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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1955
Page
4
The Do than Eagle notes drought pressure in Wiregrass and nearby Decatur area farmers. The piece urges adding supplemental water and serious irrigation planning to stay in farming, asserting rain may not come in time.
Across many states accidents remain frequent as efforts to curb them grow. North Carolina examples show driver exams required before license renewal, filtering out unsafe drivers. If effective there, Alabama could see similar benefits despite enforcement challenges.
John Hightower argues Ike may face a tougher bargaining stance with Russian Premier Bulganin than expected. The piece notes Eisenhower’s wartime leadership and suggests he will be firm, much like Truman, in any talks.
The column argues Alaska and Hawaii face repeated defeats in Congress but urges perseverance toward statehood. It compares their struggle with Alabama’s resistance to constitutional conformity, noting power imbalances between populous and sparsely populated areas and predicting frequent special sessions by political leaders.
The Bureau of the Budget is likely to grant limited approval to TVA's plan for self financing of power projects. The move may aim to curb TVA expansion rather than enable funding without Congress. Government aims to control development while TVA remains viable in building facilities.
The article recalls Cutter Laboratories, fined in 1949 for inadequate sterilization, and mentions 38 polio cases linked to their vaccine in California. It explains that early vaccine batches were tested by Salk and manufacturers, but this year samples and protocol submissions replace on site testing to speed vaccine availability.
The article details vaccine safety tests on monkeys, notes the Public Health Service accepting manufacturer tests to speed approval, and highlights Cutter Laboratories facing sterilization issues and multiple FDA seizures. It contrasts lawsuits against Parke-Davis Eli Lilly Pitman Moore Wyatt Sharp and Dohme, with Sterling-Winthrop cited for mixing sleeping pills with fever-reducing drugs.
The column argues that the Food and Drug Administration and Public Health Service are strangled by budget cuts and political pressure from the Eisenhower era. Without adequate inspectors, the FDA cannot properly oversee drug concerns or food factories, a problem highlighted by prior notes on allocations limiting inspections of chicken-processing plants.
A magazine-style piece discusses maintaining balance between dissatisfaction and happiness citing Carroll Wood. It notes Mountain Valley Water controversy involving Congressman Busbey and Phyllis Schlafley amid FDA funding shifts and public health oversight under Secretary Hobby.
The Public Health Service faces Republican critics over funding to inspect drug companies tests of the Salk vaccine. The dispute highlights funding fights in cancer research polio heart disease and muscular dystrophy. Lawmakers from both parties battled over Food and Drug Administration appropriations after Taber slashed funds while Fogarty restored much of it.
The piece follows Lucille Miller’s commitment to St. Elizabeth's Hospital after legal fights over alleged anti communism activism. Neighbors describe her as sane. psychiatrists declare insanity while family and friends defend her. The article links her case to broader fear campaigns and critiques of judges, psychiatrists, and civil liberties groups amidst anti communist probes.
The actor lives in a crowded Manhattan apartment with wife Helen and son Alexander. He shows off Maori clubs, parade drums, ship figureheads, and surplus-sale bargains. Ives pursues hobbies from writing to goats and goat cheese, aiming for a Falstaff role and a world folk music tour.
The rain belt traveled east from the south central states into the Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic today with showers reported in Missouri Iowa Illinois Alabama and Texas. Meanwhile the Southeast remained hot with temperatures in the 90s to near 100 in parts of Florida.
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