Community snapshots and church events spark weekend
Deana and others tour Florida on a 10 day trip visiting Jacksonville Daytona Beach and Miami. The Austinville Methodist Church hosts an ice cream supper while Apes Club members plan a Spring Park Tus cumbia dinner. A Vacation Bible School and multiple community gatherings unfold with public invites and local sales. Sterchi announces a grand opening with visiting officials and a home permit is issued for 8750 dollar six room house on Carridale Street. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Leroy Moyers
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Henry Hokett
J. W
Ralph
David
Riley Fennell Hokett
Decatur
Florida
Mary Douglas
Neal Ponsell
Jacksonville
Daytona Beach
Miami
Army Releases Ridgway Letter Criticizing Policy Shift
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway sharply objects to the Eisenhower era emphasis on air and nuclear weapons in a letter made public by the Pentagon. Addressed to Secretary of Defense Wilson, the manifesto compiles months of pointed criticisms voiced before Ridgway’s June 30 retirement.
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Washington
Pentagon Today
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eisenhower
Army
Ridgway
Defense Wilson
Tess
Big 3 Ministers Agree Quickly On Big 4 Topics
In Moscow Premier Bulganin announced the Soviet delegation will travel to Geneva to push for a sincere effort at solving international problems. He listed Khrushchev Molotov Zhukov and Gromyko among the 10 members. In Paris the Western Big Three Dulles Macmillan and Pinay endorsed a concise set of topics for Geneva focusing on German reunification European security disarmament and Faure’s development plan.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Georgi K. Zhukov
Andrei Gromyko
Paris
Russia
U. S
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
Edgar Faure
Treasure hunters crack final clue in new puzzle
The page notes a $375 prize for solving the puzzle. It hints that treasure hunters used a final clue and that punctuation is judged separately from the blanked answer. A new puzzle appears on page 10 inviting readers to find the solution.
Navigational Clues Spark Treasure Hunt Across Landmark Lane
A series of clues guide readers along Eyvonce Lane through docks, elms, and apple trees toward a watershed path. Individuals are urged to follow landmarks and watch steep terrain as they approach a final brief wall near bears.
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Eyvonse
Wuite Docks
Santos
Senate approves plan for a 2.9 million strong reserve
Senate backs its version of a national reserve to reach 2.9 million in four years amid House differences. Conference talks set to resolve disputes with Eisenhower seeking a larger force. both chambers approve a youth volunteer feature with eight year reserve training and age limits.
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Washington
Senate
House
Meniere
Eisenhower
Senate House Conference
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Byrd
D-Va
Stennis
D-Mass
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Bridges
R-Nh
Secretary of Defense
Quantico
Congress
Pilot Roosevelt Ditches Globe Master Plane in Fog
At Hamilton Field a Globe Master transport with 87 paratroopers on board limped in after both starboard engines failed. Captain Theodore Roosevelt guided the aircraft to a safe landing while two port engines operated near maximum power to shed weight and reach California.
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Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
Theodore Roosevelt
Globemaster
Pacific
Roosevelt
Elyria
Ohio
187Th Regimental Combat Team
Airborne
Hickam Field
Hawaii
California
Japan
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Midway Point
Richard E. Davidson
Alliance
Harry Simpson
Akron
Man Dupuis
Helena
Mont
Eisenhower to Address Geneva Summit Opening
President Eisenhower heads to Geneva tonight after outlining cautious hopes the Big Four conference could lead to lasting peace. He will deliver a 15 minute informal address on world problems to be discussed at the summit opening on Monday.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Obstacles To Moving Gas Line Stall Widening Of Hiway 20
Obstacles to widening Highway 20 outside Decatur threaten delays to the four lane project beyond Chemstrand as high pressure gas pipe must be moved. Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Co and Decatur gas department officials say a temporary supply line is needed, and the cast iron Decatur main cannot handle required pressure. The inside city limits project may proceed soon.
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Chemstrand
R. K. Tallant
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co
Florence
Garner Pride
Tives
State Highway Department
H. R. Summer
Tallant
Thhat
Decatur
Bank St
Wilson St
Joe Elliott
City of Decatur
Memphis Plans Own Plant Prompted by TVA Skepticism
Memphis Mayor Frank Tobey says Dixon-Yates still seeks to build its West Memphis Arkansas plant while city officials say Memphis chose to build its own plant because TVA would not meet future power needs. West Memphis claims Memphis blocked Dixon-Yates after a Washington trip to reassure Eisenhower, prompting sharp exchanges at a recent conference.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank Tobey
Dixon-Yates
West Memphis
Ark
Tobey
James Hale
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hale
Facts of Life
Washington
T.H. Allen
Eisenhower
Editorial attack on Georgia ban on racially mixed classrooms
The Montgomery Advertiser editorial criticizing the Georgia State Board of Education for a lifetime ban on teachers who instruct racially mixed classes was denounced today on the Alabama Senate floor.
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Montgomery
Montgomery Advertiser
Georgia State Board of Education
Alabama Senate
Alabama Senate Bars Further Trade Barrier Legislation
In Montgomery the State Senate voted to refrain from considering any additional measures to erect trade barriers around Alabama amid pending milk control policy. In nearby Quantico Gen Maxwell D Taylor signaled potential further US military cuts in the Far East. Geneva seeks to clarify outstanding divisive issues and develop methods to address them.
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Montgomery
State Senate
Alabama
Quantico
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Far East
Geneva
Plane crash near Athens stuns rural community
Residents along the Limestoke Madison line reported a crash with a burning plane near Harvest and Cope land communities. Lt Frank Zamarino, found unhurt yet shaken, called military authorities after being aided by Mrs Whitt with coffee. Debris created a seven to eight foot crater, two acres burned, jet fuel smoke lingered about fifteen minutes.
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Athens
Limestoke
Madison
Here
Glenn Laxson
Harvest Community
Grady Raby
Raby
Carlton Whitt
Copeland
Huntsville
the Whitts
Mr. Whitt
J. T. Coats
Blair
Athens-Ardmore
John Richardson
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.21 feet with a 24 hour rise of 43 feet. River level at sea level 555.51 feet. Yesterday's high 87 at 1 pm and low 72 at 1 am. Today’s temps 74 at 11 am. Rainfall 0.11 inches reported yesterday at 8 am and 4 pm. Forecast cloudy with scattered showers and thunder showers today tonight and Saturday. High 84 today, 72 tonight, high Saturday.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Jet crashes near Limestone County home in field explosion
An F-84 jet developed engine trouble at 35 000 feet and crashed within 200 yards of a Limestone County residence northeast of Athens. Lt Zamarino ejected and landed safely after the plane scattered debris in a 300 yard radius. The crash occurred about 7 45 am in a field owned by Carlton Whitt near J T Coats residence.
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Decatur
Limestone
Madison County
J. T. Coats
Copeland
Athens
Limestone County
Here
Air Force
Frank J. Lamarino
Girard
Carlton Whitt
J. T Coats
Zamarino
Austin
Texas
Langley Field
Earth
Tax Billions Seen For Roads Approval by Public Works Panel
The House Public Works Committee approved about 12 billion dollars in new taxes over 15 years to fund a large road program. Key votes backed gasoline and diesel tax hikes with opposition failing to derail the plan. The package envisions 37 billion federal and 15 percent state spending to build 40,000 miles of defense superhighways.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
House
Public Works Committee
Rep
Burnside
D-Wva
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Tuscumbia
6Th and Main St
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Bessemer
Antioch
Brooksville
Sterchi
Vergil Hutson
Knoxville
Mrs. Mayon Co. Pfieffer
Columbia, Tenn
Carridale St
L. L. Presswell
Buckley
Sleepytime” Nite Club
Kremlin
Michael Whitt
Chamber of Commerce Highway and Roads Committee
Representa
Decatur and Vicinity
A.m
A. L. “Hoss” Burns
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