Community council meeting and youth revival changes noted
St. Ann's Council hosts regular meeting at Bank Street Hall at 7 30. Youth Revival moves to Pines Baptist Church tonight. Fred Powell wins silver tavern trophy for juvenile delinquency speech at Decatur Toastmasters, his second win. White Christmas service prompts no fellowship or prayer meetings at specified churches. Pensions and Security offices in courthouse annex close for three days. Traffic incident reports and police notices across Decatur area. Hospital admission for Louis Namie Jr. and dog pound activity noted. Christmas for Grandpa program on WMSL-TV aims to boost district tuberculosis seals sales.
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St. Ann's
Knights of Columbus
Bank Street Hall
Fred Powell
Decatur Toastmaster’s Club
Powell
Wmsl-Tv
Deadly Twisters Kill 11 in South Illinois
In Murphysboro and Mount Vernon Illinois and nearby Missouri unseasonal tornadoes killed 11 people and injured more than 100. Hundreds of homes were destroyed or damaged, fires followed winds, and mass cleanup began as the Weather Bureau noted Illinois leading in tornado deaths.
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Illinois
Murphysboro
Ill
Missouri
Mount Vernon
Weather Bureau
Frank sentenced for acting as agent of Trujillo regime
In Washington John Joseph Frank was sentenced to eight months to two years in jail for acting illegally as an agent of Gen. Rafael Trujillo and the Dominican Republic. In New York a federal jury weighs charges against James R. Hoffa and two others for conspiring to illegally tap telephones in the Detroit Teamsters building.
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Washington
John Joseph Frank
Islamio Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
New York
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Detroit Teamsters
Hoffa
Owen B. Brennan
Bernard Spindel
Allies Must Do More Than Take Missiles In Principle
James Marlow analyzes the Paris NATO accord on American nuclear missiles. He notes Dulles previously opposed an agreement in principle and warns that real steps are needed: missiles delivered to the United States and allies must consent to base them on their soil with no room to refuse once ready.
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U.S
Washington
Paris
NATO
Dulles
Ginning Reports Show Extent of Cotton Loss in Alabama
U S Department of Commerce figures estimate Alabama growers lost about 38 million dollars in cotton value for the year due to fewer ginned bales. National factors include soil bank reduced acreage and bad weather, with Alabama totals down from 733 thousand to 514 thousand ginned through late 1957. County breakdown shows Limestone Cullman Lawrence and Morgan declines with varying drops.
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Alabama
U.S. Department of Commerce
Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Morgan
Statewide referendum passes despite Montgomery County opposition
Montgomery voters opposed Amendment 25 while state totals show a majority in favor. The act raises circuit court costs by 1 dollar and adds 50 cents in criminal cases plus 35 cents in civil inferior court cases to fund a law library at the county courthouse. State Sen. Vaughan Hill Robison may seek revision after the election.
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Montgomery
Vaughan Hill Robison
Montgomery County
Robison
County Bar Association
Mongomery County
Limestone Voters Defeat Amendment No 13 in Four Counties
Limestone County led the four county group in voting down proposed Amendment No 13 to Alabama’s constitution. Among Morgan, Lawrence, and Cullman counties the measure failed while the rest of the state approved all 25 amendments. Voter totals showed 3 100 in Cullman, 2 500 in Morgan, 1 000 in Limestone, and 900 in Lawrence.
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Limestone County
Alabama
Morgan, Lawrence
Cullman
Marion
Cullman County
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Peace Closer After Talks At NATO Summit
President Eisenhower flew home from the NATO meeting expressing confidence the 15 nations moved toward peace. He spoke briefly at the airport saying goodbye to French President Rene Coty and the honor guard bid him farewell as his plane departed.
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Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
Rene Coty
Decatur Skywatch Prompts Algol Minimum Tonight
The sky guide notes Algol, the variable star, will be high overhead at 8:55 p.m. It fades to minimum brightness at 10:04 p.m. and then gradually brightens, as the Decatur forecast for Friday December 20 suggests.
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Ie Nsec
ASO
ALGOL
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 16.55 feet with a 0.15 foot daily fall and sea level reading at 550.85 feet. Yesterday’s high 61 at 3 p.m. and low 57 at 3 a.m. today. 10:45 a.m. 58 degrees. Cloudy mild forecast with showers and thunderstorms. today’s high 62, low 57, Friday high. Legal waterfowl shooting times set for Friday 2 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. and Saturday 4:22 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
NATO summit rejects Soviet nuclear monopoly in Europe
Paris 15 nation NATO gathering ends with a 3500 word communique. It accepts Eisenhower's offer of ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads for Western Europe and vows vigilance against Soviet arms while inviting a foreign ministers disarmament meeting. Dulles says strategy moves toward victory over Soviet threats. NATO urges resumption of UN cooperation and backs free German elections.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
NATO
Moscow
Eisenhower
Europe
Russia
Dulles
West Europe
U.S.S.R
Soo
United Nations
Soviet Union
Germany
Christmas Vacation Begins for City and County Schools
Schools in the city and surrounding county start a two week Christmas break with county schools ending Friday December 20 and city schools resuming January 2. Some county schools shortened breaks for cotton picking while exceptions like Austinville Flint and Moulton Heights have different holiday dates. All county schools will have equal total work days after the break.
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Austinville
Flint
Moulton Heights
Limestone county leads seal sale totals for drive
The ledger lists county by county seal sale receipts with Limestone at 3,185.02 dollars reaching 101 percent of its goal. Cullman and Morgan show lower totals, while Lawrence stands at 475.81 and 6,307.75 respectively, indicating varied progress toward district targets.
Army Launches Fiery Jupiter Test at Cape Canaveral
The Army launched a Jupiter IRBM from Cape Canaveral last night, generating a dramatic display before failing to complete the full flight due to technical issues. Defense officials noted the test was officially "successfully carried out" and part of ongoing IRBM and ICBM flight testing.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Missile Test Center
Here
Defense Department
Comfort Chairs See Christmas Selection at Robinsons
Christmas advertisement from Robinsons promotes a wide range of comfort chairs for holiday shoppers with emphasis on a seasonal sale and assortment.
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Robinson's
Fire Damaged 36 Cotton Bales On Highway 31
Firefighters responded around 7 PM to a truckload of 36 cotton bales owned by George H. McFadden and Brothers of Memphis on U S Highway 31. The blaze was contained quickly with an estimated loss between 15 and 20 percent or about 800 dollars.
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Decatur Fire Dept
Highway Patrol
Highway 31 S
Parva Ece
George H. McFadden and Brothers
Memphis
Floyd Elkins
Union Compress and
Ware- Lee
UA Med Facilities Will Be Tripled
The passage of Amendment No 4 in Tuesday's election will triple facilities at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. The measure authorizes a 44 million dollar bond issue to buy a 10 percent block area adjacent to the center, construct a research building, and a nurses' home. Architects are evaluating bids for the research building and a two million dollar contract may be awarded this week.
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Birmingham
University of Alabama Medical Center
Robert C. Berson
University
Private power plan targets TVA controversy
A Pennsylvania Power & Light executive outlined a 10 point program to end the TVA dispute. The plan seeks TVA tax payments, interest, and regulation by the Federal Power Commission, plus constrained service area and orderly repayment over 40 years.
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TVA
New York
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Power Commission
Charles E. Oakes
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co
Allentown
Oakes
Edissn Electric Institute
Congress
FPC
Limestone Wins Seal Sale Race in Alabama
Limestone County passed its Christmas Seal goal of 3157 yesterday with 175 in new gifts, defeating Morgan County which trails at 5377.75 collected toward its 6078 goal. Limestone totals reach 3185.02. Morgan remains about 12 percent short. County chairmen mail weekly totals to the Alabama Tuberculosis Association in Birmingham.
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Limestone County
Bruce Sherrill
Limestone
Morgan County
Morgan
Alabama Tuberculosis Assn
Birmingham
Plane Crash Near Montgomery Kills Air Force Surgeon
A foggy night crash near the Cecil Lane ranch about 35 miles west of Montgomery killed Lt. John Foley Calkum of Alamogordo New Mexico. Maj. Edward S. Brezina was seriously injured and transported to Maxwell AFB. The aircraft carried two Air Force surgeons and crashed on the Lane ranch with no fire. the body was found after daylight.
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Montgomery
Air Force
California
Highway Patrol
John Foley Calkum
Alamogordo
N. M
Edward S. Brezina
Maxwell Air Force Base
Cecil Lane
Benton
Your Daily Want Ad Sparks Car Repair Mystery
Ken Reynolds reports a terse repair request from a reader claiming a rattling noise and a canny remark about prepaid parts. The note hints at an unresolved mechanical issue and a misdirected message in a daily classified section.
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Trinity 1
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Wendel Wallace
9Th St
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Decatur General Hospital
City Annual Shelter
Danville Rd
George Collier
A. W. Billions
6Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
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