Community News Briefs From Decatur Area
Miss Margearite Worthington rests at home after surgery at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Ross Hawkins, a local radio and TV announcer, is doing fine and expected to be back to work this week. City court docket includes multiple minor offenses and a firearms case resulted in a $100 fine and 60 days jail. Hubcaps thefts reported and bicycle damage noted. Local PTAs and civic groups hold December meetings and programs with details for attendees. See Diary on Page 2.
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Margearite Worthington
5Th Ave
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Ross Hawkins
Decatur
Hawkins
Johnson Urges Moon Shoot in U S Space Race
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson urged the United States to move faster to reach the moon before the Soviet Union. He spoke as Navy missile and space program officials testified to a Senate Preparedness subcommittee on Polaris and related research.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
United States
Soviet Russia
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Senate
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Navy
W. F. Raborn Jr
J. E. Clark
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Garrison Norton
Naval Air and Research
Russia
Edward Teller
University of California
Wernher von Braun
Army
Sen. Flanders
R-Tv
Atlas Missile Testers Prepare Atlas
Missiles at Cape Canaveral seen awaiting a postponed Atlas test. Officials planned another firing toward week end as past launches show the craft rose before failing due to course wobble. The Atlas stands 70 feet long, weighs about 100 tons, and uses three stages with engines totaling 335000 pounds thrust.
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Cape Canaveral
Moscow Pravda Decries U S Rocket Base Plans
Moscow Pravda reports a protest storm forced the United States to sugarcoat plans to base rockets in NATO nations. It says Washington will not change its basic policy to intensify the cold war and international tension.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
United States
Supreme Court strikes down LA crime registration ordinance
The Supreme Court rules 5 4 against a Los Angeles ordinance requiring felons to register with police. The majority notes 47 municipalities and five states have similar laws, raising nationwide questions about crime registration.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Shortest Day Details Across Hemispheres
Decatur notes indicate a very short day with sunrise at 6:49 a.m. and Moonrise at 4:03 a.m. In contrast Wellington New Zealand sees sunrise at 4:42 a.m. and sunset at 7:52 p.m. The December 17 timing contrasts northern and southern hemisphere patterns.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Decatur
Hsdivenis
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
Decatur area readings show the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge at 16.97 feet, up 13 feet in 24 hours, sea level 551.27 feet. Temperatures ranged from 52 to 59 yesterday, 58 at 11 a.m. today, with 11 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with mild temperature changes. winds SW 8 to 15 mph. Waterfowl shooting times listed for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Claude McMillan Taken By Illness
Funeral services for Claude McMillan 81 of 609 Third Ave SW former Decatur postmaster and retired L&N Railroad employee are set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at Central Baptist Church The Rev A B Van Arsdale will officiate He died Sunday at Decatur General Hospital after a brief illness He retired in 1942 after 37 years with L&N Railroad Co He was a native of South Carolina and came to Decatur in 1898 He was active in Central Baptist Church 52 years The body will lie in state at the church after transfer from Brown Funeral Home one hour before services Surviving are his widow Rosa D McMillan one son Cecil two daughters Mrs W F Boswell Jr of Decatur Mrs J W Watt Mobile and Mrs Alex Marks Montgomery seven grandchildren one brother John McMillan and one sister Mrs E A Stevenson Ulmers S C.
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Claude McMillan
Third Ave
Decatur
L&n Railroad
Central Baptist Church
A. B. van Arsdale
McMillan
Decatur General Hospital
L&n Railroad Co
South Carolina
Brown Funeral Home
E. C .Stockton
Central
C. E. Poole
Carlisle Blackwell
Erskine Pickens
D. D. Gibson
Z. P. Watkins
Rosa D. McMillan
Cecil McMillan
W. F. Boswell, Jr
J. W. Watt
Mobile
Alex Marks Montgomery
Carolyn McMillan
Samuel Hocking
Mary
Evelyn Ing
Frances
Julia Marks
Bill
Betty Boswell
John McMillan
E. A. Stevenson
Ulmers, S.C
Santa Mail Deadline Approaches in Decatur Daily Feature
The Decatur Daily urges youngsters to hurry letters to Santa. Letters addressed to Santa Claus in care of The Daily will be guaranteed delivery to North Pole toy-makers in time for Christmas orders. The Daily prints each letter, with Santa reputedly reading reader wishes.
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Santa Claus
Decatur Daily
North Pole
Santa
Negro Leaders Oppose Macon County Abolition Measure
Tuskegee Negro leaders urged voters to defeat the statewide amendment allowing the Legislature to abolish Macon County and redraw its lands. The group called the plan undemocratic as white voters hold a 2 to 1 margin in a county where Negroes outnumber whites 7 to 1. Polls open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. rural, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. cities. Jefferson County closes at 7 p.m. Off-year turnout expected light. amendment requires statewide majority.
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Montgomery
Tuskegee
Macon County
Tuskegee Civic Assn
Alabama
Macon
Jefferson County
Cloudy Warm Morgan County Poll Day Predicted
Voters in Morgan County will cast ballots Tuesday under partly cloudy to cloudy skies with spring like temperatures. Polls open at 8 a.m. in Decatur and countywide and close at 6 p.m. in Decatur and an hour earlier elsewhere. There are 25 amendments on the ballot with 74 voting boxes countywide.
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Morgan County
Decatur
TVA Weighs Co op Petition On Rate Cut Request
TVA considers a formal request by Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corp. to lower power rates for about 500 of its 12 000 customers in Morgan and Lawrence counties. The Co op hires additional legal counsel as the Decatur dispute continues.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corp
Morgan
Lawrence
Co-op
City of Decatur Municipal Electric Dept
Joseph Swidler
Knoxville
TVA
Evans Dunn
Birmingham
Lanier
Price
Shaver
Huntsville
U S President Offers Warheads and Missiles to Allies
Paris report says President Eisenhower declared readiness to furnish intermediate range ballistic missiles and American controlled nuclear warheads to NATO allies if invited. NATO leaders balk at bases amid Soviet threats, while Norway's Premier Gerhardsen urges pause on stockpiles and bases and calls for negotiations before any decision.
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Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
United States
Einar Gerhardsen
Norway
Norwegian
Seals Sales To Date by County Report
County totals shown for seal sales to date include Cullman 1 969.80 from 56 units Lawrence 400.00 from 31 Limestone 2 575.52 from 81 Morgan 4 302.50 from 70.
Vandals Hit Decatur and Riverside Schools in Night Burglary
Thieves broke into Decatur High School and Riverside School last night causing minor damage and stealing about 7 dollars from Decatur, including from a chocolate milk machine. They entered Riverside through a basement window and pried open office doors while leaving most property untouched.
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Decatur High School
Riverside School
Riverside
Louise Davis Sets Etiquette Standards on Daily Offers
Louise Davis has long acted as etiquette arbiter by phone letter and in person. Her daily column begins today on the Decatur Daily women's page offering question and answer guidance for readers with knotty etiquette problems. Signers names will not be published.
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Louise Davis
Decatur Daily
Parole Ends Police Chief Hendrix’s Long Case
Woodrow Hendrix, former Town Creek Alabama chief of police, was released on parole from Lawrence County jail after five trials for the 1953 shooting of J. W. Tidwell. Parole directs employment with Powell Furniture Co in Mobile.
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Moulton
Ala
Woodrow Hendrix
Town Creek
Lawrence County
Hendrix
J. W. Tidwell
Montgomery
Franklin Smith
Mobile
Powell Furniture Co
Tidwell
Alabama Court of Appeals
L and N Consolidates Trains 2 3 and Local Runs Decatur
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad announces a consolidation that eliminates two Decatur passenger trains and adjusts the schedule of the remaining. Trains 2 and 3 are retired and the new timetable affecting trains 1 and 4 took effect yesterday. Train 1 departs Decatur at 2 01 p.m. and Train 4 at 10 35. The move follows a request to consolidate due to reduced revenue.
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Decatur
Early American Fare Featured at Pre Les In Ady
A brief ad snippet highlights a menu selection with a focus on early American offerings at a venue labeled Pre les in Ady. The note suggests trying the best Hi options as part of the meal selection.
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Ady
Allies Seek Postponement in Europe Rocket Base Decision
At the Paris summit, NATO leaders clash over quick basing of nuclear missiles in Europe. Adenauer urges thorough study with a spring decision, Gerhardsen calls for postponement and direct US-Russia talks, Spaak pushes for rapid modernization of weapons. Eisenhower press for NATO unity and swift action.
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John M. Hightower
Paris V
Eisenhower
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
NATO
Europe
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