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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1958

Page

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Yacht Club barge to anchor safety harbor at Lock A

Community notices list events around town including yacht club barge anchoring at safety harbor July 4 to July 6, PBX Club meeting tonight at 7 in Rankin Building conference room, plus a July 4 reunion at Woodall's Barbecue and Rotary Club visiting Rotarians.

Yacht Club Safety Harbor PBX Club Rankin Building Rotary Club H. M. Summerhill Joe McCullers Perry James Athens George Jones Fort Lauderdale Fla Acton Morris Miami Fred Whiddon Bill Young

Can't Tell Whatll Happen When Goldfine Takes Stand

James Marlow reports on Bernard Goldfine a controversial Boston businessman set to testify before a House subcommittee amid questions about his ties to Sherman Adams and government regulators. Witnesses portray him as unpredictable rapid talking generous with gifts and difficult to pin down on questions. The article notes lawyers struggle to drill him for clear answers and warns outcomes are uncertain.

Goldfine Washington Boston Bernard Goldfine Cynthia Howard Miami Heather Howard House Sherman Adams James Marlow Associated Press News Washington (Ap Adams Time Magazine Washington Post Boston Sunday

Cuban Rebels Kidnap Four More Americans in Cuba

An eastern Cuba rebel raid abducted four more Americans from a United Fruit Co sugar plantation at Guaro near Preston. The prisoners include A. F. Smith of New Hampshire and J. F. Stephens of Oklahoma along with two district superintendents. No violence was reported.

Havana Cuba U.S United Fruit Co Guaro Preston Oriente A. F. Smith New Hampshire J. F. Stephens Oklahoma H. F. Sparks Indiana Ford

City Opens Bids for New Negro Elementary and Austinville Restrooms

City Superintendent H R Leeman announced bid dates for two Decatur projects. Bids for a new Northwest Decatur elementary school for Negro students are due July 24. Bids for restrooms at the Austinville high school will be received July 17.

Decatur H. R. Leeman Leeman Office of City Schools Austinville Prince Westlawn Subdivision 15Th 16Th Aves Cherry St

Best deals and furniture at Decatur's Robinson's

Decatur shoppers are invited to visit Robinson's for the best furniture bargains. See for yourself as featured offers showcase value, style, and a wide selection.

Decatur Shop Robinson's Ady

Porky Found Going Home After Decatur Daily Story

Mr and Mrs J A Pullen of Cullman will reclaim the small dog named Porky after it wandered near the Worthington Corp plant. Paul Burks, plant engineer at 1414 Beech St, found the mongrel weekend roaming the area and brought it home until the owner was located following a Decatur Daily notice.

J. A. Pullen Cullman Porky Decatur Daily Paul Burks Beech St Worthington Corp Decatur

Lebanon Jets Attack Rebels Close to Beirut Airport

Government jet fighters renewed air strikes at dawn against rebels on hill positions near Beirut International Airport. Ground forces and pro government irregulars advanced, as Druze tribesmen led by Kamal Jumblatt had reached nearby hills the previous day.

Wilton Wynn Beirut Lebanon Camille Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt

Trade School Faces $18500 Loss From State Proration

Tennessee Valley Vocational Trade School will lose 18500 due to a 10 percent proration in state education funds. Maintenance staff layoffs follow the cut and instructional supplies funding will be reduced to minimum. The school will receive 28250 for the current three months, down from 46750, and bus replacement plans are halted.

Tennessee Valley State Vocational Trade School Carlton Kelley Kelley

Harris Probers Meet In Secret Strategy Talk

Rep. Oren Harris convened a closed session of the House Investigating subcommittee to map strategy as public hearings paused until tomorrow. The session follows charges by Rep. Curtis that the panel violated a rule by allowing a witness to defame others and questions about Goldfine and Adams linked to federal agencies.

Lewis Gulick Washington Oren Harris D-Ark House Bernard Goldfine Boston Sherman Adams Harris Thomas B. Curtis R-Mo Curtis Washington Goldfine John Fox Adams Fox Federal Trade Commission Cadine Robert B. Choate The Boston Herald Traveler Boston Post Choate William J. Dempsey

Decatur Weather and Sky Notes for Wednesday

July 2 evening stars Jupiter and Saturn visible with sunset in the southwest and southeast respectively. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 20.64 feet up .15 in 24 hours. sea level 554.94 feet. Today’s high 87 and tonight’s low 61, next day 91 with partly cloudy skies and southeasterly winds 8 to 12 mph.

Jupiter Saturn Decatur Tennessee Keller Memorial Bridge

Teen sisters take baby boy as parents face pressure

Sandra Hill 16 and Genevieve 13 disappeared with 20 month old Mike, saying they would not let him be adopted out. A patrolman found them asleep with the child in a Burbank park. The Hills, residents of Sun Valley, explained they faced poverty and housing strain while the Bureau of Public Assistance limited aid.

Sun -Valley Calif Mike Sandra Hill Genevieve Burbank Park Burbank Sandra Sun Valley Lyle Hill Mikey Bureau of Public Assistance Bureau

Alaska celebrates wildest bash since gold rush days

Alaska rejoiced as Congress approved statehood with parades and fireworks in Juneau and cities from Sitka to Fairbanks. Residents hailed the Senate action, while preparing for the demanding tasks ahead of actual admission to the Union.

Alaska William J. Tobin Juneau Senate Sitka Eisenhower Fairbanks Chena Skagway Texas California Anchorage

East West talks open on test ban guard

The Geneva conference on technical questions to ensure compliance with a test ban opens with the Soviets threatening a boycott eased. The United States insists on keeping talks technical and scientific with political agreements to follow. Leaders from both sides, B Fisk and Yevgeny F head, anticipate success and a focus on technical issues.

Geneva United States U. S B. Fisk Yevgeni K. F

Owners Of World's Biggest Flag Face Alaska Star Dilemma

In Detroit Michigan the J L Hudson Co largest flag measuring 235 by 104 feet faces the need to add a 49th star for Alaska within about two years. The star cost about 2000 dollars to install and Hawaii’s 50th star may follow if statehood passes.

Detroit Mich Alaska J. L. Hudson Co Hawaii

Economic boom seen for state

Alabama manufacturing plants rose 158 percent in 11 years and a New York Life executive predicted a regional boom. Dudley Dowell said eastern capital will flood the South, especially Alabama, while warning against compulsory investment bills that could hinder capital mobility.

Montgomery Alabama Dudley Dowell New York Life Insurance Co H. W Preston Watson South New York

Alaska Statehood Moves Toward Approval In Senate

Senate votes 64 to 20 to admit Alaska as the 49th state pending presidential signature and territorial acceptance. Expect final steps by week’s end with Alaska gaining voting representation in Congress and power to elect its own governor and officials next January. Statehood would add 103 350 000 acres to Alaska and mark the first US boundary change since 1912.

Frank W. Waille Washington Alaska Senate Congress United States Arizona New Mexico

De Gaulle Faces Angry Colonists in Algeria Stop

De Gaulle returned to Algeria for a second visit in a month amid threats of clashes with French settlers angered by his policy stance. A major meeting with government critics was postponed as he began in Telergma near Constantine and planned to visit Oran and Algiers. A grenade incident in Algiers wounded about a dozen as he arrived in wartime uniform. General Raoul Salan led the reception and Algeria’s governance since the colonists ousted the Paris regime. See De Gaulle on Page 2.

David Mason Algiers Gaulle Siding Igeria de Gaulle Telergma Constantine Algeria Oran Occan Legion Raoul Salan

Schoolfield Set to Resume Testimony in Impeachment Trial

In Nashville, Judge Raulston Schoolfield returns to the stand after more than nine hours of testimony in his impeachment trial before the State Senate. The trial’s opening day drew a standing-room-only crowd as Schoolfield faces prosecutor Jack Norman, both noted criminal lawyers.

Nashville

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