Eisenhower Shows Strong Recovery From Gallbladder Operation
President Eisenhower has left his bed to sit in a chair for 25 minutes and is described by Brig. Gen. Mallory as making very satisfactory progress. Doctors say he is returning to normal activity and hopes to be home before Christmas, though no definite date is set.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philip W. Mallory
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Mallory
Water Commission Shifts Hearings To Guntersville
Alabama Water Improvement Commission moved hearings to Guntersville on water quality standards for the Tennessee River Basin. The panel heard 23 speakers urging balanced standards to avoid hurting industry while addressing sewage and pollution concerns in Florence Haleyville Red Bay and Sheffield. Local leaders from North Alabama urged careful limits to protect jobs and river recreation.
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Winford Turner
Sheffield
Alabama Water Improvement Commission
Guntersville
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Ira Myers
Florence
Haleyville
Red Bay
Tom Johnson
North Alabama Industrial Association
Tennessee
North Alabama
Barrett Shelton
THE
Decatur
Alabama
Alabaa
Market Report New York to Chicago Commodities
New York stocks rise amid heavy trading while cotton stays quiet. Chicago wheat mostly lower with profit taking. corn and hedge selling push lower. Oats advance on strong demand. soybeans trade lower with light receipts. Hog receipts reach 7,000 with steady $22.50 top. Slaughter steers total 2,000 with a weak top of $25.00.
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New York
Chicago
Hoffa Plans To Continue Battle
James R. Hoffa faces an eight year sentence after his 1964 jury tampering conviction, with aides saying he will fight to stay out of prison. Hoffa’s lawyers may seek a rehearing a stay of execution or a habeas corpus petition to delay detainment as they pursue new evidence.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Supreme Court
Hoffa
Teamsters
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mystery Hanoi Radio Urges North Vietnamese to Stand Down
A station claiming Hanoi origin broadcasts to South Vietnam urging youths not to fight and to oppose Red China while backing the Soviet Union. The report notes the provocative stance as the United States pushes businessmen to curb dollar drain and Moscow cites a new dangerous phase in Maoist anti-Soviet policy.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
South
Red China
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Decatur Merchants Cheerful as Christmas Shopping Surges
Downtown Decatur shops report strong Christmas business with shoppers preferring quality items. Parking meters and three off street lots add 300 spaces, boosting turnover. Sears Roebuck manager John Taylor notes a record Saturday and expects busy days ahead as optimism returns.
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Tom Griggs
Decatur Central Business District Association
Griggs
Jon
John Taylor
Sears & Roebuck
Legislature Near Decision On Georgia Governor Bid
In Georgia the legislature likely will pick the next governor Jan. 10 with Maddox holding a lead over Callaway amid undecided lawmakers. The AP survey shows Maddox 33 votes to Callaway 9, 33 undecided among 259 legislators. a few say they will not vote for either.
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Georgia
Carl E. Sanders
U.S. Supreme Court
Sanders
Atlanta, Ga
Lester G. Maddox
Howard
Callaway
General Assembly
Senate
House
Associated Press
Maddox
University Georgia
Athens
Seca
B52s Hit Viet Cong Base Near Saigon in Raid
U S B52 Strato forts bombed a Viet Cong base close to Saigon while Viet Cong forces countered with grenade attacks in the capital. Ground fighting waned with a Mekong Delta search and destroy push ongoing. U S planes logged a busy day over North Vietnam with 99 missions, though below pre monsoon levels. One Kitty Hawk Intruder unit targeted a missile assembly near Haiphong.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
North Vietnam
Navy
Haiphong
Sion
Ruby Cancer Too Far For Surgery
The physician in charge of Jack Ruby's treatment says the cancer has progressed too far for surgical cure. Dr. Jack Barnett notes chemotherapy offers any hope, and radiation is ruled out due to cancer spread. A second tumor was found in the pleura, same cancer as in a neck lymph node discovered earlier.
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Dallas, Tex
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Jack Barnett
Barnett
Southestern Medical School
Parkland Hospital
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