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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1946
Page
1
Partly cloudy in the north and south today with a warmer north Wednesday. The state weather outlook notes a maximum 76 and a minimum 57 with .21 inches of rain. Local items include visits, naval assignments, discharge news, building permits, church events, and a double rainbow sighting in Decatur.
The 55th continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution ordered dissolution of the 17 woman Luce committee seeking to remove white artists only from Constitution Hall rental contracts. Delegates backed a study of leases and warned against unauthorized groups using DAR names.
Four thousand American troops mounted a dawn raid on a Hungarian fleet along the Danube near Vilshofen Germany twelve miles from Passau. Hundreds of boats were boarded and searched while many occupants were taken for counter intelligence inquiry. No resistance occurred except for three patrol boats that halted slowly. some weapons and contraband were found.
Tehran reports the Soviet evacuation of Azerbaijan and all Iran may be incomplete despite May 6 completion claims. Iran's Ambassador Hussein Ala told the UN Security Council that Soviet interference continues with troops in Azerbaijan, hindering Iran's governance and raising fears for international peace. He noted no authentic confirmation of clashes and said Russia has not fully withdrawn.
The central news agency reports renewed Chinese government offensives in Manchuria with the first army advancing on Kung chuling and attacking communist forces near Szepingkai while a Nanking spokesman pleads for sympathy from Russia and the United States. Sun Fo urges economic and political buildup to end civil strife, proposing China as a bridge for U S and Soviet cooperation in rehabilitation.
Montgomery May 21 A program to develop Alabama airports created by Asa Rountre Jr aeronautics commissioner has been adopted by the state aeronautics commission. The plan aims to help local agencies build new airports expand existing ones and promote a statewide air marketing system plus feeder lines car facilities and veteran training. It will also provide information technical research and project assistance for aviation initiatives.
In Washington on May 21 the senate heatedly debated labor control measures. Senators Byrd and Pepper traded sharp exchanges over coal strike settlement timing with Byrd denying personal attack while Pepper denied aiming to offend. Morse resisted speech limits, Barkley pressed for debate limits as OPA and draft issues loomed, aiming for quick action before July 2.
Decatur City Council voted 11:35 PM to reject a $22,000 East Decatur drainage project after a public hearing attended by over 75 residents. The plan would have drained 75 acres, with costs split among 113 property owners, showing varied assessments from $26.80 to $129.30 per lot under different scenarios.
Secretary of State Byrnes told Russia it may choose a European peace conference this summer or face the United States walking out of the Big Four treaty talks and submitting the matter to the United Nations. He outlined an American peace offensive while blaming Moscow for stalled ministers conferences and unresolved issues, including the making of European peace treaties.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Patterson orders proper sizing for Army uniforms. No more oversized or undersized gear for rookies or veterans. Stocks and alterations must ensure every soldier receives correctly sized apparel.
The House appropriations committee recommended a 4.64 billion dollar Navy fund for next year, 374 million above budget estimates, to finance intensified training and research. The plan includes a 500 million transfer from the naval stock fund and aims to train tens of thousands of sailors, Marines, and officers, while winding down the War Shipping Administration by 1946 and transferring duties to the Maritime Commission.
Seven Decatur firms contribute playground equipment for Greenwood park in Malone park area. Mrs. Thomas Harvey, chair, announced the donations including badminton and tennis gear, swings, and see-saws. West Decatur canvass completed. industries still to contact. Residents may donate funds or equipment via the committee.
An Army Beech C-45 transport crashed into the Bank of Manhattan Trust building at 40 Wall Street in dense fog while en route from Beaumont Texas to Newark. Five crewmembers died including Maj Manuel Campbell and Capt Tom Hall. a WAC lieutenant also perished. Witnesses described a fiery impact and collapsing debris. An Army board opened investigations.
The Decatur Clinic, built in 1939, will tripled space and add two staff members after purchasing a Grant Street residence to become an annex. Remodeling starts now and aims for August 1 completion. Dr. Joe Burleson, Louisville graduate, joins August 1 for pediatric care and lab work. another physician to join in late fall.
President Truman directs Interior Secretary Krug to take over the nation’s soft coal mines by tomorrow under the war labor disputes act. The move aims to preserve the national economy as the railroads and other sectors shift from wartime to peacetime operations. Both miners and operators indicated Krug is acceptable to them.
Federal labor experts moved to keep railroads running and coal mines operating as a seizure order looms. A government official said seizure plans were in the works while Senator Barkley urged caution about overstating the immediate crisis after a White House meeting with the president.
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