John P. Kohn a fiery and effective Montgomery gadfly
The Montgomery Advertiser lauds lawyer John P. Kohn as a tall elegant, sometimes crude, political combatant who sways public opinion against the Kilby Prison proposal. The piece praises his frank, witty style and his willingness to publicly challenge opponents, calling him essential to local governance.
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Shorty
Cullman
John P. Kohn
Kohn
Beelzebub
Two Cars Collide On 6th Ave In Decatur Traffic Report
Jessie Mae Stover age 33 and Minor Cohn age 48 collided on 6th Ave as Stover tried a left lane change. Police say both vehicles were southbound when the Stover car cut into Cohn’s. Firefighters responded to two Friday calls, one at 10 45 a m and another at 10 56 a m with no reported losses. Decatur High School chorus to perform Monday at Rotary Club. See Diary On Page 2.
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Jessie Mae Stover
6Th Ave
Minor Cohn
Trinity
Stover
Cohn
4Th Ave
6Th St
Market
Sycamore
Decatur High School
Rotary Club
Communist Party Pleads Not Guilty in Registration Case
The Communist Party of the United States pleaded innocent to failing to register as an agent of the Soviet Union. The trial is set for Feb 1 before Chief Judge McGuire. Gus Hall attended, denying knowledge of the party’s current status while criticizing the 1950 law as robbing political choice.
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Washington
Communist Party of the
Gus Hall
Communist Party
Hall
Yonkers
N.Y
U S Planes Aid UN Army in Congo Katanga Fighting
U S transports resumed moving hundreds of troops and equipment to the UN army as mortar and sniper fire raked the outskirts of Elisabethville Katanga. Swedish Irish and Indian troops advanced cleaning the outskirts while the center stayed in Katangan hands. Civilian deaths blamed on bombs. UN forces deny using combat aircraft. Nearby Leopoldville students hailed Kennedy in a pro American show of support.
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U. N. Army
Congo
Katanga
Elisabethville
the Congo
U.N
Brian Urquhart
New York
United Nations
Tshombe
Leopoldville
Vive Kennedy
Automo
U N Troops Gain In Elisabethville Amid Katanga Clashes
United Nations forces report gains against Katangan troops in Elisabethville. The Katanga capital is described as quiet near key strongpoints the Lido Hotel and the presidential palace. U Thant notes Britain offers 24 half ton bombs for defensive use.
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U.N
Elisabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Lido
Tshombe
U Thant
United Nations
Britain
United States Discusses More Viet Nam Aid
Secretary of State Dean Rusk announced that the United States and SEATO allies are discussing additional aid to South Viet Nam to block a Communist drive seen as a threat to world peace. The White Paper details a clear danger of North Viet Nam and subversion across the region.
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United States
South Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
State Department
Viet Nam
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Rusk
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SEATO
Britain
France
Thailand
Philippines
Pakistan
Australia
New Zealand
Viet’ Nam
Kennedy keeps Venezuela goodwill trip on schedule
President Kennedy will proceed with plans for a four day journey to Venezuela and Colombia starting December 15, despite anti U S demonstrations in Caracas. White House aides have coordinated with the Caracas embassy and observers assess visiting sites.
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Whitney
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Venezuela
U.S
Caracas
White House
Andrew T. Hatcher
Latin America
Richard M. Nixon
Hatcher
Washington
Puerto Rico
Colombia
Gerald Berg
Secret Service
Pierre Salinger
Tazewell Shepard
Kennedys
Gaps Narrow In Berlin Wall Gaps Narrow In Berlin Wall
East Germany narrowed gaps in the Berlin Wall by installing metal crossing gates at seven remaining crossings around West Berlin. Military cars would pass automatically as U S convoys move both ways in a planned troop exchange.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
East
East Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
New Chamber Directors Are Named
Seven new Chamber of Commerce directors will be installed at the Jan 5 meeting at Decatur Country Club. Five new three year directors were chosen by membership ballot, with two at large directors elected by the board. Incoming directors include Joe H. Calvin James S Stutts Fred S Hunt Jr Frank D Peebles Jr William J Hubbert. Outgoing directors listed along with Daren Easter who will remain on the board.
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Decatur Country Club
James S. Stutts
Fred S
Pick) Hunt, Jr
William J. Hubbert
Joe H. Calvin
Frank D
Shine) Peebles, Jr
Tommy McRae
Inset
Sam T
Skip
Sherrill
Chamber
Chamber Board of
Crescent Motel
Fred S. (Pick) Hunt Jr
State Bonded Warehouse
Roy Odom
John Cook
Daren Easter
De Gaulle Aims To Stall Berlin Talks For West
Paris sources say U S officials hope for a united Western stance on Berlin despite Charles de Gaulle resisting early talks with the Soviet Union. Adenauer arrives for a 72 hour Paris visit as ministers prepare for NATO discussions and a two day foreign ministers meeting.
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U.S
Berlin
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Britain
United States
West Germany
Soviet Union
Konrad Adenauer
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Moscow
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Hartford Hospital Fire Kills 15 on Ninth Floor Wing
Fire swept Hartford Hospital for 45 minutes killing 15 people including patients visitors and staff. Rescue crews carried others down stairs amid smoke while some victims still wore plasma bottles. A cigarette butt is suspected. 793 patients in the hospital at outbreak time.
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Hartford, Conn
Hartford Hospital
Hartford
Andrew Agogliati
Framingham
Mass
Stadium Ticket Sale Continues At City Electric
Reserve seat tickets for Decatur High School football stadium construction remain on sale today from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. At least 278 of 962 tickets have sold. The $60 five year passes guarantee a reserve seat between the 40 yard lines and first choice on out of town seats.
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Decatur
City Electric
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