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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1956
Page
1
Members of the Wheeler Lake Yacht Club will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the home of Herman Free on Finley Island. After a short business meeting there will be a watermelon cutting. Several residents travel notices and local events are listed including building permits totaling 16000 and various personal updates. DIARY on Page 2.
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles failed to win two long term foreign aid powers sought to back U S projects in Asia Africa and the Middle East. Congressional denial may block major initiatives and leave U S cold war strategy in flux though officials show readiness to find alternatives.
Reports from Kalimpong India indicate a spreading Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule with hints of a provisional government in Mimang and Dalai Lama leading opposition. Bombing missions continue in eastern and southern Tibet as rebellion ideas spread in major towns.
City and county officials announced opening dates for the 1956-1957 school year. Decatur city schools begin September 10, with county schools starting September 6 for four districts and September 5 for Hartselle Elementary Morgan County High and Collins. Other county schools open August 27 and three weeks off for cotton pickup. Teacher institutes run August 27-28 at Morgan County High, Sept. 6 for White teachers at Decatur High, Sept. 7 for Negro teachers at Lakeside High, with principals meeting September 4 at Riverside School.
Madison County farmers face a major boll weevil threat in Huntsville as Farm Agent R. O. Magnussom reports heavy infestations in the Tennessee Valley. Air Service planes have begun crop dusting as the infestation nears 46 percent in affected sections.
The Senate Rules Committee approved a Democratic proposal to investigate the foreign aid program with a $300,000 study budget. The Foreign Relations Committee would work with outside experts and report by January 31, with action possible next week.
Japanese voters head to 42 540 polling places in a national upper house election seen as a test between Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama's Conservatives and the Socialists. More than half of 51 492 077 registered voters choose from 127 of 250 seats in the House of Councillors. The vote covers districts from Amami Oshima to near Hokkaido amid expectations of Conservative strength.
Decatur area river at Keller Memorial Bridge stood 21.29 feet Saturday morning, up 0.03 feet in 24 hours, sea level reading 555.59 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers and a high of 89 degrees today.
Senator Goldwater says convention delegates will oppose any effort to dump Nixon from the Republican ticket. He cites Nixon's strong popularity with workers and notes no organized move. Senators Carlson and Allott say talk exists but they discount it and expect Nixon to be nominated.
CAB chief investigator William K. Andrews told a House subcommittee that the Grand Canyon air crash was a definite collision and that primary flight responsibility lay with the Trans World pilot. He said TWA bore fault for maintaining separation after changing flight plans.
Insurance policies totaling 636,352 were found for victim Albert E. Widdifield 50 vice president at Sunbeam Corp. The policies show 500,000 life and flight insurance. Beneficiaries include his wife Virginia and two children.
President Eisenhower’s nudge pushes John Sherman Cooper into Kentucky Senate race as Republicans seek to regain control. Connecticut Democrats boost Adlai Stevenson at the Democratic National Convention and back Rep. Thomas Dodd against Prescott Bush. Stevenson tours farms lamenting widespread farm bankruptcies amid GOP prosperity claims. Cooper, once ambassador to India, agrees to the Barkley seat after pressure from party leaders and Eisenhower’s remarks. Chandler gains Kentucky Democratic organization control over Clements, shifting convention delegates toward Stevenson. Harriman tours Midwest expressing farmer anger and discontent with treatment.
A Morgan County runoff election controversy led to the arrest of Wesley Patterson, an election official at the Lacon box, on two warrants for unlawfully removing or tampering with seals. He was released on $500 bonds. A group urged an investigation into the District 4 Board of Revenue race after alleging discrepancies in the Lacon box where R L Nelson defeated M A Hardin 788 to 785, with supporters asserting Nelson received far more votes at the box than the final tally showed.
Police continue a major burglary probe after robberies at Life of Georgia Insurance, Bankers Life and Casualty Insurance, and Mutual Savings Life Insurance in Decatur. About $400 in cash and $900 in checks were stolen from Life of Georgia. $70.14 in cash and a $12.06 check from Bankers Life. $176.08 from Mutual Savings Life. Citizens urged to cooperate with investigators.
The nationwide steel strike reaches its first week with 90 percent of basic production halted and about 650000 workers idle. The walkout expands to related industries, furloughing roughly 50000 more, as contract talks stay stalled and no solution emerges after the July 4 holiday week.
Area farmers in four counties can begin signing agreements with county ASC committees for the Soil Bank Plan for the current year. The deadline is July 20 with no late applications. participation depends on individual farm decisions and land use.
Police reported a second call from a kidnapper to the Weinberger parents but offered no new details. Nassau detectives said there has been no further contact as weeks of anguished waiting continue. Church leaders offered sanctuary in case the kidnapper leaves the child, and officials warned against undue optimism while urging cooperation.
The Associated Press reports widespread hot weather across the United States with many regions above 100 degrees in the Southwest and near 100 in parts of Kansas. Thunderstorms brought hail and heavy rain to Dickinson South Dakota and Burwood Louisiana as showers lingered from the Gulf to the Midwest.
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