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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
10
The piece surveys Senate panel personalities amid the McCarthy Army inquiry. It notes Republican pro‑McCarthy leanings and Democratic Senator Symington’s ties to key figures, plus a past youth incident tying Symington to a police record.
A column fragment urges resisting procrastination and completing duties now. It then shifts to political analysis detailing McCarthy era clashes in the Senate, focusing on McClellan Dirksen Mundt and their stance toward McCarthy, Stephens, and Eisenhower. It notes personal losses and intergovernmental tensions amid party lines.
In a quip-filled note attributed to Major Squirm in Alabama magazine, he visits Decatur praising its industrial friendliness while contrasting wartime firing power and Confederate rifleman efficiency, and asserting local dreath claims since 1898.
The Senate Public Works Subcommittee approved the sale to private interests but emphasized it is not a move to privatize TVA as a whole. The Decatur terminal is among those sold, part of TVA’s long running plan to stay out of private business.
The U S 31 Highway Association plans a meeting in the near term to boost promotion of the highway attracting more tourist travel. Traffic already moves along the route but is not yet matching the highway s importance to Alabama as the state s best artery for tourist dollars.
The piece argues against predicting elections noting James Roosevelt's surprise nomination despite scandal and DNC opposition. It suggests voter preferences defy forecasting and mocks rivals forced to offer generic pledges.
Decatur business leaders push for a single annual Community Chest and Red Cross drive. They warn that without timely groundwork and payroll deduction buy in by industry the $60,000 goal cannot be reached in one campaign this fall. They urge joint talks to ensure a united, larger charitable drive.
Use of fertilizer in the United States rose to an all time peak of 23,143,000 tons in 1953 signaling strong agricultural demand.
Pegler warns that poured concrete apartment buildings with steel reinforced columns in New York sap privacy and quiet. He argues thin walls and smoke-dense plumbing create endless noise from pipes to neighbors, making life indoors intolerable and predicting societal strain if such developments continue.
Adolph H. Bohnn woke to pounding and admitted police who found a man hiding in the basement. Officers said a window was smashed and the burglar alarm activated as the safe handle was pounded off with a hammer and iron bar.
Moles avoid above ground activity during cold months. They extend tunnels below the frost line and feed on insects dwelling there, staying active underground.
In Grafenwoehr Germany a U S 1st Infantry division trains on Rommel era ground near the Czech border simulating future wars. The article contrasts Desert Fox legends with modern morale and weaponry as troops drill with energy rifles and jet support.
Visiting hours for Norris were omitted in a prior story. Visitors will be admitted to the lobby and Visitors Building daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The report notes no locally transmitted malaria cases near TVA lakes in recent years while preceding TVA areas had a sizable past infection rate suggesting prior exposure among residents.
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