. Charlie Hurth president of the Sou Birmingham discusses the team’s protest affecting their schedule. The club plans a next trip to Atlanta in mid August as authorities consider replaying the disputed game.
New York reports a fresh infantile paralysis outbreak as the 1950 March of Dimes campaign raises a record 30.78 million dollars. O Connor notes 17 000 patients need ongoing aid and funds fund research training and emergency relief while local chapters receive 2 666 129 this year.
Danish navy and army officers must not leave Denmark for holidays until further notice. Regulations issued this morning require officers to spend holidays within a 12 hour journey from their quarters due to the current world situation.
Washington report says President Truman will meet with congressional military leaders to discuss a costly long war in Korea. Bridges calls it an emergency matter as administration weighs industrial mobilization and continued arms support to allies.
Andrew Marion Whitten a 25 year old Morgan county war veteran missing since July 3 was found in Columbus Mississippi. He worked as a Decatur vacuum cleaner salesman and was identified by FBI fingerprints via Columbus police. Relatives say he was hospitalized for amnesia after spinal injections during a veterans hospital stay.
The Korea front may host the first field tests of new American weapons. Pentagon speculation says ground force weapons will be tested first under combat conditions. No tanks have entered Korea yet and air testing of new equipment is expected to be limited.
In Montgomery on July 7 reapportionment minded House members blocked the Senate bid to adjourn sine die and voted to reconvene next Tuesday. The Senate, by a 17-14 vote, had ended today’s session, but the House rejected a 60 day recess and proceeded with a few local bills amid a broader clash over reapportionment. Governor Folsom signals potential new special session if reapportionment is not acted on.
U S intelligence reports intensified Soviet training in East Germany around Berlin and along the Elbe from Magdeburg to Dessau. About 20 divisions and some 200000 troops are involved in maneuvers between now and August, with five divisions near Berlin and three north of the city.
Washington bulletin reports the government ordered use of draft laws to mobilize forces for the Korean conflict. Enlistments will be increased to strengthen the armed services and meet military staffing needs.
Alabama state supreme court issues advisory opinion finding an administration senator held an office of profit. The ruling may affect whether Senator Broughton Lamberth of Tallapoosa can serve in the current special session. Lamberth, on leave as state welfare director appointed by Gov. Elsom, faces a potential seating challenge amid pending county amendment votes.
The governor may call a special session with a proclamation already drawn up as bills move in both chambers. The senate considers a 67 member senate and population based house reapportionment, while the house committee advances companion measures for a showdown next week.
Hugh Mclvor y Louise Mclvor y Charles Ed Dean all three Negroes were fined 100 dollars in recorder court this morning for assault and battery. Dean received an additional 30 day jail term. The incident stemmed from a Sunday morning drinking party at 501 West Lafa Street. Police Chief J B Reed said the men were arrested Sunday and tried today amid prior traffic and disorderly conduct cases.
Three year old A. Jean Lebrun in Newton watches two robins molt from a nest and perch nearby in her yard. The birds appear to be fast friends with the child as she feeds them and shares a moment of quiet companionship on a sunny day in July.
Tokyo dispatch reports a headquarters spokesman says American tanks have arrived in Korea and will provide tank support, though not yet in action. Four Communist divisions push toward the Kum River line about 90 miles south of Seoul, signaling a major upcoming battle.
Tokyo says Reds press envelopment in Pyongtaek area with two divisions while South Korean defenders recapture Pyongtaek and Chungju. An American patrol advanced about ten miles north amid limited opposition as air and naval strikes pound northern targets.
Mobile police raised 200 to aid seven year old William Pierce who was seriously injured by a bullet accidentally fired by a playmate. Detectives Bill Stuckey and Ralph Jordan and other officers organized the drive to speed the boy to hospital treatment and surgery to address multiple head wounds.
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