Eisenhower Sees Opportunity in AFL CIO Merger
President Eisenhower told the AFL and CIO merger convention in New York that the unified labor body has a great chance to demonstrate democratic process to the world. He urged protection of minority rights within the new organization and accurate reflection of diverse views amid concerns from Republicans about political influence.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
AFL and Cio
Afl-Cio
New York
Union Organization
Alabama Ballot Measures Range From Schools To Hospitals
State leaders discuss amendments 3 through 5 and 20 and 29 with focus on school funding and taxes. Meadows warns March school closings if funds dry up while Folsom orders a January special session. Amendment 3 would lift the mills cap to 12 while local votes decide hikes. Amendment 4 would let several counties issue public hospital construction taxes. Amendment 5 proposes a 2 million dollar hospital bond. Amendment 20 would let Jefferson County chief justice fill vacant circuit judgeships if the governor delays. Amendment 29 opposes allowing Marion and Lamar counties to use auto tax receipts for nonhighway purposes.
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A. R. Meadows
James E. Folsom
Jefferson
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama
Jefferson County
State Supreme Court
Folsom
Jefferson Circuit
Marion
Lamar
Morgan and Limestone See Light Weekend Arrests
Morgan and Limestone counties recorded the quietest weekend in the four county area with a total of 11 arrests in Morgan including public drunkenness and driving while intoxicated. Limestone logged eight arrests with offenses such as public drunkenness driving while intoxicated and vagrancy.
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Morgan
Limestone
Enness
Highway Patrol
Amusements listings and cinema showtimes
The notice lists screenings at multiple theatres including ROXY and SUNSET. It names titles such as Process Soldier of Fortune Cult of the Cobra Liberace's Sincere ly Yours and The Far Horizons with cast members and showing times in the evening.
Westside Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Postponed Meeting
Notices report the Westside Baptist Woman's Missionary Society meeting postponed from Tuesday at 7 p.m. with date to be announced. Also included are a nonfatal wiring fire at 606 NW Cherry St, a theft of a beige coat from a car in a downtown lot, and Decatur City Council scheduling a bi-monthly meeting with a census vote on the agenda.
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Westside Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society
Cherry St
Donald Suggs
Sheridan Apt
Decatur
Local Hospital Ledger Counts Dismissals Admissions
The hospital list shows dismissals at St. Hospitals in Austinville Cloverdale and Decatur with names including Ella Romine William Bell George Journey Homer Reed Bert Rutherford Leroy Reynolds and others. Admissions include Homer Reed Bert Rutherford and Leroy Reynolds plus entries for Baugh Wiley Clinic and Decatur General Hospital with multiple patients and guardians.
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Bank ST. Hospital
Ella Romine
Austinville
William Bell
Cloverdale
George Journey
Walnut St
Homer Reed
Decatur
Bert Rutherford
Leroy Reynolds
Baugh
Twins born to Harvey in Madison at Baugh Wiley Clinic
A boy and a girl were born to Mr and Mrs Frank Harvey at the Baugh Wiley Clinic in Madison this morning. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jesse C Kelly of Moulton at Lawrence County Hospital.
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Frank Harvey
Madison 1
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Jesse C. Kelly
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
Hit and Run Driver Jailed By City
Police arrested Joe Henry Sears a 30 year old Negro after a rear end collision on Church street with James Peck 25 and a later wreck of Sears car on West Wilson He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and having no driver s license. Patrolmen J Martin L Landers W Hunter and T Robbins investigated.
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Joe Henry Sears
Church Street
James Peck
7Th St
10Th Ave. SE
Peck
Sears
West Wilson
Ploice
Co. J. Martin
Louis Landers
W. C. Hunter
Tommy Robbins
Whiskey Running Suspect Arrested In Moulton Area
Houston man William Henry Scott, 48, was arrested in Moulton after a morning chase for transporting whiskey. Police say he carried 75 gallons in his car and is jailed pending bond. Deputies Auburn Smith and John D. Williams made the arrest. Other weekend Lawrence County arrests included two for driving while intoxicated and six for public drunkenness.
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Moulton
Houston
Lawrence County
William Henry Scott
Ridge Road
Hartselle
Scott
Auburn Smith
APA
John D. Williams
Coral forms found off Scotland and Norway resemble tropical corals
Corals exist beyond tropical regions with Scotland and Norway coastlines hosting species that differ little from tropical forms in appearance and biology. Researchers note no major ecological or structural differences despite cooler waters.
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Scotland
Norway
Countess Son To Face Charge in Swindle Case
Robert M. Schlesinger 37 son of Mona Bismarck is to face a six month old swindling charge involving 330000 dollars. Dist Atty Hogan announced Schlesinger tracked through eight countries since last June located in Canada. He allegedly used his mother's name to swindle two Milwaukee retirees and a Los Angeles dealer in an oil deal and obtained jewelry for Linda Christian.
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New York
Robert M. Schlesinger
Mona Bismarck
Manhattan
Dist. Atty. Frank
Hogan
Schlesinger
Canada
Albert Edward Bismarck
Harrison Williams
Milwaukee
Henry Schlesinger
Los Angeles
Linda Christian
Tyrone Power
Chicago
Miami
Bogota
Colombia
Lima
Peru
Santiago
Chile
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Lisbon
Portugal
Genoa
Italy
Halifax
Montreal
Toronto
Hamilton
New — Brunswick
Frobisher, Sask
Richard
John M. Herzfeld
Boston
Robert B. McCulloch
Raritan Ends Police Public War After Pay Raise Vote Denial
In Raritan New Jersey a peace claim follows a clash over a police pay raise defeat. The mayor and police chief pledge courteous efficient service as traffic ticket issuance reportedly drops. Council enacts new rules banning comic reading radio use and private phone calls on duty.
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Raritan
N.J
Anthony Santora
Lorenzo Rossi
P Q Seeks To Attract Career Men
The first nationwide postal service effort targets desirable new career employees. Postmaster General Summerfield says postal jobs are more attractive than ever, with salary increases effective Saturday raising wages for about half a million field positions. Posters outline seven employment facts including starting pay of 70 dollars a week and automatic raises to 85, as well as vacation, sick leave, holidays, and a retirement plan.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
Post Office Department
Hogs gain weight faster with night lights in heat
Experiments show hogs add weight more quickly when exposed to night lighting during hot weather. Researchers note light at night may influence feeding and metabolism, suggesting potential industry efficiency gains.
Education limits threaten future growth in state
University graduates who wished to enter face limits as rising trainee numbers push for more staff and housing. Without additional provisions, enrollment caps would delay public higher education progress and hamper the state's future development.
Constitution Adopted at Charter Meeting in Decatur
Dr. Stabler reported on the constitution with votes to adopt the charter and incorporate. Committee included Stabler, Mrs J H Hysmith, Katharine Walker, Tom Pettus, and eight counties were represented with 128 registering. Mrs Joe Cooper received a gavel of shittim wood from Monte Sano as the new president was honored.
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Tennessee River
Decatur
Alabama State Bank
Stabler
J. H. Highsmith
Russellville
Katharine Walker
Florence
Tom Pettus
Moulton
Jackson
Joe Cooper
Monte Sano
Holy Land
Redus Collier
Khrushchev backs Indian claim on Goa during India trip
Khrushchev said Goa should be ceded to India while visiting India. Bulganin called Portugal’s retention a shame toward civilized people and supported India’s right to oust the Portuguese.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
India
Goa
Bulganin
Portugal
Russia
Funeral Services for James Ed Die French
Funeral services for James Ed die French 43 a city employee are set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Oakland Methodist Church Highway 31 North. French of 312 West Walnut Street died Sunday en route to Decatur General Hospital. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery with graveside rites by Masons. Surviving are four daughters a son a grandson two sisters and a brother. Final rites for Roy Floyd 415 10th Ave N are set Sunday at 2 p.m. at Gailee Baptist Church Leighton with interment in the nearby cemetery. Floyd died Friday at his home and is survived by a wife six daughters four sons and 13 grandchildren. Reynolds will direct interment.
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James Eddie French
Oakland Methodist Church
Highway 31
French
West Walnut St
Decatur General Hospital
Oakland Cemetery
Reynolds
H. O. Walker
Julia M
Marian
Earlean
Elizabeth French
Decatur
Charlie French
Julia Martin
Lucy Orr
Tanner
Fort Wayne
Ind
Roy Floyd
10Th Ave
Gailee Baptist Church
Leighton
Floyd
Lena Floyd
Vina Troup
Lorene Floyd
Zelma Madden
Josie Glover
Birmingham
Gertrude Stewart
Minnie Pearl Floyd
Clemon Floyd
Chicago
Leroy Floyd
Dayton, Tenn
Buffalo
N.Y
Otis Floyd
Indianapolis
Funeral arrangements for Ernest Vinson Jr.
Funeral arrangements for Ern est Vinson Jr. who died in Chat tanooga Saturday will be announced upon arrival of the body by Reynolds. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Vinson former Court iland residents.
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Ernest Vinson, Jr
Chattanooga
Reynolds
Child
Ernest Vinson
Courtiland
North Carolina Escape Convict Arrested in Alabama
One of five Lincoln County N C prisoners who escaped on Thanksgiving was captured in Fort Deposit Alabama. Leroy Clark about 21 serving two to three years for breaking and entering and eight months for a prior escape was arrested at the home of William White in Alpharetta area. He will fight extradition to North Carolina.
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Fort Deposit
Ala
Lincoln County
N.C
C. M. Heukabee
E. J. Dixon
Leroy Clark
Clark
Alpharetta
Louis F. Watson
Clyde E. Cook
Highway Patrol
William White
White
Glenn Martin Patented Parachute Pioneer and Aviation Innovator
Glenn Martin helped pioneer parachute deployment at will and completed the first air mail flight and the first extended ocean flight. His firm built early aircraft including multipassenger planes, twin engine bombers, torpedo and dive bombers, and guided missiles. His first plane arose in an abandoned Santa Ana church with bamboo, sailcloth, and an automobile engine.
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Martin
Santa Ana
Calif
Nationalists in Morocco Press for Independence
Istiqlal party ends a three day convention with a resolution demanding total independence for Morocco. France seeks a new treaty to keep control of defense and foreign relations while Istiqlal pushes for a sovereign army and independent diplomatic services.
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France
Morocco
Istiqlal (Independence) Party
Istiqlal
20 Percent Drop In 2nd Salk Rounds
Washington reports about 20 percent fewer youngsters are receiving second shots in the Salk vaccine drive against infantile paralysis. An Associated Press survey shows at least 3,627,036 children nationwide have had a second vaccination, with the first round totaling 7,754,354. States with incomplete or estimated data may push the total higher.
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Washington
Associated Press
Doctor Charged In Wife's Death
Chicago police charged Dr Hobart H Todd with his wife Hazel's murder after he admitted sedating her beating her unconscious. He told authorities he gave two morphine or sedative injections, fought over money, and later summoned help as she grew cold. Todd, hospitalized under guard, claimed both were in a nervous state before the fatal sequence in Skokie.
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Chicago
Hobart H. Todd
Hazel
Skokie
Todd
William Griffin
Griffin
Folsom Buys Cessna For State Survey Work
The Montgomery Advertiser reports the state purchased a $16 000 Cessna aircraft from a Tuscaloosa dealer for Gov Folsom to use. The plane was assigned to the State Department for survey work. The state had a $10 000 allowance for a trade in, and later repurchased the older model for $10 000 as officials did not comment.
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Montgomery
Weekend Fatalities Across Several Counties Highlight Friday and Saturday Tragedies
Sally Grace McDaniel 36 of Cove Springs Ga was struck and killed on U S Highway 411 in Cherokee County Saturday night near Foley. Other wrecks claim Vaughn 25 of St. Clair County and Layfield 17 of Springville Rt 2 near Trussville Friday night. Roy Bush 54 of Birmingham found dead in his car after a tree impact near Fultondale. possible heart attack. O Neal 42 of Childersburg killed when car left road near Talladega County town. four injured. William Brown 30 of Whistler killed in Baldwin County Friday night in a high speed crash. Vera Oliver 33 of Birmingham fatally injured when car hit a telephone pole on the Gadsden Highway Friday night. Terrell Bailey 16 of Samson Rt 1 dies when his car ran off rural road and rolled down an embankment. Michael Joe Allison 14 months dies from burns after turning boiling water onto himself in Stevenson early Saturday.
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Sally Grace McDaniel
Cove Springs
Cherokee County
Foley
Trussville
William Herschel Vaughn
St. Clair County
Dickey Layfield
Springville Rt. 2
Roy Bush
Birmingham
Fultondale
Decatur
Highway Patrol
William Edward O'Neal
Childersburg
Talladega County
William Brown
Whistler
Baldwin County
Vera Oliver
Alvin York Arrested by Cullman Lawmen
Alvin York, 4, of Cullman was arrested Sunday morning on three charges including operating liquor nuisance presenting firearms and obstructing justice. He posted bond and faces trial Saturday in Cullman Justice of the Peace Court. Weekend arrests totaled two for violation of prohibition and four for drunk.
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Cullman
Alvin York
York
Justice of the Peace Court
Market prices for grain and poultry at Decatur
Prices shown include No. 2 yellow ear corn at $1.13 and No. 2 white ear corn at $1.03. No. 2 oats 63 cents, No. 2 mile 4 games or No. 2 milling $1.88. Wheat and poultry fields noted for Decatur.
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Decatur
Market Gains Narrow Amid Mixed Early Trading
The New York stock market rose modestly in early dealings with gains concentrated in a few issues. Kaiser Aluminum climbed about 2 points to around 39, while North American Aviation posted a 1% slip, Bethlehem Steel rose 2%, and General Motors opened higher as investors weighed an expansion plan worth 280 million dollars and a 75 cent dividend.
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New York
Kaiser Aluminum
North American Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
North Georgia live poultry market mixed but steady supplies
ATLANTA AP reports North Georgia live poultry market shows broilers and fryers steady with ample supplies and balanced demand. Prices at farms and plants range with f.o.b. terms and vary by weight, while turkeys show steady to firm prices for heavy birds and fair interest for lighter birds amid moderate offerings.
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North Panomaeive
Atlanta
North Georgia
F.o.b
Birmingham Eggs Market Report Strengthens Supplies and Prices
Eggs market in Birmingham shows strength with adequate supplies in most quarters and generally good demand. Prices listed for period to 10:30 a.m. Monday include A quality whites large 50 4-57, large 50 4-56, medium 43-48, small 39 4-43. standards 45-48. nearby large 54-55, medium 47-49, small 36 4-39.
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Birmingham
Livestock Prices In Nashville Auction Report
AP Nashville cattle sale shows slaughter steers and heifers opening steady to weak with most over 800 lb. good stockers 14.00-17.00. Calves 200, steady. Hogs 800 head, barrows and gilts strong to 25 higher. mixed lots 180-240 lb around 11.75. 250-300 lb mostly 8. sows steady 50 lower. Sheep 100 head, wool lambs weak around 15.00.
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Nashville
Alabama Assn of Journalism Formed In Tuscaloosa
David C. Howell of Fairhope heads the newly organized Alabama Assn. of Journalism as charter leader. The group includes 30 high school newspaper and yearbook instructors and sponsors and aims to grow to 175 state schools. Officers elected include Mrs. Mary Price Roberts of Dothan as vice president and Miss Betty Jean Nicholas of Bessemer as secretary treasurer.
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Tuscaloosa
David C. Howell
Fairhope
Alabama Assn. of Journalism
Mary Price Roberts
Dothan
Betty Jean Nicholas
Bessemer
Negro Woman Fined for Bus Segregation Violation in Montgomery
Rosa Parks, a Montgomery seamstress, was fined 10 dollars plus costs for violating a city bus segregation ordinance after being removed from a white section. Fred Gray and E D Nixon signed her bond. Parks appeals to circuit court while a mass boycott and arrests of other Negroes unfold without major violence.
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Montgomery
Ala
Rosa Parks
Imm
Fred Gray
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
E.D. Nixon
Gray
Fred Daniel
R. M. Hammond
C. A. Weaver
Daniel
J. H. Bagley
Montgomery City Lines
Clyde Sellers
Lodge presses for immediate disarmament inspections at Geneva
At the United Nations Lodge urged a comprehensive plan to reassure the world and advance disarmament. He cited President Eisenhower's Geneva proposal and argued for U S British French Canadian support to place the Eisenhower plan and allied inspection ideas at the top of disarmament subcommittee debates.
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Lodge
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Geneva
Harold E. Stassen
U.N
Dulles
Range of golden eagle extends from Arctic to Mexico
The passage notes that the golden eagle range spans from the Arctic regions down to southern Mexico, indicating its wide geographic distribution.
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Arctic
Mexico
Four Room Downstairs Apartment For Rent
Private bath and private front and back entrance with furnished lights and water included. Apply at 419 E. Moulton St.
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E. Moulton St
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Cult of the Cobra
Faith Domergue
Richard Long
Bowline
Liberace
Sincerely
Joanne Dru
Dorothy Malone
Branch
the Far Horizons
Fred MacMurray
Charlton Heston
Leo Hargrove
Madison
Gilbert Grubbs
W. Green St
Athens
James Holt
Wilson Ave
G. T. Corum
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St. Lawrence County Hospital
Daisy Terry
Courtland
Myrtle Williams
Larry Williams
Gra
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Russeville
Lola Dean Terry
Hillsboro
Clarice Kelley
Howard Littrell
David Jackson
Jim
Woodall
L. A. Tribble
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Bama
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Decatur Markets
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Goodyear
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