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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
4
The piece notes ongoing expansion in Decatur with talk of annexations and a growth path to a 50,000 population, urging neighboring residents to join in a larger municipal area while highlighting the Bee Line road refurbishment and new development.
The report surveys a Dixie Democratic draft of electors in New York and a Texas primary fray. It notes Swope joking about voting for Hoover, Lehman's reaction, and Ed Flynn's warning. It highlights W. Patman and Wright Patman districts facing real estate money against housing bills, and Sam Rayburn's drive on the Taft Ellender Wagner housing act. It also mentions Gov. Tom Clark's plea for 300 part time fathers to mentor federal offenders at the National Training School for Boys.
The Nation explains the still evolving selective service setup. It notes 4,000 draft boards must form after state director appointments and office space is arranged by August. Registration runs August 30 to September 18 for ages 18 to 25, with drafting possible from October 1, and deferment rules remain unsettled.
The text notes tax increases from 1 in 13 of national income in 1939 to 1 in 4 in 1948, cites a 500 percent rise to an overall figure of 254 billions, and mentions twenty one billions spent on foreign aid since the war with plans to spend about seventeen billions more on the Marshall Plan.
Clark pursues a heart to heart recruiting push for 70 foster fathers from civil groups who will mentor one boy each, meet twice monthly, and take him on monthly outings. Sponsors help teach, secure work, and guide reformatory youths toward proper environments through school scholarships and tutorship.
Virginia figures Byrd and Tuck left the Democratic convention to cool off forgetting badges. The incident left the Virginia delegation leaderless during VP nominations. Maryland Senator Tydings clashed with Truman after Eleanor Roosevelt comments, pledging to support Eisenhower. New Jersey boss Hague tangled with Arthur Chapin over civil rights, Chapin won backing from Archie Alexander and defeated Hague in a caucus.
Alcatraz began as a Spanish fort before becoming a U S site for military prisoners in 1858 making it the nation s stern penal landmark.
DeWitt Mackenzie discusses the U N credential controversy and the indictment of twelve U S communist leaders. He contrasts subversion fears with Secretary Marshall’s denial and traces Communist history from 1917 to 1940, arguing Moscow driven revolution conflicts with U S law.
The piece alleges Henry Wallace courted a spiritual movement led by the Roerich circle and a New York lama, with letters to Madam Roerich and others. It claims Wallace wrote sectarian notes and funded mystic rituals, drawing on Hollywood money and a controversial network.
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