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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
4
The Folsom administration plans to create a first class highway on U S 31 but notes the project cannot be four laned fully without a parallel bridge over the Tennessee River at Decatur.
Northport attorney Jonan B. Henley was declared the loser in the Sixth District delegate race on the official returns. He reacted to the final tally by saying it was likely an honest mistake and showed sportsmanship in accepting the corrected result.
Opinion notes that President Eisenhower keeps Democrats off balance by appointing Democrats to high places. The tactic unsettles Stevenson Kefauver and Harriman campaigns and leads to claims the President is not aligned with either party. A veteran Republican quote questions the White House’s party label.
Gov. Folsom orders all general fund departments to emergency rations and halts on equipment purchases and travel. Finance Director Kimbrell says he is not alarmed as proration looms, while allies and opponents brace for weeks of clear-cut political positioning.
A Huntsville Times view notes Decatur suffered the Alabama Hosiery Mills closure due to hosiery industry changes. About 500 jobs lost, many temporary. promoters seek new plants. The piece praises North Alabama growth and regional reindustrial efforts led by North Alabama Associates to attract industry.
Drew Pearson reports on Murray Chotiner as a close associate of Vice President Nixon. He aided Nixon during the 1952 convention poll, helped select California delegates, accompanied Nixon to Mexico, and served as attorney for the Vice President in March, highlighting deep ties across coast to coast.
Background on Marco Reginelli shows repeated arrests and deportation battles tied to Chotiner’s influence. Deportation fights sparked gang warfare across south Philadelphia and south New Jersey, leaving five men dead in a battle for Reginelli’s numbers racket amid a web of arrests, convictions, and fines.
Three basic living principles. Build foundations with values and God, reflect on troubles and obligations. Tackle problems one by one with focus and reason, then rest and reset at night for tomorrow. Take life one day at a time and do well with today.
The Kefauver Committee lists Marco Reginelli alias The Little Guy as the absolute czar of Italians in south New Jersey and Philadelphia. Reports note Reginelli’s ties to gambling ops and northern mobsters, with a 1949 Miami Beach wire shutoff linked to a hotel meeting attended by Reginelli and Nig Rosen.
Postwar population movements surge as Europe, Asia, and the Americas reroute labor and families. ICEM aids relocation to align migrants with demand, from Dutch farmers to Italian artisans, toward Australia Canada and Brazil, with Greece and the United States also involved in skilled and semi skilled work.
Reginelli's file shows a 1942 Mann Act conviction for transporting Mrs. Louise Abate from New Jersey to Florida for immoral purposes. The Abate case followed a 1950s death ruling alcohol related, while Reginelli faced deportation actions in 1952 and obtained Italian citizenship in 1955.
A new outside force edge toward restricting the Teamsters as Sen. Carl Curtis of Nebraska prepares a Taft Hartley amending bill. Backed by ARF and Chamber of Commerce, the move aims to curb organizational and secondary picketing. Beck warns of a national battle with heavy spending and a push to elect anti labor candidates. The Omaha origin hints at a wider political struggle with Congress and state legislatures.
Montgomery officials report early annual pay as you go state income tax slightly boosts three month collections to 2.49 million from individuals and 1.18 million from self employed taxpayers. Revenue official Russell Hungerford expects yearly individual payments around 15.7 million, while last year reached nearly 20 million. Officials caution corporation tax totals will be higher but anticipate full 104000 school appropriation.
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