Weather outlook and local notices in Decatur area
Clear to partly cloudy with warm afternoon temperatures and possible thundershowers in extreme northwest. Moderate southerly winds along the coast. Tennessee River stages show fluctuations with Guntersville at 594.9 feet and Decatur around 555.8 feet. Church notices invite transportation calls to arrange rides. Local births, deaths, conversions, and court actions noted with names and venues. Five cases set for trial in recorder's court this afternoon.
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Tennessee River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Knoxville
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Decatur
Florence
Cars Collide In Three Minor Local Mishaps
Chief J B Whitmire reports three separate collisions. A Chevrolet pickup driven by Claude McBride at Sixth Ave W and Moulton Street sustained minor damage. A 1949 Plymouth driven by Stewart Burchfield of Bessemer and a 1951 Pontiac driven by Hoyt Grizzard at Sixth Ave and Seventh St South received slight damage. A Decatur Transit truck driven by A N Tapscott and a 1950 Ford driven by Daniel Moore, a US marshal, also had a minor collision with slight damage.
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J. B. Whitmire
Claude McBride
6Th Ave. N
Sixth Ave
Moulton Street
Stewart Burchfield
Bessemer
Hoyt
Grizzard
7Th Street S
Sixth Avenue
Seventh Street South
Decatur Transit
A. N. Tapscott
3Rd Ave. E
Daniel Moore
United States Marshall
Secretary Not Told Marshall To Visit Korea
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate today he did not know Secretary Marshall planned a trip to Korea. The hearing touched off Republican demands to know if the two cabinet officers cooperate, with Wiley accusing military and diplomatic wings of not playing ball. Acheson said Marshall’s trip did not signal peace talks and rejected claims about Muccio’s remarks.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
Marshall
Korea
Wiley
R-Wis
Marshal
Ridgway
United States
Senate Armed Services
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Rpa
Muccio
Economy Move Is Up For Test
A Republican effort seeks a ten percent cut in personnel at non defense federal agencies. The Senate faces a key vote on Ferguson’s amendment to the Labor Department and Federal Security Agency appropriations bill for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The measure could set the pattern for the remaining dozen bills as the Senate weighs a five percent cut already approved by the appropriations committee.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Senate
Senator Ferguson
R-Mich
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cordon
R-Ore
Ferguson
House
Area Drouth Broken By Heavy Rain Accompanied By High Wind Losses
Farm leaders cheer as the long drought ends with heavy rain and high winds sweeping the region. The relief comes amid damaged crops and concerns over wind damage and localized flooding.
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Drouth
Rain drenches Central Valley as drought relief arrives
More than a half inch of rain fell in a 20 minute deluge this morning easing a long drought in the Central Valley. County agent L T Wagnon calls it the best weather in weeks and says crops will have a chance to come out, while statewide drought damage tops 150 million dollars in cotton meat and dairy. Heavy showers and hail damaged East Morgan crops but relief may prevent further losses. Three Decatur youths escaped injury after high waves capsized their fishing boat near the yacht harbor. See FARM on Page 2.
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Central Valley
L. T. Wagnon
Wagnon
Frank Stewart
North
Alabama
Morgan County
W. T. Watkins
the Daily
East County
Watkins
R. B. Freeman
Decatur Electric Department
Decatur
Tennessee River
Yacht
Theo Putnam Jr
Grant
Tom Edgil Jr
Brookmeade
David Rowe
Fifth Avenue West
Iury
Crowds greet new oil crew in Iran seizure
Tehran radio reports large crowds welcomed the Iranian government's delegation arriving in Khuzistan to seize the Anglo Iranian Oil Company's assets. Governor Shamseddin Amir Alaie said the board of directors' arrival marks the first step toward nationalization and control by the Iranian people.
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Fred J
Zuly
Tehran
Iran
Khazistan
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Khuzistan
Shamseddin Amir Alaie
Mohammed Mossadegh
Boy Smothered In Slag Near Athens
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Lewis Covington Harris Covington 16 who was smothered to death late Thursday when trapped by slag slid into a trap while unloading a car of slag near the North city limits. He was taken to Spry funeral home after futile revival efforts. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Leo Covington 1312 North Jefferson.
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Lewis Harris Covington
Athens
Spry Funeral Home
Covington
Young Covington
Leo Covington
North
Jefferson
Monsanto And Union Electric To Explore Atomic Power Use
Monsanto Chemical and Union Electric of Missouri signed a joint agreement with the Atomic Energy Commission to study using atomic energy for electric power. The project could lead to a privately operated plant producing plutonium for the government and electricity for private use. Dr. Carroll A. Hochwalt and Stanley Stokes signed the contract. Hochwalt will direct the joint staff. The plan includes a feasibility study, private plant design, and private operation, with costs borne by the two companies. The AEC will provide information on reactor construction and operation.
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ST. Louis
Monsanto Chemical Company
Union Electric Company of Missouri
Atomic Energy Commission
Monsanto
Charles A. Thomas
Hobart College
Geneva
N. Y
Carroll A. Hochwalt
Stanley Stokes
Union Electric
Dr. Hochwalt
Monsanto-Union Electric
Ae.c
State Senate Still Stalled in Reapportionment Logjam
In Montgomery Alabama the state senate blocked action on reapportionment for the third straight day. The delay threatens postponement of the administration's 3 percent sales tax bill slated for consideration next week. Senator Lawrence K. Andrews led time killing moves by seeking weekend adjournment after introducing new bills and reports. Lt. Gov. James B. Allen broke a 14 14 tie to defeat the adjournment bid.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Senate
Bullock County
Lawrence K. Andrews
Andrew
James B. Allen
Confession Lie Vogeler Denies Spy Confession
Robert A. Vogeler repudiates as rubbish the Hungarian confession he said he made during 17 months in a communist prison. Freed April 28 after State Department pressure he described his ordeal at the National Press Club and said he used irony in describing his testimony.
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Washington
Robert A. Vogeler
Hungary
State Department
National Press Club
Vogeler
Reds Must Make New Peace Or Face UN Pressure From Front
U S Defense Secretary George C Marshall toured the Korean front with General Ridgway and Lt General Van Fleet and said any peace moves must come from Red China. He praised UN troops as the drive continued with heavy artillery duels near Chorwon and advances on Kumhwa while Chinese battalions blocked progress in the west.
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Tokyo
U. S
George C. Marshall
Chorwon
Marshall
Red
China
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. N
Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
Iron Triangle
Korea
Eighth Army
Kumhwa
Cherwon
No Clue Yet To Two Diplomats
The foreign office reports messages from Paris about two missing British diplomats lack handwriting or clues to their location. Donald Duart MacLean and Guy Burgess may be in Warsaw per France Soir, while French police say they do not know their whereabouts.
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Charles E. Whiting
London
Foreign Office
Paris
William Ridsdale
Foreign Office News Department
France Soir
Donald Duart MacLean
Guy Burgess
Washington
Warsaw
France
Ridsdale
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