Bakers Dough Cadillac Next Targets of Senate Labor Probers
Senate Racket Committee reports evidence that top International Bakers Union officials received expensive cars and thousands misappropriated from union treasuries. Public hearings begin Tuesday focusing on Chicago and Los Angeles locals and the international body. Witnesses include International President James Cross and former VP George Stuart, with scrutiny on Chicago locals 100 and 300 merged into Local 1, 7000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakers
Cadillac
Senate
G. Milton Kelly Washington
International Bakers Union
Union Treasuries
Baker's
Sa HOARSE Sa HOARSE Dellale GLIMPSES ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY
Not enough readable facts to form a coherent summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dellale
Jefferson Davis Birthday Closings Mark Decatur Week
Jefferson Davis birthday leads banks and city state offices in Decatur to close Monday. Austinville Baptist Church hosts homecoming with noon grounds dinner and various rehearsals for local theater. Notables attend graduations in Tuscaloosa and St Louis as police report several arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville Baptist Church
Decatur
Jefferson Davis
Demo Senators See South Reaffirm Solid in 1958 Race
Three Democratic senators forecast solid Southern support for Democrats in 1958 and 1960. Sen. Smathers of Florida urged recognizing the South's shift from sectionalism to seeking influence in national politics. Sen. Gore of Tennessee and Sen. Talmadge of Georgia argued Republicans ignore Southern economic concerns and urged new Democratic leaders from the younger generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
Sen. Talmadge
D-Ga
Smathers
South Carolina Textile Assn
Sea Island
Moulton Officer Injured in Highway 24 Crash
Police officer Howard Walker suffered painful bruises after a 1955 Plymouth collided with a 1951 Oldsmobile on Highway 24 east of Moulton at 1 am Saturday. The Plymouth was nearly destroyed with $1,200 damage and the Oldsmobile $300. Walker remained at Lawrence County Hospital in a non critical condition.
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Moulton
Howard Walker
Lawrence County Hospital
Here
Walker
Edward B. Owens
Danville
Town Creek Hopes Are Upset For New Hiway Through Town
Town Creek Civitan Club received a state notice that if a four lane Highway 20 is built along the current route from Decatur to the Tri-Cities the town and Lawrence County must cover added costs. Mayor Paul Houston said city expenses would be heavy if the old route is kept and an overall right of way about 165 feet would require moving several brick homes and service stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Creek
State Highway Dept
Town Creek Civitan Club
Decatur
Tri-Cities
Lawrence
Paul Houston
Civitans
Leftist Japs Protest British H-Bomb Test in Tokyo
Leftist Japanese students marched on the British Embassy to denounce Britain's second H-bomb blast in the South Pacific. Police kept the demonstrators apart as the protest entered the third day in 17 days outside the embassy near the imperial palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lancashire
Tokyo
Britain
South Pacific
Imperial Palace
Zengakuren
League of Student
Japan Council
Soviet Union
Pacific
Kefauver Seeks Taxes on Private Power Ads
Senator Kefauver urged the Internal Revenue Service to tax private power company advertisements that attack public power. He argued the ad costs should not be tax deductible as a business expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Internal Revenue Service
Remember When Photo Of Echols Hotel Fire In ’28
Readers recall the Echols Hotel fire of 1927 28 with guests forced to jump from upper floors. Henry W Wade recalls the building then housed the Savoy Cafe run by Nick Brown. a woman reportedly died of injuries. The scene was described as part of Decatur history.
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Echols Hotel
Decatur
Echols
Henry W. Wade
Gordon Dr. SW
Wade
Savoy Cafe
Nick Brown
UA Trustees Delay Budget
The University of Alabama trustees deferred adopting a budget for the next fiscal period until Legislature appropriations are known. They cited potential limits and warned future funding could be jeopardized. Officials sought 8,230,833 yearly for two years plus 12,284,000 for campus improvements.
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Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Austin Meadows
Meadows
Daily-Foday Comics 810,11 Movies Aé,7 Classified
Page 8B7 presents a society brief and radio TV listings with scattered entries across comics, movies, ads, and a sports note. Local columns note events, schedules, and brief notices with small place names and names of stations.
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Radio-Tv
Society
Tennessee River Reading at Keller Bridge Springs Higher
River level at Keller Memorial Bridge rose to 21.46 feet up 0.01 in 24 hours while sea level reading sits at 555.76 feet. Friday high reached 84 degrees, low 65 degrees overnight. Saturday morning 85 degrees with a forecast of partly cloudy skies, scattered showers, and possible thunder showers.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Massacre Death Toll Reaches Three Hundred Thirty Eight
Paris reports two massacres in North Africa left 338 Muslims dead. Algerian nationalists attacked fellow Muslims amid Algeria’s insurrection. French papers urge action and discuss possible independence compromises while condemning the National Liberation Front.
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Paris
North Africa
France
le Monde
Algeria
National Liberation Front
Flu Fells President Kubitschek in Brazil
A wave of influenza swept Brazil and felled President Juscelino Kubitschek as he fell ill with high fever and abdominal pains. Doctors report the illness typically lasts about ten days and is seldom fatal.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Juscelino Kubitschek
U.S. and Allies Plan New Disarmament Proposals
Washington reports the United States with Britain France and Canada preparing final disarmament proposals for presentation to Russia next week. Officials expect a North Pole aerial inspection zone and reductions in armed forces as earliest steps, aiming for possible agreement within a year and progress toward 1960. Harold Stassen will present to Valerian Zorin in London during a five power U.N. disarmament meeting.
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John M. Highover
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Canada
U. S
Eisenhower
North Pole
Russia
Harold E. Stassen
Valerian Zorin
London
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
U.S
Decatur Graduates Pictured on B-7
About 150 members of the Decatur High School 1957 graduating class are featured on a special photo page in today's Daily. The baccalaureate service is at 8 p.m. today in the high school auditorium with Rev. E. L. McFee delivering the sermon. Commencement is at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the same auditorium with Dr. Sam P. Wiggins of Peabody College delivering the main address. Programs for both nights are on Page B-7.
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Decatur High School
E. L. McFee
First Methodist Church of
Athens
Sam P. Wiggins
Peabody College
Nashville
Under-40 Target For Morgan Anti Polio Campaign
Morgan County launches a month long Salk vaccine drive urging all residents under 40 to receive at least two shots. Free vaccines offered for under 20s and pregnant women. 20 to 39 with financial hardship aid. Health dept clinics run Mondays and Tuesdays 1 30 to 4 30.
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Morgan County
National Foundation For
National Polio Foundation
Health Department
Alabama
R. W. Henderson
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Allen C. Rooks
U.S. Public Health Service
Henson Heads Morgan Heart Association
Annual Morgan County Heart Association meeting was held at the courthouse on Friday night. Officers elected for 1957 58 year include President Capt. Edgar Henson Vice President Dr James C Nash Secretary Dr E A Harris Treasurer J W Darrah Convention representative Dr Leo Harris Alternate representative Dr I S Meyer and board chairman Newton B Powell.
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Morgan County Heart Assn
Capt
Edgar Henson
James C. Nash
E. A. Harris
J. W. Darrah
Leo Harris
I. 5. Meyer
Newton B. Powell
Yarbrough and Haney Represent Decatur at Boys State
Milton Yarbrough and Lynn Haney from Decatur High School prepare to attend the 1957 Boys State at the University of Alabama campus. They will register today and participate through the week, sponsored by American Legion Post 15 and the Decatur Kiwanis Club.
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Milton Yarbrough
Lynn Haney
Decatur High School
Boys State
University of Alabama
American Legion Post 15
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Yarbrough
Haney
Montgomery
Alabama Dept
The
American Legion
Demo Sees Death For Interest Bill
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson warned Congress would reject President Eisenhower's plan to raise interest rates on farm and housing laws. He said the move would end the administration's tight money policy and hurt borrowers. Johnson noted Senate rejection of a Bush proposal to raise college housing loan rates signals resistance to the administration draft.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Congress
Eisenhower
Johnson
Senate Democratic
Senate
Sen
Bush
R-Conn
Lawrence Tax Bill Uncertain in Alabama Legislature
Lawrence State Senator Joe Calvin and Representative W. J. Lee Jr. await study of legal points before introducing a county wide one cent gross receipts tax for school construction as civic groups push for the measure. Hundreds of names have been turned in but the bill's fate in the current session remains unclear.
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George Godwin
Guy Water Dept
Alabama Water and Sewage Assn
Decatur Kattle Theatre
Arsenic and Old Lace
American Legion and Auxiliary
Bank St
Westminster Presbyterian Church
8Th Ave
Jackson St
E. L. Benfield and Sons
Earl, James
Donnie
15Th Ave
Billy
City Electric Auditorium
Chamber of Commmrce
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Josephine Lyons
St. Louis
Jerrine Galiano
Mercy Hospital
St. Louis University
Robert Joseph Galiano
Galiano
Pentagon
City Recorder’s Court
D. D. Burleson
West Decatur School
Buckley
RED Raiders
Red Raider
Jean Barrett
Pam Goare
Joan Barrett
Penny Pinkston
Ginger Ward
Judy Sanderson
Emily Sanford
CeCelia Smith
Mary Frances Garnett
Jo Anne Elliott
Emily Stanford
Decatur Daily
Daily-Foday
Allies
O.K
Morgan
Henson
Morgan Heart Association
DHS
Florida
Miami Beach
Edwin C. Prices
District of Columbia
Biltmore Terrace
Price
Athens College
Clarence Lee
David
Dan
Edwin, Jr
Jimmy
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