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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1950
Page
10
Morgan County Board of Education approved funding from a 7 1-2 mill city tax for a new one story addition to Hartselle elementary school. The project includes four classrooms with storage and toilets, concrete floors and built up roof to match the existing building.
R G Parker defeated incumbent Henry Luther in the Tuscaloosa county sheriff race. Parker led with 5 697 votes to Luther’s 2 923, from 56 of 58 boxes reported. Luther, a former University of Alabama football star and World War II major, had previously defeated Parker in 1942.
The article discusses Acheson's London remarks on continued U S interest in Europe after 1952 and the shift away from appeasement. It notes no plan for immediate talks with the Russians and frames peace as emerging when Western and Moscow diplomats meet with equal military backing. The outcome hinges on Congress decision on 1 225 billion dollars for arms for North Atlantic neighbors.
Mackenzie's column reports Secretary of State Acheson seeks congressional approval for a North Atlantic defense program uniting armed forces of Denmark France Iceland Italy Belgium Netherlands Norway Portugal the UK Canada and the United States. The plan funds armies navies and air fleets and aims to bolster democracy with military readiness amid postwar debt and European recovery.
The text notes renewed vitality in Europe as Marshall plan workers see progress amid fears of Russian expansion. Some senators still favor spending dollars to bolster a strong American military, countering Moscow’s influence and potential aggression. Acheson.
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