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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1956
Page
4
Stevenson and Kefauver wage a fierce contest, Harriman faces a looming setback, and Symington begins active campaigning as timing favors the Missouri contender in a high stakes political battle.
The farm bill signed by President Eisenhower directs the Secretary of Agriculture to sell up to five million bales of government held cotton annually in world markets at competitive prices to reduce the surplus. The measure offers limited relief to Southern farmers, prompting assurance they will be heard in Congress.
Political columnists note candidates fail to draw large crowds in recent Florida and Alabama scenes. They contrast Stevenson Kefauver Heflin and argue current popularity campaigns lack real fights. Some Democrats wonder if another candidate might prove preferable as crowds dwindle.
Suffragan George M. Murray spoke to the University of Alabama graduates on value over wealth. He urged helping others and supporting aid to poorer nations, warning against selfishness and urging U.S. leadership in humanitarian aid and the United Nations. The measure of success, he said, is service to others and global generosity.
The piece describes General Swing and two generals drafting a border defense plan for the Mexican frontier. It notes political sensitivity, a mobile roadblock scheme, and the Defense Department role with State input, while mentioning the payroll and a White Sulphur Springs meeting between Eisenhower and Mexico's president.
Senator Bricker ducks a secret Senate Committee session with a quip about duckbaiting. Chairman Warren Magnuson notices a member stepping into another room as Stuttgart Ohio invites a committee delegate to a contest. Bricker warns against nomination to avoid Drew Pearson's scrutiny.
In the Senate chamber two lawyer lobbyists listened as legislators debated whether New York State or private utilities should control the Niagara River hydro power. The scene recalled a six year old U.S. controversy shaping the dispute.
A guide on how a child’s life path is shaped by early influences and guardians. It stresses parent and guardian roles to offset negative peers, redirect ambition, and prevent damaging behavioral patterns from forming.
In a tense Washington scene lobbyists chase a Niagara power bill amid private companies and public advocates. Senators trade moves as Shaw and Slater discuss recommittal and debate timing but Bridges’ early motion defeats the plan leaving key players with an unanswered final score.
An insider tale accuses Warren Biscailuz of revealing Jimmy Roosevelt’s rumored third marriage to his secretary Gladys. The piece notes party roles, intraparty plotting, and a whispering campaign targeting urban Black communities to favor Democratic positions and Eastland, reflecting partisan intrigue in Washington.
A 200 pound hog has 15 pounds of sausage extracted from its meat.
The piece notes rising Democratic presidential contenders including Stevenson Kefauver and Hariman, with Wagner as a favorite son. It explores Southern voting dynamics, Northern Negro votes, and the gamble of party strategies amid 1952 and 1948 precedents, ending with reflections on representative government and party balance.
In a look at how labor factions shape the 1956 race, Walter Reuther is urged to split the Democrats with a campaign against the South but strategists expect gains from maintaining ties. A new 18 member Labor Advisory Committee led by George Harrison backs Democratic efforts, while GOP labor aims to match, as unions press for broad wage coverage and political clout ahead of the fall election.
In Phoenix Arizona W Alvinos tro Moreno age 82 received six months in federal prison for illegal entry after admitting he crossed the border into the United States 19 times over seven years.
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