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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
3
A representative council of American Christians debates race relations and space age challenges at the Triennial General Assembly in St Louis. Proposals on race, space, and other issues are up for action while Edwin T Dahlberg is expected to be elected president for three years.
Fourteen young scientists and engineers, displaced by Curtiss-Wright in Princeton, rented a hotel room in New York during an American Society of Mechanical Engineers meeting to invite potential employers. Only four recruiters attended, far fewer than last year, with no definite jobs yet.
Funeral services for Thomas Washington Pettus 64 of Elkmont 3 were set for 2 PM at Pettusville Methodist Church with Rev. Ragan Boling presiding. Burial followed at Pettusville cemetery after he died from a heart attack early Wednesday. survivors include his widow three daughters two sisters two brothers and one grandchild. Saffron remains the costliest cooking spice at about 58 dollars per pound.
A pipe improvised rocket exploded in a Floydada high school chemistry class killing Garland Foster 40 a former Atomic Energy Commission worker at Los Alamos New Mexico and injuring seven students Keith Hollums 18 and Jerry Crawford 17 were seriously hurt. Five others sustained minor injuries and three treated for shock were released. Hollums lost teeth and suffered facial injuries while Crawford had ear and facial injuries. Dennis Whitfill 18 who was near the blast escaped injury and described the event.
Senate Leader Lyndon Johnson warns the nation to accelerate weapon development and space research. He cites Soviet advances, calls for revised science teaching, mobilized retirees, a space academy, and a dedicated agency for space challenges. More than 1,300 Texans attend a $7.50 dinner in Houston.
Uruguay achieved independence as a sovereign nation in 1828 under the treaty settlement that ended the conflict between Brazil and Argentina over disputed territory.
New Orleans firefighters finally controlled a spectacular blaze that destroyed seven tanks containing more than a million gallons of gasoline. One refinery worker was missing and presumed dead. A skeleton crew remained by the smouldering tanks as fog shrouded the scene. A flareup was not expected.
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