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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
1
The U S Bureau of Standards is developing an electronic brain capable of storing 60 000 dictionary words and providing foreign equivalents. It can perform 16 000 additions and 4 000 multiplications per second and may automate salary payments and weather forecasts. The piece argues the government created the need through paperwork and forms.
A political dispute erupts over Franklin D Roosevelt Jr s presidential future and whether his foreign birth disqualifies him. Supporters claim his parents citizenship makes him a natural born citizen, while detractors argue the constitutional requirement still excludes him. The debate showcases partisan eagerness to define his path to the White House.
The discussion is deemed futile and time wasting by critics as it centers on who should be elected first. Proponents argue it invites needless arguments while delaying substantive action.
Senator Ellender told a Senate subcommittee Eskimos at Point Barrow in Alaska have grown less hardy and more tuberculosis prone after turning to canned Army food. He cited Eskimo illness rates nine times U S average and warned canned meals may be the cause, noting whale meat diets have given way to canned goods.
A bill approved by both Alabama legislative chambers would grant the title Mayor to City Commission presidents, awaiting the Governor’s signature to become law. The change reflects long-standing practice, as these leaders perform mayoral duties but have been called President or Chairman.
April figures from the State Highway Patrol show 43 killed and 298 injured in Alabama highway crashes. There were 430 accidents investigated, with 183 on straight level roads in clear daylight. From January to April 150 killed and 1,059 injured in 1,670 crashes. traffic expected to increase through summer unless motorists drive carefully.
John Temple Graves argues against lowering the voting age to 18 in Alabama and South Carolina. He warns that youth, while idealistic, is susceptible to harmful ideologies and urges mature self-government amid Cold War tensions and party splits. He critiques States Rights Democrats and questions civilian control of the military and cabinet roles.
Whittaker Chambers testified before Mundt and Nixon about a dentist in New York who claimed an American general staff officer supplied Soviet researchers with material for tank technology in return for submarines to land arms on Ireland. He described Pressman as a key lawyer linked to Moran, Rosenbleitt, and munitions buyers, and argued outlawing the Communist party would expose underground networks and sympathizers who finance and carry messages.
A roundup of editorial opinions noting administration backed pay raises for top military brass and modest rises for enlisted personnel. Diverse items reflect on draft, taxation, and public sentiment in Alabama newspapers.
Washington faces a congressional push to investigate Secretary Johnson over scrapping other aircraft to rush 300 B-36 bombers at a $300 million cost. The debate centers on whether overreliance on the B-36 risks an unbalanced air force and whether tests on its performance against modern fighters were properly conducted.
The text notes renewed calls for essential projects and settings, mentioning rega tions, and states Speaker Sam Reyte plans to establish a procedure in his committee when dealing with appropriations next year. It reflects urgency and suggests it is too late for a repentant sinner.
The note recalls J L Domingus chief of paive heading to Hot Springs with visitors including W Eddins Oscar Newz C F Morgan D C Hughes G W Dennis as well as local events. Mrs Ida Keyton and My Ethel Keyton return from Troy attending out of town graduate exercises. Margaret Brown spends summer from Teachers College. A reading contest was won by the Gladstone and Calhoun libraries. The Girls Aux of Ts Baptist Church will meet with Mildred Vaughn.
Bet Brown, 17, of Oneonta route 1 died at a local hospital after a auto collision near Birmingham on May 22. Three other youths involved in the crash suffered minor injuries. Brown had skull fractures.
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