Diary Released Reveals Lady Be Good Crew Plight
Washington reports acknowledge Soviet moves aim to reshape Germany as West Berlin faces a diplomatic trap. In Wiesbaden the diary of Lady Be Good crew member 2nd Lt. Toner details a brutal Libyan Desert march in 1943 with prayers, dwindling water, and several fallen airmen.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Germany
U.S
Frankfurt
Baden-Baden
Muenchen- Gladbach
German Democratic Republic
East Ger
Nikita Khrushchev
Wiesbaden
Robert F. Toner
North Attleboro
Mass
U.S. Air Force
Desert
North Africa
Naples
Italy
John S. Woravka
Gaveland
Mediterranean
Solukh Field
Libya
Local Notices and Upcoming ASME Meeting in Huntsville
The notice covers a funeral in Russellville for W. Vernon Miller and a Feb 24 ASME meeting in Huntsville featuring Robert E. Wright on engineering careers. Also reported: birth of a son in Japan to Staff Sgt James W. Dillard, local flu recovery, a Trinity PTA Founders Day program, a two-vehicle collision on 6th Ave SE, and a Saturday docket of various traffic and minor charges.
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North Alabama
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Huntsville
Robert E. Wright
Chemstrand Corp
Byrd Thompson
Russel Erskine Hotel
James W. Dillard
Japan
Sgt. Dillard
Joe Dean
7Th Ave
M. F. Scoggins
Moulton St. E
Minnie G. Turney
5Th Ave. SE
6Th Ave
Cornelian
Scoggins
Turney
Recorder
Did Paul Meet Jesus Before His Death
The text notes it is not established where Saul was during Jesus ministry in Palestine. It suggests Saul likely stayed in Tarsus, a university center, and later studied under Gamaliel in Jerusalem. It asserts Saul may not have met Christ in the flesh but had a transformative encounter on the Damascus Road.
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Saul
Jesus
Palestine
Tarsus
Cilicia
Philosophy
Jerusalem
Gamaliel
Damascus Road
Christ
Electors Seek Unpledged Runs From 1948 Rebels
Alabama’s 1948 presidential electors may run again without pledges to a ticket. Eight of the former electors stay largely inactive while some age into new roles or switch parties. Notable figures include Edmund Blair and Walter Givhan, with former delegates Handy Ellis and Roy D. McCord pursuing elector or convention roles.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
Ben Bloodworth
Decatur
Harry Truman
National Democratic Party
T. MecCorvey
Mobile
Robert Albritton
Andalusia
Tully Goodwin
Florala
Norman Harris
Walter C. Givhan
Safford
Edmund Blair
Pell City
Walter Miller
Tuscumbia
John Lusk Jr
Gadsden
Eisenhower Begins Latin America Tour Amid Outreach Drive
President Eisenhower plans a 15,560 mile Latin America tour from Brazil to Uruguay starting Monday to bolster partnership and neighborly ties. He will address the nation Sunday night in a 15 minute broadcast with defense references and a mixed media schedule.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
ABC
CBS
Mutual Radio
Nbc-Tv
NBC
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Washington
Puerto Rico
Latin America
Daryl Chessman
Chessman
U.S
State Offices To Close On Monday
State city and county offices in Montgomery Alabama will be closed Monday in observance of Washingtons Birthday a legal holiday in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Washington
Alabama
Skin Grafting May Start On Monday For Burned Girl
Darlene Parsons, a badly burned girl from Decatur, is hospitalized in Room 454 at University Hospital Birmingham. Doctors and staff monitor her progress as she awaits skin grafting and blood donor procedures. Her mother reports she rests better since the move and classmates sent pictures to lift her spirits.
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University Hospital
Birmingham
Darlene Parsons
Decatur
Crippled Childrens Clinic
Darlene
Robert Parsons
Somerville Rd
Jackson St
Symington Mail Backed His Stand
Washington AP reports that supporters urged Sen. Stuart Symington as president noting a tenfold rise in favorable mail as evidence his attack on defense policies and missile gap gains traction. Democrats debate Eisenhower’s response as other hopefuls press the issue but do not hinge campaigns on it.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
Missouri Democrat
Symington
Eisenhewer
Eisenhower
the Nation
Senate
Missouri
Sen
Clair Engle
Dcalif
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Man Found Dead Near Ardmore Lumber Mill
A 49 year old man named J C Red Davis, a lumber mill worker, died Friday night of exposure near his Ardmore home. He was found early Saturday behind Gray's Gin about a half block from his house. Sheriff Clyde Ennis and Coroner Buddy Evans noted he had a heart condition and was last seen at 5 30 p m Friday.
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Ardmore
J. C
Red) Davis
Gray
Clyde Ennis
Buddy Evans
Davis
Twins Race For Love Is All A Hoax
In Bangor Wales a publicized 104 mile love race between Vaughn and Howard Clarke was admitted as a hoax by Jean Gowans 19 a student at University College Bangor. The stunt began as Rag week publicity and ended when Vaughn was briefly kidnapped by rival students before being reunited.
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Bangor
Wales
Jean Gowans
Vaughn
Howard Clarke
University College of Bangor
Twins
Miss Gowans
Jean
Decatur Skies February Moon and Planets Rise
The report notes the Moon rises at 3 52 a m in perigee with a new moon on February 29 and lists the morning planets in order of rising as Jupiter Saturn Mars and Venus Saturn nearest the Moon and Venus the brightest in the dawn sky for the local area.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Tennessee River reading and weather report from Keller Memorial Bridge
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge sits at 17.50 feet with a 0.58 foot rise in 24 hours and sea level 551.80 feet. TVA stages Guntersville 593.6 Wilson 505.8 feet. Temperatures ranged Friday high 44 at 3 30 pm and low 24 at 7 am Saturday with 35 degrees at 10 45 am. Expect cloudy cool conditions with occasional rain, rain ending and colder tonight, clearing and cold Monday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
Negro Woman Shot and Killed on Walnut Street
Pearline Alexander, 501 Madison St NW, was killed on Walnut Street about 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Witnesses say Oscar Goodwin, who lived nearby, shot her after an argument. Officers located the body at 216 Walnut Street. Goodwin was not located. The body rests at Reynolds Funeral Home.
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Walnut St
Nesses
John Smiey
John Weaver
Pearline Alexander
Madison St. NW
Oscar Goodwin
Willie Kingston
Vine St
Ruth Swope
Les Robinson
Carrie Willie Bailey
Alexander
Goodwin
Reynolds Funeral Home
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Mich
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Rip
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New Cumberland
Harold S. Ripslinger
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Russellville, Ky
W. Vernon Miller
Carl McDonald
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Trinity Pta
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Tom Abernethy
Talladega
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