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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1952
Page
4
By road map standards eight miles may not seem long yet in city blocks it marks a tremendous stride forward for Decatur as it completes a paving program totaling eight miles of streets.
In 1934 Harry S. Truman ran for Missouri senate against Congressman Cochran. Cochran led 234,580 to 139,321 before Jackson County results. Jackson reported 137,529 for Truman and 1,525 for Cochran. An election probe later purged 85,000 ghost votes in Jackson County, suggesting where his national career began.
Editor Grover Hall Jr. reports Kefauver campaign tactics observed at Senator Russell's Chicago headquarters. Kefauver's win in headlines looms as he guides the Democratic race while Russell signals cautious opposition and potential front‑page play.
Drew Pearson analyzes Senator Richard Russell of Georgia in the Democratic convention race. He notes Russell's Southern bloc ties and opposition to Truman civil rights, arguing northern city blocs and geographic splits shape party strategy and nomination chances.
Advice on mental health emphasizes stability and health as core goals for Americans. It outlines causes of impairment from head injuries to personal conflicts and offers practical steps to improve well being including focusing on essential life aspects, managing daydreams, doing honest work, loving others, and seeking counsel.
The article details how Senator Dick Russell and Republican leaders used a tacit agreement to block civil rights by trading votes on cloture and on the NLRB reorganization. It notes Russell’s liberal foreign policy stance and patronage disputes with Georgia’s Estes Kefauver, and hints at personal reflections amid party maneuvering.
Officials expect the next Congress to be asked to raise a 67 million dollar aid vote while Ambassador Bowles pushes a four year billion dollar program to lift village living standards and boost production in India Pakistan and five neighbors. The administration’s broader five nation request was cut in half, signaling cautious budgetary stance ahead of a key report on the program.
The piece argues Dick Russell dominates the Senate's racial policy battles and coalition building with Rob Taft, shaping the GOP Southern bloc's agenda. It notes his pivotal role in opposing FEPC and civil rights, contrasting public perception with behind the scenes influence in Chicago discussions.
Washington braces for a pitched battle with Soviet bloc delegates at the International Red Cross convention opening in Toronto. Despite the bloc’s condemnation of the organization as capitalist and its ban on a Korea role, Russia Poland Romania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia North Korea and Red China accept invitations. Officials expect renewed UN germ warfare charges to surface.
The week outlines events in Washington and across states with the Democratic national convention opening in Chicago on Monday. It lists run-off primaries in Oklahoma for GOP House nominees and Democratic contenders, plus a Texas Democratic primary for Senate and 22 House seats with an August 23 runoff if needed. FDA reports 100 of 300 blood disorder cases screened as duplications, with some remaining linked to chloramphenicol and no firm role stated. AEC semi annual report will omit a department focus, detailing broader research areas rather than a single featured discipline.
Australia’s Qantas Empire Airways targets the world’s longest over water flight Friday covering 2,677 miles from Cocos to Mauritius. It is part of an 8,493 mile direct Sydney to Johannesburg route set to halve current trip time of about one week via Singapore and Cairo.
The Democratic convention atmosphere shifts as delegates dispute issues threaten to split the party. Top contenders Ke_fauver Russell Kerr Barkley Harriman vie for leverage while Stevenson lingers in the wings. The upheaval mirrors Eisenhower’s momentum at the Republican gathering last week.
This weekly civic column invites missing groups to report their meeting times and contacts. State officials N W Kimbrough and Earl McGanniss will address Rotary and Kiwanis" Lions plan a two day Horse Show with Sam Wheat as general chairman. Chemstrand scientist Dr Frank S Soday will address Decatur Civitan with Dr Ellegne Chenault credited for arranging.
Veterans of Foreign Wars meet at 7 45 P M Monday at the VFW Home Ex change club gathers at 7 P M Tuesday at Pitts Motel Jaycee board of directors at 7 P M Tuesday at the Alabama Hosiery Mills office Loyal Order of Moose convenes at 8 P M Tuesday at the Moose Home Business and Professional Women's Club at 7 30 P M Thursday Ben evolent and Protective Order of Elks meet at 8 P M Thursday at the Elks Home.
Delegates wrestle with a Democratic oath of allegiance proposal while reports say Truman may back Harriman on the first ballot. Labor leaders seek a pro New Deal coalition, Russell gains in the South, and Barkley emerges as a possible consensus name amid shifting support and AP tallies.
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