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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1950
Page
4
The author argues there will be no tax reductions due to wartime costs and a heavy financial burden. Citing Senator Taft, the piece claims the excise tax cut bill is effectively dead, while Americans accept high taxes to support the war effort.
Detroit implements a tougher traffic policy aimed at reducing deadly crashes. In 60 days 590 DUI offenders have jailed and 23 people died in crashes, compared with 34 in the previous 60 days. Judge Watts supports the plan while awaiting six more months of results.
The piece argues Uncle Sam backs UN efforts in Korea while other nations should contribute real military force. It backs a stronger Allied response except Russia, suggesting that sustained combat power could force Moscow to pull back its puppet allies.
Senator Sparkman chairs the new Senate small business committee and argues current rates hurt growth. He cites a 53 percent top rate for $25,000 to $50,000 income and proposes a flat 9 percent for incomes up to $25,000, with graduated rates rising to 39 percent for $75,000 and up.
The Washington Merry Go Round reports President Truman faces grim Korea war news and weighs drastic options. A mass retreat or Dunkirk evacuation and a possible atomic strike on North Korea are considered. Military advisers debate risks of provoking Russia and losing global support while aiming to save American lives.
The piece argues Korean troops trained by Japan and then Russia are better equipped and experienced, American soldiers are newer and less trained, Soviet guidance pressures the war, and U S tanks lag behind Russian designs. claims Russian influence extends to the front with reported officers and a submarine sighting.
In facing sickness as a universal fact, the piece urges a proactive life stance. It cites Stevenson, Spinoza, and Roosevelt to illustrate perseverance, urging courage, understanding, and a balanced outlook to create meaning despite hardship.
The article notes reduced American firepower in Korea and growing doubts in the Pentagon about General MacArthur’s vigor for the campaign. At 71, he concentrates on political issues and faces resentment over his pledge to Truman to guarantee success regardless of Russia’s involvement.
The piece argues Moscow will press new Red advances in Germany Yugoslavia Indochina Formosa and elsewhere as American forces struggle in Korea. It warns backstage criticism of the military grows as Moscow is tempted to exploit bogged down U S troops and push in Asia and beyond.
Wisconsin Senator Wiley, at a White House conference on the point four program, clashed with President Truman. Wiley urged consulting non-government experts while Truman asserted government knowledge and cut off the exchange with a sharp remark.
Secretary Brannan weighs storing a surplus U S grain in England as a shield against Soviet submarines if Europe widens the war. Korea rages near Seoul as a 230 man Russian mission reports to General MacArthur in Tokyo. Britain ships steel and machine tools amid war strain.
Intelligence reports to the State Department reveal Russian activity near Turkey, Trieste, Iran and Iraq. A secret Albania Bulgaria pact aims to stir Greece while British steel flows to North Korea and China. Yugoslavia becomes the hottest flashpoint as conflicts unfold.
Oregon's Wayne Morse and Nebraska's Ken Wherry trade barbs over the anti filibuster rule and refuse to speak to each other. Morse accuses Wherry of siding against him while Wherry vows to work with colleagues as tensions flare in the Senate. The clash recalls their first confrontation in the 80th Congress.
Westbrook column argues executive wartime authority allows forced relocation and detention of all communists and fellow travelers. Cites 1942 De Witt curfew and deportation orders and Korematsu, noting Supreme Court support for concentration camps for loyal U S citizens of Japanese ancestry.
York July 17 INS reports Erle Cocke Jr. of Dawson Ga. as leading candidate for national commander of the American Legion for the next year. Cocke, a decorated front line officer, survived a German firing squad after three escapes and years of medical recovery. He now serves as industrial agent for Central of Georgia and chairs the Legion's national security commission.
A column of brief musings on pausing before action and softening life’s trials, interspersed with humorous quips. It includes a Lincoln anecdote about painting and notes on ignorance, honesty, Santa Claus, common workplace humor, and wedding quips.
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