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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1957

Page

9

Demos Push Belt Tightening for More Missile Funds

Democratic leaders urged military belt tightening to free funds for missiles while preserving a balanced budget. Senators Knowland and Russell said defense needs and tax policy must align with a near 72 billion dollar outlay. they favored targeted cuts and no deficit spending, while some warned against cutting civilian services.

Washington Eisenhower Sen Knowland California Senate White House Congress Russell D-Ga Senate Armed Services Committee Carroll D-Cole Byrd D-Va Senate Finance Committee M Mies Spee

Five Mississippians killed in Dothan crash near hill

Highway Patrol identified Wesley H. Cutts 30 of near Greenville Betty H Bowles 34 Middleton Lyle Threet 12 Lester Percy Bowles 7 and Jimmy Clayton Bowles 2 all of Ackerman Miss as crash victims. One injured survivor J E Threet about 10 remained in critical condition. The accident on U S Highway 84 occurred about 5 15 a m two miles east of Dothan when Bowles attempted to pass in a no passing zone. The truck occupants Benjamin L Goodwin 23 Fort Worth Texas and John H Bond Dallas Texas sustained minor injuries.

Dothan Highway Patrol Here Wesley H. Cutts Near Greenville Miss Betty H. Bowles Middleton Lyle Threet Lester Percy Bowles Jimmy Clayton Bowles Rt. 2 Ackerman Threet M. S. Vickery Claude Prior Benjamin L. Goodwin Fort Worth Tex John H. Bond Dallas

Medical Center Bids Studied in Alabama

University of Alabama Medical Center officials and architects review bids for a new research building. Daniel Construction Co. of Birmingham appears to have the low bid at 2,032,000 dollars, but no contract until voters approve a bond issue on December 17. A federal grant of one million dollars is approved with state matching funds. If the bond passes, a contract could be awarded shortly after January 1. Bids were opened Tuesday.

Birmingham University of Alabama Medical Center Daniel Construction Co Robert C. Berson University

Sports Editor Dies At Baseball Meet

Stuart Dunbar 55 sports editor of the Topeka Journal died of a heart attack in Colorado Springs after attending a baseball event. He collapsed in a hotel lobby following a banquet at the major minor league camp. Dunbar had walked about five blocks in the city before dinner.

Colorado Springs Colo Stuart Dunbar Topeka Kan Journal Dunbar Strick- Dunbar

Third Klansman Given 20 Years For Mayhem

In Birmingham 45-year-old Jesse W. Mabry was convicted and sentenced to up to 20 years by a Circuit Court jury for the mutilation of a Negro man. The case stemmed from a Labor Day night incident at a Klan lair. two others were previously convicted and two more await trial. Mabry’s appeal was filed and bond set at $20,000.

Birmingham Jesse W. Mabry Aaron Alta L. King Mabry

Joseph Takes On Two Tabori Plays For Broadway Next Season

Producer Robert L. Joseph adds two George Tabori works to Broadway schedule. The Absent Minded Murders and Brouhaha will be presented as separate shows next season.

New York Robert L. Joseph Broadway Joseph George Tabori Tabori Brouhaha

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