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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1948
Page
4
In a Decatur column the author critiques labor and management tensions, praises local cotton production, foresees a grand stadium in North Alabama, and argues against undermining the Tennessee Valley Authority. He cites Rep Albert Gore on TVA power and highlights civic clubs pursuing beautification and forestry as income.
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn renews athletic relations with a December football meeting between Alabama and Auburn, the first since the 1907 Birmingham Fair game. Fans recall old memories, pennants swap, and the public tone favors reconciliation over lingering dispute.
A Washington Taft Hartley trial before Judge Ben Moore drew charges of inside influence and political bias. Frankfurter questioned D O J ties to unions while Moore faced criticism from appellate courts over alleged partiality and handling of a high profile jury verdict involving a baby’s injury and the United Mine Workers.
The Hawaii statehood bill passed the House by a large margin but was secretly defeated 7 to 5 by the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. Senators Butler Millikin and others led the opposition while planning a Hawaii junket to study alleged communism, risking Farrington's reelection as the Republican delegate.
Sen Harry Cain of Washington attacked public housing plans in a heated Senate floor exchange. Senators Charles Tobey of New Hampshire and Ralph Flanders of Vermont challenged his amendment saying it would endanger the housing bill. Tobey warned of hara kiri, and Flanders quipped Is it hara kiri or Harry Cain where Republican leaders say Cain has already cut his political throat.
Congressman Aime Forand of Rhode Island counters Bud Gearhart of California as Gearhart bellows for longer sessions on reciprocal trade treaties. Forand’s efforts sway the House Ways and Means Committee on whether to renew Cordell Hull’s trade measures.
The report notes ongoing conflict over secret hearings aimed at curbing grandstanding. Despite promises to cite all speeches and restrict discussion to questions and answers, lengthy dissertations persisted. Forand was described as painting a home in the tale.
Three railroad unions engineers firemen and switchmen failed to force a higher pay rise and a broad rule change. Government seizure and a temporary no strike order keep rails running while a White House meeting yielded a 15 1 2 cent offer aligned with most unions.
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