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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1959
Page
1
The piece defends beatniks as lovers of art and poetry while noting clashes with authorities over a coffee shop plans and a Chicago magazine facing postal hearings. It portrays beatniks as seekers of joy who oppose censorship and advocate open expression despite misgivings from critics.
The text depicts beatniks tearing down conventional life while crafting prose and poetry. They scorn steady jobs and square thinking, likened to Chaucer and Dante in language innovation. They mind their own business and seek to be left alone.
Richard L. Penn Jr aged 23 son of Mr and Mrs R L Penn Sr of 801 8th Ave SE Decatur graduates with the academy's historic first class in Colorado Springs He is commissioned as a second lieutenant and will begin pilot training at Bainbridge AFB after graduation He attended Decatur High School and the University of Alabama and was nominated by Rep Bob Jones Penn served on the Dodo cadet newspaper staff and in the Cadet Entertainment Committee and Forensic Club.
President Eisenhower said there has been no detectable progress at Geneva that would justify a summit conference. He urged the Soviet Union to show willingness to reach at least preliminary agreement at the foreign ministers sessions and to commit to Western rights in Berlin pending reunification. He noted Khrushchev statements have not eased East West tensions and spoke after meeting Gromyko with Britain France and the United States foreign ministers.
Mrs Grace Glaze of Adams Apts entered Decatur General Hospital Tuesday for observation. The Pleasant Hill HDC will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. at Moulton Heights School for a spend the day workshop and covered dish. D Loyd Pate, 25, has been missing since June 1. call El 3 9884 if found. Hertz Conference in Chicago June 7–10 will include 1000 world wide representatives with Walter L Jacobs and Leon C Greenebaum presiding. John F Hagood and Ernest Hagood visited Decatur on business. Building permits issued include Leroy Clarke 617 McCartney St NW. Star Construction Co. office building 1806 6th Ave SE. W O Smith 619 Bank St add bathroom. Carl McDonald 15 Church St NE. Melvin L Hyatt remodel auditorium Central Baptist Church. William Nelson 310 Market St NE add room. See Diary On Page 2.
Annie Mae Wolaver arrives in Decatur after a Texas trip to meet G. W. Dodd of Houston whose daughter vanished 15 years ago. Dodd believed a possible match. Wolaver says she and Dodd now convinced she is his daughter. She toured Houston television stations and plans to stay as husband Pete Wolaver, ill, to recover.
Alabama Cotton Study Committee led by Rep Bob Gilchrist pressed the House Agriculture Committee for a bill to freeze cotton acreage. A provision would let farmers reallocate unused county acreage to ASC offices or, if unused locally, let the state use it. The review by the Agriculture policy committee was delayed as Secretary Ezra Benson would not be in Washington.
Ned Pierce was sworn in as governor of Boys State for 1959 at Tuscaloosa. He will lead as senior class president and plays trombone and football. Other officers named include Arthur J. Hanes Jr as Lieutenant Governor Truman Norred as Attorney General Butch Mathis as State Auditor Jack Yarbrough as State Treasurer Bill Brown as Secretary of State Dickie Howard as Superintendent of Education Ronnie Smith as Associate Justice and Kenneth Austin as Judge of the Court of Appeals with Sam Smith named to the Public Service Commission.
In Managua President Luis Somoza mobilizes forces to meet three Cuba bound boats aiding rebels. He seeks OAS help after Cuba linked invasion plans to 75 plus fighters landing from Costa Rica. Castro denies aiding rebels as tension rises and troops guard the capital.
Western ministers led by Secretary of State Herter proposed pressing Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to offer new constructive Berlin proposals in secret talks at Geneva. The aim was to gauge Moscow's willingness to break the deadlock and enable a possible summit, with next 48 hours deemed critical.
GALVESTON Tex Far from violent Louisiana Gov Earl Long is mad as hell and in a psychiatric clinic. Attending physicians say he should recover completely in two to three months.
Decatur skies show sunset at 6 57 p m and sunrise 4 35 a m. Moonrise 4 13 a m as new moon forms. Prominent star Arcturus high in south at 9 07 p m. Visible planets Venus sets Mars at 9 53 p m Saturn low southeast at 10 1 p m Jupiter southwest at 1 20 a m.
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.79 feet, up 24 feet in 24 hours, sea level 556.09. TVA lakes Guntersville 595.3 Wilson 507.1. Temperature 74 this morning, 66 last night. Forecast sunny and warm today and Thursday, with fair and mild tonight. Winds northerly 7-15 mph diminishing. High 82 today, low 62 tonight, high tomorrow expected.
The Alabama House approved a 74 million general appropriation bill on its ninth day with two dissenters amid Gov. Patterson praise. The measure funds two years of operating cash for non-educational state agencies and heads to the Senate for consideration.
VIPCO Valley Institutional Products Co plans to open in Decatur in about 15 days in the old DAV Home at 502 Railroad St. Rex Finley owner, W. H. Elliott president, says the independent firm will produce 8 to 10 food specialty items for national distribution to schools hospitals and feeding operations. About 10 to 12 workers are expected. Elliott, from Atlanta with seven years in the field, will be joined by Grady Young of Decatur as treasurer. Plans include gradually expanding into restaurant equipment.
In Geneva the Soviet side remains optimistic despite a stalled Western ministers conference over West Berlin. Mikhail Kharlamov, the Soviet spokesman, says talks are useful while Western officials report no progress. Kharlamov's cheerfulness leads Western diplomats to suspect a broader aim behind the smiles.
Four inmates serving long terms escaped from the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison by sawing two bars from a window and then dropping less than ten feet to the ground. The breakout occurred in cell house 19 as guard Larry H. Pickard and night cell house captain Lawrence W. Smith aided the alarm. The escapees were Lloyd Woodson Albert Boerger Elon Girler and Robert Jones.
Washington AP political delay centers on civil rights and public power as the Senate weighs Lewis L. Strauss nomination. Republicans claim a slim edge though about 17 Democrats must back him. Southern Democrats and public power advocates threaten stiff opposition.
President Eisenhower denied charges by John L. Lewis that he favored steel industry management in the wage talks with organized labor. He urged both sides to show discipline and warned against actions harming workers, calling for Congress to pass corrective labor legislation.
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