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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1950
Page
1
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Mostly cloudy Sunday with local thundershowers and moderate easterly winds on the coast. Graduation scenes at the University of Alabama for Miles T Powell of Decatur noted with families attending and local residents in attendance.
San Francisco August 26 The hospital ship Benevolence sunk after a fogbound collision with the freighter Mary Luckenbach. Seventeen men and a nurse are known dead, 487 survivors saved. Captain Havens and Captain Bacon recount the moment of impact as radar showed five ships nearby.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Sherrod of 315 Grant Street escaped serious injury when their car collided five miles south of Cullman while heading to visit their son Floyd Jr 13 at Jefferson Hillman hospital Their son was later treated in Birmingham after a BB gun pellet injured his right eye The car was heavily damaged and the Sherrods reported minor bruises.
Chinese Nationalist Foreign Minister George Yeh declared at a press briefing that Soviet aggression is the vital problem for the United Nations. He said Moscow has waged a campaign since January to challenge Nationalist China’s representation at international conferences and reaffirmed that the government of China in Taiwan remains the only legitimate authority.
Hardy Hale 20 of six miles NW of Moulton faces second degree manslaughter charges after a hunting trip left friend Freeman Thrasher 18 dead. The two were hunting on the Judy Terry farm when Hale fired at movement in a rock crevice, striking Thrasher. Hale was held for investigation, released on bond, and bound over to the Lawrence grand jury. Funeral services for Thrasher are planned at Jones chapel in Mt. Moriah.
The Navy ordered out another hospital ship to replace the Benevolence, lost in a collision off the Golden Gate last night. The Haven, tied up at San Diego, will be put into operation immediately after mothballing post Bikini tests.
Morgan and Lawrence counties farm residents will attend the Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Cooperative annual meeting at the Decatur coliseum. The two day event features the Electric Fair with tents, exhibits, and an amateur show.
President Juan D. Peron decrees tomorrow a national day of mourning for Arturo Alessandri former Chilean president who died on Thursday in Buenos Aires officials announce funeral plans and tributes across Argentina and Chile.
Prospective drivers in Limestone and Morgan counties are urged to study the new driver's manual before taking a license exam. Highway Patrolman H. L. Hester notes last week’s test results show many failures in written and driving tests. In Morgan 22 failed written tests while 24 passed. Limestone mirrors a near even split with 17 passing and 14 failing. Reading questions for new licensees derive from the county, with four failing proficiency, three eyesight, and four incomplete tests, while Morgan reports nine of 69 lacking driving skill and four eyes failures. Weather affected some incomplete tests and motorists neglect safety checks.
Washington reports a House Democratic leader predicts a Senate House accord next week on wage price rationing controls in the home front mobilization law. Rep Spence Ky warns it would be a mistake to remove such authority, while the two chambers seek differences in economic control bills.
The Army formed a skeleton organization of under 50 men to seize major railroads at 4 PM EST tomorrow and maintain normal operations. Major General Frank A Heileman will direct operations with Brigadier General Andrew F McIntyre as his executive. Seven regional offices with five staff each and three sub regional offices with two staff will open, led by railroad presidents on active duty. The Army has notified 195 major railroads by telegram and letter, assuring continued service and neutrality in the dispute between management and the Brotherhoods. Negotiations between management and unions stall but are expected to resume.
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors Morgan county fair from Sept. 12 to 16 at the Decatur livestock coliseum. Farmers bring produce while women display sewing canning baked goods and home products. Industries show merchandise and services to residents.
The House approved a $16.77 billion emergency bill to rearm the U S and allies, sending it to the Senate by a 310 to 1 vote. It authorizes 5 333 warplanes and boosts total defense outlays above $30 billion this year, plus plans for a further $10 billion request.
The Associated Press reports two Tennessee inmates, Arnold McLemore and Mack Harris, were paroled along with 17 others last week. McLemore, life sentence since 1942 for the shooting death of Theo Pepper, and Harris, 99-year term since 1938 for the fatal beating of Will Garth, were among 19 denied parole by the state board.
In Rahway New Jersey a customer triggered a jackpot on an ice dispensing machine after depositing 15 cents. Police found about 20 pieces of ice littering the storefront of White Ice and Coal Co while the unidentified patron drove away with the ice before a company official stopped the machine.
Five thousand communist led guerrillas raided 11 towns in central Luzon in a concerted attack near Manila. The raids left hundreds dead and prompted heavy police guard while soldiers prepared to depart for Korea. The government reported 100 killed at Tarlac and noted the rebels left literature and opposed moves to send a U.S. combat team to Korea.
New York August 26 Jewels owned by film actress Hedy La Marr valued at 250000 were reported missing from her room at the Sherry Netherland hotel. The loss was discovered after La Marr returned from a show and found a bag with the gems open on a dresser. Police said she initially thought she left them at her Southampton summer home.
Kim Tong a 19 year old master and nurse in the North Korean communist army is captured by South Korean forces with a woman doctor. She recalls joining the people's army at 16 and serving as a nurse in the automatic weapons section of the 13th division while others in her unit were killed or missing.
North Korean Reds scored gains at Kigye and Hunghae and pushed back South Korean forces near Taegu leading to high level dispatches from Don Huth. American artillery interrupted a Red attempt to cross the Nak tong River near Changnyong and Taegu remained secure for the moment.
The Decatur highway patrol reports a Saturday night auto crash on the Athens Huntsville highway about 12 miles east of Athens. No injuries were found and a black man is being sought for leaving the scene as investigators continue.
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