Senate Prepares Vote On Motion To Curb Filibuster
The Senate plans a 6 pm vote tomorrow on a rules motion to ease filibuster limits. Sen. Anderson with Democratic and Republican support seeks to clear the way for civil rights legislation. Leader Lyndon B. Johnson announced a six hour debate limit and a 10 am meeting time, with tabling motions to block Anderson's bid.
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Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Anderson
Sen
Knowland
California
Johnson
Russell
D-Ga
Ltt Son Rearest
Glimpses About Your Community
A compact community note highlights local events and happenings in ASCATUR area. Readers are invited to share upcoming activities and landmarks with neighbors and organizations for inclusion in future columns.
Decatur merchants to close Thursday afternoons in 1957
Announcement by D. E. Frederick chairing the Retail Merchants Division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce states that most Decatur merchants will close Thursday afternoons beginning today through 1957 unless a later notice is given. A poll will be conducted to confirm the majority decision. Ed Crane is improving at Bank St. Hospital after a heart attack two weeks ago. Rene Blackwell of 907 9th Ave SE admitted to Nungester Clinic for treatment. Firemen answered an alarm at 614 9th St SE for a fire caused by a faulty electric wire with no loss. Friends of Otto Carrell of 1216 Broadus Ave SE report improvement at Baugh Wiley Clinic and visitors are welcome. The Business and Professional Women's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Veterans Administration Building. A1 and Mrs Kenneth Roper left for Nashville. he is stationed at Sewart Air Force Base. Four cases on the city recorder's court docket include overparking, double parking, disorderly conduct and leaving the scene of an accident. Garland Tucker, 19, received $100 or 100 days for leaving the scene of an accident on Highway 20. Building permits issued: Dr. O. B. Evans $30,000 home. C. W. Nelson $15,000 residence. Mrs. E. N. Watson $500 tear down. A 1957 Chevrolet collided with a 1955 Plymouth at Second St and First Ave SW. heavy damage noted. James McKinney of Nashville to preach at First Christian Church Sunday. Diary on Page 2.
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D. E. Frederick
Retail Merchants
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Merchants
Frederick
Morgan Farm Income in 1956 Total Morgan County Farm Income
Morgan County total farm income for 1956 was 11,639,984, down from 12,766,007 in 1955, per County Agent L. T. Wagnon. He notes cotton acreage cuts, diversification into beef, dairy, poultry, seed crops, and corn sales, with cotton still leading income. Poultry and eggs rose to second, while other sectors included beef cattle, sheep, hay, and soybeans for oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Morgan
Refugee airlift ends with final Hungarian flight
At McGuire AFB New Jersey the last flight of Operation Safe Haven arrives. A Cl18 Liftmaster lands at 8 10 a m with 45 refugees including the 9 700th passenger, an 11 month old boy named Peter whose last name is undisclosed. The operation ends with a sparse field reception.
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Mcguire Air Force Base
N.J
America
Air Force
Peter
White House
Army
Military Air Transport Service
Morgan County Blood Drive Faces Shortfall in 1956
Morgan County ended 1956 with 447 pints in the red against a 910 pint yearly quota for the Red Cross Bloodmobile. The county used 883 pints in hospitals the previous year. For 1957 a 1 050 pint goal is set with seven visits at 150 pints each, starting Friday at the Epissopal Parish House on Jackson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Episcopal Parish
Jackson St
Birmingham mass segregation trial postponed to Feb 11
In Birmingham Recorders Court Judge Ralph Parker postponed the trial of 22 Negro defendants charged with mass violation of segregation laws to February 11. In Washington Rep Kelley prepared a 3.6 billion dollar school construction bill for House introduction. The plan would grant funds to state educational agencies over six years starting July 1, 1957 at 600 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Recorders Court
Ralph Parker
Washington
Kelley
D-Pa
Former Gov Hermann Talmadge sworn in as U.S. senator
Washington reports that former Governor Hermann Talmadge of Georgia was sworn in today to begin a six year term as a United States senator.
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Washington
Hermann Talmadge
Georgia
U.S
NAACP Denies Paying Lucy and Myers Hudson Fees
The NAACP through its legal counsel denies paying attorneys fees for Autherine Lucy Foster and Polly Anner Myers Hudson. The denial came in responses to interrogatories in one of four one million dollar suits in Jefferson County Circuit Court. The organization listed 46 Alabama chapters and named several out of state contributors to the Autherine Lucy educational fund in the suit brought by Ed Watts of Tuscaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
National Assn .For Advancement of Colored People
Autherine Lucy
Polly Anner Myers Hudson
Autherine Lucy Foster
University of Alabama
Autherine Lacy
Boone to Address Citizens Council in Tuscaloosa
Boone publisher of The Tuscaloosa News will speak at an open meeting of the Citizens Council of West Alabama at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse tomorrow night. The event follows criticism from council members during the controversy over UA's first Black student enrollment last February and the campus protests surrounding Autherine Lucy.Leonard Wilson, temporary council chairman, invited the publisher. Wilson was a UA student at the time and led demonstrations against authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Buford Boone
Wilson
Unrest Persists In Arab World
Cairo reports show continuing turmoil across the Arab world with Yemenite charges of aggression and plans for an Iraqi government in exile. Yemeni minister Abdel Rahman Abutaleb cites ongoing fighting between British troops and tribesmen in the southwest desert region and accuses Britain of reinforcing its forces in Aden and nearby protectorates.
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Cairo
Abdel Rahman Abutaleb
Yemen
Arabian Peninsula
Aden
Britain
Allies Back U S On Disarmament
Eisenhower’s reply to Soviet disarmament proposals was delivered to the Soviet Foreign Office. The British and French embassies delivered similar replies. Allies agreed that further disarmament proposals should be taken up in the United Nations. Eden and Mollet joined the U S in rejecting a five nation disarmament conference and urged UN talks as the forum.
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Moscow
L Eisenhower
U.S
United Nations
London
Eden
Guy Mollet
United States
Bulganin
Britain
U.N
Privilege licenses on sale at City Hall
City officials announce privilege licenses for Decatur businesses are on sale at the city clerk’s office in City Hall. Licenses were due January 1 and delinquent February 1. Owners and managers are urged to purchase promptly to avoid end of month rush.
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Decatur
Judge Rules Florida Bus Segregation Unconstitutional
A U.S. District Court judge ruled Florida laws and Miami ordinances requiring segregated seating on municipal buses unconstitutional. Judge Ernett Choate refused to dismiss the NAACP suit and dismissed the transit company as a defendant. The ruling cites the Montgomery bus decision and signals potential broader impact beyond buses.
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Miami, Fla
U.S. District Court
Florida
Miami
Ernett Choate
The
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
NAACP
Miami Transit Co
Choate
Anen
G. E. Graves Jr
Weather and River Update for Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 16.44 feet this morning with a 0.20 foot drop in two hours. Sea level reading 550.74 feet. Yesterday's high 36, low 20. Today 7:30 a.m. 32, 11 a.m. 44. Forecast partly cloudy today and tonight with Friday showers. Legal waterfowl shooting times Friday 6:27 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. and Saturday same window.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Businessmen Bet Big as Congress Opens With Fights Ahead
New York report notes businessmen hold high stakes as Congress begins with clashes likely over foreign aid merger rules tax cuts and federal atom use. Expect debates on tighter money and Federal Reserve control while home builders seek easier credit and small business advocates push cheaper money.
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Middle East
Europe
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Eisenhower Plea For Middle East Standby Authority
President Eisenhower plans a personal appeal to Congress likely tomorrow for standby authority to use U.S. forces in the Middle East if the Soviet Union moves to expand influence. Secretary Dulles told leaders the area is highly dangerous and urged a two year 400 million dollar aid program to bolster free nations there. The plan awaits formal invitation from Congress as lawmakers organize.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Middle East
John Foster Dulles
Soviet Union
Senate
House
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
New Year's Celebratin' Too Much For Hounds
Talladega sheriff reports New Year festivities strained his bloodhounds. The dogs bayed at the noise and began fighting, leaving one dead and two badly injured while Raleigh? No, Talladega residents welcomed 1957 with hooting and tooting.
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Talladega
John W. Robinson
Robinson
Town Creek Developers Elects Officers
Town Creek stockholders of the Town Creek Development Assn formed to finance a garment plant elected W. W. Brackin as one of the group. About 30 of 59 stockholders attended the meeting to elect officers and directors. Cole Young was named chairman of the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Creek
Town Creek Development Assn
W. W. Brackin
Wesley Davis
Russell Arm
Cole Young
Town Creek ‘Civitan
Tadas
Stewart O’brannon
Leverne Pata
Lausche Backs Democrats in First Vote for Senate Control
The 86th Congress opens as Democrats win Senate control 49 to 46 with Sen elect Lausche of Ohio joining the party, while Javits was absent. House rotates leadership with Sam Rayburn reelected speaker as usual amid the early party realignments.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Middle East
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Javits
House
Sam Rayeburn
Texas
Lausche
Sen
Carl Hayden
Arizona
GOP
Styles Brit
New Hampshire
Hayden
Plans Boosted For New Highway Beeline From Cullman
Progress reported on a proposed highway running from Cullman through Lawrence and Morgan counties to West Point Evergreen. State officials say rights of way are being cleared in several segments and tentative letting dates are announced for parts of the route including a 7.4 mile West Point Evergreen leg and a 10 mile Colbert stretch.
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Cullman
Lawrence
Morgan Ae
West Point
Evergreen
Reteeman
West
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Ei Roe
U.S. Immigration Service
Los Angeles
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Deborah Kerr
Harold E. Hulsing
Immigration Service
Miss Alberghetti
Italy
Miss Kerr
Scotland
Richard B. Russell
Alexander Wiley
Walter F. George
Senate Armed Services Committee
George
Herman Talmadge
Ascatur $ Ant
Ed Crane
Bank St. Hospital
Rene Blackwell
9Th Ave. SE
Nungester Clinic
9Th St. SE
Mary D. Russell
Otto Carrell
Broadus
Veterans Administration Bldg
Kenneth Roper
Nashville
Sewart Air Force Base
Ben Roper
Theuty Recorder's Court
City Recorder’s Court
Garland Tucker
Tucker
Highway 20
O. B. Evans
Country Club Lane
C. W. Nelson
Woodland St
E. N. Watson
9Th St
Second St
First Ave
Katherine T. Holder
5Th Ave
Jack D. Ray
6Th Ave
James McKinney
Disciples of Christ ‘Historical Society
First Christian Church
Buckley
Pizzi Flige
Lucy
Boone
Citizens Council
New York
Saasttun
Cam Nomi
Town Creek Developers
Party
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