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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1950
Page
4
The piece argues Alabama public schools will face a tighter budget as demands rise and costs grow. It warns that holding the line on taxes won’t fund larger classes, better buildings, and higher teacher pay. It urges the governor and legislature to find ways to raise and fairly spread funding to advance education.
The Daily notes this issue and cites the Dothan Eagle arguing the old requirement that applicants for pardons advertise in a county newspaper should return. Proponents say public notice alerts victims and prosecutors and broadens review before parole decisions.
Drew Pearson reported that General Orvil Anderson at Maxwell Field Montgomery Alabama urged preventive war in lectures at the air war college. Father Edmund Walsh of Georgetown lectured on the topic. Anderson denied the charges, then was suspended by General Hoyt Vandenberg after admission.
Congress eyes final action on a tax bill criticized for loopholes that shift tax burdens to individuals. Senators on the finance committee, including Kerr, Millikin, Taft, Byrd, and George, are noted for aiding big taxpayers while small taxpayers pay the cost. Provisions affect oil royalties, stock options, corporate spin offs, amortization, and foreign subsidiaries, with strong concerns about retroactive court reversals and potential war-time profits.
New York dispatch accuses CIO led mobs in 1952 Taft campaign of violent tactics. It cites a Jefferson Gazette report of a Taft caricature with wooden teeth and violent rhetoric at rallies. The piece notes incitements by PAC via Victor Riesel and attacks on Taft and wife, with references to Willie and Truman era politics.
In Washington and Congress a charge grows that President Truman is moving too slowly on arming the nation. Proposals range from doubling forces to total mobilization, with debate over time, costs, and potential Russian reaction.
Senators Paul Douglas and Hubert Humphrey led a study of the tax bill with Washington experts. They drilled into the legislation and identified 11 loopholes, including dividend withholding and the use of family partnerships to shift income.
A versatile long-handled rubber scraper helps in the kitchen for scraping bowls cups and spoons during baking and general cooking tasks. Its flexible blade reaches residues in hard to reach corners improving efficiency and reducing waste.
Labor Day speech by CIO President Philip Murray in Birmingham frames union readiness to oppose communism and aggression while urging big business to share burdens. He calls for Korea victory, resource mobilization, military buildup, price and profit controls, and a fair tax system with a smaller share of profits for defense. Canada buys about one seventh of U S exports.
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