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16 Aug 1955
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
1
Family travels and service notes from area and beyond
Mr and Mrs H A Whatley and daughters Terrie and Donna visit relatives in Lenoir City Tennessee. Eduardo Atehortua returns to Decatur General Hospital after two weeks vacation in Mexico. Gilbert Rhodes and son Billy return to Austinville after ten days in Michigan and Canada. Helen Davidson and daughter Jennifer Ann visit home in Lewisburg Tennessee after time with relatives. Alvaro Spinoza visits Barquill a Colombia then leaves for Miami. Milford Roan learns son James Kenneth is promoted in the Air Force. Melvin Solomon returns to Montgomery to attend Alabama Polytechnic Institute in fall. DIARY page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eduardo Atehortua
Decatur General Hospital
Mexico
Gilbert Rhodes
Billy
Austinville
Michigan
Canada
Helen Davidson
Jennifer Ann
Lewisburg
Tenn
Robert Broadway
6Th Ave
Milford Roan
James Kenneth
Roan
313Th Air Division
Okinawa
Melvin Solomon
Montgomery
W. E. Boutwell, Sr
Solomon
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
IRA raids fetch stolen arms from London shop
Police raided an empty Caledonian Road shop in London and seized Bren guns rifles and ammunition believed stolen from Arborfield Army Depot by the Irish Republican Army. Eleven detectives watched for 12 hours before the seizure. authorities warn of possible guerrilla activity in Ulster as IRA raids spread to Wales and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Caledonian Road
King Cross Railroad Station
Irish Ren Army
IRA
Arborfield
Bire
Reading
Scotland Yard
Army
Aberfield
Wales
England
Irish Republican Army
Northern
Ireland
Ulster
Airman Schmidt to Seek Divorce in Custody Dispute
Airman Daniel Schmidt 22 plans a divorce after his wife Una Schmidt-Fine 20 left him for Alford Fine 21. He has not decided on custody of son Danny Jr. 4. Schmidt, a B29 gunner, has recently returned from Red China after 32 months as a prisoner. The case was announced by his attorney following a meeting with Una.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Schmidt
Red China
Schmidt
Una Schmidt-Fine
Alford Fine
Dan
Howard Welch
Placement Law Importance Seen in Alabama Boards Split
In Birmingham reports the Alabama placement law is shaping the school integration debate as Gadsden and Mobile boards announce they will maintain segregated schools. Mobile will continue Negro placements in segregated schools through 1955-56, while Gadsden also plans to keep current policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Gadsden
Mobile
Alabama school boards receive petitions on integration
Bessemer and six Alabama counties including Jefferson Macon Butler Mobile Etowah and Russell received petitions seeking immediate steps to end racial segregation in city and public schools in line with the U.S. Supreme Court decision. Mobile and Gadsden Etowah boards indicated they will maintain separate schools for the races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Ala
Board of Education
Alabama
U.S. Supreme Court
Jefferson
Macon
Butler
Mobile
Etowah
Russell
Gadsden
Gadsden and Mobile Boards Vow Education Policy Compliance
The Gadsden and Mobile school boards pledge to provide quality education without discrimination and to study the Alabama placement law to comply with state and federal laws and the Supreme Court ruling. They plan to examine attendance areas and how to implement the law while remaining aligned with civil rights requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Alabama
Supreme Court
Mobile Board
Japan submits draft peace treaty to Soviet Union
Japan's special envoy Shunichi Matsumoto met at the Soviet embassy to deliver Tokyo's proposed World War II peace treaty with Russia. Officials said the draft simply summarized previously stated Japanese views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
London
Shunichi Matsumoto
Tokyo
Russia
Katie's Got 500 Bucks Begging For A Home
A Bonanzagram jackpot offers $500 for correct last Friday and Sunday's paper answer. No claim checks arrived, so the prize remains up for grabs. Entries are urged as a down payment for a new car, TV, washing machine, or carpets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonanzagram
Katie
Chinese Korean Reds Call for Far East Peace Conference
Chinese Premier Chou En lai and Commander Chu Teh urged a Far East conference to unify Korea during the 10th anniversary of Korea’s liberation. Kim I1 Sung proposed a mutual North South approach, while Chu endorsed Kim’s plans and pledged Chinese support. The speeches were broadcast by Peiping radio from Pyongyang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Korea
China
Chou Enlai
Chu Teh
Kim I] Sung
Peiping
Japan
Pyongyang
Kim
Chu
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Shivers Critic Keeps His Job
Washington court blocks 90 day suspension of Curtis C. Wilson Houston postal worker who criticized Gov. Allen Shivers Texas. judge grants temporary injunction against Hatch Act enforcement in his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allen Shivers
Texas Today
U.S. Dist
Robert N. Wilkin
Curtis C. Wilson
Houston
Tex
Civil Service Commission
Strauss Sees US Backing New Atoms for Peace Conference
In Geneva Lewis L. Strauss says President Eisenhower favors a second world conference on peaceful uses of atomic energy to be held in two or three years. He spoke at a luncheon with top American delegates and Joint Atomic Energy Committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
Strauss
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
U.S
U.N
City to add policewomen this fall in Decatur
Decatur City Council approved hiring four to five policewomen to direct traffic near schools and relieve male officers. Applicants aged 25 to 35 from near Somerville Road Bibb Riverside or West Decatur Schools will be considered. Final decision on Walter Jackson School duty pending. Interviews will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
H. R. Summer
Somerville Road
Bibb
Riverside
West Decatur
Storm warnings rise as Senate filibuster threat looms
Storm warnings are hoisted in Montgomery as the Senate faces a filibuster threat over a bill to curb state purchases. The upper chamber may launch a filibuster once both houses reconvene after weekend recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Senate
Alabama Senate approves license on all fishermen
The Senate completed action on an administration sponsored bill setting a $1 annual license for all Alabama fishermen including doodle fishermen using a cane pole. The bill also increases the rod and reel license from $1 to $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Senate
Alabama
Controversy Over State Purchasing Bid Bill and Fishing License
Sen Joe Calvin leads a bid to require competitive bids on state purchases of 500 or more. Administration opposes and a filibuster threat looms with six days left in 1955. House support for a companion bill is noted while a one dollar annual fishing license bill also faces Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Calvin
Morgan County
Folsom
House
Senate
Weather and River Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge
Tennessee River water level at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 19.06 feet this morning, up 0.05 feet in 24 hours with sea level at 553.46 feet. Yesterday’s high reached 91 degrees, morning low 73, temperatures ranged from 82 to 88 by late morning. The forecast calls for partly cloudy, warm conditions with isolated thundershowers, and a Wednesday of partly cloudy to cloudy skies with highs near 92 and a low around 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Diane
Atlantic
Charleston
S. C
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Fernandina
Wilmington
St. Augustine
Virginia Capes
Walter Davis
the Weather Bureau
North Carolina - Virginia
Connie
Georgia
North Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Savannah Beach
American Red Cross
Florida
Virginia
Atlantic Fleet
Navy
Coast Guard
Keller Memorial Bridge
Frenzied Indians Riot In Bombay
Frantic crowds in Bombay rioted over Portuguese India action, forcing shops to close and firing on demonstrators. More than 150000 marched to the Portuguese consulate calling for military action while Nehru urged restraint and peaceful transfer of Goa and adjacent territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Nehru
Delhi
Goa
New Delhi
Portugal
Congress hears claims of Communist cells in government
Representative Francis E. Walter says testimony before the House Un American Activities Committee reveals Communist cells in government. He plans a February-wide probe into infiltration, noting staff connections in the Senate War Labor Board and National Labor Relations Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House Un-American Activities Committee
United States Senate
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Walter
Senate
Government Says Political Foes Catholics Guilty
Buenos Aires police say Catholic nationalists and opposition politicians plotted to shoot President Juan Peron bringing historic tension. Hundreds arrested, with protests at Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral and Cordoba. Ringleaders named include Mario Amadeo and David Michel Torino amid a broader crackdown on dissent and religious ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Peron
Cordoba
Franklin Lucero
Mario Amadeo
Ex POW Gallagher testifies in murder court martial defense
Sgt James C Gallagher a 23 year old from Brooklyn testifies in his Korea prison camp murder case claiming personal dislike influenced a prosecution witness Sgt L C Lloyd W Pate of Augusta Georgia testified for the government and was accused of being told to mind his own business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James C. Gallagher
Korea
Gallagher
Brooklyn
L. C. Lloyd W. Pate
Augusta
Pate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dalemalle
H. A. Whatley
Terrie and
Donna
Lenoir City, Tenn
Alvaro Spinoza
Barenquilla
Columbia
South America
Richard Rohrer
Rochester
N.Y
Akron
Ohio
Diane Dawdling
East Coast
Howard Brown
Toni Palermo
St. Paul
Minn
Danny Jr
Nellie Peters
Portland
Ore
Welch
Una
Harold Berliner
Nevada City
Buckley
New Talk
Shivers
Walter Jackson
H. H. Higdon
City Planning Commission
Cherry
Market
Board of Equalization
Cherry and
Markets Streets
19Th Ave. S.E
Harrison St
12Th St
20Th Ave. S.E
13Th St
11Th St. S.E
16Th Ave. S.E
Penney Lane
12Th St. S.E
18Th
20Th Ave
Seton Avenue
11Th St
Magnolia
21St Ave
18Th Ave
North St
J. B. Leeman
G. M. Russell
G. F. Beene
Decatur and Vicinity
Commie
Tnt
By Ken Reynolds
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