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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1959

Page

4

Good For Herter Urges firm Berlin Stand

Secretary of State Christian Herter, in a report on the Geneva conference, urged Western powers to hold firm in Berlin. He warned the Soviet Union would add 2,000,000 free West Berliners to communism if the West retreats, and said supply routes must not be surrendered.

Christian Herter Berlin Soviet Union Reds Eisenhower Admiral Strauss Walter Williams Williams Sinclair Weeks Weeks Boston Ike Seattle Committee For Economic Development Commerce Department the Treasury George Humphrey Wall Street Patterson South Orval Faubus Arkansas Alabama Faubus Herman Talmadge Georgia Lyndon Johnson Texas Kennedy International Union of Electrical Workers Carey Cordiner James B. Carey Inc

Alabama advantage grows as industry taps diverse gold

The Associated Press notes Alabama’s rich potential beyond mineral gold as industry expands across iron ore coal water cattle poultry and forests. State Industrial Development Board director Leland Jones says four years of investment neared 700 million dollars with near billion-dollar growth expected, bringing jobs and Alabama made goods.

Associated Press Alabama Jones

Alabama Eyes Special Session On Education Funding

Governor Patterson calls a special session of the Alabama Legislature to consider education funding needs and proposes a four item tax package to raise 42 million dollars over two fiscal years. The editorial urges equal tax burdens and swift legislative action to improve the state’s schools.

John Patterson Alabama Patterson Gov. Patterson

Labor union offers free legal aid through special panel

Los Angeles based unions set up a secret pilot program paying for civil legal advice and limited to two office interviews per member. The plan, funded by employers at about $204000 annually, will be exposed at bargaining tables after a year of secrecy.

Los Angeles California Sun Union Council Joint Council of Hotel and Restaurant Council Employers Council of Southern California John Cooper Bar Association Trust Fund Medical Bar Associations Mee Hall Syndicate

Wyatt Earp sits in on Holifield fallout hearing

Hollywood actor Hugh O’Brian, famed for portraying Wyatt Earp, attends Congressman Holifield’s radioactive fallout hearing in Washington. He says he will watch hearings a week and then host a TV segment on atomic war dangers. The piece links fallout risks to civilization and Ike administration decisions.

Washington Hugh O'Brian Wyatt Earp Wichita, Kans Congressman Holifield John Donnelly Donnelly Africa Dr Schweitzer Holifield

Your Money's Worth Budget Deficit Tops Records

Government ends decade with the largest peacetime deficit in U S history estimated near 12.5 billion. Debt climbs toward 286 billion as deficits persist through the 1950s, with tax burden and interest costs rising while surpluses remain rare.|

Sylvia Porter U. S. Treasury the Treasury White House George Porter Humphrey Robert Anderson Truman Eisenhower

Way Sought To Pay For Roads

Washington AP reports a simple tax extension bill grew into a vehicle for funding interstate highways and diverting revenue to a highway trust fund. Senator Gore pushes diversion while Eisenhower warns of contract halts without funds and favors a gasoline tax raise.

Joe Hall Washington Senate House Highway- Trust Fund Albert Gore D-Tenn Fisenhower Congress Gore Special Highway Trust Fund Treasury General Fund Eisenhower Senate Finance Committee

Don't Be A Weakling Aims At Courage And Conviction

A 1968 Hall Syndicate piece urges readers to resist crowd conformity and act on principle. It warns against following mobs or delaying action for expediency. The article transitions to a note about free criminal defense aid with trustee approvals, panel lawyers, and income limits.

Pets need more water in winter from furnace heat drying moisture

House pets like dogs and cats require extra water during cold months as central heating dries bodily moisture.

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