West Court Housing To Be Remodeled In Decatur
West Court housing in Decatur will undergo repairs and remodeling starting next week. The project, costing about 45000, covers 18 currently rented of 50 units and will improve gas, tile floors, and interiors one building at a time. The U S Housing and Home Finance Agency approved a 26000 planning loan for slum survey and site studies to condemn and clear property for private redevelopment. Additional federal funds totaling 181000 are set aside, with more possible if needed.
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Charles H. Parker
Decatur Housing Authority
West Court
Parker
Housing Authority
U. S. Housing and Home Finance Agency
Decatur
New Alabama DAV officer elected at Birmingham convention
Frank J. Smith of Athens is named junior vice commander of the Alabama Disabled American Veterans after election at the annual DAV convention in Birmingham. Myron Eugene Page and Alma Hassell Bryan of Decatur earned master of arts degrees at George Peabody College for Teachers with Henry H. Hill presenting degrees and Dr. Hugh C. Stuntz delivering the principal address. Tonight at 7 30 the Mary Howell Business Women's Circle will meet at the home of Elva Tipton on Bee Line Highway. DIARY on page 2.
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Frank J. Smith
Athens
Birmingham
Myron Eugene Page
Alma Hassell Bryan
Decatur
George Peabody College
Henry H. Hill
Hugh C. Stuntz
Scarritt College
Nashville
Mary Howell Business Women’s Circle
Southside Baptist Church
Elva Tipton
Bee- Line Highway
Board Of Education To Authorize Two School Jobs
Walter Jackson stated the City Board of Education will authorize contracts for flooring and painting at Gordon Bibb and Riverside Schools after reviewing four bids for flooring and four bids for exterior and interior painting.
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Board of Education
Walter Jackson
City Board of Education
Gordon Bibb
Riverside
Jackson
Supreme Court affirms 129000 damage award in labor case
The Supreme Court 6 to 2 upholds a 129326 damage award against three John L. Lewis unions for shutting down a Kentucky construction job. Laburnum Construction Corp of Richmond Virginia won the judgment in a Virginia state court and the Virginia Supreme Court affirmed. The unions argued NLRB had exclusive jurisdiction.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
Laburnum Construction Corp
Richmond
Kentucky
Virginia Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Dulles Sees Communists Dragging Feet at Geneva Talks
Secretary of State Dulles said the Communist bloc is delaying peace negotiations in Geneva while boosting its Indochina war effort. He plans a Western speaking tour and cautioned against U S unilateral action in Southeast Asia unless China launches new aggression. Dulles noted defections from the Soviet Union and progress between Italy and Yugoslavia over Trieste. He urged a meeting of American republics to discuss Guatemala, awaiting wider regional input.
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Washington
Dulles
Geneva
Indochina
Korea
Congress
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
United States
Ters
Soviet Union
Italy
Yugoslavia
Trieste
London
Europe
Weather and River Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge
The Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.45 feet this morning, down 0.27 feet in 24 hours. TVA Substation noted a high of 91 yesterday at 3 p.m. Temperatures today reach a high near 89 with a low around 65 tonight, remaining warm and fair into Wednesday.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guatemalan government suspends civil rights for 30 days
Guatemala's Communist backed government ordered a 30 day suspension of constitutional guarantees at a Cabinet session led by President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. Rights including freedom of expression were halted amid tension over arms from Poland and alleged plots against the regime. A mystery two engine plane dropped anti Communist leaflets over Quezaltenango and Guatemala City warning of danger in ties with Russia.
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Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
U.S
Poland
Arbenz
Quezaltenango
Russia
Roosevelt Faces Tight California Congress Primary
In California and South Carolina voters cast early primaries while Iowa tallied. James Roosevelt seeks a Los Angeles 26th District seat amid questions about his personality and his estranged wife’s adultery charges. Ned Redding opposes him. five Democrats and five Republicans run.
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Associated Press
California
South Carolina
Iowa
Leo A. Hoegh
GOP
Hoegh
Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
Burnet R. Maybank
Roosevelt
Ned Redding
Democratic National Committee
Robert L. Condon
Stephen Mitchell
Nevada
Condon
Lee Roosevelt
NAACP challenges segregation in Birmingham housing
Attorneys seek to strike down the Birmingham Housing Authority policy as unconstitutional in a federal class suit filed in U S District Court. The action targets 82 displaced residents from a Southside slums clearance project near the Medical Center and asks for priority low rent housing for those affected.
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Birmingham
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U. S. District Court
Birmingham Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Birmingham Medical Center
Thurgood Marshall
New York
Peter A. Hall
NAACP
White
U. S. Supreme Court
French Destroy Two Red Bases in Indochina Attack
French air and ground forces reported 100 percent destruction of two Viet Minh attack bases near Senho seven miles east of Hanoi. American supplied B26s Corsairs and Privateers supported by French tanks and infantry pressed into the straw thatch and mud villages near the Hanoi Haiphong rail line.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Senho
Haiphong
Stormy Weather Moves Across North Central U S
Weather system yesterday moved north of the border today bringing strong westerly winds to North Dakota. A belt of thunder and showers stretched from lower Michigan to eastern Oklahoma and north central Texas with hail and gusts near 40 mph reported at Farmington Missouri. Mild clear skies prevailed in the southeast, while showers dotted the east coast and other wet spots persisted in northern California and western Oregon.
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Mid-Continent
Minnesota
Dakotas
North Dakota
Lower Michigan
Oklahoma
Texas
Farmington
New England
California
Oregon
Backstage Move To End Army Hearings This Week
Washington notes show momentum growing to wrap up the McCarthy Army hearings soon as sentiment shifts toward concluding the 29th day. Roy M. Cohn testified he never heard Stevens express sympathy for Communists and warned against disclosure efforts.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Cohn
Army
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy Army
Jo . Adams
Arthy
Adams
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
David Schine
Speedup
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Truman
White House
Mundt
R-Sd
Ray H. Jenkins
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Kirke B. Lawton
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Lawton
Potter
R-Mich
Rhee Proposes Direct Control of Korean Aid Program
President Syngman Rhee accused U S aid to Korea of wasteful admin costs and proposed he take over the U S financed rebuilding effort. He urged grant credits with a small advisory staff and strict accountability to ensure every dollar is spent honestly. A U S official said he was mystified by the South Korean criticisms.
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Robert Eunson
Murray Fromson
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
United States
Rhee
China
Korea
ROK
Republic of Korea
France
Great Britain
U.S
Traffic Officer Hurt In Wreck Near Kaye Station
Decatur patrolman Euel Thompson Jr. was injured yesterday when his motorcycle struck the rear of a 1949 Chevrolet driven by William Key at 11 am on 6th Ave NE near the Kaye Service Station. Thompson was treated at Decatur General Hospital for bruises and lacerations. the car had no damage.
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Decatur
Kaye
6Th Ave
William Key
Cashin St
Euel Thompson, Jr
Kaye Station
Thompson
Pack Self
Brown
Decatur General Hospital
Stevens Deems Army Time Rough but Worthwhile
Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens told West Point cadets he has had a rough time but has never regretted taking the post. He praised the Army as a bulwark against communism and cited its superb training, readiness, and rapid modernization amid a crossing historical milestone.
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West Point
N.Y
Robert T. Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
R.wis
U.S. Military Academy
McCarthy
Pentagon
Army
Ralph W. Zwicker
Stevens
8Th
Korea
United States Army
Eisenhower
Thomas Calls Special Meeting Of Committee
Morgan County Democratic Executive Committee chair Thomas scheduled a Saturday meeting at 9 a.m. in the circuit courtroom to consider Sheriff John McCutcheon's protest that J. H. Collier was an ineligible primary candidate for late pre election expense filing. Collier won the sheriff race by about two to one.
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Rutledge Thomas
Morgan County Democratic Executive Committee
John McCutcheon
J. H
Jimmie) Collier
McCutcheon
Collier
Alabama
Thomas
Morgan County
Yanks To Stay In Indochina Through Sept 15
Washington says the 200 man Air Force technician force in Indochina will be kept with volunteers from the United States. Replacements will serve 90 days, with the program ending by September 15. Members may volunteer to extend beyond their 120 day tours if they choose.
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Washington
United States
Indochina
Defense Department
Bidault Sees Geneva Progress On Indochina Talks
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault reported progress at the Indochina peace conference and said results point toward future agreement. He stressed his conciliation efforts as France’s government battles for survival while Molotov and Eden prepare policy statements in Geneva.
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Geneva
Georges‘ Bidault
Indochina
France
Joseph Laniel
Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Anthony Eden
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