Glimpse of Local News: Health, Crime, Honors, Travel
Condition of F William Koster at Decatur General Hospital listed as fair after emergency gallbladder surgery. City court records show four charges tied to violations of prohibition laws, no license, and reckless driving. Huntsville police report a 1950 Buick stolen at 5 24 am. William Loughmiller named to Dean’s Honor Roll at Alabama Polytechnic Institute for fall quarter. Mizpah Chapter No 19, Order of the Eastern Star, to meet at Masonic Temple Tuesday at 7 30 pm. Mrs Tommy Lee leaves for two years in Frankfurt Germany with her husband Mr Henry Eubanks.
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William Loughmiller
Roughmiller
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Mizpah
Order of the Eastern Star
Ec Masonic Temple
Tommy Lee
Henry Eubanks
Wilson Ave
Frankfurt
Germany
Mr. Lee
George And Byrd In Tax Fight For 1956 Session
Washington observers expect Senators George Ga and Byrd Va to clash in a major tax showdown as the 1956 session opens. The battle over cutting individuals income taxes is likely to dominate Senate discourse, with farm policy school aid and highway funding also poised for sharp partisan contests in the election year.
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Washington
Senate
George
Byrd
Congress
House
Ruling Upheld on Negroes Entering UA for Classes
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling ordering the University of Alabama to admit two Birmingham Negro women, Polly Ann Myers and Arthurine Lucy, for classes after January 30, and denied the university’s appeal. The ruling also found the dean of admissions not in contempt for missing the deadline last fall.
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Birmingham
University of Alabama
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist
Hobart Grooms
O. C. Carmichael
Grooms
William F. Adams
Polly Ann Myers
Arthurine Lucy
Unknown Dragos Sought After Five Car Pileup
Police seek an unidentified driver who fled after a 1938 Chevrolet hit two cars and pushed one into two others on 5th Ave SE at 8 40 p m Saturday. A half pint of whiskey was found. witness saw the driver run and appear drunk. Elbert E Bryant 1802 Bowles Ave identified the car. A sister of Bryant See UNKNOWN on Page 2.
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5Th Ave
Elbert E. Bryant
Bowles
Chevrolet
Bry
Sudan declares independence after joint rule ends
Khartoum celebrates as premier Ismail El Azhari reads proclamations recognizing Sudan’s independence from Britain and Egypt after 57 years of condominium rule. Parliament cheers while crowds gather, marking a rapid move beyond the 1953 three stage plan and immediate self determination.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Britain
Egypt
Ismail el Azhari
Setissot
Bomb blast injures six in Santiago de Cuba
A bomb exploded in a building facing a park in Santiago de Cuba last night wounding six pedestrians, including four women. Two other explosions occurred in Holguin with no injuries reported.
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Havana
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Holguin
Famous Canadian Millionaire Dies
ST ANDREWS NB Sir James Dunn 81 famed Canadian industrialist died yesterday in St Andrews Dunn led Algoma Steel Corp served as controller of Canada Steamship Lines and president of Algoma Ore Properties Ltd Cannelton Coal and Coke Co Lake Superior Coal Co and other firms
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ST. Andrews, N.B
James Dunn
Yestern
Dunn
Algoma Steel Corp
Canada Steamship Lines
Algoma Ore Properties Ltd
Cannelton Coal and Coke Co
Lake Superior Coal Co
Fiborn Limestone Co
Canadian Furnace Co
Weather and River Outlook for Decatur Vicinity
Mild Tuesday with a high near 56 after a today high of 61 and tonight’s low around 34. Legal waterfowl shooting times listed for Tuesday from 6 26 a m to 4 19 pm and 6 27 a m to 4 20 pm in Decatur and vicinity.
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Decatur and
French voting opens amid gloom for big Assembly change
Paris reports cloudy mood as polls open with 544 seats at stake and a record 26,871,688 eligible voters. The race pits Edgar Faure’s center coalition against Mendes-France’s left bloc and the Communists, with a fourth small-merchant movement led by Pierre Poujade challenging the field. Algeria delays voting due to terrorism.
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Paris
France
New Caledonia
Edgar Faure
Pierre Mendes Peatans
Faure
Mendes-France
Pierre Poujade
Poujade
Global tensions cloud 1956 outlook as year begins
The world enters 1956 amid ongoing crises and warnings from France to Formosa. Chiang Kai-shek vows action against communists. Cyprus warns anti-British guerrillas are near end. Malaya seeks defeat of communist terrorism. East Germany clings to unification on communist terms. Soviet leaders host a Kremlin New Year party inviting Western diplomats.
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Associated Press
France
Sieret
Saya
Oh Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Cyprus
John Harding
Mediterranean
Greece
Paul
Britain
Federation of Malaya
Donald MacGillivray
Otto Grotewohl
Andras Hegedus
Ciristmas Karameeenens
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Thundering Snow Kills Four Skiers in Alps
Four skiers died as a Alpine avalanche swept down on a group in Davos Switzerland. Rescue workers recovered bodies Alfred L. Schmid 27 of Trenton New Jersey a medical student and rock in Parsonn ski area and Richard Jackson 34 of La Jolla California a civilian teacher at a U S Army school in Munich. Swiss troops used mine detectors to search for a missing skier.
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Davos
Switzerland
Alfred L. Schmid
Trenton
N. J
Rock
Richard Jackson
la Jolla
Calif
Munich
New Bid Looming For Ike's A Ship
Washington Congress is urged to fund the world’s first nuclear surface ship by Rep. Tollefson who asks Eisenhower to renew the push for an atom driven merchant ship. He notes at least three other nations are racing to launch nuclear powered freighters under their flags.
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Washington
Congress
Rep. Tolléfson
House Merchant Marine Committee
Eisenhower
Tollefson
Mr. 1956 Babies Born Across Four Counties
A morning spot check for Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman Counties shows several first 1956 births. The first in Athens Limestone Hospital was a son born to Mr and Mrs Luther Brooks at 1 52 a m Sunday. The second 1956 baby arrived at Hartselle Hospital at 2 18 a m. in Decatur. Lawrence County saw a son born to Mr and Mrs Floyd Medders at 9 05 a m in Lawrence County Hospital. Cullman County reported Martha Annette Gresik, a daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Gresik, at 11 33 p m. also a daughter to Mr and Mrs Lewis Green in Cullman three 55 a m. An Athens Limestone Hospital infant son of Mr and Mrs William Me See is noted on page 2.
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Luther Brooks
Mill St
Athens
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Decatur
Hartselle Hospital
Scamp joins Decatur Daily comic strip from Disney film
Scamp, Walt Disney's newest lovable character and son of Lady and Tramp, debuts in a regular comic strip in today editions of The Decatur Daily as the family adventures continue from Lady and The Tramp.
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Scamp
Walt Disney
Lady and
Tramp
Decatur Daily
Special Session No 4 Cranks Up Tuesday At Noon
Special Session No 4 opens Tuesday at noon to rewrite the state constitution focusing on legislative apportionment. Lawmakers may face added school funding after voters rejected a state income tax that would have provided 29 million for education. Two-thirds majorities will be needed for revenue measures. Gov. Folsom may call another session.
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Folsom
Mother Of 4 Killed By Narcotics User Attack
Whittier California report says Mrs. Dosis Moulton aged 29 mother of four died from injuries after two narcotics users assaulted her and a friend in a parked car. They beat her, injected her, then dumped her in Puente. Suspects Nazario Gonzales Jr. and Jerry Garcia were jailed on suspicion of murder.
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Puente
Walter Hotra
Moulton
Garcia
Sarff
Gonzales
New Year's Toll Rises In Alabama With Nine Deaths
The New Year's weekend left at least nine people dead in Alabama accidents. Six died in traffic crashes and three in fires. Among the traffic fatalities was a young Birmingham stock car enthusiast and his date.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Birmingham
Holiday Drivers Safe In Area Over New Year Weekend
Highway Patrol reports no rural accidents in Cullman Lawrence Limestone or Morgan Counties over Saturday and Sunday. Christmas weekend also had no injuries in the area.
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Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Highway Patrol
Nation's Deaths Relatively Low During New Year Holiday
Traffic deaths during the three day New Year holiday were under the Christmas total, with 271 fatalities recorded so far of 78 hours, as states and cities used marked police, coffee distribution and National Guard support. Fire deaths were 54 and other causes 42, totaling 367. The National Safety Council hopes the toll falls at least 100 below its 420 estimate, relying on careful conduct and public cooperation.
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Associated Press
National Guard
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
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Sherman Sr
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Chemstrand Corp
Koster
Decatur General Hospital
City Recorder’s Court
Huntsville
Camden
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Bakersfield
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Agnes DeMille
Charles Malloy
Harrisburg
Ciate Sede Haake
Picea
Buckley
Robert W. Griswold
Connecticut
Griswold
Evelyn
Robert Jr
Seymour
Conn
Dragos
British Commonwealth
National Unionist Party of
el Azhari
National Assembly
Hausing
Society Islands
Pacific
Algeria
Ike
Trussville
Thomas S. McLendon Jr
Jacqueline Gardner
Birmingham Lumber Neat
Chalkville
McLendon
D Beach
Fla
Pleasant Ridge
Ala
L. V. Rice
aRag Ae EY
Edward Hardy
Ken Reynelds
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