Decatur notices and civil rights debate unfold
A Decatur resident clarifies confusion over a Walter Taylor not connected to a reported assault at Redstone Arsenal. The piece lists local notices, building permits, thefts, a cemetery cleanup, and a July procession. it also covers Senator Russell warning Southerners to back a jury trial amendment or use every weapon in their arsenal to defeat the civil rights bill. The report notes Eisenhower opposition and ongoing Senate debate over jury trials in voting rights cases.
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Walter J. Taylor
Olive St
Walter Taylor
Decatur Daily
Redstone Arsenal
Jones Coal Co
Decatur
Hartselle 3
Decatur Taylor
Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Senate
Dixie Forces
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Gunman Shot After Big Chase
George Larned, a fugitive who held up a $93 case in Manhattan, was shot by two officers in a running gunfight on Long Island after days of a massive manhunt. He had previously been wounded in an LI exchange and lay paralyzed from the waist down with fractured ribs as he begged officers to end it.
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New York
George Larned
Long Island
Manhattan
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 20.43 feet up .02 in 24 hours. Sea level 554.73 feet. Yesterday high 88 at 3 pm, low 69 at 6 am. 11 am today 84. Forecast far to partly cloudy with little temperature change today tonight and Saturday. Winds southeast 10 to 15 mph diminishing at night. High today 87 low tonight 66 high Saturday 89.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Five Day Outlook for Alabama Temperatures and Rain
Temperatures near normal for five days with a slight dip in the southeast. Normal lows 68 to 76 and highs 88 to 94 with minimal daily change. Light precipitation expected in the far north and moderate to locally heavy elsewhere with scattered thunderstorms in the south and widely scattered in the north.
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Alabama
Patterson Raids Boycott Backers At Tuskegee
Atty. Gen. John Patterson led surprise raids on the Tuskegee Civic Association and a Negro printing shop in Tuskegee Alabama as part of a probe into an illegal boycott by local Black residents against white merchants. The operation involved Patterson aides and an armed deputy sheriff, and targeted membership records and other materials.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Civic Assn
John Patterson
Patterson
TCA
Alabama
MacDonald Gallion
Noel Baker
Joe m
Joe Malone
Macon County
F. E. Barfield
Probers Scan Western Desert For Missing Plane Passenger
Investigators searched the Mojave Desert for clues to a missing Western Airlines passenger. S. F. Binstock, 62, a retired jeweler from North Hollywood, vanished after entering the plane’s washroom. He was insured for $125,000.
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Probers
Western Desert
Victorville
Calif
Mojave
S. F. Binstock
North Hollywood
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Ney
Binstock
Western Airlines
Convair
California Desert
Storm kills 253 in southern Japan heavy rain floods
A violent storm in southern Japan dumped 29 inches of rain in 24 hours and left at least 253 dead with more than 890 missing or unaccounted for and 106 injured. Relief workers say government figures are conservative and the toll may rise into the thousands.
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Tokyo
Japan
School aid bill blame pointed at President by Kelley
Rep. Augustus B. Kelley D Pa faulted President Eisenhower for the defeat of the 1.2 billion school aid bill. Other Democrats joined the criticism while a few Republicans defended the White House. The House struck the enacting clause 208 to 203 after a prior 153 to 126 vote, also sealing the bill with an antisegregation amendment defeated 136 to 105. See SCHOOL On Page 2.
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Washington
Augustine B. Kelley
D-Pa
House
Eisenhower
Kelley
Rep
Frelinghuysen
R-Nj
M Ona
Congress
James C. Hagerty
White House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Wainwrigh
Society Doctor Guilty 14 Counts
Dr. John Bodkin Adams admitted guilt to 14 of 16 charges in Lewes England. He faced a jury on charges involving cremation forgery larceny and dangerous drug acts. The 58 year old physician had been acquitted earlier in London on separate counts. He pled innocent to two charges related to forging a prescription and distributing medicine to an unauthorized patient.
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Lewes
England
John Bodkin Adams
Britain
London
Old Bailey Court
Adams
National Health Service
Melford Stevenson
Old Bailey
Ths
Eastbourne
Citywide crash spree prompts police crackdown toll rises
A rash of four auto wrecks yesterday to night produced one minor injury and one charge as police tally July traffic miscues at 35. Raymond Leroy May, 24, of Danville, injured in a 1951 Plymouth crash on 8th Ave NW and 3rd St SW, was treated at Decatur General Hospital. Driver Harry Toney, 56, of 107-12-Church St, charged with failure to yield right of way.
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Holy Church of Christ
G. P. Stackhouse
Stackhouse Home Construction Co
8Th Ave
H. L. Mendoza
6Th Ave
Yester May
Decatur General Hospital
Raymond Leroy May
Danville 2
Hubert S. May
Harry Toney
Church St
May
Plymouth
Brown's
3Rd St
Toney
Ex-Falkville Cop Appeals Verdict
Phillip Kyle reports that Terry former Falkville police chief was convicted of assault and battery in Morgan County Court and fined 399 dollars plus costs or 149 days at hard labor. He plans an appeal as he resigned after arresting James Gray for alleged liquor law violations. The jury delivered the verdict after a two day trial.
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Phillip Kyle W. L
Terry
Falkville
Morgan County
James Gray
Gray
Five Men Convicted In 19 Million Turnpike Fraud
Five men were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission of 19 million dollars by drilling holes to fill abandoned mines along the highway right of way. One defendant was former Turnpike Chairman Thomas J. Evans and another was his nephew Charles W. Stickler Jr. The trial, Dauphin County’s longest at 42 days, ended with nervy verdicts read by foreman Harvey Pennell.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
George M. Leader
Turnpike Commission
Thomas J. Evans
Coaldale Pa
Charles W. Stickler Jr
Reading, Pa
Dauphin County
Harvey Pennell
Williamsport
Thursday Arrests Disorderly Conduct and Traffic Violations
A brief traffic record lists arrests for disorderly conduct and multiple traffic offenses including disregarding a stop sign speeding running a red light and intoxication. The July entry notes accidents injuries and fatalities with unclear details.
TVA Accepts Decatur Bid For 153 Acres
Decatur buys 153 acres of TVA land for state docks and industrial use. City Attorney John Caddell submitted the sole bid at 40 000 dollars, the TVA minimum. Negotiations to transfer the property to the state will begin with officials from the city and docks board present at the auction.
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Docks Light
T.V.A
John W. Newman
Tennessee River
Decatur
John Caddell
Roy Odom
Newman
State Docks
Knox McRae
City Hall
T.V.A. State Docks
Baker's Creek
Chemstrand
McRae
State Docks Board
Dan Davis
Florence
Tom Cooley
Talladega
Dan Mobley
Guin
George Moulton
Mobile
Austin Martin
Vincent Kilbourn
Louis Friedman
Birmingham
TVA
Dement Proposes Three Cent Rail Tie Tax in Limestone
Limestone Representative James Dement will introduce a bill in the state legislature to impose a three cent tax on every railroad cross tie in Limestone County. He argues the levy would aid both railroads and the county by funding underground water surveys crucial for industrial and agricultural development. Dement estimates annual revenue around four thousand dollars, supporting about 133 thousand ties laid in the county, with $10,000 needed to start the survey.
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Montgomery
Limestone
James Dement
Limestone County
Dement
Southern
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Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Ball State Teachers College
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Aldridge Grove Cemetery
Vacation Bible School
Summit Church
Danville Rd
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Mattie McCain
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Trinity
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