Big Problems and Big Decisions Facing Alabamians
Alabama braces for a pivotal year with a new governor and state officials, plus a potential special legislative session. The fate of the 1955 School Placement Law and court challenges loom, with racial segregation a defining factor in the gubernatorial race and party loyalty rules under review for 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Birmingham
Laurie Battle
Sam L. Chestnut, Jr
McIntosh
Ala
Jimmy Faulkner
Winston Gullatte
Guy Hardwick
Karl Harrison
Shelby
George Hawkins
Etowah
Joe Starnes
Democratic
Folsom
Unclear listing of courses and subjects
A fragmented OCR style catalog entry shows course names across physics chemistry psychology mathematics and languages with garbled words and stray percentages. No coherent schedule dates or instructors are legible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Asicieie
Rubber Checks Hit Two Towns
Selma police report a woman passed undetermined bad checks in Selma and Tuscaloosa during the pre Christmas rush. Three checks drawn on a non existent Mobile firm for 65 dollars each were returned to Selma stores. Additional similar notes totaling about 1000 dollars were reported in Tuscaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Edward W. Mullen
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
American National Bank and Trust Co
Mullen
Alabama
New Missile Tie Clasps Confiscated
Oklahoma City Times reports two Army men at a Navy conference wore tie clasps shaped like an Air Force missile still top secret. Clasps were seized by investigators and about 200000 recalled by a major aircraft maker. The idea dates to World War II morale pins, now worn by friends of the unified services. Civilians with such dealings must carry clasps or face investigation.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Times
Navy
Office of Special Investigation
Unified Services
Unified On Services
Canada Attracts More U.S. Immigrants in 1957
The Immigration Department reports 8,089 Americans moved to Canada in the first nine months of 1957 with an expected year total near 12,000. Over the past decade about 100,000 Americans have relocated northward while 300,000 Canadians have emigrated south.
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United States
Immigration Department
Canada
Nixon Says US Missile Advantage Must Grow With SAC
Vice President Richard Nixon spoke in Miami while vacationing near Cape Canaveral and said the Soviet Union leads in some missiles but the United States must expand and maintain its Strategic Air Force. He expects no satellite date and notes no new civil rights legislation, stressing moderation and ongoing defense readiness. He also discussed President Eisenhower’s illness and his own health, plans to return to Washington, and a beach vacation with golf and fishing.
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Gene Plowden
Miami
Fla
Richard Nixon
Soviet Union
Nixon
U.S. Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Strategic Air Force
United States
Eisenhower
Little Rock
North Carolina
Supreme Court
South
Criti
Washington
Mrs. J. N. Freeman Dies After Sudden Heart Attack
Mrs. J. N. Freeman 73 died after a sudden heart attack at her Decatur home. She had lived in Morgan County most of her life and belonged to Central Baptist Church. Survived by husband J. N. Freeman five daughters and one son with services at Central Baptist Church with burial in City Cemetery.
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J. N. Freeman
Cain St
Central Baptist Church
A. B. van Arsdale
Brown Funeral Home
City Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
Decatur
Charlie Rogers
D. D. Gibson
Bob Harrison
W. O. Lipscomb
Charlie Markham
Graves Pettey
Morgan County
Fred Wilson
Murfreesboro
Tenn
W. B. Carroll
Albertville
Ala
Sam. Hobbs
S. M. Peace
Savannah
H. H. Huddleston
Jeffersonville
Ind
Rebels and famine threaten Indonesia amid crisis
Jakarta reports uprisings and food shortages as Cabinet meets to tackle economic woes. Rebels attack an army patrol in Makassar. Darul Islam militants burn houses in West Java. Rice imports under consideration to ease shortages. Former VP Hatta criticizes government handling.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Makassar
Celebes
Darul Islam
Ajiandjar
Java
Dutch West New Guinea
Pia
Semarang
Sudibyo
Malaya
New Guinea
Southeast Asia
United Nations
Republic
Mohammed Hatta
Hatta
Presidert Sukarno
Netherlands
Sukarno
Obituary Notice for J M Leeman Family Ties Mentioned
J M Leeman of Florence dies leaving one sister Mrs Ida Breedlove of Hart selle one brother T F Witt of Decatur and several grandchildren and many nieces and nephews listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Leeman
Florence
Ida Breedlove
Hartselle
T. F. Witt
Decatur
Army Troops Aid Local Areas Overseas
U S Army units abroad have aided local populations in various ways. In Italy a helicopter raised a heavy statue to the top of a church spire, illustrating the assistance provided by troops overseas.
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U. S. Army
Italy
Twice Convicted of Murder Goes Free in Washington DC
Everett D. Green 67 leaves a DC court a free man after a 41 year fight that saw him twice convicted of murder and once of arson in the Bettie Brown death. His appeals argued double jeopardy and the U S Supreme Court ruled for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett D. Green
Smiles
Washington, D.C
Bettie Brown
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
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Rex Thomas
Montgomery
Fies
National Party
James N. Norwood
University of Alabama
Huntsville Center
Wea
Political Science
Tees
M.T.E
Mistory
MLB
Perm. of Ynsir
1 Perm
Instr
U.S
Audrey Wright
Kent
England
Edward Tayner
Audrey
SAC
Cism
Dulles
Cash & Carry
Sterchi’s
Briggs-Stratton
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