Court battle over editor Mills votes case upheld by judge
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Francis Thompson upheld defense demurrers in the Birmingham Post-Herald editor James E. Mills corruption case. The ruling found the 1915 Corrupt Practices Act unconstitutional as applied to publishing an election day editorial. The decision spurred an immediate appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court.
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Birmingham
Jeferson County
Birmingham Post-Herald
James E. Mills
Francis Thompson
Mills
Grady Williams
Post-Herald
Arthur J. Hanes
City Commission
Thompson
Circuit
Emmett Perry
Alabama Supreme Court
Perry
Supreme Court
Post- Herald
Alabama
U. S
Area Men In Service Highlight Naval Training and Carrier Tour
Milton E. Harris son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Harris Town Creek completed recruit training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center in nine weeks learning fitness law drill etiquette swimming first aid and shipboard routine. Jerry L. Kerr airman son of Mr and Mrs C R Kerr Athens visited Istanbul while serving aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt as part of the Sixth Fleet fast carrier striking force sailing in the Mediterranean until March with calls in Greece Italy France and Spain.
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Great Lakes
Milton E. Harris
Melvin Harris
Town Creek 2
Naval Training Center
Naval Service
USS
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jerry L. Kerr
USN
C. R. Kerr
Athens
Istanbul
Turkey
Roosevelt
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Greece
Italy
France
Spain
Fast Moving Saves Family in Flint River Rescue
In Bainbridge during a foggy Christmas night a Sanford Florida family sank after skidding into the Flint River. Johnny Cato and Bo Fitch of a local marine store helped rescue the Thomas children and then freed Mrs Thomas using diving gear brought from Fitch's home.
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Bainbridge, Ga
Henry D. Thomas
Sanford
Fla
Thomases
Birmingham
Flint
Johnny Cato
Bo Fitch
Bainbridge Marine
Fitch
Cato
Thomas
Doris
Gary
Rodney
Soviet Leader Loses Post Amid Alleged Nationalism
In Moscow Pravda reports the Kazakhstan republic premier Salken Daulenov was fired for displaying nationalism and violating party ethics. He was expelled from the Kazakhistan central committee. A separate rescue story notes a family, aided by Cato, survived after a car sank in shallow water. Mrs. Thomas was revived and all were hospitalized in good condition.
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Cato
Soviet Union
Virgin Lands
Kazakhstan
Moscow
Daulenov
Pravda
Communist Party
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FFA
Laverne Hughes
Hazlewood High School
Dalton Berryman
Miss Hughes
Arnold Hughes
Town Creek
Pravdadis
Salken
Davidson Plumbing CO
Sherman St
G.E
SEC Eee
ESCM
Sd Te PN
General Electric Refrigerator
Cor. Lee & Line Sts
Goodfyear Service Store
Dial
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