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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1952
Page
1
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers this afternoon and tonight in extreme east portions. Dismissals and admissions reported at Decatur General and Ellis-Meyer hospitals. Building permits issued for moving a house and constructing a car at addresses in Decatur. births and engagements announced. local travel and school band event noted. diary reference and Navy family update.
Showers over the Valley in the past two days boosted farm activity and sales in local merchants. TVA reports 0.64 inches for May first half, with 1.17 inches for May overall. Limestone county saw widespread rain aiding stands, while North and East of Athens conditions varied from good to poor. Local bankers forecast a normal stand if moisture persists.
Three major railroad unions with over 150000 members studied a White House peace proposal after the railroads quickly accepted it. The plan would raise yard and open road wages and address a disputed operating rule affecting crews, with unions set to decide on acceptance after all-day sessions.
The Taft Eisenhower and Kefauver Harriman contests move into Montana where eight Republican and twelve Democratic delegates are chosen. Montana’s delegations are traditionally uninstructed, with backers seeking preferred spots at the state meeting.
About 25 000 of the nation’s 90 000 striking oil workers were back on the job in Denver and more were to return by nightfall as plant by plant settlements spread. Airlines warned of revenue losses from aviation gasoline shortages. Sinclair Refining's 10 000 workers reached a wage agreement, while negotiations at Whiting Indiana and East Chicago refineries stalled.
In Tuscumbia Alabama a crane at TVA construction struck a wire yesterday, resulting in one man killed and two injured. Authorities investigated the accident and identified the victims.
Gov. Herman Talmadge signaled Georgia could bolt the National Democratic Party if the national ticket or platform shifts left. He said the Georgia Democratic Party may affiliate or not with the national body when delegates are chosen June 16, stressing state autonomy in presidential nominations.
Secretary of Defense Lovett urged against limits to 46 billion dollars in defense spending for next year saying demobilization could be the only honest path. He spoke at a closed Senate armed forces committee session and warned against a course he called disastrous.
Detective Charles L. Stevens faced charges from Police Chief C. L. Pierce but was cleared by the City Commission and restored to duty. The hearing also touched on Detective Henry Darnell, previously dismissed and later reinstated, in a case connected to Police Commissioner Eugene Connor's hotel room incident.
Reports say several students were injured and arrests made as a wave of lingerie raids hit campuses from Vermont to Minnesota. At Northwestern Evanston, around 200 women serenaded then about 1,000 male students visited, stealing underwear from five dormitories while 30 women resisted at a sixth.
Twelve officers who refused to fly will be relieved of their commissions by administrative action rather than court martial. The officers, stationed at Randolph AFB in Texas and Mather AFB in California, were cited by the Air Training Command after a Washington headquarters recommendation. The Pentagon telegram said officers avoiding hazardous duty have not lived up to their commissioned responsibilities and should be separated from the service.
United Nations truce negotiators accuse the Communists of using vicious tactics to block a Korean armistice as they dispute handling of prisoners who refuse repatriation. The 62 minute Panmunjom session yielded no progress on that issue. The UN vows no prisoner will be forced back to communist control. The truce talks resume tomorrow.
In Florala Alabama 25yearold Betty Adams shot herself with a .22 rifle as her children Frank seven and Nore Lee six pled to intervene. Sheriff Meredith said Coroner Foreman ruled the death a selfinflicted act and noted the children recalled their mother saying she intended to kill herself. Mrs Adams was married to a mill worker.
Mrs Adine Maxwell TVA home economist will headline an electric cooking school at the high school auditorium tonight and tomorrow night at 7 30. The program features an on stage demonstration with an electric range and a booklet showing modern meal preparation for families in Decatur area.
A three hour panty raid attempt at the University of Alabama ended with 1000 raiders arrested or dispersed as campus police and Tuscaloosa officers held the crowd across from co ed dorms. The group formed at the union, marched to Foster Auditorium, and rained undergarments while dispersing around 3:30 a.m.
Canadian producers Consolidated Paper and Abitibi Power raise prices by 10 dollars per ton to a New York level of 126 dollars. The move lifts annual publisher costs by about 50 million dollars and requires possible U S approval under price stabilization acts.
Communist POW unrest spreads to Koje Island and Pusan camps. Two mild revolts on Koje were settled by Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner with no injuries. In Pusan Camp No. 10 an American guard was lightly injured and a two hour clash involved prisoners and guards, but no shots were fired. Reports link to February March Koje riots that left 90 Red male POWs and one American soldier dead.
President Truman argued the Kremlin still seeks world domination but said the US is preserving freedom without a new world war. He asserted Communist aims failed in Korea, strengthening the United Nations and proving its ability to defend freedom. He warned of treachery or renewed aggression and the need for solid free world resistance aided by US atomic weapons.
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