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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1946
Page
2
In the wake of acquittal by the International Military Tribunal, Franz von Papen Hjalmar Schacht and Hans Fritzsche face exile and hostility as nations debate where they may live. The trio, branded and detested, confronts a future of stigma and pursuit.
Secretary of War Robert Po Putters outlines a universal finals training plan and changes to military service, aiming to mobilize physically fit citizens aged 18 to 29. The program includes six months in camps and remaining service in the Army or Navy, with academic and technical training in college offerings.
Gov Chauncey Sparks releases 1 036193 from the general fund to the Department of Education for teachers pay raises. The plan follows a legislative act directing end of year fund surpluses to public schools and could provide about a five percent average increase, not a full adequacy. Local boards decide final distribution, with some teachers gaining modest raises while debates on equitable pay continue.
The State Department leaked plans to publish secret papers on Russian collaboration with Germany before 1941. Russia warned Britain that publication would elicit its own disclosures. Phil Murray may resign as CIO head amid health issues and pressure from within the labor movement.
In this column Graves previews a guest for tomorrow, Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio, a South ally who may become president. The piece argues state rights should enable progress and self reliance rather than backwardness, and notes Taft’s interest in how Southern leaders interpret state rights as stepping forward under their own steam.
Governor Caldwell argues inadequate school funding across states and regions. He urges reoriented curricula toward practical living, home production, and civic consciousness, urging wealthier urban centers to fund rural education and public services while defending states rights and citizen responsibility.
Secretary Byrnes in Paris urged Russia to avoid coercive aims and warned that nations may pursue policies that lead to war. He echoed Stalin’s view that no responsible official wants war, stressing freedom and human progress as inseparable from security and peaceful coexistence. The piece notes Western democracies prefer restraint over punitive actions.
We The Women notes a playful national club for “Wonder Wives Inc” where members must have driven 10 000 miles or more without an accident or traffic violation and hold a certificate signed by their husband. The piece jokes that tougher criteria might be needed.
A reader expresses appreciation for National Newspaper Week and the Eagle newspaper. He defends the paper’s printing of facts and open editorials while urging continued support and fair criticism from the public.
London ap reports free classified ads in The Times listing items for sale including Frank Musqu offering 45 pounds for pure trimmed white fur for a frock price eight pounds ten shillings and a mention of a pram being sought.
The longtime merchant Funk, 89, of Beaver County has attended 81 consecutive Beaver County fairs at Wind Ridge. He plans to return again this year, traveling about 50 miles to the fair each year since he started.
Report from Clinton New Hampshire notes a 1700 pound tree trunk used for a Navy construction project in Indiana by Lt William N. Godbout of Laconia and mentions cribbage hands and opinions on drivers, with varied remarks about spouses and abilities.
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