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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
2
The Senate War Investigating Committee probes Jackson Garsson empire ties amid wartime scandal talk. The public seeks legal action, not mob justice, as investigators promise more revelations, with calls for accountability and scalp-hunting in time.
State Senator James A Simpson warned that the federal matching system for old age funds favors rich states. In Congress yesterday, a bill to raise the monthly grant from $20 to $25 faced stiff opposition from representatives of poorer states like Alabama. Republicans and Democrats debated who qualifies and who pays, with Gere noting that only wealthier states can match the increase. The result risks leaving poorer states without higher aid while contributing to a pro rata tax burden nationwide.
Etowah and Calhoun counties voted to retain dry status in special referendums, the eighth and ninth such Alabama counties this year. Four of the seven prior counties stayed dry, three switched to wet, totaling six dry and three wet outcomes. Local conditions heavily influence each result, shaping overall state trends.
The piece notes both parties eye November elections with a casting for votes. Rep Harold Knutson of Minnesota claims that if Republicans take control in November personal income taxes could fall 20 percent next year, despite administration statements that rates won’t drop in 1947.
A proposal allows communities to select a wet or dry status and change it if residents oppose liquor handling. The measure sets the procedure for adjusting alcohol regulation based on local sentiment and oversight.
Drew Pearson reports Georgia Governor-elect Telmadge, backed by big business and the Klan, won by a minority vote under unit rules. He vows harsh tactics, including plans to abolish state primaries and run a private slate, while rivals fear fascist-like control and retaliation.
The piece muses on an atomic cloud and the global fear it stirs. It links fear to virtue and urges society to channel reverence toward God, art, and excellence while stressing no true freedom from fear. It cites Einstein, Compton, and educational ideals as guiding influences for personal and national conduct.
A debate on lumbering social policy pits McKellar and Pepper in a discussion about government nurseries and family policy. The Appropriations Committee faces off against bachelor opposition as the full Senate approves the measure 47 to 15.
Debates at the UN atomic energy commission follow Bikini Atoll tests with US urged global supervision and a proposed international atomic development authority. Soviet delegate Gromyko rejects abolishing veto power, arguing for UN security council control. The dispute centers on sovereignty and enforcement of new international law and inspections.
AP News features report that the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey finds ocean levels rising at roughly 1 1/2 feet per century. Tide gauges from Portland to Key West show a consistent rise, with potential impact on coastland titles and related economic and social issues.
Josef H. Dodson of Kankakee age 91 has built thousands of birdhouses for 65 years. He lives at Bird Lodge and maintains a crew of five. His two dozen designs range from single room wrens to seven floor martin houses and use cedar favored by hundreds of birds.
Report from Warsa w says German forces stripped Poland of radio sets. Poland had about 1.2 million before the conflict. now estimates show 1.5 hundred thousand remaining. Germany is said to hold 5 million. The Polish Radio Conference seeks at least 1 million returned.
A garbled excerpt mixes 11 Chronicles 7 14 with a Spurgeon line about humility. The readable portion centers on divine forgiveness and revival themes, but the source text is fragmented and lacks clear context or event details.
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