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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1955
Page
1
Decatur City Council schedules meeting and local events
The Decatur city council set a 2 p.m. Tuesday meeting after changes from two council members. Women of Tanner Methodist Church plan a chicken stew and bazaar at Tanner School lunchroom Saturday evening. Fresh meats go on sale at Decatur Curb Market Saturday 6 to 11 a.m. North Alabama Shrine No 7 meets tonight at 7 30 with a Christmas party and gift exchange. J N Murdock funeral in Petersburg Tennessee attended by Mr and Mrs C Wilson and Mr and Mrs E E Ha. City recorder docket lists ten cases including stop sign violations and parking offenses. two DWI. Christmas seal drive totals 1120 10 with goal 5720. See DIARY on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner Methodist Church
Tanner School
A. M. Barran
Decatur Curb
North Alabama Shrine No 7
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Folsom defies Air Force probe in Gator Bowl plans
Alabama Governor James E. Folsom pledged to mobilize every Alabama National Guard aircraft able to fly to Jacksonville Florida for the Gator Bowl when Auburn meets Vanderbilt. He said the planes would fly on a special weather mission with runway and take-off inspections, despite an Air Force inquiry into unauthorized trips for football games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcintosh
Ala
Air Force
James E. Folsom
Alabama National Guard
Jacksonville
Fla
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Air Guard
Folsom
Florida
Washington
See Folsom
Athens College Receives Southern Association Accreditation
Athens College in its 134th year of service was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools at its Miami Beach meeting. Four representatives attended, with President Perry B. James calling accreditation a major achievement, endorsing recognition by other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens College
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Southern Association
Miami Beach
Fla
R. Edgar Moore
Daniel G. Leidig
E. C. Paustian
Perry B. James
James
East Germans Deny Four Power Berlin Status
Neues Deutschland, the East German Communist party newspaper, declares Berlin’s four power occupation status “nonexistent” in response to the Western Big Three protest challenging Soviet claims of East Berlin sovereignty. The editorial marks the first reaction to the dispute over Berlin’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Neues Deutschland
Communist Party
Russia
East Berlin
East Germany
Western Allies vow to stay in Berlin until reunification
U S Ambassador James B Conant declared the Western Allies will remain in Berlin until Germany is reunified marking a shift as Russians and East German satellites used the four power term. Western protests were sent to Soviet ambassador G M Pushkin after two visiting U S congressmen were detained at pistol point by Communist authorities in East Berlin for four hours. Russia declined responsibility, saying East Germans now control East Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U. S
James B. Conant
Germany
East Berlin
East Germany
G.M. Pushkin
U.S
Rail Rate Increases Face Lines In South
Atlanta report notes member rail lines of the Southern Freight Association approved a 7 percent rise in freight rates and charges. Affected lines include Southern, Seaboard, Central of Georgia, Georgia West Point, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast, Illinois Central, Louisville and Nashville, Gulf Mobile and Ohio, and the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis. The prior nationwide freight hike was 15 percent in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southern Fright Assn
Southern
Seaboard
Central of Georgia
Georgia West Point
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida East Coast
Illinois Central
Louisville
Nashville
Gulf, Mobile
Ohio
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Alabama Power Seeks 100 Million Dam System Expansion
Alabama Power Co seeks permission to build a 100 million dollar Coosa River dam system to nearly double hydroelectric output and aid river traffic from Rome Georgia to the Gulf. Four dams planned from Cherokee County to Wetumpka with Lay Dam height increased. Ultimate capacity 529000 horsepower versus current 656434.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama Power Co
Coosa River
Rome
Gulf
Alabama Public Service Commission
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Cherokee County
Gadsden
Wetumpka
Montgomery
Lay Dam
Alabama
Second 5-D Day: At Least 69 Die
The Associated Press reports Safe Driving Day fatalities trending high with at least 65 deaths in 24 hours. Major cities largely reported no fatalities, while Philadelphia Los Angeles and Minneapolis accounted for the largest tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Indicted Ex-HST Officials Cite Politics Behind Charges
Former Truman administration figures Matthew Connelly Theron Caudle and Harry Schwimmer face conspiracy to defraud charges tied to tax inquiries. Caudle says Republicans use indictments as a campaign scapegoat while apologizing for alleged ethics issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
Theron Lamar Caudle
Truman Administration
Truman
Connelly
New York
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Caudle
Harry S. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Schwimmer
Wadesboro
N. C
Justice Department
Wyllys Newcomb
Grand Jury
United States
Faure Launches Re Election Bid Ahead of New Year Vote
Premier Edgar Faure announced a re election campaign in Paris framing his platform around finance economy and social policy to double living standards within ten years. He cited legal steps dissolving the National Assembly and pointed to possible elections on New Year’s Day. He pledged Western alliance hold and East West understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Western Alliance
Diver Survives Nine Hours Trapped Below In Patuxent River
Solomon's Navy diver Joe Tallarico emerged unharmed after nearly nine hours pinned to a test mine in the Patuxent River off the naval ordnance facility. Rescuers battled a strong current for hours, bringing him to the surface at 7 p.m. He described the cold and danger, kissed his wife Carmela, and praised the team that freed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomons, Md
Joe Tallarico
Patuxent River
Tallarico
Navy
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
Washington
Carmela
Joe
William G. Fisher
Williamsport
Fisher
Gray Renegar
Federal aid drive gains steam for school construction
Washington reports a White House endorsed push for broader federal school construction aid. Secretary Folsom told 1,800 delegates Eisenhower would seek expanded funding while NEA leaders hailed the plan as a major advance. Birmingham Post-Herald notes Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville may become a national missile research center with Maj. Gen. John Medaris assigned as of December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Welfare Folsom
Eisenhower
Congress
National Education Assn
John Buford
Mount Vernon
Birmingham
Birmingham Post-Herald Today
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Army
Navy
Air Force
Wash
Redstone
John Medaris
Jim Free
Birmingham News
Medaris
Fite Backs Amendment On Highway Funds Divertion
Rep Rankin Fite of Marion County spoke in defense of Amendment No 29 which would channel Marion and Lamar county auto license fees into general funds. He said approval next Tuesday would restore vital revenues taken away in 1952 and issued a supporting statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Rankin Fite
Marion County
Marion
Lamar
Fite
Marin
Civil rights split threat at Young Democrats convention
California delegates led a 9-8 vote by the Young Democrats resolutions committee praising states complying with integration rulings. A fourth Bryce Hospital patient died from burns at the state mental institution after a boiler room accident. George Watson, 55, of Perry County, died after being in serious condition since Monday's heating plant incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Democratic Party
California
Resolutions Committee
Young Democrats
Oklahoma City
Tuscaloosa
Bryce Hospital
State Mental Institution
George Watson
Perry County
Khrushchev Rants At West From Burmese Shrine
From the Shwe Dagon temple in Rangoon Khrushchev blasted Western nations calling them stupid after a dispute over a Russian visitor. He targeted the United States France and Britain as he spoke seated in the Buddhist site with Bulganin nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
United States
France
Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 16.57 with a 24 hour fall of .38. Sea level 550.91. High Thursday 39 at 1 pm. 6 pm 40. Morning 35 degrees and 11 am 55. Forecast cloudy and windy with occasional rain today, partly cloudy tonight. High today 60, low 58, high Saturday 68. Legal waterfowl shooting times Saturday 6:09 am to 4:06 pm and Sunday 6:10 am to 4:06 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Race Issue Clouds Techs Bowl Plans
Georgia Gov Marvin Griffin urged the University System Board of Regents to bar contests with teams that include Negro players or have mixed spectator races. The move targets Georgia Tech's Sugar Bowl date with Pittsburgh on January 2. Griffis said the telegram’s wording stands as an order if Negroes are allowed to play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Marvin Griffin
Board of Regents of
University System
Georgia
Robert C. Arnold
Covington
Board of Regents
Griffin
University System of Georgia
Gorgia Tech
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Arnold
Tech
Griffis
AFL and CIO merge into 16 million member federation
New York reports the AFL and CIO have merged forming the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations with 16 million members. CIO voted approval amid objections from Transport Workers Union president Michael J. Quill. The merged body will meet Monday at 71st Regiment Armory in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
AFL
New York
CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Labor Movement
Menagy
Free World
Manhattan Center
Hotel Statler
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
71St Regiment Armory
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
New York City
Subway
Quill
Dominic Merella
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Industrial Council
United Steelworkers
Frank England
Springfield, Il
Floats Arriving For Yale Parade
Ten colorful Christmas floats arrive for Decatur's three day Gala Christmas opening parade tomorrow at seven. Santa appears on a sponsor float with other entries including Santa's Mailbox and Space Ship. Eighty eight Decatur youths ride the floats as bands from Morgan County, Leighton, Decatur and Lake side perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Santa Claus
Trinity School
Morgan County
Leighton
Lakeside
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Leighton High
National Guard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Run Ayers
Escaye
All Titers Railway
Joe Pettey
J. R. Daniels
Oak St
Pricevile Home Demonstration Club
Powerse Cig Let Relief
C. Wilson Oe
E. E. Ha
Petersburg
Tenn
J. N. Murdock
City Recorder’s
Buckley
Alabama Power
Coosa
HST
T. Lamar Caudle
Matt Connelly
Faure
U.S. Missile Research May Center
Hiway
Shopong
Red Boss
Harold’ K. Miles
One Federation
Walter P. Reu- Donald
Joseph A. Beirne
Communications Workers
Gustav Faber
TWU
Yale
By Ken Reynolds
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