Community notes and court actions fill Morgan County diary
Robert E Shaw of First Christian Church speaks on What Price Freedom at 11 am with Sunday school at 9 45 am Youth groups meet tonight at 7 pm Morgan County Church Library Council sets 2 30 pm Sunday meeting at Central Baptist Cases in city court include seven liquor related violations and other infractions Morgan County deputies report drunkenness arrests and tool thefts while 12 youths age 16 to 20 begin 30 day jail terms with potential probation hearing Dr Needham Long joins University Hospital Birmingham surgical residency visitors and local homecomings noted See DIARY On Page 2
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Robert E. Shaw
First Christian Church
4Th Ave
Moulton St
Morgan County Church Library Council
Library of
Central Baptist Church
Morgan County
Newton Powell
Randolph denies cotton acreage will fall in Alabama
Walter L. Randolph president of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation said the Senate Agriculture Committee's acreage allotment and price support bill will not reduce Alabama cotton. He argued the bill keeps 1959 and later state allotments as a fixed share of the national allotment, protecting acreage and countering claims by the Alabama Legislative Cotton Study Committee that the bill would accelerate reductions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Senate Agriculture Committee
Alabama
Randolph
Alabama Legislative Cotton Study Committee
American Farm Bureau
Walt
Alabamians Oppose Cotton Bill in Senate Study Plan
Alabama lawmakers led by Rep. Bob Gilchrist and Rep. Robert Kendall plan three days in Washington to push a nine member report opposing a Senate cotton bill. They urge substituting their report for the approved measure and outline a four point program to let farmers grow, secure income, regain world market prices, and fund a research program to create new uses and markets while eradicating the boll weevil.
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Alabama Legislative Cotton Study Committee
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee
Morgan County
Bob Gilchrist
Conecuh County
Robert Kendall, Jr
Eliender
Alabama
Washington
Congress
Gilchrist
Senate Agriculture Committee
National Cotton Council
American Farm Bureau Federation
P O To Charge Penalty For Mail Short Of Postage
Decatur Postmaster I E Self announces as of July 1 all priority mail lacking sufficient postage will be forwarded but the recipient must pay a 5 cent penalty in addition to the due postage. Priority mail covers first class air special delivery and registered matter. The rule is nationwide and replaces the prior practice of returning underpaid mail to the sender.
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Decatur
Self
French Intend Have A Arms Dulles Told
Premier de Gaulle told Secretary Dulles that France intends to build atomic weapons with or without access to American nuclear secrets. Dulles said U S restrictions prevent sharing closely guarded technical information. Eisenhower sent a cordial message hoping de Gaulle will visit Washington for further talks.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Dulles
France
United States
Eisenhower
Washington
Elsa Maxwell mocks East Berlin fashion and guards
Elsa Maxwell returns from East Berlin declaring Communists lack style and strength. She critiques baggy trousers, compares to a Spanish toreador, and notes contrasts with West Berlin during a Film Festival visit.
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Seymour Topping
Berlin
Elsa Maxwell
East Berlin
Elsa
Branden
Carlson Urges End to Stop Gap Farm Legislation
In Decatur Daily farm page coverage Carlson of Kansas warns against continued stop gap farm laws. The feature outlines Capper’s Farmer stories by W. C. Atkins of Falkville on peppers, Garfield McIntosh on meat hogs, Talmadge Crawford of Ryan’s on alfalfa, Bruch brothers of Moulton venturing into eggs, and Patsy Harris of Moulton with Future Homemakers of America trip to Kansas City.
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W. C. Atkins
Falkville
Garfield McIntosh
Talmadge Crawford
Ryan
Patsy Harris
Moulton
Homemakers of America
Kansas City
George Washington jailed on the Fourth of July
George Washington, described as a Negro, was arrested for vagrancy by city police around 5 a.m. Friday. He forfeited a $50 bond in recorder's court the following day. His companion James Looney faced a prohibition violation charge and was fined $100 plus costs after being found with four quarts of liquor.
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George Washington
Washington
Recorder’s Court
James Looney
Looney
Tobacco Takes Another Licking
A Public Health Service study shows veterans who smoked cigarettes alone have a 58 percent higher death rate than nonsmokers. Those using tobacco in any form show a 32 percent higher death rate than never smokers. The report, by Dr. Harold F. Dorn, covers 198,926 U.S. government life insurance holders who served 1917 onward.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Harold F. Dorn
National Institute of Health
The
Health Service
London
Dorn
U.S
Prominent Star Arcturus Shifts Slightly in Sky
Decatur sky notes show Arcturus in the west as a standout star tonight with a last quarter Moon on July 8. Times listed include sunset at 8:04 p.m. and moonrise at 11:55 p.m. All times are Central Daylight.
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Arcturus
Tennessee River level reaches Keller Bridge 21.65 feet
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge Saturday morning showed 21.65 feet, up 0.45 feet in 24 hours, with sea level at 555.95 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy, warm weather with scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, and a high near 9 for Monday.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Zig Zag Soviet Policy Heads Toward Summit Talks
Soviet diplomacy continues zigzagging as officials signal possible moves toward Geneva talks and expert discussions on preventing surprise attacks. Ambassador Menshikov’s return to Washington is seen as potentially signaling a steadier period, though high Western speculation remains about policy shifts.
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Ences
Geneva
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Mikhail A. Menshikov
United States
Moscow
Communist Party
Central Committee
Menshikov
U. S
Grass Fleas Bite Decatur Residents This Summer
Local residents report an unusual uptick in grass fleas after a wet spring followed by a dry spell. The pests swarm after showers and bite people indoors and outdoors, prompting calls to veterinarians and exterminators for treatment advice. An expert recommends hiring a professional exterminator as fleas invade hard to reach areas.
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Decatur
Cubans Release Three Captives
Three American civilians freed by Cuban rebels were airlifted from the mountains to Guantanamo Bay. Identified by Navy as Alfred F. Smith of Laconia New Hampshire Harley F Sparks of Frankfort Indiana and Jesse G Ford of Dillon South Carolina.
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Havana
Cuba
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Navy
Alfred F. Smith
Laconia
N.H
Harley F. Sparks
Frankfort
Ind
Jesse G. Ford
Dillon
United Fruit Co
Guaro
Oriente
Traffic Death Toll Dips, but Holiday Toll Aims High
Traffic deaths slowed Saturday but stayed near a record pace as Independence Day travel peaks loom. A six–killed early morning head on crash near Junction City Kansas involved three soldiers, prompting NSC President Ned H Dearborn to urge restraint to avoid new records.
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Junction City
Kan
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
NSC
Portland
Ore
U.S. Fires 12th Nuclear Test in Pacific Series
The United States detonated another test at the Bikini Atoll proving ground in the Pacific. The test marked the 12th announced by the Atomic Energy Commission in the current series and the fifth in the past eight days.
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Washington
United States
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Pacific
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Bikini Atoll
House investigators hear of new witness in Adams gift case
Rep. Morgan M Moulder said investigators know of another witness to remarks attributed to Bernard Goldfine about Sherman Adams. Fox testified a 1955 Washington incident involved Goldfine claiming Adams would not let him down. Goldfine denied the quote and returns for further questioning. Mack noted a witness corroborating Goldfine saying he bought a Washington house for Adams.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
Morgan M. Moulder
D-Mo
House
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Moulder
Goldfine
Boston
Adams
Eisenhower
Sheraton-Carlton
Washington
Ines Gold
Fine
Horace
John Fox
Fox
Federal Trade Commission
White House
Mou
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Peter F. Mack
D-Ill
Mack
Alabama Toll Eight-So Far in Fourth of July Weekend
A day with eight deaths marked Alabama's deadly Fourth of July weekend as a car, train, and water incidents claimed lives. Air Force Lt. Moseley L. Putney Jr. died when F100 jets collided near Evergreen. Others include a Birmingham teen in Paradise Lake, Ardmore boy struck by a car, a Thorsby man hit by a train, a Sylacauga man killed in a crash, a Webb child fatally injured, a Piedmont man killed on US 278, and a rockford crash victim. Public Safety Director Bill Lyerly urged motorists to slow down and stay alert.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Air Force
Moseley L. Putney Jr
Louisville
Evergreen
Bill Lyerly
William Price
Birmingham
Paradise ‘Lake
Bucksville
James’ R. Towry
Ardmore
Robert Fuller
Thorsby
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