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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1948
Page
2
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Southern Governors Conference at Tallahassee approves a plan for nine states to pool funds and operate regional colleges to provide top rate training for Negroes in medicine law and sciences. Congress must grant approval and states must pass funding legislation. NAACP support or opposition could determine fate, with the plan framed as non discriminatory in intent though tied to segregation.
A Southern Bell rate hearing before the Alabama Public Service Commission features hotel spokesmen arguing against rate hikes while admitting they charge guests ten cents per local call and a surcharge on long distance calls. Commission President Gordon Persons probes legal grounds, hinting hotels could face action for selling phone service without authority or that the telephone rates be clarified. The piece warns against criticizing others while neglecting one’s own faults.
Gov Folsom re admitted reporters to his press conferences after a month in the doghouse following the self starter amendment election. The piece argues openness is sensible and likens press access to governor access, noting inflation era concerns and calls for bigger headlines as the South responds to lingering record churn.
President Truman nearly fires Vaughan after Vaughan lists himself as chief armed forces aide and coordinator of veterans affairs on a memo announcing Col. Landry as Air Force aide. Public uproar follows as Ross and the President condemn the unauthorized self-promotion verdicts.
Joan Temple Graves urges Southern whites and colored people to preserve goodwill amid national race challenges. She cites hospital segregation protests, speculates on political tactics, and argues for pragmatic Negro advancement through local cooperation and strong regional bargaining rather than external agitation.
A collection of contemporary quotes from Pearl Buck Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Eddie Cantor and others on home burdens Marshall Plan and world affairs. Notable lines address energy, economy, defense and peace with references to Truman Shawcross Baruch Hoffman and Clevenger.
A collage of editorials weighs Southern reaction to President Truman civil rights push. The New York Herald Tribune suggests the South feels unappreciated and may revolt, while noting historical party loyalty and the unlikelihood of a Southern Democratic split or elector gambit. A Selma Times Journal item ponders the era’s political stakes and ongoing balance of power.
Early last year Congress approved a constitutional amendment barring a President from more than two terms. It must be ratified by two thirds of state legislatures, 36 total. Eighteen have ratified so far, and this year 13 legislatures meet with three already ratified, leaving ten more needed. The next President may face an unsettled term limit.
A year-old housewife allegedly killed her six-month daughter by drowning and strangling her, then slashed herself with a razorblade. The mother and infant were found in a bloodstained bathroom while the husband, a Navy veteran, was away from home. The coroner reported the case, noting illness and care prior to the tragedy, with no inquest planned.
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