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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1960

Page

8

TV Reporter Recaps Trumpetist Hirt and Oscar Talk

A colorful newspaper note mentions Al Hirt and his band receiving praise from Nixon, plus various Hollywood tidbits. It blends gossip about stars like Liz Taylor, Jonathan Winters, Don Rickles, Jack Lemmon, and Mary Martin with Oscar chatter and witty quips about show business happenings.

Dr Tom Dooley Returns from Orient in Pain

Dr Tom Dooley 33 the American jungle doctor of Laos returned from the Orient and entered the Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York in great pain and barely able to walk He shuffled down a ramp at Idlewild Airport met by his brother Malcolm Medico executive director of Medico the nonprofit group aiding underdeveloped nations.

New York Tom Dooley Orient Memorial Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases Dooley Laos Idlewild Malcolm Medico

Chinese General To Make Redstone Tour

Gen. Lo Lieh, commander in chief of the Nationalist Chinese Army, will visit Army Ordnance Missile Command installations at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama on January 17 as part of an extended tour of Army installations.

Huntsville Ala Lo Lieh Army Ordnance Missile Command

1961 Maid of Cotton finalist contest moves toward finale

Twenty one contestants compete for the 1961 Maid of Cotton title with final judging this week. The winner will travel to New York Friday to begin a six month role promoting cotton. Alabama entrant is Margaret Moore of Tallassee, among finalists preparing photographs and public appearances.

Clab New York National Cotton Council Sandra Lee Je Riverside Calif Alabama Margaret Moore Tallassee Ala

New AF Secretary With Broad Government Experience Named

President-elect John F Kennedy announced Zuckert as the new air force secretary at Palm Beach Florida. He has held roles with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Atomic Energy Commission and as a Washington lawyer management consultant. Zuckert 49 has taught at Harvard and served with the Army Air Force Navy and Surplus Property Administration before joining Senator Stuart Symington in shaping the Air Force leadership.

Stuart Symington D-Mo Zuckert Palm Beach Fla John F. Kennedy Securities and Exchange Commission Yale Law School Atomic Energy Commission AEC Washington Salisbury, Conn Harvard Army Air Force Office of Chief of Naval Operations Navy Symington Air Force

One Charged In Huntsville Killing

In Huntsville Alabama George E Vaughn age 38 has been charged with first degree murder and robbery for the December 20 killing of C E Wallace age 4 at a barn owned by Jim lace s store.

Huntsville Ala George E. Vaughn C. E. Wallace Jimlace Wallace

Normal babies learn to walk between 9 and 15 months

Babies generally achieve walking ability within a window of 9 to 15 months. Development varies by child, with some starting earlier and others later. Parents observe milestones such as upright posture, cruising, and independent steps as signs of progress.

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Earl Nixons Bruce Nixon Hirt Veep al Hirt Russia Gert Wilson Marinere Liz Taylor Jonathan Winters Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt F.A.C. Schwarz Winters Don Rickles Jack Lemmon Las Vegas Sahara Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jimmy Durante Margie Little California Jimmy Richard Burton Camelot Hollywood Bob Hope Lucille Ball Hope L.A Clark Gable Harry S. Donen Sweet Brendan Behan Variety Taffy Tuttle Henry Stampler Yder Greenbrier Dobson United States Harry S. Truman Pen Ae i Eet” Aar Bank and Church Sts J. E. Cooper Mgr Dial Moody's Industrial Finance Corporation of Decatur E. Moulton Street Mutual South Side Square Florence East Tennessee Elgin Jefferson Atwater
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