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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
2
State Conservation Director Ben Morgan told Montgomery officials the 1947 legislature should appropriate 4.0006 million for park development. About 1.5 million each would go to Fort Morgan Gulf State park and Guntersville park, with 1 million for improving current facilities. Calls rise for Chattahoochee State park in Wiregrass region.
C C Horton director of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commends Alabama newspapers for aiding veteran information dissemination. He cites a bedridden World War I widow who learned of a pension increase via local press and received help from a county service commissioner to file her claim. He calls the press a public servant serving 300 000 Alabama veterans and vows continued coverage.
Attorneys Richard T. Rives of Montgomery and Gessner T. McCorvey of Mobile clash over whether the Boswell amendment endangers newly registered voters. Rives warns of jeopardy to those registering after 1903, while McCorvey insists there is no retroactive effect. Both say the other side uses scare tactics as the fight continues.
Blandy and aides decry the cancellation of the third Bikini atomic test while scientists call Pig 311 hoax. Truman sharpens on McKellar flood control funds. The piece notes Blandy’s anger, the non disclosure of test damage, and a critical budget dispute over rivers and harbors with Senator McKellar.
Edward W Barrett argues against half truths about the South, urging fair reporting on racial issues. He notes regional generalizations and urges balanced coverage, citing Southern leaders and editors to counter outside interference arguments. The piece defends objective racial reporting as essential for an informed public.
Chief of Staff Dwight D. Eisenhower told a Berlin press conference that there is too much pessimism about world relations and too little acknowledgment of progress. He said international cooperation is not a bad issue but is growing and will continue to grow, offering a lift to a weary public.
A collection of 1940s remarks from figures such as Herbert Hoover Louis C Wright and Fiorella La Guardia. The quotes cover themes of freedom obedience law production and UN economic issues.
The piece compares U S Greece occupation to Britain, noting Western powers face civil war pressure while trying to preserve victory fruits. It cites Soviet criticism, Moscow propaganda, and shifts in attack toward American intervention in China as Stalin urges troop withdrawal and Chiang Kai-shek’s government seeks terms with the Communists.
The first of a monthly Scouting series in Enterprise opened Tuesday night for Coffee District Scoutmasters and Scouts. Alex Huey chairs the Coffee district and Troop Four is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Enterprise with Claude Wilder as Scoutmaster.
A detailed itinerary lists radio programs by time and network from early evening to late night. It includes The Week, Dennis Day, Burns & Allen, Abbott and Costello, Cantor, Frankie Master’s Orchestra, and multiple MBS and AP News slots with music, plays, comedies, and variety acts.
In Rio de Janeiro protests surge as students from national unions demand action on rising costs. The student committee will probe within an hour while merchants face scrutiny and public officials weigh responses to the food price crisis.
Omaha bus driver Greer seeks a new straw and concrete house design to address housing shortages. He filed an application for a construction plan aiming to create a cheaper durable shelter and to test a potential solution for housing needs in the area.
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