Time Running Against West Berlin at Geneva Talks
Geneva observers fear prolonged negotiations at the Geneva conference with the Soviet Union risk weakening West Berlin's protection and fueling Communist influence. The dilemma centers on West Berlin 2 2 million residents and West Germany 52 million, as Khrushchev pressures a free city status and separate peace with East Germany. Western leaders weigh timing and concessions while considering a possible deadline to close the talks.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
Soviet Union
West Berlin
West Germany
Christian Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
East Germany
Khruschhev
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
Khrushchev
West
Si Garrett In Hospital In Birmingham
Former Alabama attorney general Si Garrett has been admitted to University Hospital in Birmingham in a rundown condition. Garrett, one of three men indicted in the 1954 Albert L Patterson murder that spurred Phenix City cleanups, previously spent over a year in a Galveston mental hospital and later faced trial readiness questions.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Si Garrett
Garrett
Albert L. Patterson
Phenix City
Ala
Galveston
Tex
Bryce Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Coma Garrett
Grove Hill
University Hospital
Patterson Rejects Property Tax Change as Dire for State
Gov. John Patterson warned against a constitutional amendment to remove the state from the property tax field. He said passage would wreck government, cut funds for schools, pensions, health, and law enforcement, raise highway deaths, and cost thousands of state jobs. He urged voters to defeat the measure.
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Montgomery
John Patterson
Patterson
House
Senate
Khrushchev Sees Path to Agreements at Summit
Soviet Premier Khrushchev said if Geneva talks fail, a summit could still yield agreements. He criticized those who claim failure to ease tensions means no progress, and warned against using West Berlin occupation as a pretext to block a summit.
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Vienna
Austria
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Geneva
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Pennsylvania Coal Output Reached 60 Million Tons in 1957
Pennsylvania produced 60 million tons of bituminous coal during 1957, marking a substantial annual output for the industry. Officials note the figure reflects total mined coal across major districts and mines statewide.
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Pennsylvania
FFA Officers Named At Session
Alabama Future Farmers of America elected Delmar Wiggins of Straughn as president at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute session. He succeeds Buddy Farrington of Dadeville. Other officers include Pryor Murphree Prattville vice president Gary Winsett Hazelgreen secretary Larry Williams Jasper treasurer and Richard Pearson Leroy reporter.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Future Farmers of America
Delmar Wiggins
Straughn
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Wiggins
Buddy Farrington
Dadeville
Pryor Murphree
Prattville
Gary Winsett
Hazelgreen
Larry Williams
Jasper
Richard Pearson
Leroy
Pilot Crashes in Rain Near Lafayette Alabama
Kentucky pilot Joe Capito, 30, crash landed a light single engine plane near the Lafayette city limits in heavy rain. He escaped unharmed after overshooting a pasture and landing in a pine thicket during a Louisville to Macon route. The aircraft was heavily damaged.
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Kentucky
Joe Capito
Lafayette
Capito
Louisville
Macon
Veterans Affairs Meet Closes With Election
About 100 delegates attended the Veterans Affairs meeting in Mobile Tennessee where James L Crider won the election to succeed J Marvin Russell as president moving from vice president to the top post.
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Veterans Affairs
Mobile
Dele- Tenn
James L. Crider
J. Marvin Russell
Sacramento
Calif
Forest ownership in the United States reveals private majority
A study notes that of 648 million acres of U.S. forest, more than half are privately owned, highlighting landscape control and management patterns across the nation. Public and corporate holdings form the remainder, influencing policy and conservation priorities.
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United States
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