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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1954
Page
3
Senate hearings spotlighted Joseph McCarthy urging federal employees to withhold or disclose classified information. He pressed to obtain secrets on graft, communism and treason, claiming authority as Senate appropriations committee chair. The White House condemned the push to bypass presidential orders.
The text notes McCarthy's bid to usurp presidential authority and warns that federal employees carrying out his request could strip the President of control. It also mentions woodworking tips about a rasp and care after use.
The article recalls Ira Sankey as a self taught singer who turned a folk poem by Samuel O Malley Cluff into the hymn I have a robe and the Ninety and Nine. It notes Sankey’s rise as a gospel singer and composer and his role in popularizing hymns across Ireland Scotland England and America. It mentions his father Bank President Sankey doubting his son and his travels with Moody in 1874.
An ordinance to reimpose bans on mixed white Black competition in baseball and football faced a vote after a petition gathered over 5,000 signatures. The commission had recently allowed mixed play in those sports but kept other sports segregated. Birmingham's population is about 200 000 White and 130 000 Black residents.
In Birmingham more than 300 Republic Steel Corp iron ore miners vote on whether to have the United Steelworkers of America CIO represent them instead of the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union Ind. The Mine and Mill Union won a prior NLRB election among Republic ore miners two years ago after U S Steel Tennessee Coal and Iron Division workers shifted to the United Steelworkers. The CIO previously ousted Mine and Mill on charges of Communist domination.
The text questions whether McCarthy has undergone an FBI clearance for handling classified materials while noting he advocates anti Communist positions. It argues he would complain if a government employee without such a check accessed secret data.
In Tuscaloosa the Boys Town session names a governor among 13 contenders after six days of campaigning. The convention closes with plans to move to Montgomery to seize the State Capitol as other state offices are selected.
MOBILE The Alabama Nurserymen's Association began business sessions after tours of Gulf Coast nurseries. Dr. E. J. Cairns of Auburn and George Sawada of Mobile led talks. New officers were to be elected this afternoon.
Robert Thornton of Centre heads the list as successful candidates. After a Montgomery trip the mythical state will hold legislative sessions here Thursday. Diplomas will be awarded Friday by Dr. O C Carmichael president of the University of Alabama. Cliff Harper of Montgomery directs the Boys State comprising outstanding high school students from across the state. The Alabama American Legion sponsors the annual program.
Postponement request made by defense attorney Frank Hammond for Gerald Albert Gallego 26 who faces murder and armed robbery charges. Judge Leslie overruled a continuance to November and ordered trial this term ending Saturday. Gallego pleaded not guilty and is an ex convict from Hawthorne California. He is also charged in a 1000 bank robbery in Mobile Alabama.
A population observation notes that about two out of three men aged over 65 are married while most women in the same age group are widowed, indicating gender differences in late life marital status.
Minutes from April 20 1951 show Mr Moody recounting criticism of Principal J K Howell at Moulton High School. Trustees offered no recommendations at first, later recommending Howell be replaced as principal.
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