Air Force Hopes First Test Unit Launch Today
The Air Force announced a 2 p.m. estimate for America's first test launch from Cape Canaveral with a possible 5 40 p.m. target and later times suggested by other sources. Weather was overcast with winds near 15 mph. countdown had passed halfway without major holds. Navy tests nearby delayed a Vanguard launch as the Snark attempt was postponed.
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Patrick Afb
C. H. Schooley
Defense Department
Schooley
Navy
Vanguard
Northrop
Robert S. Sellers
Voice of Democracy finals set for county and city audience
Annual Jaycee sponsored Voice of Democracy finals happen tonight at 7 in the city electric auditorium with county winners advancing to the state contest. Several local people and events are noted including hospital visits, school meetings, and public notices.
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Nnual
City Electric
Eisenhower Faces Budget Balance Amid Military Spending Boost
Republican leaders say President Eisenhower aims to keep the budget balanced despite a proposed two billion dollar military spending rise. Senators Bridges and Saltonstall back the plan, arguing cuts elsewhere can offset the increase while the overall budget stays near this year. Democratic leaders doubt the urgency and warn of deficit risk. Stevenson declines Paris NATO meeting unless compelling developments arise.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bridges
Saltonstall
White House
Ican
Congress
Decatur Skywatch Prominent Vega and Planets Visible
The Decatur sky notices show Vega prominent in the northwest at 9 05 p m. Venus appears low in the south at 6 08 p m and Mars rises at 5 06 a m The Jupiter sighting places Jupiter in the southern sky with a 5 57 a m reading and a Saturn note not fully legible.
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Vega
Venus
Southie
Mars
Jupiter
Igren
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 17.15 feet with a 0.23 foot rise in 24 hours. Sea level at 551.45 feet. Yesterday's high 50 at 2 pm. low 32 at 1 am. Today 10:45 am 34 degrees. Clearing and colder today and tonight. Thursday clear and cold with freezing temperatures. Highs 46 today and 51 Thursday. lows 23 tonight. Legal waterfowl shooting times Wed 6 11 am to 4 06 pm. Thu 6 12 am to 4 06 pm.
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Decatur and
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reed resigns as chair halting Civil Rights Commission start
Washington reports the Civil Rights Commission chair Stanley F. Reed has resigned, delaying its first meeting. Reed cited incompatibility with his judge duties after Supreme Court service. President Eisenhower accepted the resignation and no replacement name is known.
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Civil Rights Commission
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
Reed
Eisenhower
Executive Department
White House
Commission
James C. Hagerty
Bipartisan Commission
Congress
Senate
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
High Court
City Plans Restart of Fruehauf Plant Construction
Decatur officials meet to restart preliminary construction on the Fruehauf Trailer Co plant, a 95 000 square foot aluminum extrusion facility. Grading at the Highway 20 site halted after Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Cooperative power facilities were challenged and denied removal. The city aims to finance up to 3 million dollars in municipal industrial bonds for the lease plant.
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Decatur
Fruehauf
Joe Wheeler Co-Op
Service City
Limestone County cotton acreage boosted for 1958
Limestone County received a 2,109 acre increase in cotton allotments for 1958, raising total to 51,979.5 acres from 48,879.9. Blacks of increases apply to 91 percent average 2.6 percent for all farms, first time Limestone has seen an allotment rise.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
ASC
Wallace Steele
Steele
Limestone
Lawrence County
Morgan
Cullman
Sealed Auction Totals by County and Goal Progress
County by county totaling sales show Cullman 1057.50 at 30 percent of goal Limestone 1709.52 54 percent Morgan 2452.50 with a trailing zero value indicating incomplete data for one county.
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Date County
Limestone
Morgan
Rescuers Race Hurricane Nina to Aid Margarita Chandris
In the mid Pacific near Hurricane Nina, the 3364-ton Margarita Chandris built in 1920 near Pensacola, formerly Rockport, operated by Chandris England Ltd of London, was out of control. The cargo liner President Montee and Navy ship Rainier sped toward the crippled vessel with 35 to 40 crew aboard, while Coast Guard cutter Winnebago pushed to assist. winds up to 90 knots battered the freighter as it neared the hurricane center.
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Rainier
Margarita Chandris
Coast Guard
Honolulu
Weather Bureau
Pensacola
Fla
Rockport
The
Chandris England, Ltd
London
Stevenson withdraws from NATO Paris meeting advisory role
Adlai E. Stevenson announced he would not accompany the U S delegation to the December 16 NATO Paris meeting. He said he would be without authority to influence policy and feared mislead or unsettle allies while preserving party unity. He noted differences with Eisenhower on NATO revitalization and met leaders before releasing his formal statement.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Paris
Stevenson
NATO
U.S
Adlai
Leighton Man Guilty In Killing Leighton Man
Alan Rush De lony Jr., 45, tavern operator, found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Policeman Henry J. Searcy, 37, in Leighton. Sentenced to life imprisonment. Prosecution said Delony confessed a feud led to the shooting near the tavern. he claimed insanity and self defense.
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Tuscumbia
Alan Rush Delony, Jr
Delony
Henry J. Searcy
Leighton
Maurice Chambers
Huntsville
Dulles Shows Stevenson Foot-In-Mouth Diplomacy
Washington report describes a White House conference on NATO where Dulles explained nuclear sharing with Britain while Adlai Stevenson remained silent. A senator warned Bevan could become foreign secretary if Labour took power, prompting laughter as Dulles smiled at Stevenson amid the discussion of complex international issues.
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Stevenson
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Britain
Adlai E. Stevenson
Labor Party
Aneurin
Regional Library to Open Center Serving Two Counties
Elizabeth Parks Beamguard of the Public Library Service will visit Decatur to discuss locating a regional library headquarters serving Morgan and Limestone counties. The two counties allocated 9600 for the current fiscal year as the library seeks state and federal funds. She will meet city officials and attend the League of Municipalities district meeting Friday.
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Elizabeth Parks Beamguard
Public Library Service Division
Decatur
Morgan
Limestone
Roy Odom
Decatur Library Board
League of Municipalities
Blaze Damages Bank Street Building
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the upper floor of a brick building at 914 Bank St late last night and early today. The second floor was vacant. tires stored on the first floor caught fire but were kept from spreading. Fire crews from three companies fought the blaze in freezing wind, stopping it by around 2 a.m. The owner, L. J. Garth of Detroit, was unreachable for damage estimates.
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Bank St
L. J. Garth
Detroit
Mich
Herbert Bridges
Bridges Tire Sales
Sykes Funeral Home
Sykes
Decatur
Israel Reaches Mt Scopus Peace Accord After Talks
Premier Ben-Gurion announced that a peace agreement was reached after two days of talks with U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold regarding the Mt Scopus convoy dispute. A scheduled convoy was halted as the settlement emerged from Hammarskjold proposals. An Israeli source indicated an earlier proposal was rejected.
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Jerusalem
Mt. Scopus
Ben - Gurion
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskhold
Middle East
Ben-Gurion
Hammarskjold
Israel
Search for 7 year old girl in Sycamore continues
FBI agents led an all night search for Maria Ridolph, a seven year old believed kidnapped by a tall slender man who offered her and a companion a ride. Sheriff Alfred Diesz said he found no trace as the investigation widened.
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Sycamore
Ill
FBI
Maria Ridolph
Alfred Diesz
Chief Warns Shoppers Keep 'Santa' Safe
Decatur Police Chief Pack Self warns shoppers against leaving Christmas packages in unlocked cars. He urges storing items in trunks to deter theft, notes increased shoplifting and bad checks during the season, and calls for merchant precautions and public reporting to aid enforcement.
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Decatur
Pack Self
Self
Quickies by Ken Reynolds Hobby sparks model search
Column notes a hobbyist excitement over finding a model through a Daily Want Ad, hinting at a budding pastime and the anticipation of new discoveries. The piece captures a light, personal tone about hobbies and small pleasures.
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