Von Braun proposes decade long manned space station program
Rocket expert Wernher von Braun urged a 10 year national space agency plan to build a manned space station with a 1 percent billion dollar annual budget. He testified that a five year phase could place a returnable Earth orbiting crew, noting uses for reconnaissance and ICBM radar jamming, plus peaceful research like weather forecasting and fast mail via tape recorders.
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Washington
Wernher von Braun
United States
Russia
Busi
ARMY
Local groups schedule meetings and civic notices
Morgan Limestone Chapter of the Alabama Archaeological Society meets at the city electric building at 8:00 p.m. Monday December 16. Turner Circle WSCS meets at 1:30 p.m. Monday with Mrs. Dickson. Christmas leave noted for Carl Gibson Jr. and a Clay County High School band director in Green Cove Springs Florida. A building permit for 500 dollars issued to Roy C Wyatt for repairs. Reg trars will not meet before elections. constitutional amendment election set for December 17 with board meeting December 18. Birth announced for a son at Black Chandler Hospital in Hartselle. Trinity PTA meets Monday at 7:00 p.m. Christmas program by 11th and 12th grades. TVA reports 2.35 inches rainfall in December through Friday 6 a.m. Fire at a barn on Third Ave SE. Decatur Independent Car Dealers Assn donates 50 dollars to Salvation Army for underprivileged children. Skull Motor Co and Maples Used Cars join. D. R. Braswell graduates Auburn Friday. WCTU to hold regular meeting Monday night at Miss Minnie Gay’s home. baskets for the less fortunate. See Diary On Page 2.
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Carl Gibson, Jr
Carl Gibson, Sr
W. Moulton Sr
Clay County High School
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Decatur
Macon Abolition Question Facing Alabama Voters
Macon County faces a statewide referendum to abolish the county and split its land and population among neighbors to dilute black dominance. Voters statewide will decide as polls open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in rural areas and 7 p.m. in Jefferson County.
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Macon
Alabama
Montgomery
Jefferson County
Macon County
Sam Engelhardt
Citizens Council
Lee Macon
Daily Re Prints Explain Lengthy Amendment Ballot
The Decatur Daily re prints a page long explanation of 25 proposed changes in the state constitution. The paper urges voters to study the notes and mark their decisions on each issue at the polls. The notice mentions polling place requirements.
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Decatur Daily Today
Decatur Sky Watch: Venus Brightens in Evening Sky
The report notes a two week period with sunset and moon phases, including a Monday December 16 low at 5:48 p.m. and a Tuesday February 2:59 a.m. moonrise while Venus reaches greatest brilliance on December 21 and appears crescent in telescope observations.
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Venus
Weather and river report for Decatur area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge Saturday morning was 17.04 feet, down .76 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 551.34 feet. Friday high 45, low 45. Saturday 11:15 A.M. 54 degrees. Forecast mostly cloudy and mild with possible rain ending this afternoon. Tonight partly cloudy and mild with southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. High today expected to 67.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur Chamber Names Five Directors for year term
Five new directors were elected to three year terms on the Decatur Chamber of Commerce board. Elected were Bayne J. Vaughan Harold Michelson Reid S. Byers Daren Easter and B G Ryan. Robson will remain as president for another year. noon Saturday was ballot deadline with counts announced yesterday.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Bayne J. Vaughan
Morgan County National Bank
Harold Michelson
Emporium and Youngland
Reid S. Byers
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Daren Easter
John Patterson Co
B. G. Ryan
Ryan Tire and Battery Service Board
Ed Price
Union Compress and Warehouse Co
J. S. Edwards
State National Bank
Dick Fleming
Decatur Truck and Tractor Co
James N. Bloodworth
Paul Robson
Wolverine Tube
Robson
Chamber
Smaller Nations Join To Plead Disarm Cause
In the U N General Assembly a group of smaller nations including Ceylon urged peaceful coexistence and a disarmament scheme. Ambassador Gunewardene accused the Soviet Union of cold war politics while U S Ambassador Lodge praised expanded technical aid and budget support and noted unity against Soviet pressure on disarmament. Others from the 82 nation committee echoed calls for restraint and cooperation as adjournment looms.
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Milton Besser
United Nations
N. Y
Soviet Union
R.S.S. Gunewardene
Ceylon
U.N. General Assembly
Gunewardene
United States
U.N
Moscow
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Assembly
Eas
Syria
U.S
U. N
Assembly of the West
U. N. Disarmament Commission
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Christmas Seals Sales Totals by County Report
County sales totals show Cullman 1852.80 at 53 percent of goal, Lawrence 400.00 at 31 percent, Limestone 2575.52 at 81 percent, and Morgan 4194.50 at 70 percent.
Death toll from Iranian quake tops 1287 in west region
Iran reports 1287 dead as rescue workers struggle through snow in shattered villages near Sehneh. Farsang village alone accounts for about 1100 victims, with 210 bodies recovered and many residents buried. At least 100000 affected across the quake zone as relief efforts coordinate food and medical aid.
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Temblor
Ministry of Post and Tele
Farsang
Sehneh
Gee
Shah Pass
Shneh
Hussein Khatibi
Red Lion Charity Society
Ministry of Interior
Lebanon
Beck Convicted Of $1,900 Theft
Seattle report says Dave Beck, longtime Teamsters leader, was found guilty of grand larceny for stealing 1900 from a union owned Cadillac. A 12 day trial ended after 8 hours 17 minutes of deliberation by five men and seven housewives. Beck faces up to 15 years and remains free on bond as motions for a new trial are filed.
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Seattle
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck
Teamsters
Superior Court
Charles S. Burdell
George H. Revelle
Local merchants extend hours for Christmas shoppers
Decatur merchants stay open until 8 p.m. all week and Monday of next week to aid Christmas shoppers. Many stores open at 8:30 a.m. and stay open to 8 p.m. through the period, per Luther Roberts of the Chamber of Commerce merchants committee. Christmas Eve hours are left to individual owners.
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Decatur
Luther Roberts
Retail Merchants Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Roberts
Police Arrest Two More Here For Burglary
Police say two youths William Waylon Brooks 17 and on White 19 were jailed for burglary in a continuing cleanup of suspects. Brooks faces three counts and White one. Brooks admitted taking part in November 25 burglaries at Bowline Drive In Theater P H Supermarket and Circle Drive In restaurant. Other arrestees include Tommy Holland 17 Billy Ray Harp 19 and Jackie Alred with a total of 12 burglary counts tied to Bowline P H Circle Drive In and Brock and Spight. Harp bond set at 750 per count totaling 3000. others held in Morgan County jail.
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William Waylon Brooks
White
Moulton
Brooks
Bowline Drive-In
P&h
Circle Drive-In
Brock and
Spight
Lawrence County
Decatur
Tommy Holland
Sixth Ave
Billy Ray Harp
Jackie Alred
Bowline
Circle Drive
Harp
Morgan County
Auto Electric Supply Co
Bank St. Holland
Alred
County
Frigidaire Major Appliances At Robinsons Nine Years
A Robinsons advertisement touts one line of Frigidaire major appliances available for nine years, highlighting durable offerings and long-standing value for customers.
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Robinson‘s
Adv
Eisenhower lands in Paris urges NATO unity
President Eisenhower arrives in Paris amid NATO summit talks urging united front against rival ideologies. He appears well after a mild stroke and speaks to crowds as France seeks to strengthen Western cohesion amid Sputnik shock and Franco British tensions.
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Paris
Stanley Johnson
Eisenhower
NATO
Noth Atlantic Treaty Organization
Macmillan
Britain
Rene Coty
Felix Gatllard
Orly
Europe
Gaillard
Father and Two Sons Feared Drowned in River Junction
In Geneva Alabama on December 14 a father Gene Farris and his two sons Harold and James disappeared after their fishing boat overturned at the junction of the Choc tawhatchee and Pea rivers. Edna Farris survived and aided in the search as authorities scoured 8 to 10 feet depth waters.
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Geneva
Ala
Pea
R. E. Howell
Gene.Farris
Geneva Motor Company
Harold
James
Farris
Edna
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Alabama Archaeological Society
City Electric Building
Turner Circle
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Roy C. Wyatt
Third Ave
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Jack Allen
Carridale St
Black Chandler Hospital
Hartselle
Trinity
Trinity Pta
Tennessee Valley Authority
Third Ave. SE
M. R. Braswell
Patsy
Florence
M. F. Henley
Auburn
D. R
Sonny) Braswell
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Minnie Gay
Johnston St
Rex Thomas
Buckley
Leroy Luckett
John R. Orr
Orr
Luckett
Washington St
Birmingham
Texas Christian
Miami
Oneonta
Allgood
Inez Henderson
State Patrol
Ike
Newport
R.I
Brenton Point
Tehran
Iran
Reid &. Byers
G. Ryan
France
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