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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1958
Page
4
Election returns lag across the state as officials warn that results from the current vote will not be tallied before the next election is held, signaling ongoing counting delays and continued political activity.
The nation will only consider a tax cut reducing business taxes to relieve firms of burdens and spur expansion. If rains persist, cotton farmers face surplus turning to scarcity by November, prompting Washington officials to weigh the costs and benefits of altering supply and demand.
Ralph Reed editor of The Arab Tribune, 27, dies in a Fayetteville Tennessee bus truck collision. Reed, a Sewanee Little All-America end and Korean War Marine Purple Heart recipient, educated at Albertville and Alabama, inspired park plans in Arab before his death. The piece urges stricter driving responsibility and tougher highway laws.
The Tuscaloosa News argues election results are unpredictable and notes the June 3 run off between John Patterson and George Wallace, with estimates of up to 500000 votes and a history that suggests a pivotal outcome for the next four years.
An extended legal saga tracks William Heikkila and other deportation cases as courts repeatedly rule, appeal, and restart proceedings. The piece critiques prolonged deportation due to lack of travel documents and calls for expulsion at earliest legal choke points.
Drew Pearson reports from Rome that Italian voters may influence U S bases in Legnord Verona Foggia and Naples and NATO trust abroad The piece notes Achille Lauro campaign tactics and past ties to Mussolini while detailing Italian hopes and disappointments after Sputnik and U S policy.
A 1956 document circulated to 100 top leaders shows Moscow orders to penetrate unions and universities in Peru, with San Marcos University named as a key battleground. It argues to mobilize student movements and religious and cultural groups to counter Yankee imperialism and to infiltrate the labor field.
An ARLIE B DAVIDSON piece urges delaying old age through healthy habits and a positive outlook, urging daily creative effort and appreciation. The text shifts to a political sermon discussing Communist immigration cases and the U S Supreme Court as last resort, under a King Features Syndicate banner.
In Rome, Giuseppe Saragat of the Social Democratic Party says the American myth is gone as Soviet economic power rises and Sputnik altered Italian views. He notes continued respect for the United States but no longer the belief it can do anything.
President Saragat criticizes speeches by George Kennan urging a missile-free zone in Europe. He argues such talks hinder U S security and fuel tensions amid Cold War era debates on arms control and NATO policy.
North Alabama Chapter of the National Association of Accountants held its May board meeting at the Pitts Motel in Decatur. J G Thomas Rohm & Haas Huntsville reported Chapter standings and predicted a top five finish. Roy Doster Natl Director noted 45 000 members and outlined National Board approved changes for next year. J G Shaw presided. The Church of Sweden Assembly in Stockholm voted 62 to 36 against women ministers.
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