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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1956
Page
4
Morgan county voters most indifferent until polls closed. Speaker Sam Rayburn and Governor Allan Shivers contest for influence as Shivers cemented Texas for Eisenhower in past years. The current race hints Ike may win Texas on his own.
The Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce earned first place in a nationwide U S Chamber of Commerce contest recognizing outstanding 1955 local programs that strengthened the community and national economic life. The era’s Sesquicentennial highlighted Huntsville’s development as a major achievement.
The Daily reports on election returns efforts across Morgan County. Officials describe a long complex ballot that defeats quick counting even for experts. They argue for adopting voting machines despite costs, stressing progress in modern government and avoiding old practices.
The account traces James Folsom’s failed bids for non governorship offices and notes a persistent demand for him as Alabama’s governor. It cites early defeats, weak starts, and a crowding field, while highlighting segregation stances, costly administration, and mixed public responses in proving his political fate.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round reports a secret contest between Defense Secretary Wilson and Senators Symington and Jackson over revealing details of U S air power. Pentagon experts are consulted and a partial, shocking view of Russia overtaking the United States is disclosed.
The Red Air Force has outstripped the United States in modern jet production with about 12,500 jets assigned to combat units, while the U.S. has roughly 9,000 jets ready to fight. U.S. bombers use J.57 engines yielding about 10,000 thrust pounds.
A compiled forecast compares U S and Soviet air power in 1958 with numbers for bombers fighters and jets. It predicts USA totals like 250 B 52 1 800 B 47 and 1000 F 100 against Soviet equivalents including 500 Bisons 1000 medium bombers 4000 light jets 8000 MIG fighters 4500 MIG 17s and 500 F 104s.
The article discusses prejudice as a learned attitude shaped by home life and surroundings. It argues that prejudice is not innate and lists mindsets against groups, refusal to learn about others, and persistent false mental pictures as core components.
A controversial briefing from unnamed experts claims future American and Russian air power will be shaped by rapid advances in interception and defense capabilities. The discussion, reportedly discussed in a closed Senate committee, compares potential strategic postures and technological leaps.
Adlai Stevenson maintains composure amid a lively Library of Congress fundraiser. A magician at the event seeks a volunteer after a mishap while a score clock winds round the course. Mrs Houghton, from Red Oak Iowa, weighs a job choice and the new Citizens For… director fosters friendship and freedom balloons amid Iron Curtain tensions.
Two southern senators who usually agree are squaring off over old age pensions and Social Security. The plan would set age 62 for early pensions, enable disabled at 50, add about 1 million to the rolls, and raise tax costs. Debate over public disclosure of voting continues as the bill nears likely passage in the Senate.
The piece contrasts 1951 and 1955 State Department written exam totals 693 vs 7402, noting reforms to remove perceived moral laxity and improve recruitment. It argues for more scientists and engineers over traditional humanities majors, questioning college education as sufficient leadership training and highlighting espionage risks and scrutiny of personnel.
A 1996 Hall Syndicate analysis alleges a Communist strategy to transplant trained agents into southern labor, churches, civic groups, and Democratic clubs to influence politics and union drives. It cites shipments from northern assignments, calls for political and social action, and aims to recruit sleepers for future campaigns.
A fragment discusses blackmail risks among Foreign Service members and British officials. It claims many were fired for alleged homosexual conduct, with others protected by politicians or friends. The text notes a broader rot in careers and hints at scandals becoming public.
The Central First and Southside Baptist churches share in a $20,000 construction cost. Sunday School at 9 45 a m, morning service 11 a m, Training Union 6 30 p m, evening service 7 30 p m. Revival at 7 30 each night led by W R Wallace. A house beside the church with eight rooms will host Sunday School. Rev Coffey invites the public to visit the open house Sunday from 4 p m.
In Birmingham a Black man received a five year prison term after pleading guilty to attacking Police Officer A B Cox during an arrest for disorderly conduct and drunkenness. Cox testified he and a companion were beaten. Cox then shot George Moore and Wilson during the struggle.
Mrs Iris Vandercook 32 wife of John W Vandercook writer and ABC commentator slashed a wrist in an apparent suicide attempt. Police say he found her in the bathroom of their New York apartment shortly before 2 am with a deep cut on her right hand and she was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
In Richmond California an argument over horse race losses ended in murder. Isaac Bullock, 44, was booked on suspicion of homicide after his wife, Mrs. Bullock, was found fatally shot and her skull crushed with a hammer. Police say he admitted heavy gambling losses totaling about twenty thousand dollars and a recent five hundred dollar plunge.
A review shows US wage earners gained a four to five year potential over the last decade in real earnings. The trend reflects gradual wage growth across sectors with variations by occupation and region.
The statement indicates that more than 15 tons of soil may be added per acre to the surface in a year, implying a possible regulation or guideline on soil placement or amendment rates per acre annually.
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