Senators Clash Over Effects Of Divided Government
Senate leaders Knowland and Johnson disagreed on whether the raid this week showed divided control helps or harms the nation. Knowland argued a Republican administration would be handicapped with a Democratic Congress after 1956, while Johnson praised the recent session as unity and achievement and warned against split power.
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White House
Congress
Jack Bell Washington
Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dem
Eisenhower
Penney's Assistant Manager Durham Promoted at Decatur Store
John R. Durham promoted to assistant manager of the J C Penney Co store in Decatur. He has served three years as first floor and basement manager at Decatur and five years with Penney in Albany. The Durhams live at 215 6th Ave SW with children Rusty and Susan and attend First Baptist Church.
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Penney
John R. Durham
J. C. Penney Company
J W. Crowell
Durham
Decatur
Penney Company
First Baptist Church
lawmakers anticipate next session actions on dams and aid
Senate leaders signal no fall special session. Eisenhower weighs proposals on an atomic demonstration ship and Refugee Relief Act. Kefauver and ADA spar over bipartisanship while senators push Upper Colorado project road and school funding. Five water projects aim for approval and a Hells Canyon dam plan faces scrutiny.
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Eisenhower
Johnson
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Americans For Democratic Action
Accient Eisenhower
Sen
Kefauver
Dtenn
ADA
Upper Colorado
Murray
D-Mont
Anderson
D-Nm
Ventura
California
Hells Canyon Dam
Idaho
Oregon
Washita
Oklahoma
Frying Pan-Arkansas
Colorado
Federal Power Commission
Idaho Power Co
Hells Canyon
Navy Reviews Case of Youth Denied Commission at Kings Point
Eugene Landy, 21, denied a commission by the Navy, awaits a review promised by Secretary Thomas. Landy, a Kings Point graduate, faced exclusion from oath ceremonies, drawing criticism from Sen. Lehman and praise from supporters including Sen. Smith after media and public backing.
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Dieree
New York
Charles
Thomas
Navy
Seath
Eugene Landy
Rhonda Wohl
Landy
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
N. Y
Ade
Iorm
Herbert H. Lehman
DNY
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Sen. Smith
Textile Workers Set Policy Meeting in Asheville
In Asheville North Carolina on August 6 the AFL UTWA will hold a wage and bargaining policy meeting. The one day session aims to decide if a wage increase should be pursued with UTWA contracts opening for negotiation after union notice. About 150 representatives from North Carolina and Southern Virginia attend with later meetings planned in Columbia Georgia Louisiana dates to come.
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Asheville
N.C
AFL
United Textile Workers of America
UTWA
Jacobs
North Carolina
Virginia
Columbia
S.C
Georgia
Louisiana
Limestone County cotton overplanting tied to marketing card rules
Limestone County ASC chair A M Christopher said 35 to 38 percent of the 1955 cotton crop was overplanted as of Aug 4. Penalties of 17.7 cents per pound apply for selling overplanted cotton, requiring farmers to prove normal yield 1950-54 before marketing cards. Wallace Steele noted Practice 18 on winter cover crops limits hay and seed harvest and details AFC payments for various crops and fertilizers.
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Athens
Limestone County
A. M. Christopher
ASC
Christopher
Wallace Steele
Drouth
Steele
Bill to Relocate Athens District Lines Proposed
Limestone County boards studied a proposed bill sponsored by Rep. J. M. Dement and Sen. M. C. Grisham to move Athens voters from District 3 to District 4. The change aims to add four election boxes for growing voter rolls and balance district road mileage, with no current Athens voters in District 4.
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Limestone County
J. M. Dement
M. C. Grisham
Board of Revenue
Athens Beat
A. L. Spence
Athens
District 4
Spence
Buck Island Road
Palce
Eight New Polio Cases Reported in Alabama
Eight new polio cases were reported in Alabama last week raising 1955 total to 89, with Jefferson and Talladega counties each contributing two cases. Single cases were reported in Cullman Lauderdale Montgomery and Pike counties.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Jefferson
Talladega
Cullman
Lauderdale
Pike
Lightning kills ten cows in Pa storm shelter
Farmer George Neiderhiser watched as ten cows under a large oak were struck by lightning during a storm at Ligonier Pennsylvania. He estimated his cattle loss at five thousand dollars.
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Ligonier
George Neiderhiser
Neiderhiser
Bee hives swiped after man moves swarm to hive
Port Arthur residents report L. Richards moved a swarm from a tree into a hive after three hours away the hive disappeared, theft investigated as porch side crime.
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Port Arthur
Tex
A. L. Richards
Geneva Becomes League of Nations Headquarters in 1920
Geneva was selected as the official headquarters of the League of Nations in 1920, marking a pivotal moment in international diplomacy. The move anchored ongoing efforts toward collective security and postwar reconstruction under the new world organization.
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Geneva
The
League of Nations
Final figures on Lawrence Acreage for farmers
Lawrence County farmers had a cotton allotment but did not plant or release acreage. Local ASC notes 2,855 farmers planted 42,413.8 acres of a 42,644.1 acre county allotment, with overplanting totaling 1,874.3 acres.
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Lawrence County
ASC
Locusts and Termites Feature in Lake Kyoga Tribes Diet
Tribes near Africa's Lake Kyoga just north of the Equator eat roasted locusts. Termites are another favorite food.
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Africa
Lake
Kyoga
Equator
Paving Begins On U S 31 South Of The Triangle
Athens reports the start of a four lane section of U S 31 south of the triangle by contractors. After paving the new lanes the old lanes will be raised and repaved in the area. The bypass between the triangle and the intersection with the old highway north of the city will be undertaken later this summer.
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Athens
Triangle
Morgan County High Announces Faculty Additions
Morgan County High School opens for term on September 1 with J C Pettey as principal and three new teachers joining the staff Thurman Abercrombie Mrs Linda Cain and Roman Higdon. J P Cain becomes assistant principal replacing Raymond Screws who resigns for a Florida teaching post.
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Hartselle
Morgan County High Oe
J. C. Pettey
J. P. Cain
Raymond Screws
Florida
Morgan County High
Thurman Abercrombie
Linda Cain
Priceville High School
Abercrombie
Morgan County
Union Hill
Cotaco
Florence State College
Peabody
Unusual Tree Planting Resources Listed by FAO
The FAO Forest organization outlines methods to contact over 200 government and private agencies for seed supply. The note also mentions Senior Glee Club guidance and Higdon teaching senior social studies after earning a B.S. degree.
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Rome
Italy
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Higdon
Woman seeks privacy after marriage mix up in California
Mrs Una Schmidt Fine asks to be left alone with the man she married after her first husband was shot down. She believed Airman Schmidt was dead and wed Alford Fine in September. A Nevada City lawyer and Trivelpiece of Sacramento comment on the three adults' private problem.
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Sacramento
Calif
Una Schmidt-Fine
Korea
Alford B. Fine
J.C
Daniel C. Schmidt
Schmidt
China
Schmidt-Fine
Nevada City
Elena
Harold A. Berliner
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