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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1951
Page
4
Governor Williams appointed Blair Moody The Detroit Daily News Washington correspondent as Michigan senator to fill an unexpired term Moody moved into his office and immediately installed a news ticker keeping pace with events and headlines from the start.
President Truman says he needs 250000 to complete White House work after estimates ran over by a quarter of a million dollars. The cost overrun is described as a serious miscalculation in the project budgeting.
A public service note urges holiday celebrants to use common sense during the Fourth of July. It cautions drivers to keep speeds under control and be mindful of others to avoid injuries or hospital stays, aiming to prevent grim headlines on July 5.
Hickman of Birmingham completes a term as president of the Alabama Tuberculosis Association and passes leadership to Marc Ray Clement of Tuscaloosa. He led statewide efforts to rid Alabama of tuberculosis, urging financial support, speaking to groups of all sizes, and sacrificing personal interests for the cause.
The Sylacauga community with 10 000 residents showcases a citywide recreation plan serving all ages groups and races. Operating costs total 17000 dollars annually, funded two thirds by the city and one third by Avondale Mills. The article praises Sylacauga and urges other towns to emulate the program while noting Decatur should not stay complacent.
The Young Republicans of Wisconsin's Eighth District urge GOP members and citizens not to reelect Senator Joseph McCarthy. They condemn his tactics and say his approach damages the pursuit of good men for the United States Senate. Wisconsin Republicans are urged to defeat him in the next election.
Vermont Senator George Aiken speechifies against Byrd led budget cuts. He questions the value of dollars versus welfare for children and mothers, noting an $80 million ship program and a proposed $28 million transfer, plus a $50 million federal gift. He laments reducing maternal and child welfare funding.
The text reports that the senate crime committee will subpoena Governor Fuller Warren of Florida and suggests a precedent could apply to Governor Dewey regarding why Dewey released Lucky Luciano who faced a 30 to 50 year sentence. It also notes Lilienthal’s warning to Truman about too much secrecy in AEC press releases and discusses Tennessee politics involving McKellar Gore and the 194? election impacts.
The piece argues that outward achievement does not guarantee happiness. It notes public praise can hide misery, with examples of celebrated figures who felt deep discontent despite fame and fortune. It emphasizes the conflict between external activity and inner peace.
The record shows Hunt achieves 93 percent bipartisanship in Senate votes, highlighting Vandenberg as a champion of bipartisan foreign policy.
U S delegates discuss a Korean war truce with UN members with key disputes over Formosa and seating the Chinese Reds. The plan aims to pause those issues until Korea settles and troops withdraw, while proposing a 20 mile demilitarized zone and halt to bombing and guerrilla activity.
The report outlines ABC facts on beef in Mike Di Salle’s fight to keep price controls. It notes cattle prices rose 53 percent since January 1950 while farmers’ prices rose 13 percent, and warns rollbacks would still leave beef above pre Korea highs. It compares wage and consumer price gains and criticizes middlemen incentives under proposed changes.
A Miss Vivien Kellems led a Connecticut wage tax protest and marshalled Marshall Texas women to resist Social Security deductions. A. J. Altmeyer commented the revolt was trivial, warning of penalties but offering no concrete plan to compel payment. The piece surveys class and gender tensions in tax policy and the notion of obligatory social insurance.
A study of 36 patients compares insulin glucose and B vitamins thiamine and nicotinamide in alcohol withdrawal. The insulin glucose thiamine nicotamide group shows higher improvement though liver damage remains unchanged. The method may ease withdrawal symptoms and warrants physician guidance.
New York dispatch notes rising anti Semitism in the Soviet Union as Jews lose influence in government and military roles. Reports cite expulsions from the foreign service school, assaults in Moscow and Odessa, and censorship by Russian papers. Emigration to Israel halted and Zionist leaders jailed without trial. Ireland meanwhile explores peat based paper production.
A guest recalls a banquet with King Ibn Saud featuring eight barbecued sheep on rice and abstaining from left hand use. He describes the ritual cleanup in a separate room, polite hospitality, and the king’s focus on American stories. The guest notes Saudi wealth rising from pilgrim income to about 150 million dollars with oil.
Air Force crews flew a new six engined B-47 and several B-50 bombers close to multiple nuclear blasts at Eniwetok exposing them to concussion and heat. Designers may alter craft after studying these risks. Remote controlled T-33 jet trainers were flown through the atomic cloud and returned safely for intensive study.
In Vlaby suburb a man was caught attempting to enter a villa through a window. He explained he planned to start a window cleaning business and was using the attempt as advance study of windows.
The term ptomaine was invented by Italian chemist Selmi to name basic substances produced during putrefaction and is now used to indicate a certain class of these compounds.
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