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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1955
Page
4
The Congress annually appropriates sixty million dollars to maintain the Mississippi River levees and no repayment is required.
Dr. Ralph B. Craughon of Alabama Polytechnic Institute announced that Dr. O C Carmichael of the University of Alabama will deliver the commencement address. The note marks a rare cooperative gesture between the two great universities and signals progress for the state.
The Decatur area has waited months for a Civil Aeronautics Board decision on airline service. Southern Airways and the city seek to serve the area but no hearing date has been set and Washington action is still awaited. Residents urge the board to fulfill its duty to the public.
California Senator Knowland is building a path to the vice presidency and possibly the presidential race if Eisenhower declines the top GOP nomination. He favors facts over propaganda, cites TVA experience in Tennessee Valley, and stresses that the people come first.
James N. Bloodworth of Decatur and others returned from Washington after testifying before a congressional sub committee on TVA appropriations. They urged Congress to allow TVA to issue revenue bonds to finance new steam power plants and opposed charges of hostility to public power.
Washington reports discuss the possible reshaping of the Health Education and Welfare Department to suit a president Eisenhower pick. The piece criticizes Mrs. Hobby as wary of welfare state duties and notes concerns from Herbert Hoover about the agency’s leadership.
An opinion piece argues for a congressional probe into Secretary of Health Mrs Hobby. It raises questions on grain inspection, rat droppings, weevil control, medical research funding, Hill Burton hospital aid, and school construction spending. It urges scrutiny of successor policies and cabinet leadership.
HAL BOYLE compares the polio vaccine’s introduction to Jenner’s smallpox vaccine era. He notes public doubt, religious opposition, and the slow path to wide acceptance, citing Jenner’s early tests, fears of cowpox origins, and eventual mass vaccination milestones. The piece draws lessons on safety testing, public trust, and the goal of eradicating both diseases.
Victor Riesel reports that Walter Reuther gains a principle resembling a guaranteed annual wage for Auto Workers while differences with industry focus on naming and form. A loan versus grant dispute persists though midweek parity on five year terms and jobless support appears, with unions signaling readiness for public-Relations moves.
The Associated Press reports little change in weather across the nation with more rain in several regions. Showers and thunderstorms persisted overnight in many states including the Dakotas, Great Bend Kansas area, and Seminole Texas Panhandle. Light showers touched the Pacific Northwest and northern Atlantic coast as temperatures ranged from 79 degrees in Key West to around 30s in Canyon.
Peter Venture an ordained minister visits a local Jehovah's Witness congregation to lead a week of concentrated preaching. A Saturday 8 p.m. talk at the Kingdom Hall 1502 Grant St. highlights the event with the sermon titled Before an Ungodly World. All faiths welcome. no collections will be taken.
The combined U S public and private debt rose from 493 million dollars in 1945 to 709 million dollars in 1955, reflecting a substantial postwar increase in domestic indebtedness.
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