Nehru Eyes Conference on Red China and Water Talks
Nehru discusses a potential conference with Red China highlighting unknown attendees beyond China and other significant nations. The piece shifts to water topics in North Alabama and a Tel Aviv ceremony marking the Yarkon Negev pipeline's 66 mile eastern section. Mekorot built it for about 25 million dollars with expected annual crops valued at 25 million.
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Alabama
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sharett
Yarkon-Negev
Election Workers Sought for Greenville Mississippi Primary
The Washington County Democratic Executive Committee calls for 50 volunteers to run the August 2 Democratic Primary in Greenville. Five election boxes will be staffed for a city of 35,000, with potential post election counting time if boxes are insufficient.
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Greenville
Miss
Washington County
Democratic Executive Committee
Mississippi
Morgan County
Taxing to fund Alabama schools across many shoulders
As Alabama legislators face a showdown over extra education funding, readers urge tax changes that spread costs widely. A House member notes the difficulty of pleasing everyone, stressing that modernization requires paying more and that widespread tax sharing will prevent backlash from taxpayers.
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Alabama
House
Geneva Conference Impact and U S Stance
The piece argues the Geneva Conference extended Western vigilance and prepared for future talks. It asserts no political motive in Eisenhower’s position and warns against easing defense or disarmament despite Soviet smiles. It cites the London Telegraph praising restrained optimism and stresses readiness through UN action if Russia advances.
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Eisenhower
Geneva
London Daily Telegraph
Russia
United Nations
Kremlin
Eden and Eisenhower Dominate Big Four Summary
The Big Four conference results show Eden failing to be the dominant leader as Eisenhower wins the balanc e of power and charm. Ike’s air reconnaissance plan aligns with a Russian American alliance, alarming British and German observers who warn Adenauer to pursue deals with Russia.
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Geneva
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
U.S.A
U.S.S.R
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt
Ike
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Adenauer
Russia
United States
Stalin US Alliance Proposal Dividing World Considered
The wartime plan proposed by Stalin to Roosevelt suggested a US USSR led global division to keep peace. Advisors like Hopkins and Davies favored realism while Harriman Forrestal opposed and Churchill resisted. Roosevelt vetoed the plan, backing UN driven collective security and later a Teheran accord outlining spheres of influence in Balkans.
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Stalin
Roosevelt
Russia
United States
Harry Hopkins
Joseph Davies
Averell Harriman
Jimmy Forrestal
Winston Churchill
United Nations
Churchill
Balkans
Teheran
Rumania
Bulgaria
Britian
Greece
Yugoslavia
Tito
Britain
Draja Mihailovitch
Roosvelt
Eisenhower
Geneva
Ike
Setbacks as springboards to better living and choices
The piece argues setbacks shape individuals differently from self destructive escapes to constructive reactions. It urges leaning on friends with similar experiences, facing trouble frankly, and choosing work and resilience over sedatives to improve today and tomorrow. It also notes Cold War diplomacy tensions around Mihailovic Tito and Ike’s Geneva proposal affecting allied trust.
PEGLER Sees It As Mayonnaise For Popular Imagination
The piece critiques postwar power dynamics and a Geneva era misread, arguing the Four Powers failed to extend a unifying hand. It contrasts Eisenhower’s restraint with Russia's party excess, noting gifts to Zhukov’s daughter and a simple Eisenhower tribute. It concludes that no war was averted, yet civility survived amid disappointment.
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Geneva
Anthony Eden
Pegler
Eisenhower
John R. Deane
Cordell Hull
Jimmy Byrnes
Roosevelt
Churchill
President Eisenhower
Futhermore
Mrs. Eisenhower
Zhukov
Moscow
West
Andrei Gromyko
Finland
Brazil
Eleanor
Canada
West German officers to take posts at NATO headquarters
The first group of West German officers will begin duty at NATO's European headquarters on Wednesday. Gen Alfred M Gruenther, NATO's European commander, said six officers will form a special staff group reporting to his chief of staff and later join sections according to their qualifications.
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NATO
Alfred M.gruenther
Glassware guidance on proper wine pouring and aroma
A note advises that wine glasses be filled only partially to leave space for aromas to concentrate. It emphasizes preserving fragrance by avoiding overfilling.
Rotarians Hear Safety Program in Decatur Meeting
Decatur Rotary Club held a three part program on traffic safety led by committee chair W J Williams. R M Campbell safety director for the Decatur post office outlined vision testing devices and brake reaction tests while Sgt H B Thornton of the Alabama State Highway Patrol urged driver training and education. Jerry Comer screened a National Safety Council film showing hypothetical crashes and avoidance methods. Ed Maddox joined as a new member and July birthdays were noted among guests.
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Decatur
W. J. Williams
Joe McCullers
Tom White
R. M. Campbell
Decatur Post Office
Campbell
Jerry Comer
National Safety Council
H. B. Thornton
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Sergeant Thornton
Ed Maddox
Rotary Information
Walker Darrah
Euel Garrison
J. B. Hewett
Ed Weigel
Emmett Barron
Charles Minton
Pack Self
The Tiger Beetle’s Fragrance Draws Bees in Tropics
A tropical tiger beetle emits a floral scent resembling attar of roses to lure bees, drawing them for feeding interactions within its habitat.
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Tropics
Marble King and U.S. Industries Crumble Under Nipponese Competition
A veteran observer laments U.S. losses to Japan as wages in Japan run around 11 cents an hour for skilled marble machine operators and 6,000 yen for unskilled workers. The marble industry once supported 878 workers across seven plants now has about 10 workers, with automation and high pay in the United States unable to compete with cheap Japanese labor and longer hours.
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Japan
Pan-American Airways
U. S
Roger W. Howdyshell
Marble King
West Virginia
Agates
Steelies
St. Mary’s
W.va
Orient
Federal Referee Hears Arguments On Grain Case
A federal referee in bankruptcy hears arguments on appointing a receiver for Alabama Grain Elevator Co. The elevator, ruled bankrupt by Referee Sidney J. Gray, is owned by Landon V. Butler. The petition is filed by Charles G. Black as receiver for Butler companies. Alabama Grain lists liabilities of 8.03 million against assets of 6.09 million.
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Mobilep
Alabama Grain Elevator Co
Sidney J. Gray
Landon V. Butler
Memphis
New York
Chicago
Alabama
Alabama Agriculture
A. W. Todd
Alabama Grain
Gray
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Butler-Foster Milling Co
Butler
Mental Health Fund Nears Goal In Morgan County
Morgan County's Mental Health fund campaign stands at 2425 dollars about 97 percent says co chair Tom Leslie. We need only 75 dollars to reach the goal and the drive will not end until the 2500 dollar target is reached.
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Morgan County
Drive
Tom Leslie
Leslie
India aims 60 million tons coal yearly by 1961 plan end
India’s planners set a coal production target of 60 million tons annually by 1961, at the close of their second five-year plan. Current output stands at 37 million tons per year.
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India
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