Senator proposes Nasser visit as part of Middle East talks
Senator Flinders urges President Eisenhower invite Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser to a Washington conference after Nehru talks to push toward a Middle East settlement. Other senators debate inviting Tito while Dulles notes possible value. opposition cites potential gains missing if no concrete benefit.
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Washington
Sen
Flanders
Eisenhower
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Dulles
Tito
U.S
India
Nehru
Nasser
Gettysburg
Suez Canal
U. S
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Sen. McClellan
Dark
Elks Christmas Dance and Local Holiday Events
Elks hold Christmas dance at Elks Lodge eight thirty p.m. Henry Lang’s Moulton orchestra to provide music. Shiloh Baptist presents My Wife Mary December 23 at seven p.m. Public invited. Priceville Home Demonstration Club January meeting moved to January 8 at Mrs. Jack Davis’s home. V F W Post 4190 hosts Christmas Dance at Fest Home on Holly Street Friday eight thirty p.m. Hardy Davis orchestra. proceeds for V F W Christmas Baskets. USAF Recruiting Office closed four days over Christmas. reopen Wednesday. closed New Year’s Day. M/Sgt Tom Privette notes thanks to supporters. Mr. and Mrs. George Clem Jr. visiting in Tuscaloosa. Mrs. J M Philpot traveling to Montgomery and Atlanta. See DIARY on Page 2.
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V.F.W. Post
Holly Street
Hardy Davis
V.F.W
Tom Privette
United States Air Force
Courthouse Annex
Privette
USAF
J. M. Philpot
4Th Ave
Frank Philpot
Montgomery
Joe Philpot
Atlanta
Nehru Reports Briefing on Red China Thinking
Indian Prime Minister Nehru said he shared Chou En Lai’s thinking with President Eisenhower, noting a potential shift toward a friendly U.S. move toward Red China. He said U.S. policy may be less rigid and that U.S. and Soviet views on a worldwide disarmament system are not far apart, with confidence the key obstacle.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Nehru
Chou En-lai
Eisenhower
United States
U.S
China
Russia
National Press Club
CBS TV
NBC TV
Nixon Arrives In Refugee Land In Vienna
Vice President Richard M. Nixon arrived in Vienna for a three day study of the refugee problem raised by the Hungarian revolt. Eisenhower expressed thanks to Austria for aiding fugitives and Nixon was greeted at Schwechat Airport by Austria's Foreign Minister Leopold Figl, Vice Chancellor Adolf Schärf, and U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson as murky weather shrouded the arrival.
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Vienna
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Eisenhower
Austria
Schwechat
Leopold Figl
Adolf Schaerf
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Ishibashi Faces U S Request on War Potential Policy
Tokyo reports that Walter S. Robertson pressed Ishibashi to curb Communist and war potential as Japan prepares for a new prime ministership. Ishibashi, then minister of international trade and industry, met Robertson for about ninety minutes and has supported expanding trade with Red China.
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Tokyo
Tanzan Ishibashi
Japan
Walter S. Robertson
Ishibashi
Robertson
Red China
Mobile 200 Bed Hospital Joins Morgan Civil Defense
A fully equipped mobile hospital valued at over 30000 will join Morgan County Civil Defense with five units designated for Alabama target areas. Decatur likely first to receive a unit, stored in Hartselle, ready to deploy for any disaster. The arrangement adds 200 beds and involves volunteer medical teams from local schools and hospitals.
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Mobile
Morgan Civil Defense Equipment
Morgan County Civil Defense Organization
Alabama
Decatur
Howard Proctor
Civil Defense
Proctor
Hartselle
Morgan County
Howard
See Mobile
Britain offers limited Cyprus self rule with kept defense control
Britain proposed limited self government for Cyprus while retaining defense and internal security powers. It avoided setting a date for self determination and faced ongoing violence in Nicosia as EOKA factions push for union with Greece and Archbishop Makarios opposition.
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London
Britain
Cyprus
Egypt
Greece
House of Commons
Alan Lennox-Boyd
Eden
East Mediterranean
Nicosia
Times of Cyprus
Ethnos
Makarios
EOKA
Dallas schools not to be racially integrated immediately
Federal Dist. Judge William H. Atwell ruled against immediate integration of Dallas public schools stating the Supreme Court ruling ends segregation but is based on modern psychological knowledge. In Tennessee, 16 Anderson County residents charged with contempt in Clinton filed five motions seeking dismissal of the charges.
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Dallas
William H. Atwell
Atwell
U.S. Supreme Court
Knoxville, Tenn
Anderson County
Clinton, Tenn
Hall hints reduced political TV radio in 1960 campaign
Leonard W. Hall chairman of the Republican National Committee told a House committee that there will be less politics on television and radio in 1960 than in 1956. He said you can saturate too much with politics and maybe they used too much of it on television.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
House
Census Shows Morgan Cotton Ginned in 1956 Census yields 27730 bales
A census report states Morgan County ginned 27,730 bales of cotton from the 1956 crop, down from 36,656 bales in 1955.
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Morgan
Morgan County
Birmingham Votes Yes on Six Million School Bonds
Birmingham voters approve a six million dollar bond issue for school improvements by about five to one. Unofficial returns show 8 610 for and 1 750 against with turnout the highest in years, about 15 percent. Bonds to be sold late spring or next summer and spent over two years.
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Birmingham
L. Frazer Banks
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning is 16.83 feet, down .83 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 551.17 feet. High yesterday 58, low 40. Today at 7 30 a m 49, 11 a m 63. Partly cloudy and warm today and tonight with increasing clouds Thursday and possible showers. Northeasterly winds 8 to 16 mph. Today high 61, tonight low 45, Thursday high 63. Waterfowl shooting times Thursday 6 21 a m to 4 10 p m and Friday 6 22 a m to 4 10 p m.
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Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Morgan Town Opens Heart To Kiddies
HARTSELLE residents gathered to host Kid's Day for about 600 underprivileged Morgan County children. The event featured train rides, a free movie, carols, a Santa Claus party, and gifts including toys and food baskets. Amer can Legion led the charity drive with broad church and merchant support.
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Hartselle
American Legion
Santa
Santa Claus
Morgan Town
Morgan
National Guard Armory
Mt. Pleasant Cme
Morgan County
Midway
Somerville
Talucah
St. John and
Lacey’s Spring
Legion Auxiliary
Lloyd Logan
Logan
Hammarskjold to Lead U.N. Salvage Effort for Suez Canal
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold plans to use a U.N. salvage fleet rather than British or French crews to clear Suez Canal debris. He has 10 ships ready with 600 crew and up to 60 million dollars estimated cost. Egypt opposes foreign salvage units.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Egypt
Suez Canal
Hammarskjold
U. N
Britain
Denmark
Netherlands
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Canal
Seal Sales May Pass Record Total
Morgan County Christmas seal sales approach a record with $6,012.25 as the season nears its climax. TB seals topped $313.30 this morning, while the county’s total already exceeds $6,000. The peak year remains 1953 when the county surpassed its 1956 quota of $4,700.
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Morgan County
Cam County
England Girds Against Raiders
In Belfast the Royal Air Force posted 160 airmen to guard airfields and installations amid IRA gunman threats. Prime Minister Eden promised full British armed protection to the Northern Ireland government, easing strains with London as IRA violence escalated last week.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Royal Air Force
Irish Republican Army
Eden
London
Ulster
United Kingdom
IRA
Irish Republic
Borane
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Kid’s Day
Billy Smith
Strongman
Ecatur Soie
The
Elks
Elks Lodge
Henry Lang
Moulton
Shiloh Baptist Church
Priceville Home Demonstration Club
Jack Davis
George Clem, Jr
Tuscaloosa
W. K. Littlefield
Lke
Buckley
Chou
Chester Beard
Elbert Roy
Beard
Ritain
Defiant Isle
B'ham
Decatur and Vicinity
Santa Clause
Dag
England
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