Glimpses of Dr. Vallee in Dialogues and Debates
Glimpses recounted show Dr. Vallee engaging with colleagues at the DIA conference. The notes highlight his stance on reform and the humor he used to ease tense discussions in a crowded hall.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1955
Page
1
Westside church meeting and injury reports noted
A quarterly meeting of the Council of Presbyterian Men will be held at Reynold's Camp on Wilson Lake this evening. W. L. Armstrong is president of the Westside Chapter. John Glasscock Jr. was injured in a fall Saturday. he is reported resting fairly well by Decatur General Hospital attendants. Mrs. Hubert May and family attend a Montgomery funeral. A fall injuries report also notes F. T. Adams resting fairly well at Baugh-Wiley Clinic. See DIARY on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westside
John Glasscock, Jr
Decatur
Hos
Hubert May
Trinity
Montgomery
Episcopal Church
F. T. Adams
Vine St
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Fred Swoope, Jr
Willie Swoope
Decatur General Hospital
Fred Swoope
L. M. Williams
John McBride
Brown Funeral Home
Herbert Lee Pruitt
Rt. 2
Moulton
Florence
Joe Williamson
Decatur General
Williamson
Western Europe Welcomes Big Four Summit as Success
Western Europe hailed the Big Four talks as a success with reduced war risk and clearer paths to European unity. Newspapers mixed praise and caution, while Eisenhower was singled out as the dominant figure by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Manchester Guardian
Paris
le Populaire
London Daily Telegraph
Ane
Oaden
Eisenhower
Sares
America
White House
Trial Delayed in Three Damages Suits Against Frank Shackelford
Circuit Judge Newton Powell ruled today that the trial of three damage suits against Frank Shackelford of Hillsboro must wait until Lawrence County Equity Court determines if Montgomery is obligated to represent the defendant. Powell also ordered the insurance company to post bond to cover potential additional damages. The suits seek a total of 200000 dollars for the May 5 highway crash that killed two Decatur men and injured a third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton. Powell
Frank Shackleford
Hillsboro
Lawrence County Equity Court
Decatur
Grandmother Found Alive After Six Days in Woods
A 78 year old woman named Nora Moore was found alive in a wooded area near Mt. Olive, north of Birmingham, six days after wandering from a suburban nursing home. She suffered briar scratches and hundreds of insect bites, had not eaten or drunk for days, and was carried back to the home in a handmade seat after rescue teams gave up hope. She received emergency care and was later returned to the nursing home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Here
Nora Moore
Mt. Olive
L. L. Scarbrough
Deputies Emerge With Veto Power Over Adenauer
The Refugee party deputies walk out of the four party coalition causing a parliamentary bloc of 18 to 27 former allies. They can block key rearament laws by requiring two thirds of Bundestag votes for constitutional amendments. Adenauer's two thirds majority is challenged by the split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Army
Bundestag
Adenauer
Educators Set To Jam Capitol
Several thousand teachers and education leaders are expected to rally at the Alabama Capitol as the House starts work on school revenue bills. Officials foresee a turnout near 5,000, echoing a previous Capitol crowd. The Ways and Means Committee backed a 34 million dollar annual budget increase and proposed funding via steeper income tax with fewer exemptions and a higher 3 percent sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Capitol
House of Representatives
House
Ways and Means
Alabama
Athens Cabbie Held On Intoxication Charge
Clyde Guess, 30, Athens Cab Co. driver, was arrested by Pettey and Watson after colliding with a parked Meadow Gold milk truck at Bank and Vine about 5 10 A M. He attempted to push the truck and his case was continued to the police recorder's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Guess
Pettey and Watson
Meadow Gold
Bank and Vine St
Guess
Athens
Eleven Injured In Area Traffic Accidents Sunday
Eleven people were injured in a series of traffic accidents across the area, the Highway Patrol and city police said. The most serious injuries were to Fred Swoope Jr. and Willie Swoope, both from Florence, with head and facial injuries and a broken jaw respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Meres S Gilchrist
Somerville
Ralph Atkins
Edward Augusta Poteet
Thomas Bowers
Valdermosa
William Shackleford
Florence
Marshall S., McAfee
Joe Williamson
Kenneth Watson
Moulton
Decatur General Hospital
Brown Ambulance
Highway 20
Decatur
Herbert Lee Pruitt
Moulton Rt. 2
Fred
Pierrot the Peacock Barred From Summit Conference
Geneva officials barred Pierrot the palace peacock from all Big Four summit sessions. U.N. police say the bird, born on Palace of Nations grounds, has long attracted delegates with his piercing screams. Officials cite his presence as distracting during talks to ease world tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Geneva
Pierrot
U.N
Andre Rueff
Peacock
Palace of Nations
League of Nations
Indochina
Korea
Palace
Rueff
Geneva Talks Set Between U S and Red China Ambassadors
The United States and Red China will send ambassadors to Geneva next week to discuss repatriation of civilians and other practical matters. A. Alexis Johnson will represent the United States with prior consultations in Washington. The talks aim to secure the release of about 51 Americans held in Red China, including 15 fliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Red China
Geneva
State Department
A. Alexis Johnson
Czechoslovakia
Johnson
Dulles
Henry Suydam
India
Burma
Suydam
Peoples’ Republic of China
United Kingdom
Department
China
Peiping
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Suspect Confesses to Shooting in Pacific Palisades
Reno Nevada report says Harvey Rimstein admitted shooting Frederick Winter Heinz 19 at the Heinz home in Pacific Palisades after a confrontation at the door. Heinz, son of Roy Heinz of Continental Baking Co, died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Rimstein was captured after highway patrolmen blocked a cross country route east of Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Harvey Rimstein
Desert
Frederick Winter Heinz
Roy Heinz
Continental Baking Co
Los Angeles
Pacific Palisades
Gordon Fairchild
Nevada Highway Patrol
Rimstein
Heinz
Bimstein
Eric Ee
Eisenhower sets tone with Geneva briefing to Congress
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles briefed congressional leaders on the Geneva summit. Officials said no secret agreements were made. The President will address the nation at 10 30 p m EDT by radio and television from the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Geneva
White House
Senate
House
Foreign Relations, Armed Services and
Appropriations
Sen
Aeete
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bridges
R-Nh) of the Senate Republican Policy Committee
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committees
Pacific
Dulles
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Katie Still Hopes Winner Will Show
Nobody has claimed the money yet and a claim must be filed by 5 p m today. The notice asks for entrants to submit as many copies as possible but only one hand done copy or facsimile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie
Harry
Snake-Handler Dies Of Bite In Religious Service
A 10 year old member of a snake handling sect in Altha Florida died after a rattlesnake bite. G C Guilford said George Went Hensley of Albany Georgia refused medical aid claiming faith would save him. The sheriff ruled the death as suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altha
Fla
G. C. Guilford
George Went Hensley
Albany
Hensley
Guilford
Hesley
Florida
Jet Crash Pushes Alabama Toll to At Least Five
The weekend accident toll in Alabama rose to five dead after two jet aircraft collided near Maxwell AFB in Montgomery killing pilots Captain J. C. Friend and First Lt. J. N. Bradley from Laredo AFB Texas. A fisherman Mack Bosarge 66 drowned in Coden Bayou. Judy Diane Medders five months died in a four car crash near Aniston involving Clifford Pugh 49. Floyd Salter 72 died from head injuries after falling from a slow moving pickup truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
J. C. Friend
J. N. Bradley
Laredo Afb
Tex
Montgomery
Maxwell Afb
Coden
Ala
Mack Bosarge
Coden Bayou
Judy Diane Medders
Anniston
Clifford Pugh
McKenzie
Floyd Salter
Local Market Entered by Suspected Thief
An unknown thief or thieves entered State's Market at 212 W Moulton St Saturday night by removing rear window planks. The intruder ate some ice cream before fleeing. No suspects are currently identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State's Market
W. Moulton St
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge showed 19.76 feet with a 40 foot drop in 24 hours. Sea level reading 554.06. TVA substation logged 13 inches of rainfall on Sunday. High Sunday 86 at 4 pm. 8 am 82. 11 am 88. This morning at 5 am 73. Partly cloudy, warm and humid today with continued warmth and moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
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Big Four
Cas Aremalin Suuittats
Wovenania
Ferd
U.S
Eden
Germany
Faure
Russia
Western Europe
Buckley
Swoope, Jr
Pruitt
Chevrolet
Buick
James L. Lee
Pierrot the Peacock
U. S
Rayburn
D-Tex
Knowland
Calif
BY Katie Kash
By Ken Reynolds
Daily Want
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