Community leaders visit Tennessee Valley State Trade School
Notable visitors from multiple cities attend the Tennessee Valley State Trade School with names including J Wheeler Smith Mayor Murray Dodd Rev George Hubbard and others. Licensed Practical Nurses hold their 13th annual convention at Reich Hotel Gadsden June 3 4 5 with registration at 2 p m. Building permits issued list several residents and a DWI charge is reported after a collision on 2nd Ave. Toastmasters Club meets at Why Not Cafe with four five minute speakers.
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Tennessee Valley State Trade School
J. Wheeler Smith
Mr. Hope
W. W. Weatherford
Russellville
Homer McLemore
Athens
Guy Roberts
Hartselle
H. D. Brooks
Decatur
Ester R. Flint
George J. Green
W. T. Watson
Florence
Murray Dodd
George Hubbard
J. D. Moody
Cullman
James J. Flanagan
Huntsville
Virgil B. Fowler
W. Q O. Crumby, Sr
Arthur Stewart
W. B. Buchanan
Roger I. Albright
B. H. Albright
Haleyville
C. L. Beard
Sheffield
J. B. Sockrell
Tuscumiba
John Lee Wilkinson
Prince Chenault
Moulton
J. C. Hummicutt
Reich Hotel
Gadsden
J. C. Coffey
Toastmaster’s Club
Why Not Cafe
Bob Trimble
Austin Crowe
Bruce Bradley
Bill Cook
Miles Denham
Jim Utley
Three Little Pigs Draws Race Ire in Florida
Florida lawmakers clash over a Miami segregationist bid to ban The Three Little Pigs from schools and libraries. David Hawthorn urges removal citing alleged brainwashing through a tale showing pigs of different colors. a lawmaker rejects the bill.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Miami
David Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Sugar Ray Holds Title In New York State
The New York State Athletic Commission recognizes Sugar Ray as holder of the world middleweight boxing title for the state, asserting his status amid ongoing title claims.
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Sugar Ray
New York State
NEW York
New York State Athletic Commission
May Slows In Building In Decatur Construction
May permits total 615 749 for construction raising year to 3 669 864 41. New homes 13 on 5th 6th 7th Avenues SW funded by Merriwether Construction Co. 524 675 for residences 91 074 for repairs.
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Decatur
May
6Th
7Th Avenues
Merriwether Construction Co
Heavy Rains Swell Rivers In South Ala
Two families evacuated as Chicksaw Creek rose north of Mobile after days of heavy rain. Mrs Ingram and two children were rescued from Crystal Springs Road by a Prichard skiff. four feet of water flooded their first floor. The Wallace family also left their home as a foot deep inundation covered Crystal Springs Road. U S 45 was closed near Chunchula due to a bridge approach washout, cutting Mobile Meridian links. Several county roads west of Mobile were blocked by washouts.
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Mobile
Chicksaw Creek
Prichard
W. L. Ingram
Crystal Springs Road
R. L. Heathcoe
Ingrams
William Wallace
Highway Patrol
Chunchula
Meridian
Miss
Area Youths Seek Offices At Alabama Boys State Election
In Tuscaloosa 385 boys attend the annual Alabama Boys State event at the University of Alabama to choose gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidates. Prospective governors include Bush Draper Espy Fleming Holland Kennedy Knowles McCarty Morgan Pierce Prather Price Roberts Skelton Thompson and others. Lieutenant governor hopefuls are Norman Fort Deposit and David Wilson Athens.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Boys State
University of Alabama
Montgomery
Kenneth Bush
Sanford
Freddie Draper
Aldrich
Kip Espy
Dothan
John Lee Fleming
Jackson
Melvin Holland
Tuscumbia
Robert Kennedy
Eufaula
Craig Knowles
Huntsville
Bruce MceCarty
Fort Deposit
Jimmy Morgan
Holtville
Ned Pierce
Goodwater
Space Monkey Able Dies In Surgery
Able, a seven pound rhesus monkey that rode a Jupiter rocket into space, died during surgery at Fort Knox Army Medical Research Laboratory. The Army said the death was due to rapid convulsive heart action after anesthesia and not related to the space flight. The body was sent to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology for study. Baker the other monkey survived.
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Washington
Able
Army
Army Medical Research Laboratory
Ft. Knox
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Baker
Auburn Trustees Seek Name Change to Auburn Land Grant University
Auburn trustees unanimously approve a resolution favoring renaming the Alabama Polytechnic Institute to Auburn, Alabama Land Grant University. They argue the change could attract more funding and better teachers without extra state cost or altering the institution's aims. President Craughon notes eight states have renamed from college to university since 1953. The article continues on page 2.
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Auburn
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Alabama Land Grant University
Ralph B. Craughon
David W. Mullins
API
Traffic Toll Tops Previous Memorial Day Record
A final tally shows 310 people died in traffic over a 54 hour period, surpassing the 1953 two day Memorial Day high of 241. The weekend also recorded 101 drownings and 47 other accidents for a total of 458 deaths, exceeding the 385 mark set in 1953.
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Associated Press
Traf
National Safety Council
Rezoning Approval Clears East Acres Housing Plan
The City Commission approved changing the East Acres Addition zoning from R-3 to R-4 enabling the Decatur Housing Authority to build 124 dwelling units. The move, opposed by nearby residents, will require a city fund cost of over 20000 dollars and bids will be invited by next week with construction contracts let by mid July.
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East Acres
Decatur Housing Authority
Wilson Morgan
Murray Dodd
City Commission
Federal Housing Authority
7Th St. SE
Housing Authority
City General Fund
Charles Parker
7Th St
19Th Ave
Decatur Planning Commission
Atlanta
Morgan Lee
Boys State Politicing Rivals Tammany Hall
May 31 opening of the 22nd Alabama Boys State at the University of Alabama features city campaigns with banners, free drinks, and public announcements as contestants vie for city governments. Hill Ferguson III and Dennis Holt from Decatur High School report daily for The Decatur Daily on events and peers.
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Tammany Hall
Hill Ferguson III
Dennis Holt
Decatur High School
Boys State
University of Alabama
Ferguson
Decatur Daily
University
Ala
Alabama
Purpose Cited As Lifes Aim For Graduates
Decatur High School held its graduation as 213 seniors received diplomas before more than 1,200 parents. Dr. Virgil McCain urged finding a life purpose through prayer and education, citing medical advances automation and thought as growth drivers. Awards went to Larry Durham Goldel Award and Patricia Powell Rotary Scholarship.
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William H. Jenkins
Decatur High School
Jenkins
Larry Durham
Goldel
Cecelia Smith
DAR
Joe Stimson
Civitan
Patricia Powell
Rotary
Virgil McCain
Athens College
McCain
Robert C. Durham
Sky notes from Decatur on June 3 and Venus near Pollux
Decatur sky updates show sunset at 6 56 p m and sunrise at 4 36 a m for June 4. The Moon rises tomorrow at 3 33 a m in apogee with a New Moon on June 6. Venus appears about midway between Pollux and Mars, with Castor to the right of Pollux.
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Venus
Pollux
Mars
Castor
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.55 feet up .11 in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.85 feet. TV A lake levels Guntersville 595.2 Wilson 507.1. High yesterday 04 degrees at 11:30 am, low 66 at 4 am. Today 11:15 am 76 degrees. Forecast partly cloudy warm less humid with sunshine. Tonight partly cloudy cooler. Winds north 7 to 12 mph. High today 81, low tonight 62, high Wednesday 85.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
Alabama House Expected Fast Passage of 74 Million Bill
The administration backed general appropriation bill for non educational state functions faces few amendments as the Alabama House opens at noon. The 74 million dollar spending plan covers the next two fiscal years and tops the day’s calendar under a recently adopted resolution.
Trimmier Hits Land Study Backing Fund Charge
State Rep. Charles Trimmier of Mobile Alabama says a secret congressional subcommittee investigator report supports his claim that efforts to misuse federal funds occurred in a Mobile land deal The Alabama supper club dinner featured his assertion that there was never a question of misuse of funds merely an attempt to misuse them. details remain on page 2
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Washington
Charles Trimmier
Mobile
Ala
Congressional
Trimmier
Alabama
Gas Truck Explodes Killing Eleven on Eastern Pennsylvania Highway
A propane gas truck exploded after a crash near Schuylkill Haven killing at least 11 people and injuring 15. Witnesses described the flames sweeping along the road and debris striking bystanders as firefighters battled the blaze before the explosion.
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Schuylkill Haven
Pennsylvania
Melvin Clouser
Frank Toohey
Pottsville
Vince Ney
East German Spokesman warns West Berlin dangers
At the Geneva Big Four talks East German Foreign Minister Lothar Bolz warned that West Berlin is a powderkeg that could ignite a world atomic conflict. He accused Western powers of subversion and espionage in West Berlin as Western leaders demanded an agreement to neutralize the city.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
West Berlin
Lothar Bolz
Wilhelm Grewe
West Germany
Palace of Nations
Nikita Khrushchev
Andrei Gromyko
East Germany
Berlin
Bolz
Soviet Union
Wife signs papers to keep Long in clinic
Galveston Texas. The wife of Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long signed papers to restrain her ill husband from leaving a psychiatric clinic, as announced by Probate Judge Hugh Gibson.
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Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Hugh Gibson
Somoza vows two day annihilation of exile invaders
President Luis Somoza pledged in Managua that two planeloads of exiles from Costa Rica would be wiped out within two days. Rebel leader Enrique Lacayo Farfan claimed a revolution had erupted in Costa Rica with fighting at several points, while reports counted 75 to 421 insurgents and heavy air strikes continued near Mata galpa and Santo Tomas.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Costa Rica
Somoza
Enrique Lacayo Farfan
San Jose
Santo Tomas
Lake Nicaragua
National Guard
See
Frigidaire Deals Highlighted Amid Price Chats
Shoppers discuss price cuts and promotions as Frigidaire items surface in bargain chatter. The focus centers on value, supply, and comparing deals across retailers.
Macmillan Affirms Unity With Lloyd Despite Rumors
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the House of Commons he hopes to work with Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd for a very long time. He dismissed reports of Lloyd's replacement as unfounded after The Times stirred speculation ahead of the Geneva summit.
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Dennis Neeld
London
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
Selwyn Lloyd
Macmillan
Shinwell
Lloyd
London Times
Geneva
Britain
Times
Foreign Office
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