Science Fair aims to spur students not sell this year
The piece argues participation in the North Alabama Regional Science Fair in March at Florence State should focus on discovering talent in science, amid broader Cold War tensions. It notes Khrushchev being named Man of the Year by the Associated Press after a editors poll, urging the United States to excel in science and diplomacy to avoid second place.
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North Alabama
Florence State
Soviet Union
West
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Associated Press
One Amendment Defeated in Marion County Vote
A long list of 25 amendments saw only Marion county defeat one due to lack of voting opportunity while Bullock county passed a similar measure granting voting access. Morgan county approved the amendment 912 to 501, signaling wider support once voting rights are extended.
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Marion County
Bullock County
Morgan County
Tim Baker Honored by Auburn Alumni and Decatur Fans
Auburn senior Tim Baker, captain of the No. 1 college team, is saluted by Decatur and surrounding counties. The Decatur Red Raiders alum, under coach Shorty Ogle, celebrated his leadership and gridiron career as he graduates to begin college competition.
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Auburn
Decatur
Tim Baker
Baker
Alabama
Red Raiders
Shorty Ogle
Tilford Sees Mixed 1957 L N Results and 1958 Outlook
John E. Tilford president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad reports 1957 gross business 112 percent below 1956 with operating expenses up 5.6 percent and after tax net income down 25 percent due to wage and material cost rises. He notes 184 new industries located in 1957 and $177 million invested in expansions, with 1958 growth expected to be limited but an upswing coming in 1959 amid population growth and available industrial sites. The railroad remains committed to 50 million dollars in 1958 plans.
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Decatur
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
L&n
John E. Tilford
Tilford
Mr. Tilford
Year of 1957 in Review by George E. Sokolsky
Sokolsky reflects on 1957 as a year of global chaos and limited political change. Sputniks shocked the West while the United States faced NATO talks and disarmament pressure. He argues a Geneva summit is unlikely, citing Khrushchev’s leverage and domestic political costs, with war avoided but tension rising.
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United States
Earth
NATO
Paris
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Bulgarin
Mao Tzet
Bulganin
Mao
Zhukov
Ike
Hoyle
Geneva
Later Years Do Not Fear Aging and Stay Active
A guidance note urges staying active in later years, preserving health, adjusting to inevitables, maintaining community roles, and fostering family ties. It references President Eisenhower’s illness and debates over presidential disability, noting calls for constitutional clarity on succession and disability rules.
Wheelus Base in North Africa a Modern Maginot Line
A 1957 Bell Syndicate piece argues Wheelus Air Base near Tripoli as a fragile American outpost. Jets scramble at dawn while Soviet missiles and submarines threaten the Mediterranean stronghold, highlighting strategic vulnerability and political evasions from Washington.
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Wheelus Air Force Base
Tripoli
Wheelus
Mediterranean
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
USA
Albania
Russia
America
North
Africa
Bougainvillae
Rommel
Kremlin
Time Magazine
Europe
Rock of Gibraltar
Hitler
Washington
Spain
Morocco
Bell Syndicate
Horoscope Summary for Tomorrow and Birthday Outlook
The星星 forecast highlights family, social, and artistic boosts tomorrow with favorable early hours for favors. For those with a birthday, a good cycle for money and investing opportunities through May, plus career progress ahead. Domestic life looks bright between June and October with many social ties.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Nixon and Mitchell Pledge Aid To Union Over Mississippi Labor Row
Vice President Nixon and Labor Secretary Mitchell met with Jim Carey and other union leaders to discuss alleged racial interference in union organizing at a Mississippi electrical plant. They pledged support to curb tactics harming workers and warned against using race to destabilize labor efforts. The talks, held at the Philip Murray Building, aimed to bar government contracts from firms employing discriminatory practices.
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Richard Nixon
Washington
Jim Carey
al Hartnett
International Union of Electrical Workers
Philip Murray
U.S
Jim Mitchell
NLRB
Boyd Leedom
Eisenhower
Paris
Nixon
Carey
Mississippi
Mississippi Electrical Products
International Labor Office
Europe
Elmira
N.Y
National Assn. For
NAACP
Lincoln Memorial
Supreme Court
Mitchell
the Hall Syndicate, Inc
Charity Light Shines Today In Blind Eyes
In Birmingham William Hall a blind 52 year old man now owns a lifetime house built by volunteers of many races. White union workers added labor and a donated lot funded the project after a fire left his previous home uninhabitable. Hall helped lay flooring and repair the place himself despite loss of sight and limited income.
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Birmingham
William Hall
Hall
Halli
Tragic finish at Orange Bowl Grand Prix race
Ezio Selva of Milan perished in a fatal flip during the 1957 Orange Bowl Grand Prix in Miami Beach. The 56 year old wire maker was racing at over 100 mph when his Moschetierre hydroplane overturned near the judges stand, ending the day as judges awarded the Grand Prix to George Byers Jr. of Columbus, Ohio.
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Miami Beach
Ezio Selva
Milan
Italy
Selva
George O. Byers Jr
Columbus
Ohio
J. B. Broaddus
Lake Wales
Fla
Moschetierre
Biscayne Bay
Luciano
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Davidson
Sherman Adams
James Hagerty
William Rogers
White House
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
King
Syedienta
Maginot Line
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Say
Estrellita
First Ave
Grant St
W. J. Williams
Southland
By Victor Riesel
Riesel
Charity
Morgan County National Bank
State National Bank
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