Hillary Becomes First Man To Reach South Pole Overland
Sir Edmund Hillary and four New Zealanders completed a 1200 mile overland trek to the South Pole arriving with only one drum of gasoline to spare. They joined 17 American scientists at Scott Base and upheld a historic first since 1912.
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Sir Edmund Hillary
Mt. Everest
Earth
South Pole
Scott Base
Ross Sea
Antarctic
Hillary
Pole
International Geophysical Year
United States
Murray Ellis
Peter Mulgrew
Jim Bates
Derek Wright
Robert F. Scott
Roald Amundsen
Norway
Amundsen
Scott
Recatur DIARE Community
Recatur DIARE community group seeks involvement from residents to discuss local issues and upcoming events. Members encourage volunteer participation and share information on meetings and community projects.
Tarpley Rites Noted. Archaeology Talk Scheduled
Charles Tarpley of Decatur died in Detroit yesterday after long residence there. Funeral arrangements are by Brown Funeral Co. Survived by brother Frances Tarpley of Decatur. Morgan Limestone chapter of the Alabama Archaeological Society meets Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the city electric auditorium with Ed Greene of Birmingham speaking on expeditions to Mexico and a film.
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Charles Tarpley
Decatur
Detroit
Brown Funeral Co
Frances Tarpley
Morgan-Limestone
Alabama Archaeological Society
City Electric Auditorium
Ed Greene
Birmingham
Mexico
Khrushchev Eisenhower meeting urged in Moscow toast
Moscow papers highlight Khrushchev calling for a Khrushchev Eisenhower talk as a solution to world problems in a New Year toast. In Birmingham a bulldozer collapsed through a second floor during demolitions burying Hunter Vick Jr. of Childersburg Alabama.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Birmingham
Hunter Vick Jr
Childersburg
Ala
Vick Green
Mayhall Calls State Democratic Meet on Pledge and Primaries
Chairman Roy D. Mayhall issues a call for the State Democratic Executive Committee to meet in Montgomery on January 25 to set primary qualifications and decide on the loyalty pledge. The pledge ties to segregation debates and the party platform, with Mayhall and McKay taking differing views. Ballots in Alabama would feature a crowing rooster and White Supremacy wording, with May 6 and June 3 primaries anticipated and new state officers to be elected.
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Jasper
Ala
Roy D. Mayhall
Democratic Executive Committee
Montgomery
Alabama
Charles McKay
McKay
Democratic
Democratic Party
Alabama Coal Production Hits 13.3 Million Tons in 1957
The National Coal Association reports Alabama mined about 13,273,000 tons of coal in 1957 from 196 underground mines and 39 surface stripping mines. About 8,800 miners were employed, marking the largest annual output since 1951, with Bureau of Mines figures not yet released.
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Washington
Alabama
National Coal Assn
Bureau of Mines
Ex Caddy To Give the Diamond-Faced Putter
A former New Orleans caddy plans to present a gold putter with a diamond in its face to President Eisenhower. The club, valued at 3000 dollars, is being made in Louisville and linked to a personal campaign against juvenile delinquency. Frigidaire is advertised at Robinsons on Second Avenue.
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Louisville
New Orleans
Eisenhower
Commission launches study of Civil Rights aims for 1959 report
Washington opens a 20 month inquiry into racial issues by a six member panel including three Southerners and three Northerners one African American. The group will research and propose recommendations by September 9 1959 with a staff director to be hired at 22500 annually and Senate confirmations required. The commission stems from a late August civil rights law and faces North South acceptance challenges.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New Civil Rights Commission
Congress
Commission
Senate
Blue Crutch Day Set In Morgan County Polio Drive
Morgan County 1958 March of Dimes campaign announces Blue Crutch lapel pins sold by volunteers in Decatur and Hartselle to fund polio victims. C W Nelson says the program’s theme is Survival Is Not Enough and urges community support from local clubs.
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Decatur
Hartselle
C. W. Nelson
Morgan County
Bill Lindsey
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Jean Horton
American Legion Auxiliary
Nelson
Finance Director Says Purchase Law Makes Work Easier
Montgomery State Finance Director Fuller Kimbrell told the Legislative Council the new competitive purchasing law has streamlined work. He said the law requiring bids on purchases over 800 dollars makes his tasks easier for state operations.
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Purchase Law
Montgomery
Fuller Kimbrell
Legislative Council Today
Revenues Down May Prorate State Funds
State officials fear revenues may fall short of the funds needed for legislative appropriations triggering possible proration for a second consecutive year. Education programs look especially exposed as tax revenue trails forecasts. Revenue analysts Hungerford and Budget Officer Jordan plan a Monday meeting to reevaluate and possibly revise the summer forecasts based on year to date collections.
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R. L. Hungerford
Revenue Department
James V. Jordan
Prima Donna Walks Out In Middle Of Opera
Rome reports prima donna Maria Meneghini Callas walked out of Bellini Norma after the first act amid catcalls. Her doctor blamed bronchitis and fever, while critics blamed temper. Husband Giovanni Battista Meneghini stayed with her as crowds gathered outside the hotel.
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Rome
Maria Meneghini Callas
Rome Opera
la Callas da Roma
Callas
Bellini
Norma
Umberto de
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
Italy
Carlo Latini
Opera
Merchants Plan Thursday Noon Closures In January and February
Most Decatur retailers will close Thursday afternoons at noon during January and February per the Chamber of Commerce. A decision on March April and May remains to be announced.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Tops State With 37 High Amid Frosty Morning
Decatur recorded a 37 degree high, the coldest in Alabama yesterday, narrowly beating Muscle Shoals by one degree. Huntsville logged 16 degrees as other readings dipped below freezing. a gradual warming trend is forecast starting tomorrow with a low near 28 tonight.
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Decatur
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Huntsville
Senators Warming Hot Seat For Ezra
Washington senators from both parties prepare to grill Secretary of Agriculture Benson. Chairman Ellender expects the Senate Agriculture Committee to question Benson for at least two days starting the week of January 13. Several members signal sharp scrutiny ahead.
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Washington
Benson
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 16.92 feet this morning with a 0.11 foot 24 hour fall and sea level at 551.22 feet. Yesterday’s high reached 37 degrees, low 25. today at 11:05 a.m. it is 38. Forecast calls for mostly sunny and a bit warmer today, fair tonight, increasing clouds Saturday with little temperature change. Winds easterly 10 to 14 mph by Saturday. Highs 44 today, 42 Saturday. lows 28 tonight.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Whisky-Hauler crash claims two near Danville
Two drivers died instantly in a near head on wreck five miles south of Danville on Morgan County Road 41 at 5 45 p m yesterday. Victims were William Hampton 40 of 621 Lafayette St NW and James Edwards Asherbranner Addison 1 21. Hamp ton hauled wild cat whisky in five gallon cans. The Chevrolet driven by Asherbranner collided with Hamptons 1948 Ford after crossing a horse drawn wagon driven by Frank Cooper. The crash destroyed both cars and whisky spilled over the road.
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Morgan
Decatur
William Hampton
Danville
Piney Grove
Addison 1
James Asherbranner
Abe Parrish
Daly
Curley Roberts
Morgan County
Lafayette St. NW
James Edwards Asherbranner
Highway Patrol
Asherbranner
Hampton
Asher Branher
Frank Cooper
Cooper
Hatton Farmer Hopes For Oil Discovery Near Hatton
North Alabama excitement rises as Dave Rutherford's farm near Hatton yields oil traces at 350 feet. State geologist Robert McElvane and Oil and Gas Board agent E C Herbert assess prospects while Tuscaloosa geologists expect a 360 to 400 foot target. Rutherford operates four wells on 80 acres with mineral rights on about 1000 nearby acres managed by R M Landers.
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Hatton
Lawrence Countians
North Alabama
Dave Rutherford
Robert McElvane
E. C. Herbert
State Oil and Gas Board
Hamilton
Ala
Herbert
H. D. Hayes
E. F. Richards
Tuscaloosa
Rutherford
R. M. Landers
Landers
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