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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1955
Page
4
Surgeon General Scheele says we can go forward with the Salk polio vaccine program. Public confidence is to be restored as the U S P H S endorses its safety for children and urges parents to proceed with vaccination despite recent production and testing glitches.
A public service exhortation urges motorists to adopt a responsible attitude behind the wheel during holiday travel. It argues that the sole cure for deadly crashes lies in individual drivers pledging to slow down and avoid reckless behavior.
A civic talk urged residents to inform officials about subjects affecting daily life. The speaker said pressure groups influence city councils to Congress and urged people to openly praise good work or oppose harmful bills. Officials cannot read minds without clear, logical input.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes India lifts a ban on exporting Rhesus monkeys used for vaccine production. Nehru's government seeks cooperation with the United States to combat polio without offending sacred animal beliefs, amid pressure from animal protection groups.
Washington column reports a personal expense fund for Senator Prescott Bush totaling about 25 000 to 40 000 dollars raised by five Connecticut Republicans. Named backers include Roland Harriman and John B. Gates. Harriman is a Brown Brothers Harriman partner and Newsweek stockholder. Gates runs Rusell, Birdsall & Ward with residence in Greenwich.
Pegler skewers Einstein as a crazy hoaxer and defends Ezra Pound as sane. He notes Pound’s confinement at St. Elizabeths Hospital and links to Mussolini era praise while contrasting Pound with Einstein and public figures.
Victor Riesel reports House Un-American Activities Committee plans hearings on the stage and nightclub scene starting in New York after summer. LA and San Diego follow, as efforts to clean up left entertainment sectors resume amid broader labor and industry shifts.
Commentary warns against overemphasis on work draining life’s joys while citing quotes from Charles E Hughes on overwork and worry. It critiques political fundraising and stresses the public servant duty beyond special interests, noting a banker’s view on stable money policy.
The text notes that donors included friends and unidentified individuals from out of state. Bush cites many supporters eager to back his view and refuses to name contributors, claiming he is not the only senator with a special fund, raising questions about corrupt practices and unclarified funds.
The remark questions what action, if any, Attorney General Brownell will take regarding his ally, a senator from Connecticut, signaling political tension and possible inquiry into discretionary decisions.
High level Communist circles approved a working liaison with the dockside underworld. They control labor at the waterfront and traveled east last weekend to secure this approval and willingness to pay large sums for pier assistance.
Harry Bridges' Longshoremen's Union inner circle surveys New Orleans and Galveston ports as they plan toe-holds east of San Francisco amid 1955 syndicate activity and union strategy.
More than 200 pupils are enrolled in the Decatur High School summer session, perhaps the largest ever. Junior High offerings include geography and science while Senior High covers English history business math and typing. H R Leeman oversees the first semester as classes run 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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