Alabama Editor Sees Flaw in Red Sheep Theory
DOTHAN Ala July 13 Ed Driggers editor of the Dothan Eagle says Khrushchev s plan to dispose of leaders by throwing a black sheep has a weak point the tail. He cites a Georgia sheep expert who notes tails are docked early and that a long tail would hinder any throw. Driggers muses if the Russians meant to grab the bull by the horns or pull wool over eyes.
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Dothan
Ala
Kikita Khrushchev
Ed Driggers
The
Dothan Eagle
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Driggers
Joe Nunnery
Jakin, Ga
Sian
Building Permits and Local Notices From Decatur Area
The city clerk issued four building permits Friday and Saturday to Robin Williams for a front porch at 219 Clara Ave SW valued $500 Carl Linderman at 1708 Cagle Ave SW for a five room two bath residence $8000 Avery Taylor at 1607 Woodland St SE for a screened in patio valued $500 and William A Crowe at 902 8th Ave SE for a garage and driveway valued $800 Wallace F Long of Decatur forfeited a $100 bond in city recorder's court yesterday morning after being charged with driving while intoxicated A Decatur Business and Professional Women s Club committee chairmen meet at the home of Mrs Mary Louise Frost 1008 11th Ave Court SE Thursday at 7 30 p m to plan the year s programs A grass fire the ninth this month occurred in the 400 block of Holly St at 3 11 p m Friday Firemen report no less Charles Colman 31 Decatur says he does not wish to press charges after being shot in the left leg and hip while pulling the screen of Bud Price s home in Moulton Heights He was taken to Decatur General Hospital The entire Decatur B P W Club is urged to attend a 3 30 p m today meeting at Woodall s Grove Old Moulton Rd to plan eighth district clubs participation in a regional convention August 8 11 in Birmingham Supper served plates $1 Dr Robert D Sittason Jr a recent University of Alabama Dental School graduate is now associated with Dr Roland King at King Dental Office in Hartselle Dr and Mrs Sittason and son Randall reside at 604 Ivy St in Hartselle See DIARY On Page 2.
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Clara Ave
Carl Linderman
Cagle Ave
Avery Taylor
Woodland St
William A. Crowe
8Th Ave
Charles Colman
Decatur
Colman
Decatur General Hospital
Bud Price
Moulton Heights
Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club
Woodall’s Grove
Old Moulton Rd
B&pw
Birmingham
Robert D. Sittason, Jr
University of Alabama Dental School
Roland King
King Dental Office
Hartselle
House To Probe Cigaret Issues
A House Government Operations subcommittee will open hearings on federal advertising controls for cigarette ads. Chair Blatnik cites concerns over filter cigarettes and claims of protection for the public, with Dr. Cuyler Hammond of the American Cancer Society as the first witness.
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Washington
House
U.S
Blatnik
D-Minn
Cigarete
Cuyler Hammond
American Cancer Society
American Medical Assn
Ex-Russell County Officials Charged Over Misused Funds
State examiners accuse three former Russell County commissioners Oscar E. Cole J B Parkman and Andrew A Dudley of mis spending 1 166437 in county road funds Audit cites violation of competitive bid law for road projects 250 or more Parkman is deceased Cole chaired the board Dudley also defeated in last year s election Audit forwarded to Russell Solicitor James H Caldwell for action
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Montgomery
Russell County
Commission
Russell
James H. Caldwell
J. B Parkman
Seale
Oscar E. Cole
Phenix City
Andrew A. Dudley
Openka
Rupert A. Rayford
Daily Today Comics Summary Line
Classified sections list movies air times. radio and TV pages feature crosswords and sports briefs. Society notes and editorials appear alongside listings for activities and events.
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Friday Arrests and Traffic Violations Summary
Friday reports list running stop sign driving while intoxicated intoxicated disorderly conduct gaming violation of prohibition law July traffic record injuries fatalities.
Cotton Congressmen Seek Unified Cotton Legislation
Washington July 13 cotton area congressmen and industry representatives plan a Tuesday night meeting to align on a single bill. With many divergent proposals this year, Rep Poage hopes to craft a new measure combining the strongest elements from the various plans.
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Washington
Congress
Poage
D-Tex
Traffic program shows results in Decatur
Police Chief Pack Self reports that Decatur’s strict traffic enforcement begun July 1 is cutting accidents and slowing speeds. Seventeen accidents including one injury occurred so far this month, with most violators cited for speeding and running stop and yield signs.
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Pack Self
Decatur
Self
Athens Industrial Bonds Explained To Prospective Buyers
About 60 to 65 people attended a public meeting in Athens to learn details of a 145000 dollar industrial bond issue. The 5 percent tax exempt bonds mature over 20 years and will fund a local fabricating plant expected to employ 75 to 150 people, with a local solicitation campaign to start soon.
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Athens
Federal drive to convict Clinton 16 gains heat in Knoxville
U S District Attorney John C Crawford Jr and staff labored in 95 degree heat to tighten the case against 16 defendants including John Kasper in the Clinton segregation trial. Defense lawyers warned the government must deliver heavier punches or risk a collapse of the case. The defendants face criminal contempt charges for violating a court injunction on school integration.
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Knoxville
Tenn
U. S
John C. Crawford Jr
Crawford
Robert L. Dobbs
Memphis
Grover, S. McLeod
Birmingham
Ala
Dobbs
Robert L. Taylor
John Kasper
Washington, D. C
Citizen Council
Clinton
Clinton High School
Arabs challenge Israeli control of Eilat port
In Cairo, Arab leaders and press argue Israel lacks legal rights to Eilat and Aqaba Gulf access. They cite 1948 Negev to gulf occupation and plan a memorandum with Arab allies declaring Eilat illegal. Israelis aim to expand Eilat as a bulk cargo hub as U N forces guard the gulf mouth.
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Aqaba Gulf
Israel
Gulf
Red Sea
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Eila
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U. N
Boon
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Tiran Strait
Time running out on disarmament talks
Time is short for the U N disarmament subcommittee. Four Western members split on whether to pursue talks with Soviet Russia after August 1. Britain favors temporary break off, US wants to continue past the deadline, France and Canada waver between positions. Soviet Zorin's speech intensified Western divisions. See TIME On Page 2.
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London
U. N
U. S
France
Canada
Russia
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Eight Die as Chicago Floods Drown City in Record Rainstorm
Runoff from the worst rainstorm in Chicago history floods downtown and other areas. Eight people die from drownings electrocutions and heart attacks as subway service falters and storms threaten fires and gas explosions.
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Robert Goldenstein
Chicago
Cook
Will County
Atella Toney
Oldest Senator Theodore Green Recovers From Heat Collapse
Sen. Theodore Francis Green aged 89 America’s oldest senator craved the strenuous life. He collapsed from a mild heat exhaustion after hiking 30 miles in hot conditions then briefly lost consciousness at a Pakistan Embassy reception. He was hospitalized at Bethesda where doctors called his condition excellent and expected a several day stay for a routine checkup.
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Washington
Theodore Francis Green
Rhode Island Democrat
Congress
Pakistan
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senate
Green
University Club
Capitol
Pakistan Embassy
Compromise Seen On Alabama Bid Bill Clash
Administration and lawmakers reportedly reach a tentative compromise on a competitive bid bill in Alabama. The measure would require bids on purchases over 500 to 800 dollars and affect state purchasing, with a contested five member specifications committee. The bill originated with Sen. Joe Calvin and Reps. George Hawkins and Pat Boyd and faced heavy opposition from Gov. James E. Folsom.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Senate
Joe Calvin
Morgan County
House
George Hawkins
Etowah
Pat Boyd
Pile
James E. Folsom
Calvin
Agriculture and Highway Departments
Red Cross Plans Disaster Drive for Gulf Coast Recovery
Morgan County Chapter of the American Red Cross plans a week long drive starting Monday to raise 1054 for the disaster fund to aid Gulf Coast rehabilitation after Hurricane Audrey. Publicity chair William R. Crabtree notes history of National Chapter support and cites Alabama disaster totals for 1952 1953 1955 1956 and this year.
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Gulf Coast
Audrey
William R. Crabtree
Crabtree
National Red Cross
Alabama
Donald W. Stout
Cameron Parish
Louisiana
Red Cross
Weather and river readings for Keller Memorial Bridge area
The Tennessee River measured 21.19 feet at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning, up 0.39 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.49. Yesterday’s high reached 95 degrees at 2 p.m. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and continued heat today, fair and warm tonight with another high around 95 degrees.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Plan to erase Macon County by gerrymandering proposed
Details emerge on a plan by Rex Thomas hardt to abolish Macon County through a constitutional amendment and divide its territory among five neighboring counties Engelhardt seeks to dilute Negro political power by redrawing boundaries excluding Tuskegee and its institutions The plan follows a voter suppression law and targets Negro voting in Macon County with existing white majorities in Elmore Lee Montgomery and Tallapoosa counties.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Hardt
Citizens Council
Macon County
Engelhardt
Tuskegee
James E. Folsom
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Veterans Hospital
Macon
State Revenue Department
Ing— Ies
Bullock County
Elmore, Lee
Montgomery
Tallapoosa
Desk Sergeant Recovers From Found Grenade Incident
In Tuscaloosa on July 13 Desk Sergeant John P Hayworth faced a dangerous find when two boys between ages 10 and 12 brought him a grenade near a recreation center. The armed device, with the pin pulled, was discarded into the Warrior River after Hayworth refused to return it to the boys.
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Tuscaloosa
John P. Hayworth
Paul Pate
Howard Hendon
Hayworth
Mundt Seeks Weaker Civil Rights Enforcement in Bill
Sen Mundt joined Sen Russell in a bipartisan move to strip enforcement authority from the civil rights bill except for voting rights. Mundt proposed a substitute and a jury trial amendment, arguing the measure would be acceptable to Southern voters and reduce controversy while debate continued in the Senate.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Russell
Senate
South Dakota
South
Supreme Court
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Denver Bears Land In Cage After Fight
Two Denver Bears players Arnald Duren and Norm Siebern were arrested in Louisville after a coffee shop altercation with band leader Robert Klingman and a detective. Duren required medical treatment for cuts and a black eye. both players were released pending a police court hearing. Siebern led the American Association with a .340 average, while Duren had a 3 0 pitching record.
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Denver Bears
Arnald Duren
Norm Siebern
Bears
Jacob Meyers
Duren
Siebern
Robert Klingman
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