Hammarskjold warns Congo collapse if U.N. forces withdraw
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold warns that Congo danger would rise to collapse if U.N. forces leave. He defends against Soviet charges and criticizes Western manipulation while noting Lumumba's arrest and the Congo’s unstable political conditions. Yugoslavia Ceylon and UAR consider troop withdrawals from the 20,000 strong U.N. Congo force.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
U.N
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Valerian Zorin
U.N. Congo
Hammarskjold
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Loss Said WortH $175,000 By Phillip Kyle
A financial loss evaluation credits WortH with damages valued at 175000 in a report by Phillip Kyle. The article outlines the claimed amount and references the involved party without additional context.
Fire destroys Quality Model Laundry in Decatur
A rapid fire starting with an explosion gutted the Quality Model Laundry and Dry Cleaning building in Decatur. Owner Ralph Agee estimated losses at about 175000 dollars. No injuries occurred as 34 firefighters battled the flames for about an hour and a crowd watched.
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Decatur Daily
Quality Model Laundry
Helen Williams
Decatur
Ralph Agee
Endan
Let Your Son Choose His Work, The Lord’s Will
A parent asks how to support a son pursuing chemistry as a career. The answer urges valuing all true service to God, citing James Simpson and Louis Pasteur as examples and reminding the parent to trust God with the child’s path, rejoicing in his faith and freedom to choose.
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B. W
James Simpson
Louis Pasteur
Secret sky spy gear in Discoverer XVIII orbiting Earth
A Discoverer XVIII satellite with secret space surveillance gear circles the globe in a polar orbit. The 300 pound capsule will be ejected over the Arctic and snagged by Air Force planes near Hawaii if all goes well. It holds human tissue, bone marrow, algae and various samples to study radiation effects for future space missions.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Earth
Pearl Harbor
Arctic
Pacific
Hawaii
Sky
Midas
Samos
Thor
Globe
Air Force
675 Pounder Dies In State
LANETT Alabama AP Elmo Burdett 675 pound Lanett resident and perhaps Alabama s fattest man is dead at 42 Burdett began gaining weight as a child because of gland cee died at the home of his ts Tuesday night He had long hidridden for two years with a heart ailment Widely known in the Chattaho chee Valley for his sense of humor he had never been able to work because of his mountainous size and such household furniture casket and vault have been ordered
Kennedy offers post to ex grid star White
President-elect John F Kennedy discussed a possible position with Byron White at the Georgetown doorstep. White, a Denver attorney and former All America football star at Colorado, teased a reply in a few days and denied discussing any specific cabinet post.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Byron Leslie
Whizzer
White
Kennedy
Denver
England
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Georgetown
Georgetown University Hospital
John F. Kennedy Jr
White pupils at Frantz School dwindle amid integration unrest
In New Orleans the Frantz School sees white attendance fall to 14 after federal court ordered integration. Police report rocks at McDonogh No. 19 and at homes of involved families as lawmakers seek funds and a stay on the order amid school payroll disruptions affecting 1,300 employees.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
Frantz
McDonogh No. 19
Marion L. McKinley
Orleans Parish
Baton Rouge
James F. Redmond
Sinatra Plans Giant Show To Raise Funds For Dem Party
Hollywood report says Frank Sinatra plans a two million dollar one night gala on January 19 to raise funds for the Democratic party debt from 1960. The event at the armor theater in Washington will feature top stars and a closed circuit TV concept discussed with Peter Lawford. Proceeds aim to erase debts while Sinatra builds a Washington headquarters around January 8 for organization and rehearsals.
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Sinatra
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Peanse
Washington
Jack
Armor
Democratic Party
Peter Lawford
Red Ink
Harry Belafonte
Gene Kelly
Louis Prima
Keely Smith
Ella Fitzgerald
Joey Bishop
Tony Curtis
Janet Leigh
Nat King Cole
Dean Martin
Peter Law
Mahalia Jackson
Juliet Prowse
Red Skelton
Judy
Garland
Europe
Davis, Smith
Prima
Las Vegas
Hoffa Indicted and Surrenders in Florida Real Estate Probe
James R. Hoffa, indicted on a 12 count federal case involving mail fraud tied to Sun Valley Inc, surrendered to U S marshals in Chicago, posted 10000 bond, and returned to attend Teamsters events. Co defendants Henry Lower and Robert E McCarthy Jr were arrested in Detroit and released on bonds.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Florida
U. S
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
U.S
Bentley Pike
Teamsters
South Side
Henry Lower
Robert E. McCarthy Jr
Detroit
Theodore Levin
Lower
Detroit Teamsters
McCarthy
Bank of Commonwealth
Washington
Atty
William P. Rogers
FBI
Grand Jury
Sun Valley, Inc
Brevard County
Edwin H. Willis
Titusville
Fla
Hotel Fire Scare Ends With Eccentric Escape
In Chattanooga a minor hotel duct fire led firefighters to a man who fled in his underwear from the lobby after riding the elevator from the 10th floor. He later claimed he once jumped into a life net from a burning hotel, detailing his fearless stance.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Decatur Skies Friday December 9 Sky Details
The report notes sunset at 4 37 p m and sunrise at 6 44 a m for Friday December 9. Moonrise is 10 31 p m with Last Quarter on December 11. The Pegasus square sinks as the Big Dipper rises and Regulus appears directly above the Moon.
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Pegasus
Regulus
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.56 feet up 0.02 in 24 hours. Reading from sea level 550.86 feet. TVA lake levels Guntersville 593.4 Wilson 505.1. High temperature 48 at 2 p.m. low 38 at 3 a.m. today. 12:08 p.m. today 42 degrees. Forecast mostly cloudy and cold tonight and Friday clearing and cold. Winds northerly 12 mph, shifting northeast tonight and Friday. High today 46 low tonight 28 high Friday 44.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
Inland Dock at Decatur Posts Net Loss in First Year
MOBILE ALA net loss of 1923 dollars in the operation of the inland dock at Decatur is shown in the Alabama State Docks annual report. The facility began July 1 and operated until Sept 30 with gross earnings of 3857 and total expenses of 5785 including depreciation.
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Mobile
Decatur
Alabama State Docks
Earl M. McGowin
Daily Want Ads Partial List Sparks Holiday Shopping
A partial list from the Daily Want Ads hints at Christmas shopping options. The fragment suggests a variety of items and discounts, illustrating a busy season for buyers seeking quick procurement.
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Dag
Decatur High School
Larkin Yates
Decatur Junior High School
D. K. Cooper
Alabama State Chiropractic Association
J. P. Pitts
Alabama
Morgan County Medical Society
William A. Walker
Cornelian Court Hotel
Laurence S. Jackson
L. R. Murphree
Kermit Pitt
Board of Censors
Troy F. Kilpatrick
James E. Moody
Hartselle
Morgan County Cattlemen's Association
Virgil McCain
Athens College
Decatur Toastmaster’s Club
A. M. Lynch
Bill Cook
Lloyd Troeltzsch
Bob Trimble
Bob Robinson
Troeltzsch
St. Paul, Minn
Club
Mizpah
Order of the Eastern Star
C. B. Kenton
406Th Ave
C. S. Hagerman
William C. Campbell
Russellville
Joe Weatherly
Mary R. Thompson
Miami
Whizzer’ White
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Robinson's Lady
Bob Thomas
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