Roan Family Birth and Local Reunion Noted in Alabama
Mr and Mrs Avery Roan Jr of Tuscaloosa announce the birth of daughter Helen Anderson Roan at Druid City Hospital. Grandfather is Dr A M Roan of Decatur. Annual Graham family reunion set for Sunday at Spring Park in Tuscumbia with Decatur relatives expected.
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Avery Roan
Tuscaloosa
Helen Anderson Roan
Druid City Hospital
A. M. Roan
Decatur
Graham
Spring Park
Tuscumbia
Jim Woodall
Dennis Billings
Columbia
Lynn
Dewey
Ala
Christian College
R. H
Somerville Rd
Christian
Mississippi River
Stevenson Leads Kefauver in California Primary Returns
Adlai Stevenson leads with 1 041 303 votes to 626 030 for Kefauver from California. Eisenhower remains unopposed on the Republican ballot with 1 165 535 votes. Returns are from the state’s precincts as counted and reported.
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Adlai Stew
Estes Kefauver
Petty
Mica Tae
Kefauver
Desert Resort
California
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Ary Brege
Txcleaves
Adlai
Ike to Speak at Annapolis Fitness Conference
President Eisenhower will attend a conference on the fitness of American youth at Annapolis Maryland on June 19. The event focuses on national health and physical education efforts.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Annapolis, Md
UCLA Student Sues Professor Over Nose Punch
Mrs Elin Griffiths Lattimer 30 a UCLA senior sues Dr Donald A Pratt for 10000 alleging he punched her in the nose during an argument on Socrates and Plato over which elder Greek thinker was the true philosopher Irmas Jr Lattimer's attorney said the disagreement occurred May 2.
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Los Angeles
Elin Griffiths Lattimer
University of California
Donald A. Pratt
M. Irmas Jr
Lattimer
Admiral Joy Dies at 61 After Leukemia
SAN DIEGO California Admiral Charles Turner Joy aged 61 died yesterday in the naval hospital after a four year battle with leukemia. A veteran of the Korean War he headed the United Nations truce team for 11 months of armistice negotiations and later served as senior delegate to the Korean arms conference.
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San, Diego
Calif
Charles Turner Joy
United Nations
Korea
Joy
Naval Hospital
Martha Ann
U.N
Ae Ene Eby
University Training Secrets on Occiput and Oxford
A medical training note discusses spelling cholecysto duodenostomy a procedure creating a passage from gall duct to duodenum via the gallbladder. An error by a stenographer is cited describing an incision from the pointed chin to the Oxford, when it should be from chin to occiput.
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Oxford
U.S. Probes Missing Khrushchev Speech Section
U.S. officials say a large portion of Nikita Khrushchev’s attack on Stalin is missing from the released text. Diplomats abroad have been ordered to locate 10,000 to 15,000 words and send them to Washington. The missing section likely discusses Stalin’s conduct of foreign affairs and Khrushchev’s views.
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John M
Hightower
Washington
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
State Department
Stalin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Soviet Communist Party Congress
Burgreen Wins Hiway 31 Bid To Four-lane Decatur Athens
The U S Bureau of Public Roads approved Burgreen Contracting Company and its $596 293 bid to four lane Highway 31 from Decatur to Athens. Work begins in about a month with 10 661 miles of grading drainage and pavement to be finished in 200 working days. The state had approved the bid earlier but federal concurrence was needed. Contractors have 10 days to sign and bond and 15 days after the work order to start.
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Montgomery
Burgreen Contracting Company
Decatur
Athens
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Highway Department
Deat
Cain Takes Reefs On Security Program Before Senate
Harry P. Cain of the Subversive Activities Control Board appears before a Senate group to air his criticism of the administration and its security program. He doubts he will be reappointed when his term ends in August due to his attacks on the system.
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Washington
Harry P. Cain
Subversive Activities Control Board
Senate
Slum Clearance U K Forecast By Parker
Parker predicts near approval from Washington this month for a proposed 8th Ave and Church St slum clearance project. Charles Parker executive director of the Decatur Housing Authority said today comments were necessary.
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Washington
8Th Ave
Church St
Charles Parker
Decatur Housing Authority
Decatur Blood Donors Flown to Mississippi for Mrs Norris
The Alabama Air National Guard and Decatur citizens sent 15 volunteers aboard the Gully Jumper to Meridian to donate blood for Mrs. Joe Norris, a critically ill Decatur woman. Space limits forced turnaways at Pryor Field as Gov. Folsom and Guard officials supported the emergency flight.
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Alabama Air National Guard
Pryor Field
Decatur
Meridian
Miss
Joe Norris
A. B. van
Air National Guard
Mississippi
A. B. van Arsdale
Central Baptist Church
Norris
Knox McRae
Gov. Folsom
TVA Funds Head For New Airing
A $5,357,000 TVA appropriation was approved by a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, marking a delay in discussion of TVA power revenue use. The move supports TVA spending from its power revenues for much of its own construction, with full airing expected tomorrow.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
TVA
House
Polio cases rise in early June report
New polio cases numbered 121 last week, up nine from the week ending May 26, but less than half the 248 reported in the same 1955 week. A Public Health Service spokesman called the rise about seven percent and noted it is too early to predict the season’s course or the impact of Salk vaccine use.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading near Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.20 feet, down 0.04 in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.50 feet. Yesterday's high 81, overnight low 55. Forecast partly cloudy and warm today and Friday with scattered showers Friday afternoon. Fair and mild tonight. High 88, low 66, Friday high 69.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Tito Turns From América To Russia To Fill Wheat Bins
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia will import grain from Russia to boost trade by 20 million dollars this year. The agreement follows years of U S grain dealings and marks a shift toward strengthening ties with Moscow.
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Tito
América
Russia
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Army to discharge 475000 reserves and shift 500000 to standby list
The Army will discharge 475,000 ready reservists and transfer 500,000 others to the standby reserve. The screening will occur over 12 months starting July 1, leaving a ready group for immediate active duty in war or national emergency. The ready reserve totals about 1,885,000, not counting the National Guard at 407,000.
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Washington
National Guard
Avery Plans Local Expansion with 60 Trailers and 75 Trucks
Avery announces a local expansion stating operations will double or more. Orders for 60 stainless steel trailers and 75 GMC diesel trucks were placed yesterday. Trailer types include open top vans closed vans gasoline tanks and liquid tank trailers with delivery expected soon.
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Copes
Hoe Aow
Eo Ee
Oye Liquid
Avery
Police Find Dog To Save 4 Year Old From Painful Shots
After a two hour search by police, four year old Debra Cooper was bitten on the face by an unknown dog on her front porch. The dog, 12 years old and owned by a nearby family, will be kept for several days as officials assess risk and avoid rabies shots for the child.
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Debra Gay Cooper
L. E. Cooper
8Th Ave
Coopers
Decatur Daily offers $100 in Father’s Day letters
The Decatur Daily invites readers to submit letters on why their dad is the best. A $50 prize goes to the top entry, $25 for second, and 25 $1 prizes for honorable mentions. Winning letters will be published on Father’s Day June 17.
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Decatur Daily
The
Rens Cam
Aestone
Touch And Go Fight On Foreign Aid Support
President Eisenhower defends his 4.9 billion foreign aid program as Congress weighs cuts. House leaders face pressure to restrict aid to Yugoslavia and other neutralist states. Rayburn and Richards back administration, while Eisenhower calls for reevaluation of Yugoslavia policy.
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Eisenhower
Congress
House
U.S
Yugoslavia
Rayburn
Richards
Eisenhower Warns on Aid Bill With Dear Joe Letter
President Eisenhower cautioned that foreign policy efforts for peace would be seriously impaired by proposed cuts in U S aid. He sent a letter to House Republican leader Joseph W Martin Jr of Massachusetts, which he emphasized to the House as the aid bill neared a vote.
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America
Eisenhower
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
Joe
Soviet premier Bulganin letter on US relations delivered
Nikolai Bulganin sent a new letter on Soviet American relations. It was delivered to US Secretary of State by ambassador Georgi Zarubin who told reporters the reply would come "very soon" but would not specify topics or any new Soviet proposals.
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Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
Rasen
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