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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1955
Page
4
A passenger remarks on a plane from Washington to Richmond noting 100 miles in 26 minutes and a fellow passenger retorts that Grant took four years to cover the same distance, delivering a brief historical quip.
The Dothan Eagle reports Alabama lawmakers push a state wide voter reidentification law to remove dead or moved voters from lists. Counties with old cleans ups like Houston and Geneva show the need for uniform updates across all 67 counties to ensure accurate rolls and fair elections.
Lyndon Johnson used the McCarthy debate to pressure Republicans. The confrontation helped Eisenhower positions while exposing divisions within the party. Johnson leveraged the moment to force a repudiation of Democratic accusations against Republicans.
One day before the vote John son pressured Herbert Hoover Jr acting secretary of state to testify against the McCarthy resolution. Hoover agreed and testified against McCarthy citing independence from satellite country policy. Joe McCarthy read the Republican platform praising liberty behind the Iron Curtain and urging liberation of satellite peoples as a campaign pledge test for Republican senators.
Arlie B. Davidson argues petty grievances trigger serious trouble including assaults and murder. He urges humor and simple courtesy to prevent conflicts at home work or play, citing quotes and political remarks on communism and appeasement.
The column reviews a dispute involving Lucille Miller accusing Dorothy Thompson and James Vincent Sheean of Communist links. It cites Thompson’s view of Miller as unbalanced, questions of sanity, and a broader debate over patriotism, politics, and alleged plots in Washington and Vermont.
Senator Homer Capehart of Indiana challenged Senator McCarthy asking where the administration or Congress failed to meet obligations amid the censure vote. McCarthy initially stayed silent as Capehart pressed questions about appeasing Communists and the administration’s conduct.
An investigative report by Victor Riese outlines Ford Foundation funded probes into alleged pro Communist activity in radio, TV, stage, and cinema. It notes efforts to form a single entertainment union with 100000 followers to combat communism, plus IRS scrutiny of strike funds and future wage tensions among major unions and employers.
The AFL Amalgamated Assn of Street Electric and Motor Coach Operators shows rising militancy with new gimmicks and strikes. In Detroit it presses Greyhound to improve travel and create jobs, while Washingtons Capitol Transit Lines under Louis Wolfson faces a threatened strike as the union seeks higher pay. The potential disruption looms over government transportation.
Vacation Bible School at Antioch Methodist Church closed after a successful session with 37 enrollments and an average daily attendance of 32. Children presented a program themed Our Happy World before the regular service, opening with I m Happy All The Time and closing with This Is My Father s World and the Lord s prayer.
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