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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1958
Page
4
The Valdosta Daily Times asserts that a state highway department cannot be free from politics. It argues the creation itself is inherently political and that leaders cannot escape political pressures.
A public safety message cites 2851 holiday deaths in five years and 1579 traffic, 853 drownings, and seven fireworks fatalities. It urges personal responsibility with five rules to avoid drinking, speed, reckless passing, following too closely, and competing in traffic, plus a sixth: you are responsible.
Rep. Bob Jones faults lack of unity among farm groups in Congress as cotton farmers face possible 20 percent acreage cuts next year. He says Southeastern states must lead a farmer centered cotton bill, warning only the White House can be blamed for failing to adopt a realistic measure.
The piece argues the United States and Soviet Russia are in a related race to provide foreign aid and gold. It details 1958 US allocations totaling 3.4 billion dollars across military assistance defense support development loans and technical cooperation, noting Soviet flexibility and the war of position.
Pink faced President Eisenhower publicly rebuked Admiral Felix Stump at a Quantico strategy meeting over Pacific security. Stump argued Asia risks, urged more naval power and use of atomic weapons, while Ike denounced parochial views and pressed teamwork amid warnings on Germany and reparations. Iceland’s early colonization by Irish monks is noted in closing.
Advice on reducing family quarrels urges brief constructive talks and restraint. The column then shifts to Cold War economic pressures, noting arms balance, inflation, and gold reserves as pivotal factors shaping world events and potential shifts in global influence.
O'Donoghue the federal monitor tightens control over Teamsters operations moving files to his Washington office and signaling use of legal action to oust dissenting leaders Hoffa allies threaten court action while the monitor considers new hearings and potential removal tests.
In Nicosia Cyprus remains tense as Greek Cypriot underground group EOKA threatens renewed attacks unless Britain negotiates with Archbishop Makarios on independence. An unidentified gunman killed a Turkish Cypriot in Limassol. masked assailants struck Greek Cypriots in Famagusta. Leaflets signed by Col. George Grivas warn diplomacy is impossible without talks, as both sides resist British plans for shared administration.
A red and gray 41 passenger bus disappeared Sunday from the Port Authority terminal on Manhattan's West Side. The air conditioned bus had picture windows and enough fuel for 600 miles. Carlos Callier found the loss while preparing a Greenville New York run and urged reporting any suspicious vehicles to police.
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