Doctor Loses Custody Suit in Georgia Supreme Court
In Bibb County, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld custody for Marilyn Stewart Starkie, 3, amid a habeas corpus appeal by her father. An autopsy indicated mercury poisoning linked to the mother’s death in Birmingham. The case centered on alleged spousal homicide versus suicide, with Starkie claiming the mother killed herself.
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Supreme Court
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French Assembly Takes Vacation With Pay
Paris AP reports members will be on vacation for about a month yet continue to receive full salaries of 230000 francs monthly while regular committee meetings proceed. Deputies will draw pay during the recess.
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Paris
Nasser Advocates Independent Cyprus Support
Egyptian leader Nasser seeks support for an independent Cyprus as talks begin. Nasser meets with officials to discuss autonomy and regional implications.
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Nasser
Cyprus
Radar Hater Free To Tote Warning Sign
Dayton police arrest a mother of two for carrying a sign reading speed trap ahead near a radar zone. A city prosecutor released her for $1, saying the action may aid drivers and slow speeders rather than hinder officers.
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Dayton
Ohio
Marjorie Steinway
William P Keane
Dayton Police Department
C. W. Martz
Steinway
Boy Swallows Rat Poison Found Behind Home
Twelve-year-old Paul Ward swallowed rat poison from a rubbish can behind his Harrison Township home. Deputies retrieved the can and started to the hospital, but engine trouble and a flat tire delayed them. They arrived with the poison for analysis enabling doctors to administer antidote. Paul Ward was reported out of danger.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Paul Ward
Harrison Township
John Mulso
Paul
Birmingham Firm Fined for Wage Hour Violations
Mac's Contracting Co. Inc. was fined 5293 dollars after pleading nolo contendere to federal wage hour violations. The judge ordered 1000 dollars plus 4293 to be paid to the Labor Department for distribution to affected workers if paid by August 1.
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Birmingham
Mac's Contracting Co., Inc
U.S. Dept. of Labor
U.S
Seybourn H. Lynne
Dept. of Labor
Local social notes from Morgan County and Brooksville
Rev Otis Golden filled his appointments at Friendship on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hollis Champion and children visited relatives here over the weekend. Gail Puckett and Tommy Hawkins married in Iuka May 15. Pvt Hawkins returned to Fort Hood Texas. Mrs Hawkins staying with his parents. Mrs Jimmy Thompson on sick list. Lula Love visiting daughter Nell ed from Hot Springs Arkansas for treatment. Kenneth Loranes of Decatur visiting grandparents Marvin and Ann Loranes. Buck Dunnaway medical patient at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic in Decatur. Joe Rowe of Decatur spent weekend with daughter J W Lambert family. Charles and Larry Henderson spent Sunday with Stanley Stringer. Brenda Fairbanks of Priceville weekend guest of Brenda Hawkins. Phillip Vaughan left Friday for Gary Indiana to work for summer. Thomas Roberts and children of Decatur visited his parents Grady and family. Tanner family reunion held at Wright Spring near Friendship Church with large crowd and bountiful picnic. Carl Kyle and family guests from Michigan.
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Mississippi
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Hartselle
Tommy Hawkins
Iuka
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Kenneth Loranes
Decatur
Marvin Loranes
Ann
Buck Dunnaway
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Joe Rowe
J. W. Lambert
Charles
Larry Henderson
Stanley Stringer
Brenda Fairbanks
Priceville
Brenda Hawkins
Phillip Vaughan
Gary
Indiana
Thomas Roberts
Grady
Tanner
Wright Spring
Friendship Church
Carl Kyle
Michigan
Hartselle Civitan Ladies Night Features Noted Guests
Wives of Civitan members attended the annual ladies night in Hartselle. Special guests included Ernest Maddox president elect of the Rotary Club and Mrs Maddox Walter Evans Decatur Civitan president and Mrs Evans. Ed Fortenberry Redstone Arsenal scientist spoke on electronics and recent scientific developments and future prospects.
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Civitan Club
Ernest Maddox
Rotary Club
Maddox
Walter Evans
Decatur Civitan Club
Evans
Ed Fortenberry
Redstone Arsenal
Missing Fisherman Sought Near Mobile
Officers search near Mobile and Baldwin County shores for a fisherman last seen at a Dixie landing. A motor belonging to the boat was recovered and the sheriff says there is reason to believe he drowned.
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Dixie Landing
Baldwin County
Baldwin
Taylor Wilkins
Long
Flight Instructor Walter McGill Dies From Injuries
Knoxville AP reports Walter C. McGill died from injuries suffered December 10 in a flight explosion near Fort Rucker Alabama. A former TVA and Atomic Energy Commission pilot, he had been educated locally and employed as a civilian flight instructor for Army small planes and helicopters used in reconnaissance missions.
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Ft. Rucker
Ala
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Army
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
Local Social Notes From Greensboro Alabama
The column records visits and family news with Ellie Gillespie Jimmy Willis and children visiting relatives in Greensboro. Junior G A s met with leader Mrs Willis at the church. Several local households are noted visiting and hosting relatives including the Mills Harris Thrashers and Glasgow Thrasher families.
Queen's Cousin Engaged to Catholic Nurse
The Queen's first cousin, the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, announced engagement to Mary Brennan, a nurse who cared for him after surgery in 1956. Brennan is Irish Catholic and 30s, while the earl is 40. The couple's religious differences contrast with Elizabeth II's Church of England role.
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London
Elizabeth
Church of England
Earl
Miss Brennan
Queen Mother Elizabeth
Bihar Heat Wave Claims 100 Lives in Two Weeks
In Calcutta the AP reports that one hundred Indians have died of sun stroke in Bihar state during the past two weeks as a severe heat wave persists.
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Calcutta
India
Bihar
Mr and Mrs Guy Thrasher Weekend Event
Mr and Mrs Guy Thrasher were noted to have participated in a social weekend gathering with friends and family. The brief mentions their presence without detailing activities or outcomes.
Pair Jailed Here For Worthless Check
Morgan County sheriff's deputies arrested four people for public drunkenness. A Gadsden woman identified as Mrs. George Morgan was picked up on a warrant from Etowah County. Billy G. Levens, 25, of Decatur, was also arrested on a local warrant.
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Gadsden
George Morgan
Etowah County
Billy G. Levens
Decatur
Jiff
Gas prices fall slightly in Mobile County price war
Gasoline costs ease by about three cents a gallon at Mobile County stations in a small price war. Regular from major brands runs about 30.9 cents per gallon, premium about three cents higher. Independent stations show two to three cents less.
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Mobile
Birmingham Fire Burns Two Men
Flames and smoke from a one story office fire in Birmingham routed ledgers and sent two men to University Hospital in critical condition. Theodore Padios age 80 and Jimmy Carra age 59 were identified as the injured. The fire started in a first floor office with a television set likely causing the blaze.
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Birmingham
University Hospital
Theodore Padios
Jimmy Carra
A. Rosenfeld
Padios
Sugar Loaf and Corcovado Standout Rio Vistas
Sightseers favor two elevated Rio de Janeiro viewpoints Sugar Loaf a towering monolith and Corcovado whose name translates as Hunchback both drawing crowds for city panoramas.
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Rio de Janeiro
Corcovado
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