Council Debates Well St. Redevelopment Plan In Decatur
Decatur City Council heard opposing views on the Well St. Slum Clearance and Urban Redevelopment Project with housing authority officials and property owners present. Officials may take up a cooperation agreement next Tuesday, while owners pressed private clearance if the project is not approved.
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Parole Board releases 18 prisoners in Alabama
John Hill of Morgan County among 18 inmates granted parole by Alabama Pardon-Parole Board. Firemen found Delano Park run unnecessary. Decatur locals attend condolences and travel plans with notable civic ties. A daughter born to Col and Mrs G R Hundt in Wiesbaden. Engineering Battalion arrivals and local engagements listed. Goldfine defies House subcommittee questions amid contempt threats.
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Goldfine Defends Himself Against Congressional Accusers
Bernard Goldfine denounces a congressional committee as a probe tool aimed at smearing and spying on him. He says the panel seeks contempt action and plans to question him again Tuesday while he defends his ties to Adams and regulatory matters.
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Sherman Adams Plans to Quit White House Post
The Detroit News reports top Republican sources say Sherman Adams will resign from his White House role over Labor Day weekend. Washington efforts to reach Adams or press secretary James C. Hagerty were unsuccessful. The Washington bureau notes Adams seeks a graceful exit from President Eisenhower's administration.
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98 New Homes Planned for Meadow Corp Western Gardens
Construction of 98 houses by Meadow Corp of Montgomery on Danville Road is set to begin this week in the Western Gardens subdivision. Homes range from 660 to 1,187 square feet, with lot sizes 58 by 130 to 79 by 140 feet, in zoned R-3.
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Gilchrist group sees little chance in 58 for new cotton bill
Alabama Legislative Cotton Study Committee and consultants report from Washington that a cotton program based on their recommended type will likely not pass Congress in 1958. They warn any action depends on a Democratic administration and a friendly agriculture secretary. The group expects 1961 for potential enactment and notes groundwork was laid for that year.
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Governor Dedicate Docks In Decatur Tuesday
Gov James E Folsom will dedicate new State docks in Decatur Tuesday on a three city North Alabama tour also stopping in Florence and Huntsville. The ceremony includes a address from the yacht barge at the docks and a luncheon for the official party near the River Queen yacht.
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Panama City Man Rescues Decatur Group From Boat
Walley Mosley, operator of the Hi Tide Motel, braved rough Gulf waters in a small motorboat to rescue four Decatur visitors from a leaking party fishing boat a mile from Long Beach Resort. Deputies Spooner and Finch credited him with possibly saving lives as two youths jumped overboard to swim ashore.
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T Shirt Diplomat Still Trying Get Cubans Free
U S Consul Park Wollam wearing a T shirt flew back to Cuban hills for talks with Fidel Castro's rebels on releasing 29 U S service members. Officials at Guantanamo Bay grow irritated as only one Marine or sailor has been freed while twenty other captives have been released.
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Celestial Timings and Antares Visibility Notes
Decatur weather bulletin lists sunset at 8 02 p m and sunrise 5 45 a m for Monday July 14 with moonrise at 4 46 a m and a new moon on July 16. Prominent star Antares is due south at 9 43 p m with different hemispheric views noted in South Africa and New Zealand.
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Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge Saturday morning was 21.74 feet with a 0.20 foot drop in 24 hours. Sea level reading 556.04 feet. Friday high 90 at 3 p.m. low 70 at 3 a.m. Saturday 11:30 a.m. 66. Forecast: considerable cloudiness and warm with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Tonight partly cloudy and mild. Monday outlook scattered afternoon thundershowers. Sectional Sofa Scramble Sale wide selection, too all reduced.
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Economists See U S Spending Lifting GNP Prospects
Washington AP reports speeding federal outlays boosted expectations for a quick GNP rebound. Analysts revise second quarter federal purchases from 50 to about 52 billion dollars, signaling improved economic trends after a first quarter drop.
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Eisenhower Begins Latin Tour in Central America
Dr Milton S. Eisenhower flew to Panama to start a 21 day tour of six nations and Puerto Rico. The journey aims to gauge Latin American relations and offer a new view of U S policies. He will visit Panama Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua and Puerto Rico during the trip.
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Cotton Carnival Opens With Maid of Cotton Contest
Decatur heralds the three day Cotton Carnival starting Thursday with a free two hour show at the high school stadium Friday night at 8. Morgan County maid of cotton will be crowned and the Duke of Paducah will appear with hillbilly stars. Joe McCullers, Chamber of Commerce manager, cites at least 10 entrants and urges qualified contestants to enter.
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Foes pledge all-out fight on Trinity Site
A citizens committee formed after a 3-2 school board decision to locate the new Morgan County high school on the Molton Road near Trinity vows to pursue every legal avenue for a fair site. About 600 residents at Austinville School mass meeting elected a 10 member panel to push for a more central Old Moliton Road location two miles southeast of the state recommended site. The group will continue efforts for a just solution.
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Missile Satellite Expert Begins Weekly Column
Dr. L. M. Levitt, director of the Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia, writes a weekly column for The Decatur Daily. The space authority discusses rockets missiles and space travel with fresh insights and past forecasting experience.
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Who is liable if a satellite falls and causes harm
Dr. Levitt analyzes liability for satellite debris in a Decatur Daily column on page A-8. He questions whether the launcher retains ownership or if post launch actions fall under acts of God in legal terms.
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