20 Feb 1956
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1956
Page
1
The Daily experienced a one hour delay when a roll of paper broke two electric wires feeding the linotype. Repair took about 30 minutes with warm up time. The Decatur Executive Club meeting moves from Tuesday to Friday at 7 at the school with urged attendance.
A Negro attorney Fred D Gray and the grand jury report mark tense times in the Cradle of the Confederacy. Mayor W A Gayle urges relief of tension and brotherhood duties as boycott leaders rejected compromises. Rosa Parks sparked a 12 week protest beginning December 5 with her bus refusal. Thousands of Negroes joined, slashing bus company revenue by about half. See INDICTMENTS on Page 2.
U S District Judge Hobart Grooms ruled that sworn statements could not be required tomorrow from UA officials or Autherine Lucy suit principals. The decision allows written answers but confines them to statements already provided by involved parties. The ruling follows ongoing hearings in the Lucy case.
KO'd Gas Bill president Superior Oil Co. of California and Ray Patman said the committee will resume public hearings to examine the general pattern in campaign funds. Reporters asked if this meant seeking evidence of other senators receiving similar offers as to Case. See PROBE on Page 2.
Heavy damage reported Friday night into Saturday with no fatalities and few injuries in the area. Morgan County Red Cross executive secretary Mrs Levern Johnson said a survey of Hulaco Cotaco and See is underway as debris removal continues.
A Thomasville column previews potential candidates for another run, noting supporters eager for a decision and identifying leading figures within the local scene as the suspense builds.
President Eisenhower authorized shipping 18 tanks to Saudi Arabia after a push for 50 million dollars in arms was put in question. The action prompts questions for Congress as Dulles prepares to return from vacation and weighs next steps.
The Associated Press reports a boat capsized at Wheeler Dam in Alabama on Sunday, resulting in two fatalities. Details are scarce as officials investigate the incident and identify victims.
A report notes a subcommittee meeting in Memphis with Lee Jones and an accident on Lock 7 road west of Alabama Highway 41. Louis Long, 50, of Sawyerville died when his car left the county road and wrecked. See boat on page 2.
Decatur Tennessee river reading at Keller Memorial bridge this morning was 17.86 feet a rise of 0.24 foot in the past 48 hours. Reading from sea level was 552.16 feet, morning was 41 degrees at 8 30 a m and the reading at 1 a m today was 47 degrees. Rain fell during the preceding 24 hours was 0.69 inches.
Volunteers start dragging the Tennessee River below Wheeler Dam gate 8 around 11 a.m. in a search for Paul Christopher of Pulaski Tennessee. Christopher and another Pulaski man were killed when their fishing boat lost a pin and sank in the swift waters.
Loyd Bridges starred in the Alcoa hour play Tragedy in a Temporary Town and rushed from the set to confront a mob after an on air scene. NBC received numerous calls, with apologies issued for the confusion and crowd reaction to the portrayal.
Catholic lawmakers in Louisiana push to block integration of parochial schools despite Arch bishop Rummel condemnation. A six page pastoral letter read in 120 churches signals plan to end segregation only after a study by a special committee. Lawmakers vow to appeal 1954 Supreme Court ruling and consider new segregation laws including Catholic schools.
Labor experts and unions seek to avert a major nationwide strike by 55 000 workers. The United Electrical Workers threaten a walkout and demand a five year pact with wage increases plus pension and improvements. Westinghouse counters with a proposed 23 percent pay rise over five years and seeks tighter control over study outcomes.
Police said the incident involved Robert Stover and Frank Hurley with one person injured. Additional names include Jack Pocus of 821 5th Ave SE and Mrs Lona McDonald of 934 1 2 Ave. Address details are unclear and the note directs readers to page 2 for the ONE item.
Snow plagues Europe as death toll rises to 676 in the worst winter in living memory. The Seine runs frozen 25 miles south of Paris and the Thames lies solid near Windsor Castle where Queen Elizabeth II is weekending after her tour of Nigeria.
Atlanta based NAACP leaders from 14 Southern states announce plans to file desegregation suits in Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia as petitions from Negro parents stall negotiations. They pledge full support in eight states amid opposition to interposition and nullification efforts. The group also defends attorney Fred Gray amid a grand jury probe into a Montgomery bus boycott case.
Law enforcement cracked a multi county robbery ring with arrests and loot seizures. Burglaries targeted village and area stores including William Malone Capshaw and Gordon Peete Corner with safes cracked and losses reported at Belle Mina Sam K Kay store.
A French airliner crashed while attempting to land in Cairo on a Saigon to Paris route. Egyptian army and American pilots aided rescue efforts. Initial counts cited 43 dead with several injured. captain Capt. Charles Billet was seriously hurt.
In Moscow Marshal Georgi Zhukov outlined a massive retaliation doctrine in a Pravda speech alongside remarks by Foreign Minister Molotov. He accused the United States of forming distant blocs to secure its safety, signaling a shift in Soviet military policy.
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