Observations on Current Alabama Tax Problems
University of Alabama staff Alyea and Chapman urge an objective study of state and local finances. They warn against increasing taxes and advocate emphasis on local revenues and efficient budgeting to fund services without overburdening poorer areas. They critique earmarked funds and note large cash balances and borrowing in fiscal years 1953-54 and 1954 as signs of misaligned fiscal practice.
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University of Alabama Business News
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H. H. Chapman
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Mrs Hennock Fights for Public TV Fires as FCC Changes
In Washington the polio crisis prompts mixed signals as a high official departs and Miss Hennock, praised for aiding small stations and educational TV, is reportedly being fired. Richard Mack named as replacement, while Taft backed Hennock’s FCC appointment for public advocacy.
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The Un disturbed Mind and Inner Tranquillity Ideals
Francis Peabody cites ancient and philosophical roots for inner calm and outlines seven steps to cultivate tranquility. Davidson emphasizes friendly attitudes toward self and world, love for others, faith in progress, self peace, adjustments without bitterness, freedom from fear, and acceptance of fortune.
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Francis Peabody
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Seneca
Overburdened Letter Carrier Soft Toward Communism
The Democrats attack President Eisenhower over his pick for the Subversive Control Board. Ex Wood of Georgia is described as soft toward the Ku Klux Klan, which he joined for $15 and later hired a former Walter Lecraw for counsel at the un American Activities Committee. Wood’s murky ties and kinship to Bobby Jones fuel controversy.
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Hollywood
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Edgar Dunlap
Mayer
Paul McNutt
Indiana
Hollywood Probe Delay Under Dies Committee Myth
The Dies Committee gathered information on Hollywood writers in 1945 but did not act under Chairman Wood. The data later aided prosecutions of 10 writers and fueled later investigations after 1947. Wood left without probing Hollywood, and the probe began only after a new chair took over.
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Congress
Call for Independent Study On Alabama Government Finances
The Alabama financial situation cannot be resolved this session. A fresh objective study is urged to examine how government is financed between state and local units and current budgeting procedures. A commission with broad board representation is suggested to study all financial operations, state and local, and to prompt willing action.
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Alabama
Huma
Tuscaloosa
Vienna Red Espionage Question as Army Leaves
Victor Riesel reports on Vienna amid postwar tensions with Soviet forces. He rai ses questions about possible Russian pullout effects and the threat of underground Communists and anti US fronts led by groups like the World Peace Council and WFTU. The piece links Hollywood influence and US labor politics to Cold War shifts in Austria as troops depart.
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Vienna
Austria
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Mao Tse-tung
Raab
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World Peace Council
Prague
England
France
Italy
Japan
Alent Ay Doe
U.S
WFTU
Europe
Asia
Guatemala
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Aatus
Oyer
Screenwriters pick jail term as replacement on board
The record shows Ike selecting a jailed screenwriter to replace American Legionnaire Watson Miller on the Subversive Control Board. The move aligns with a controversial tenure and raises questions about the board’s direction and governance.
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Ike
American
Health For Today Recovery From Coronary
A study by American Medical Association researchers reports optimistic views on survival and ability to work after a disabling coronary attack. Findings show improved recovery rates, with long survival times up to decades and many returning to work, influenced by reduced feelings of inferiority and better heart function.
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American Medical Association
A. M. Master
Harry L. Jaffe
Eugene M. Teich
Louis Brinberg
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York
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