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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1959
Page
4
Anniston Star notes that older generations would be financially strained if they purchased today’s wide range of modern goods. The column reflects on changing consumption and price trends across generations.
The seventh annual Slow Down And Live campaign runs from Saturday through Labor Day with Floyd H. Mann urging all Highway Patrol members to reduce fatalities. The program lists common fatal violations and offers driver tips while noting unmarked patrol cars will patrol highways to deter habitual traffic offenders.
Senator John Sparkman told the Alabama West Florida Methodist conference at Huntingdon College that the only alternative to peace is annihilation. He urged that Christian missions serve as ambassadors of peace and that U S world peace efforts stem from a Christian approach and God's will.
Victor Riesel reports that Harry Bridges met in Tokyo mid May with pro Communist waterfront groups at an Asiatic mariners union conference. Resolutions urged disestablishing U S air bases in Japan and threatened US backed ship paralysis if protests rose.
The piece links personal reputation to community trust and notes union leader Bridges with Jack Hall as influential figures. It describes plans to assess 60,000 members a dollar to fund rank and file delegations abroad while signaling potential Pacific strikes that could disrupt shipping and U S maritime prestige.
A Library of Congress study confirms higher White House costs under President Eisenhower than under Truman, with 1960 budget requests totaling about 5.4 million and staff and security expenses rising. The report notes numerous air and ground transport costs, police salaries, and special projects, plus fleet and vehicle expenses.
Canada’s Pulp and Paper Research Institute tests pulpwood chips sent through a 500 foot long eight inch pipeline to paper mills. The Newsprint Information Committee reports ongoing experiments.
The Hall Syndicate reports in 1959 that 70 percent of working women are in occupations without direct competition from men. Women dominate fields like nursing teaching clerical and retail service while men remain underrepresented in top roles. The implications suggest ongoing division of labor by gender and a resilience of women in recession-proof fields.
In Tallahassee two state appointed psychiatrists will examine Willion Collinsworth 23 to determine insanity at the time of the alleged crime. His attorney described him as a moron with the mentality of a year-old. Trial set for June 10. other defendants face death if convicted.
A May 27 1959 letter to the editor from James C Vassar denounces perceived Indiana based pseudo intellectuals and defends local civic confidence. The writer notes the editor will know sender identities but not publish names. Manuscripts are not returned. Decatur Alabama.
A group of girls at the juvenile detention home in Tucson were playing in the recreation area when a basketball bounced over the fence. A girl outside retrieved the ball and ran off with it.
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