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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1955
Page
4
Analysis notes Tito is in a strong bargaining position offering potential trade with the West or the Soviet Union at top prices. The piece suggests eventual calamity would follow whichever side he chooses, highlighting the high stakes of Yugoslav alignment.
Evangelist Billy Graham, addressing smaller Paris crowds, notes more than double the rate of decisions to audience size than in other campaigns. He says he is prepared to go to Russia if invited, predicting remarkable results.
George McLean of Tupelo argues communism is dying and predicts a swing toward Christian democracy within twenty years. He ties the fate of communism to United Nations ideals and a global program of aid and self help, warning of future disappointments but urging steadfast adherence to plans and beliefs.
The Hartselle Enquirer champions a United Appeal uniting Heart Fund Red Cross Crippled Children Mental Health Muscular Dystrophy Tuberculosis Sanatorium local aid and youth groups into a single campaign. It argues for one funded budget with pledges and installments, urging county wide adoption and greater donor generosity to make the effort workable.
Washington notes that Soviet embassy permission is needed to play on Sundays or Saturdays near the Car I Barron Amphitheatre. State Department steps in. FBI monitoring follows to ensure proper use, with Russians yielding courts to YMCA and Press Club when asked.
GOP senators complain Vice President Nixon cost 200 Republican jobs by delaying a bill to fire 200 Democratic civil servants. Senator Capehart of Indiana pushed to replace them with Republicans, but the 40 40 Senate deadlock left Nixon absent on political travel and President pro tempore George Pearce filled the tie.
Advice from Arlie Davidson on Living Today urges readers to curb worry as it harms health and progress. Accept human limits, pursue what you can, act with hope, and ignore lack of praise. Worry does not resolve challenges and only fuels defeat.
Pegler argues the jailed writer Mrs. Miller and the Finn twins Charles and George were victims of arbitrary U S. judgment. Miller is confined at St Elizabeths Hospital in Washington D C, potentially for life, amid claims of political persecution. The Finns, war veterans with strong records, were convicted over a surplus C 46 aircraft sale and sentenced to a year with psychiatric treatment, amid questions about the case and authorities.
In a legislative move under Nixon's absence, a Georgia Democrat breaks a tie to favor the Democrats while Republicans suffer a loss of 200 jobs in the outcome.
The Senate pivoted to back a Sparkman public housing bill as real estate lobbies feared losing votes. Johnson high pressured Southern Democrats to switch from Eisenhower Capehart. In a busy week, the body approved 97 million dollars for medical research and moved postal pay, small business, and three-year suspensions on cop days of debate.
Mrs Ellie Gillespie and family are mentioned in Harmony notes.Lt Guin Thrasher, son and brother, visited in Hopkinsville Kentucky on Sunday. Families Mrs Mary Heaps and Lavonia Gilles are noted visiting relatives in the week.
Mrs W O Lindsey and Mr W O Lindsey hosted visitors while Willo dean Lindsey visiting Lewisburg Tennessee. Carl ton Mason Janie Betty Sue and Mary Ellen Hudgins joined Mandy McNutt and Rita Mae for a Sunday gathering. Donald Dean Turney and Mr Guy Turney visited. Rev W O Lindsey attended Friendship services and dined with L L Veal. James Edward Lindsey and W O Lindsey visited J E Harris in Lewisburg Tennessee.
Morgan City visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wray and son to Harold Brooks. Mrs. Leon Thomas and daughters in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Abercrombie and children to Leona Smallwood’s home. Carl Whisenant and James Culbreth were ill last week.
A study shows over two thirds of U S residents wear spectacles while 58 percent of people in England use glasses. The comparison highlights higher eyeglass adoption in the United States.
Victor Riesel surveys the postponed CIO Ford GM wage fight amid a booming economy. He notes unions and manufacturers avoided a full guaranteed wage expansion, pushing employer added unemployment insurance while planning future leverage.
The column lists numerous Sunday visits and weekend travel among Morgan County families in Decatur Priceville Somerville and Hartselle plus a note on a National Education Association standard. It cites Renowned Rev J R Heaps and many Winton McCutchen Lemmonds Sharp and Moody as local participants.
The count of U.S. women employed as maids in private households dropped from 2 million in 1940 to under 1.5 million by 1950, reflecting shifts in labor patterns during the decade.
An imported pest has allowed the American prickly pear to spread rapidly, invading over 30 million acres in Australia and challenging control efforts. Experts warn of ongoing ecological and agricultural impact as management strategies are tested.
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