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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1957
Page
4
Northerners from both parties pressured the House Rules Committee to advance the civil rights bill. Debate over North South differences persists as Judge Cliff Almon framed the issue at a rally noting the Civil War contrast with Eisenhower’s remark about General Robert E. Lee.
The Coosa River dam plan faces strong opposition from the Coosa River Valley Land Protective Association which warns it would flood about a third of Cherokee County farmland. Proponents point to development benefits and rising land values echoing TVA dam arguments from the Tennessee River era.
The Alabama drive to attract and foster homegrown industry aims to curb farm-to-city migration by creating local jobs. Leaders across Baldwin to Ardmoreville counties push river-based shipping docks and inland facilities, with Alabama Industry Days urging, What Alabama makes, makes Alabama.
The piece critiques U S Senate cuts to the U S Information Agency alongside Kremlin PR moves from Colombo to Moscow. It notes added subsidies and pork projects, highlighting Sen Paul Douglas’s opposition and the clash over Treasury budget subsidies to banks and Coast Guard funding.
Douglas alleges large deposits of public funds earn no interest for banks and claim they could gain about 100 million dollars yearly. He also cites an estimated 185 million dollars in Post Office subsidies to railroads for parcel post and mail space. He frames it as a test of government action in the public interest.
The Georgia Heart Association offers seven heart protective steps for longer, happier life. Promptly treat respiratory infections especially in winter, avoid self diagnosis, seek medical checkups, limit unusual exertion, rest to ease the heart's load, manage weight, and recognize that heart and circulatory diseases cause about 800,000 U.S. deaths annually. Davidson.
Reader letters discuss the status of the Panama Canal Zone as a grant rather than ownership by the United States. They also address Lyndon Johnson, Sen. Smathers, and responses to coverage of Democratic events and FEPC positions, with references to past statements and proposed leadership roles.
World fish catch has risen by over 40 percent since 1948. Japan is far ahead of the United States, which holds second place, with Russia in third.
A list notes languages rarely heard: Javanese spoken by around 4 million, Marathi by 28 million, and Swahili by about 8 million worldwide. The figures illustrate varied global language distribution.
The piece argues that labor racketeering is longstanding, citing historic company unions and kick-backs, and warns that union leaders with vast public funds pose political dangers. It contrasts 1957 perceptions with earlier eras and questions purity in labor leadership. The author references Dave Beck, Hamilton, and the need for Treasury oversight.
In Washington a new anti-union push led by Fred Hartley gathers business leaders and several senators to form "The American Fair Labor Law Conference." They seek a national law outlawing the union shop and dues checkoff, aiming to curb union power while wary of overreach. Senator Lausche urges re evaluating labor immunity. The effort signals a civil war on the industrial front. Athens May 22 1957.
The Decatur Daily invites reader letters on questions of the day. Only initials or nom de plume may be printed upon request but editors must know sender identity and address. Due to limited space letters are edited and not all can be printed.
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