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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1945
Page
4
A mix of editorial notes urges action on zoning and tax earmarks for schools and health while discussing wartime needs. It reviews national figures, postwar plans, and local campaigns including Decatur projects and Morgan County’s progress in the 7th War Loan drive.
President Truman secured a wide margin passage for a bills expanding administration powers to cut tariffs in reciprocal agreements. Supporters and foes agreed it marked a decisive leadership test and elevated his prestige as his administration pursues economic policy.
James Thrasher in The Birmingham Post condemns movie censorship for altering Ernie Pyle's Italy story about Captain Waskow. He argues the Hayes office wrongly deem a moment of soldiers’ language as blasphemous and urges a more adult approach or code change to permit strong wartime words.
The article portrays Joseph Curran and the National Maritime Union as aligned with communist elements, claiming pro Communist appointments, control of merchant ship manning, and opposition to conscription. It cites Curran's wartime record, union actions, and alleged loyalty to labor causes over the United States, alongside critiques of the Roosevelt administration and wartime naval records.
The body of three year old Vernon Holland was found in a Palmetto thicket near Arcadia Florida. Exposed to the elements was given as the apparent cause of death. Chief Deputy Sheriff George C Duncan and his son Jack were among the over 700 searchers who located the boy early today.
A tip to make fluffy mashed potatoes is to add a stiffly beaten egg white and fold it into the potatoes for lightness and volume. This method helps create a mousse like texture and airy consistency.
Washington reports unpublished figures show daily U S war production eight percent below last year’s peak as Europe war demand shifts to Asia. War-time wardrobe needs for troops, textile expansion, and strategic cuts influence the gap. Churchill and French politics loom large in postwar policy talks.
The article explains rheumatic fever can recur and damage the heart, and discusses prevention. It notes tonsil removal during inactive disease, possible streptococcus link, and tropical travel as partial safeguards. It also reports sulfonamide drugs reduce infections and rheumatic cases in military studies, with long term, physician supervised use recommended.
Lieutenant (junior grade) Quentín F. Schenk has flown sixteen strikes against the enemy as a Wilcat fighter pilot and a Navy Avenger torpedo bomber sailor during the Okinawa invasion. He helped rescue a downed pilot and supported Third Marines in Northern Okinawa. His squadron boasts seventeen enemy planes downed and multiple Jap installations destroyed.
Thomas Luther Lovelady 24 of East Decatur advances to radar man on a cruiser of the Pacific fleet. He served with anti-sub patrols in the Atlantic and on patrol in the South Pacific. He wears the EAME and Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbons and a commendation. He is the son of Mr and Mrs L Lovelady of 1619 15th Ave East One and has three brothers in service. He attended Danville High School.
The remarks suggest a more favorable outlook for success on both sides following De Gaulle's visit to the White House, with optimism tied to the diplomatic exchange and its potential impact on bilateral ties.
Walter Winchell critiques Rankin’s record from voting rights to press attacks and oath breaches. The piece comments on Argentina’s wartime immigration, Kesselring’s capture, and hopes for defeating John L. Lewis, framing current diplomacy as driving toward a troubled peace through constitutional debates.
The piece rails at U S Spain policy failures blaming diplomats for appeasing Franco. It accuses Franco of fascist bragging while denying dictatorship and cites Goebbels era propaganda. It notes Crete surrender politics and mentions Bundist Fritz Kuhn heading to Germany.
The commentary argues that blaming all Allies for faults undermines cooperation with the United Nations. It notes past arrests of Poles and Greek delegates, warning against utopian haste. While tempers rise in talks, tact and humor sustain conferences, and even the U S Constitutional Convention faced bickering yet persisted.
Allied leaders show diplomatic friction over postwar war crimes that weakens unity and helps the aggressors. The squabbles risk undermining cooperation among the Allies as they confront the war crimes question.
The University of Chicago president Robert M. Hutchins is criticized for endorsing mercy toward German war criminals, accused of flouting punitive reform and defending the very acts he once denounced. The piece labels him an ostrich and questions his ethics and judgment.
Norman Corwin recalls rapid wartime declarations against Germany and Japan and notes a twenty year gap to declare peace. The piece links a war bond push to Patton’s line about sweat today and blood tomorrow. It suggests Tom Clark as Biddle’s likely successor.
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