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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1951
Page
2
Firestone urges full operation of all US synthetic rubber plants by March to reach 1,000,000 tons annually. A wartime defense imperative drives expansion, with retreading popularity and high vehicle use boosting demand.
In Birmingham AP Miss Gertrude Pratt administrator of Huntsville Hospital became president of the Alabama Hospital Association at the closing session of the two day meeting. D C McChisky Jr of Druid City Hospital Tuscaloosa is successor. William McGehee Stabler Infirmary Greenville named president elect for next year. Other officers include Miss Katherine White Spunner Mobile second vice president C L Sibley Birmingham secretary and E G Cavaleri Jr Birmingham treasurer. Delegates urged the Legislature to enact an additional 1 percent sales tax with 50 percent of the revenue to go to public health.
In Paris Henri Queuille completed a largely unchanged cabinet to govern amid crisis and push economic reforms. The coalition, labeled a government of liquidation, aims for early June elections and constitutional changes. Key posts include Georges Bidault Reve Pleven and Guy Mollet.
The piece surveys broad political debate, noting public impatience with Washington and mixed war sentiment. It argues U S strength rests on abroad alliances, atomic production, and continued aid to allies including Nationalist China, Indonesia, and India, while warning isolationism risks future conflict. A new magnesium cuprous chloride wet cell battery for cold temps is announced.
Washington notes that foreign policy remains the top debate as the 82nd Congress convenes. Uncertainty over defense needs and federal spending fuels quarrels, with Hoover and Dewey discussions reflecting a nation torn by politics, fear, and pork barrel urges. The President faces decisions on defense funding and fair deal proposals amid partisan bickering.
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