Boating Fun Costs Lives in Local Waters
A reader argues that a surge in boating and water recreation may lead to more accidental deaths. The piece contends that increased access and spending do not justify higher risk to lives.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1958
Page
4
Castro The Kidnaper Castro kidnaps over forty Western hostages.
The article portrays Fidel Castro as abducting more than 40 American and Canadian personnel to spotlight his revolt against Batista. It questions the rebel leader’s motives, suggesting his anger at Batista may mask personal ambition and notes his tendency to grab headlines without decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel Castro
Batista
Castro
Alaska Joins United States as State For First Time Since 1912
In a debate saturated by political fears and imperial critiques, Alaska is poised to be admitted as the 49th state with a presidential signature possibly imminent. The nation weighs flag symbolism and regional balance as Alaska’s slogan proclaims it “Bigger than Texas, better than California.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Congress
Alaska
Texas
California
State Commission on Alcoholism Opens Birmingham Clinic
The Alabama Commission on Alcoholism opens the state’s first outpatient clinic in Birmingham on July 28 staffed by a psychiatrist internist psychologist two social workers and an office manager. The board issued a policy change urging study of alcohol problems in North Alabama before final location decisions for the third center.
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State Commission On
Commission
Alabama Public Health Program
Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
South
Alabama
North
Alcoholics Anonymous
North Alabama
Hoover’s Brussels visit honors a life of service to Belgium
The column lauds Herbert Hoover at age 84 for coordinating relief in 1914 and later roles, noting his mission to feed starving Belgians and his rise from mining engineer to American statesman. It praises Hoover’s moral leadership and views him as an American voice of humanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Brussels
Hoover
United States
Belgium
Truman
Amos
Israel
Adams Oversaw Defense Of Friend In Goldfine Case
Sherman Adams directed efforts around Bernard Goldfine’s Washington visit last May and the probe of the Harris committee. Goldfine used an alias to warn Adams about the inquiry, while Adams pressed to hire Roger Robb amid alleged conflicts of interest. The piece traces court action, Republican maneuvering, and new evidence in the Caudle case as part of a broader political backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Sheraton- Carlton
Sheraton-Plaza
Boston
Goldfine
Bernard Sawyer
Sawyer
Adams
Hagerty
Washington Merry
Harris Committee
Edward Bennett Williams
Ace
New Hampshire
Sen
Norris Cotton
Williams
Senator Cotton
Roger Robb
Robb
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Robert Oppenheimer
Peter Strobel
FCC
Richard Mack
Air Force
Harold Talbott
Eisenhower
White House
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Len Hall
Oyster Bay
Teddy Roosevelt
Walter Mahoney
Mahoney
New York Senate
Truman
Schwimmer
Caudle
Kansas City
Mr. Sachs
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Inside Labor Rackets Group Aims to Smash Capone Tieup
A 1958 look at the Capone era links in Chicago organized crime. The piece details labor rackets, union infiltration, and multi‑state gambling schemes tied to the old mob. It cites figures, names, and events including Frank Nitti, Louis Romano, Willie Bioff, and Ed Flore, with Senate hearings looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Capone
Frank Nitti
Willie Bioff
George Browne
Louis Romano
Senate Committee
Bob Kennedy
Chicago
Claude Maddox
John “Screwy” Moore
Screwy” O'Brien
Hood
Maddox
Cicero
Sen. McClellan
Hall
Living Today and Lessons From Failure
ARLIE B DAVIDSON argues failure is normal and avoidable through analysis planning and effort. Recognize circumstances and others' cooperation, learn from similar ventures, and use failure as a springboard to future success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Living Today
Arlie B. Davidson
Davidson
Female Mosquitoes Carry Malaria Fever Between Humans
The statement notes female mosquitoes transmit malaria while males are harmless as they do not bite humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
French To Test First A-Bomb
London reports France will explode its first atom bomb within about two weeks. The device, described as a small content bomb of roughly 20 pounds of plutonium, is to be detonated in the Sahara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
London Daily Mail
Sahara
Philippine Republic Gains Independence in 1946
The Philippines achieved full sovereignty on July 4, 1946, marking the end of American colonial rule and the start of the Republic as an independent nation. The event solidified national identity and shaped postwar governance and foreign policy.
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Philippine Republic
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