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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1948
Page
4
A reflective opinion piece discusses the daily toll of motor accidents during travel and compares it to larger global events. The author notes Americans’ support after disasters and questions the response to Japanese earthquake victims, urging a humane course.
The California delegation will arrive in Philadelphia pledged to Truman but will listen before voting the 62 delegate votes. Wisconsin meanwhile shows strong Eisenhower sentiment as party factions brace for a dynamic convention. Quiet Southern revolt talks continue as tru man backers claim support but expect a different convention story.
The piece discusses a rising Southern stance after Alabama’s clear position, with forecasts of a regional revolt affecting national politics. It cites John Temple Graves and notes the revolt’s potential impact on Democratic strength and party memory for future policy. It also highlights progress in cancer research and the American Cancer Society’s role. Morgan County records show 2300 Alabama cancer deaths in 1947, prompting renewed fundraising appeal.
Opinion argues General Eisenhower should be invited to lead a Democratic bid for president. It notes his lack of interest in party feuding, emphasizes his world peace record, military leadership, and broad popular respect. The piece asserts his election would be assured and widely supported by Democrats and independents.
Drew Pearson reports Tom Dewey's claim he has learned hard lessons from Stassen and vows principles matter in the 1948 race. The column notes a draft act clause enabling limited industry drafts and potential steel seizures, plus McCormick's influence over Illinois delegates and Green's political fate. It also surveys Latin American unrest with Ecuador, Panama, and Peru’s political crises amid economic strain and social tensions.
Pegler notes Truman’s Western trip remark about the Pendergast machine in Kansas City. He argues the gang underwrote the local government, used graft from vice to fund politics, and that Truman’s civil rights stance ignores past criminal ties and ballot manipulation in Kansas City.
James Marlow outlines how a Dewey presidency could only dismiss civil service nonpolitical staff and cut agency funding. The piece notes the judiciary and Congress are largely insulated, leaving most firing power in the executive branch and by Congress withholding funds. It contrasts Truman era abuses with Dewey’s potential restraint.
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