Amendment No 1 voter registration plan faces federal scrutiny
Guest editorial discusses Lee County Bulletin Amendment No 1 to be voted May 1 proposing a state board of examiners for voter registrations. After local approval, applicants would take a sealed exam graded by the state board, with safeguards for identity. The piece questions potential racial discrimination and motives, warning how court challenges could arise and how changes might affect both Black and white applicants.
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State Board of Examiners
County Board of Registrars
Alabama Long
Kennedy wins big as steel price cuts ripple vote impact
President Kennedy forced U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic Steel to drop a six dollar per ton price rise, a swift capitulation seen as a major victory over industry and a boost to Democratic prospects in fall elections. Inland and Kaiser also held price hikes, signaling broader curbs on inflationary steel costs and reinforcing Kennedy's consumer champion image. Labor leaders, cautious, viewed the reversal as restoring confidence in the president while challenging GOP views on corporate price policy.
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Washington
Kennedy
Big Steel
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Inland
Kaiser
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Folsom critiques leadership at Morgan County event
Ex Governor James E. Folsom spoke from the Morgan County Courthouse lawn urging leaders to risk their necks for Alabama. He noted if special sessions for reapportionment were a mistake, he was wrong but ahead of the U S Supreme Court and Alabama Legislature. candidate Ryan deGraffenried was set to speak at Johnston street and Second Avenue at 4 p m after earlier talks in Cullman and Hartselle.
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James E
Big Jim” Folsom
Morgan County
U. S. Supreme Court
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Ryan deGraffenried
Johnston Street
Second Avenue
Cullman
Hartselle
Price Boost Withdrawn By Industry
Big Steel's bid for a $6 a ton price rise collapsed as U S Steel and others retreated. Inland Steel and Kaiser held firm earlier, prompting government pressure including a defense procurement shift and a pending antitrust grand jury probe. Pentagon and Justice Department actions mounted, with hearings planned.
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Bethlehem Steel Corp
Big Steel
Inland Steel Co
Kaiser Steel Corp
Kennedy
Justice Department
U.S. Steel
Leslie Worthington
New York
Inland Steel
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Pentagon
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Gordon-Bibb Glee Club directed for Rotary Club event
Mrs Margaret Patrick will direct the Gordon Bibb Glee Club when it performs before the Decatur Rotary Club on Monday. The City clerk issued a building permit for Alfred Ballard to enclose back and new front porches at 1812 Beech St SE, valued at 50 dollars. The Glenn Iris Garden Club meets Thursday at 9 am at Mrs C C Martin Jrs home. A two car collision occurred in the A P parking lot on Highway 31 S involving cars owned by L C Fretwell and Frances Free. Apr 16 is the federal income tax deadline. See Diary On Page 3.
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Margaret Patrick
Gordon-Bibb Glee Club
Decatur Rotary Club
Alfred Ballard
Beech St. SE
Glenn Iris Garden Club
C. C. Martin, Jr
Highway
L. C. Fretwell
Decatur 1
Frances Free
Sandra St
Time Study Is Started In Bossea Cave
CUENO Italy AP Twenty scientists 19 Italian professors and students plus a 26 year old Peruvian scientist descend 1200 feet into the Grotto of Bossea for Operation Time to test how humans and animals keep or lose track of time in total darkness and whether humans can learn to see without light they test with teams of four and no watches while five cocks five hens and four rabbits observe the experiment and surface control notes report after several days of blindness some participants may distinguish hands and faces in the dark and researchers compare human time sense with animal rhythms
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Cueno
Italy
Bossea
Giancarlo Masini
Florence University
Surface
Turin
Turin Institute For Mental Hygiene
Kennedy hails steel price rescission as public service
President Kennedy said the major steel firms backtracking on announced price boosts serves the public interest. He noted Bethlehem Steel and US Steel rescinding increases strengthens the economy as Navy exercises unfold in Virginia after the announcements.
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Kennedy
Atlantic
United States
Virginia
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
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Leader cites canal plan and segregation stance
He highlighted leadership in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal and signed the pupil placement law the only remaining school segregation measure. He opposed a 10 million dollar prison bond, arguing funds could build two Florence State Colleges, and asserted he has kept all integration cases out of court. Turning to race, Folsom noted that Negroes seek leadership from whites.
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Tennessee - Tombigbee Canal
Florence State College
Cheaper Nike Missiles Proposed by Western Electric
Washington Senators heard testimony that Western Electric proposed a cheaper method for the Army to buy Nike missiles directly from the producer, eliminating fees paid previously to Western Electric. The testimony cited a June 12 letter noting the missile design had stabilized and urging direct government purchase.
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Washington
Western Electric Co
Western Electric
Robert E. Dunne
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Record Money Bill Okayed Record Money Bill Okayed
The House Appropriations Committee approve d a peacetime spending bill of 47.8 billion for fiscal year starting July 1 to arm military services for limited warfare and nuclear forces. It covers 2,683,900 active personnel across Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force with reserves and guards and sets Guard and Reserve strength while deferring civil defense and foreign aid funding to later bills.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Kennedy
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
More Nuclear Tests Threatened By K
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told Kennedy and Macmillan that the USSR would conduct new nuclear tests underground atmospheric or in space to match any Western tests. He rejected a last chance appeal for a controlled end to testing and insisted the USSR cannot accept a test ban granting NATO intelligence access to Soviet territory. Khrushchev urged trust and warned against Western pressure to curb Soviet disarmament.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Union
Uss.r
Pacific
Britain
Christmas Island
Tass
Moscow Radio
Macmillan
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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