Two Decatur men to attend Alabama Archaeological Society meet
At least two Decatur men will attend the 1961 annual meeting of the Alabama Archaeological Society Saturday at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Jack Cambron and Roger Schaefer of the Morgant-Limestone Chapter will exhibit artifacts with Cambron and David Hulse furnishing pieces, though Hulse will not attend.
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Decatur
Alabama Archaeological Society
Birmingham Museum of Art
20Th St
8Th Ave
Birmingham City Auditorium
Jack Cambron
Roger Schaefer
Morgat-Limestone
Cambren
David Hulse
Hulse
U.S. seeks allied aid to bolster South Viet Nam against Reds
The United States urges allies and neutrals to provide economic and military help to South Viet Nam. A White Paper warns of a clear and present danger of Communist conquest, while Secretary Rusk says other nations should join in aiding Viet Nam as Washington presses Diem's reform program.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
State Department
Dean Rusk
U.S
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Red China
Rusk
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Asia
Southeast Asia
International Control Commission
Why Sunday School Becomes a Battle for My 7 Year Old
The parent should discuss the issue with the Sunday School teacher in private to uncover causes such as peers, dull lessons, or lack of friends. Involve the minister if needed and talk with the child, aiming to resolve the situation for his future attitude toward God and church.
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God
S.T.S
Goldberg Cites Union Leeway At Kennedy Wage Policy
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg told AFL-CIO leaders unions have leeway under the Kennedy wage restraint policy. He said the administration backs advancing wages and standards when earned and not harming price stability, urging responsible collective bargaining to keep America economically strong.
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Kennedy
Florida
Labor
Arthur Goldbert
Indian Creek
Clu
Bal Harbour
Fla
Young Democrats
Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
Arthur J. Goldberg
Icy
Goldberg
Labor Convention
America
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Congress
George Meany
David J. Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers
Jacob Potofsky
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
No Chances In Plowshare
Federal officials take no chances with Sunday Project Plowshare test near Carlsbad New Mexico banning low altitude air travel for eight hours. FAA warns planes within 230 miles to monitor for hazards though blast is not expected to breach the surface. The AEC has sunk a 1200 foot shaft in salt with a 1116 foot horizontal tunnel for the peaceful nuclear experiment.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
New Mexico Desert Test Site
Carlsbad
N.M
FAA
AEC
Stadium Ticket Sales Rise For Decatur High School Stands
Reserve seat sales to finance east-end stands at Decatur High School football stadium have accelerated. Public sales at the City Electric Department run until 7 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. 263 tickets sold so far. The five-year $60 seats guarantee reserved seating between the 40-yard lines and allow grouping. Payment options include cash or $10 monthly notes over six months. Once built, about 10 000 people will view games.
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Decatur High School
City Electric Department
Decatur
Dominican Crisis Deepens as Junta Plan Rejected
In Santo Domingo the government rejected the National Civic Union’s plan for a provisional ruling council to replace President Balaguer. The plan would have Balaguer resigning before Dec 31 and a seven man council guiding elections and a new government, but authorities called it inadmissible. A general strike persists with shops closed and rumors of a Christmas liberty accord.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Civic Union
Rafael Trujillo
Congress
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Trujillo
Lost Hamilton ladies wrist watch in Decatur
A Monday Daily Classified ad reports a Hamilton ladies wrist watch lost sometime Tuesday morning in downtown Decatur. The piece features six diamonds around the face and a white gold band with rhinestones near the watch face.
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Hamilton
Decatur
Airlift Resumes as Congo Hostilities Continue in Katanga
U S transports resumed the airlift to U N troops in Katanga as fighting entered a fourth day. Katanga leader Tshombe accused Americans of bombing civilian targets and demanded French and British support, while U N forces faced mortar fire near Elisabethville and Gurkha camps.
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Elisabethville
Katanga, the Congo
U.S
U.N
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Congo
Kata
Camp Tshombe
London
United States
Leopoldville
Sean McKeown
Elizabethville
Big Steps Need Filling
Albert Warnhoff of Ann Arbor a 72 year old carpenter who spent 59 years making more than 45000 toys for hospitals and orphanages says he cannot find a successor to continue his Christmas toy mission while he battles lung cancer in an area hospital. He delivered toys locally next week and fears many children will go without gifts this year.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Albert Warnhoff
Santa
Warnhoff
Ann Arbor
Santa in Cincinnati Sees Adult Visits at Photo Kiosks
Downtown department stores added Santa photo cameras drawing adults to the knee as well as kids. Santa George Ader noted many adults request luxury gifts while recalling how parents sometimes frighten children with Santa as a threat. A girl told Santa her mother wants peace and quiet.
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Cincinnati
Santa
George Ader
Wilbur Timme
Adel
Dear Santa Maybe We Can Make A Deal
New York Post Office has received more than 2000 letters to Santa with varied requests from children. A girl asks for a hairdresser doll costing 11 dollars 88 cents and wonders if Santa will pay half as her father cannot cover it. Other letters seek food or a dress for Mommy. Postmaster Robert Christenberry invites the public to read the letters and notes that donations from individuals businesses and the Post Office recreation fund help fulfill requests.
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Robert K. Christenberry
Santa
Post Office
Post Office Recreation Fund
Seven NAACP Members Arrested in Clarksdale Boycott Conspiracy
Seven Negroes including NAACP Mississippi chapter president Aaron Henry were arrested in Clarksdale on charges they conspired to urge colored residents of Coahoma County not to trade with white merchants. The misdemeanor carries a $25 fine and up to six months' jail. they were released on their own recognizance.
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Associated Press
Clarksdale
Miss
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Aaron Henry
Mississippi
NAACP
Coahoma County
County
Jackson State
Medgar Evers
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