Connor Case Up Of Appeal
The State Supreme Court was asked to review a Court of Appeals ruling that threw out Birmingham Police Commissioner Eugene Connor's conviction for occupying a hotel room with his secretary Christina Brown. The appeals court found the city ordinance unconstitutional as its real purpose could be inferred and outweighed the valid aspects. Connor was fined $25 by a circuit court jury.
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Montgomery
State Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Birmingham
Eugene Connor
Supreme Court
Connor
Christina Brown
Robert B. Harwood
Doorway to Downing Street Gates Prime Minister
A green door with a lion head knocker marks the entrance to No 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britain's prime minister, a symbolic front for the nation’s leadership.
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No. 10
Downing St
Britain
Unknown mineral variety under scientific classification
A brief note states that less than four percent of all minerals known to science qualify as essential. It emphasizes the rarity of mineral types meeting strict criteria.
Kidney Slow Down Restless Nights
When kidney function slows down, people suffer backache headaches dizziness and low energy. Cold stress over-exertion or diet can cause night awakenings or frequent urination. Doan s Pills offer mild diuretic relief used by millions for over six decades to aid kidney tube and filter flushing.
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Dean
Doan
Strike Averts 60 CIO Bakers In Birmingham
Four major Birmingham bakeries signed new contracts ending a planned midnight strike by 60 CIO bakers. Frank Parker said agreements include a five dollar weekly general pay increase for route sales and 122 cents more hourly for production workers. Bakeries signed were McGough Bakeries Corp Ward Baking Co National Biscuit Co and American Bakeries Co.
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Birmingham
CIO
Frank Parker
McGough’ Bakeries Corp
Ward Baking Co
National Biscuit Co
American Bakeries Co
New Peasants' Party Enters Turkish Election Field
Ankara reports a new political party named the Peasants' Party joins the 1954 national elections alongside the People's Republican, Democratic, and Nation parties. It was organized by four former Democratic Party members and has 370 charter members.
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Turkey
Ankara
People’s Republican, Democratic and
Nation
Peasants’ Party
Democratic Party
Mountain Climber Survives Near Mile Long Plunge
Dan O'Neill, 34, survived a nearly mile long tumble down Mt. Shasta in snowy conditions. The San Francisco climber credited swimming motion techniques for steering his head first slide at 40 miles an hour and avoiding rocks, escaping with bruises and abrasions.
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Dunsmuir
Calif
San Francisco
Mt. Shasta
Dan O'Neill
Fair Trade Act Signed Into Law
President Truman signed a federal fair trade law extending price fixing rules to states with fair trade laws. Merchants must charge the manufacturer set price if any retailer in the state signs the agreement, superseding a 1951 Supreme Court ruling. Enforcement rests with 45 states excluding Missouri Texas and Vermont.
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Washington
Truman
Supreme Court
Missouri
Texas
Vermont
Congress
Attempted Kiss Leads to Reckless Driving Collision
In San Jose, 23 year old Jesus Medrano Romo drove with his date yesterday after attempting to kiss her. The car skidded 321 feet, jumped a curb, crushed a lawn, cleared a retaining wall, struck a 2 foot brick pillar and stopped against a house wall. Romo was cited for reckless driving.
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San Jose
Calif
Jesus Medrano Romo
Virginia Primaries Match Byrd and Miller Clash in Campaign
Virginia voters headed to polls as Sen. Harry F. Byrd and challenger Francis Pickens Miller traded sharp accusations. Miller, a World War II veteran, labeled Byrd isolationist and accused him of neglecting farmers and foreign aid, while Byrd dismissed Miller as Trumanite and pledged to oppose what he calls wasteful federal spending amid two House primaries on the ballot.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Francis Pickens
Miller
Gen
Eisenhower
Byrd
Senate
Democratic
Albemarle
Truman
House of Representatives
Service Guild Meets in Church Parlor
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Central Methodist held its regular meeting in the church parlor Monday. Mrs. C. J. Martin presided, welcomed two new members Mrs. M. M Scruggs and Mrs. Gertrude Scruggs, with devotion and lesson by Mrs. E. G. Hamilton. The gathering closed with prayer and a watermelon reception.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Central Methodist Church
C. J. Martin
M. M Scruggs
Gertrude Scruggs
Jesson
E. G. Hamilton
J. E. Blair
Martin
Blair
Kindergarten Pupils Count as Half Units for Levy Basis
Minnesota Education Commissioner Dean Schweickhard asked Attorney General Burnquist how to compute tax levies for half day kindergarten. The attorney general ruled that each kindergarten pupil attending half day sessions constitutes one half pupil unit.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Dean M. Schweickhard
Burnquist
Decatur AAUW Leader Highlights School Needs and Costs
Miss Katharine Hoppers, AAUW president, spoke at the Ninth Annual Alabama division workshop at the University of Alabama about Decatur’s educational needs. She cited a 1947 mill tax funding two new schools and urged building a new white elementary school costing about $975,000, plus modernization of existing buildings and trade school expansion.
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Decatur
Katherine Hoppers
Decatur American Association of University Women
Alabama
University of Alabama
Miss Hoppers
Nant Decatur
Decatur Trade School
AAUW
Hoppers
Frances Nungester
Alabama Education Association
William D. Sims ,Jr
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Suppression of Head Hunting in Pacific Islands
In British administered Oceania territories head hunting governed ceremonial life until recently. Its suppression is linked to social decay and a sharp population decline among the indigenous communities.
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Islands
Oceania
Rites Thursday for Missouri Cooper
Funeral services for Missouri Robinson Cooper 38 will be held Thursday at the Church of Holiness at 2 PM. She died Saturday at 3 AM at her home 115 Ninth Avenue West. Survivors include her husband John Cooper Jr. and three sons John Lewis Thomas and Jackie, and her parents Jesse and Ida.
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Missouri Robinson Cooper
Ninth Avenue
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American Legion
J. D. Collins
E. C. White
James Bowden
Leo Wright
C. J. Shepard
Jack Mason
Frank Brown
Alabama Asphalt Co
W. R. Rush
George E. Rush
Exec
John Murray
E. Aubrey Carmack
LB. Herron
Board OF Directors
Melvin Hutson
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Presidentiar Value Loan Company
H. Parker Osment
Morton, Allen & Williams
Ruel
Pete) Pryor
Pryor Optical Company
W. A. Belcher
Belcher Lumber Company
O. B. Clayton, Sr
Knight Electric Company
N. E. Ware
N. E. Ware Hauling & Contracting Co
George E. Bush
Par Value Loan Co
Walker Mattison
National Union Life Insurance Co
A. L. Stabler
J. Frank Chambers
Frank Chambers Engraving Co
M. J. Collins
Collins Produce Company
I._B. Herron
Par Value Loan Company
Wm. FE. Hendrix
Hendrix-Brooks Furniture Company
General Counsel
Sidney W. Smyer
Smyer & Smyer
Bank & Vine St
4Th Ave
21St St
Ala
Decatur - Bessemer
Tuscaloosa
Tuskegee
State
Ist
Service Guild
N. Ala. Termite Company
E. Moulton St
Missouri Cooper
Sean
National Retail Credit Association
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