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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1947
Page
2
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports that careless cigarette smoking caused about 29.9 percent of fires in the last decade, overall 100,000 lives lost and $206,060,900 in damage. It calls for self-extinguishing cigarettes or a smokers education program.
Senator James B. Allen of Gadsden explains the self starter amendment to Alabama’s Constitution. The measure would allow the legislature to call itself into special sessions, with ten legislative days instead of up to 36 for Governor convened sessions, making government more responsive and economical.
A conscientious congressman must choose between Truman advisers who urge continued high taxes to fund five billion dollars for Europe while inflation fears loom and Knutson of Minnesota who pushes a four billion dollar tax cut to spur growth and supply extra revenue. The debate centers on whether tax cuts or higher spending best support aid to Europe and curb inflation.
The State Health Department reports August fatalities from accidents in Alabama totaled 168, averaging one every four and a half hours. Automobiles caused 63 deaths, with 39 in homes, 42 on trains and boats and other places, and 22 in occupational accidents. July totaled 129.
Washington reports a clash between Army brass and the Library of Congress over access to war records and classified documents. Senators push for seeing Battle of the Bulge reports while officials resist. A wartime transparency push involves the American Political Science Association and prominent librarians, with discussions extending to conscription and government archives.
Fragmented essay contrasts democracy and communism, praising freedom in England and critiquing socialist and Tory tendencies. It discusses history, World Wars, and political ideas, referencing Atlee and American politics with reflective, period voice.
The page lists subscription options and rates for daily and Sunday delivery, details on carrier and motor route service, and pricing for 1 year in Alabama and Florida. Obituaries, resolution notices, and press acknowledgments appear, with Associated Press and United Press affiliations. Quote from Thomas Jefferson is printed among notices.
The speaker explains a constitutional amendment to allow an alternate method for calling a special session. The Governor could limit topics by proclamation while a two thirds vote would be required for other matters in a governor called session. The self convened session would pass by a simple majority.
An unclear OCR passage mentions Taft, Crepe, and a court action with Russell and Raymond F. aidver connected to a Connecticut region. The read text is garbled, but hints at a legal or political dispute possibly involving demands or motions. No clear event, date, or outcome is readable.
An old man falls in a New York subway station. Witnesses recall the moment as a worker notes the death and a bystander prays. A handful of commuters pause, recite the Lord's Prayer, and the scene shifts back to daily life. The piece reflects on mortality amid ordinary transit life.
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