“Dixie” Boosts Morale Of Southerners Opposed To President Truman
In an effort to bolster the morale of Southern Democrats opposed to President Truman, a bill was introduced in the Mississippi Legislature to force all Mississippi radio stations to play “Dixie” twice a day. “Dixie” was the anthem of the Confederate (Southern) States in the American Civil War. In the course of an inconclusive debate one legislator proposed an amendment to impose a fine of 1000 dollars and five years’ imprisonment for broadcasting “Missouri Waltz.”
However, he said, if this tune, celebrating President Truman’s home State, was played on the piano —the President’s own instrument—the fine should be raised to 10,000 dollars.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 39, 20 April 1948, Page 5
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