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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1958
Page
4
In Echols County only 41 acres of cotton remain, Clinch near that level, Chariton County shows seven, and Camden County holds two. The text notes the Soil Bank program's impact on Southeast cotton and hopes for a rebound in the Cotton Trade.
Citizens express anger at irregularities in county election charges and rally for Mor- County voting machines. The piece urges readers to support a statewide movement, emphasizing personal and fair vote counting.
A strongly worded critique questions the effectiveness of safety efforts and urges personal responsibility after citing rising numbers of Americans injured in car crashes from 1946 to 1957.
Monsanto president Charles Allen Thomas spoke at the University of Alabama commencement urging the South to welcome industrial change. He said the region faces an intellectual crossroads and will advance education and industry, predicting Alabama will become a great state as its people seek more.
The article argues Charles de Gaulle as France's new premier shows a strong-man approach, seeking emergency decree powers for six months, constitutional revisions for a stronger executive, and reorganization of overseas relations, prompting questions about American reaction to a leader who would send Congress home.
A Yonkers Herald Statesman columnist critiques an NBC interview with Chiang Kai-shek aired next Sunday. He notes the Generalissimo dodged key questions and presents a somber view, while offering historical context on Formosa and Taiwan’s past rulers and names.
Drew Pearson reports Admiral Lewis Strauss faced rejection of a proposed clean H bomb as too dirty for tactical use. Tests showed excessive radioactivity spread, undermining Strauss and Eisenhower aide Pearson's case for a pinpoint military weapon.
The column surveys Formosa’s ethnology and the mix of aboriginal and Chinese populations including Hakkas. It notes head hunting in history and Formosa as a refuge for stray peoples. It also reports on Ambassador Lodge warning Dulles about a Soviet paper claiming hydrogen bombs are not clean.
The United Nations conducts conferences with five official languages: English French Spanish Russian and Chinese.
Victor Riesel reports oil industry unions seek a worker funded investment pool, severance pay up to 18 000 for 20 years’ service, four months notice before layoffs, overtime cuts, and reopening of contracts with wage and fringe-benefit raises. Officials warn of a possible showdown strike in 1958.
In 1951 U.S. railroads delivered the fewest new locomotive orders in decades, marking the highest stall rate since 1923. Industry sources note a sharp drop in production and shipments reflecting postwar demand shifts and financing issues.
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