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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1957
Page
9
Alabama lawmakers battle persistent bickering as talks of sine die adjournment surface. Factions clash over a state purchasing bill and reapportionment measures while administration and anti administration camps clash across Senate and House battles threaten to stall key legislation.
In Danville Kentucky Dave Clyde and his son Travis were fishing when their line snagged a submerged object in three feet of water. Travis fell in but the register retrieved from a service station was recovered. He mistook the ribbon on the register for a snake, jumping back to safety as the object was pulled free.
Ninety three warships from eighteen nations anchor in a 14 mile array for the international naval review marking Jamestown’s 350th anniversary. USS Canberra and USS Boston lead the ships with high level officials aboard. Seventeen nations accepted invitations and the US Navy fields sixty ships.
In Madison a heated floor moment saw Assemblyman Elmer Genzmer offer a tongue in cheek amendment to a bill on vandalism by children. His plan would exempt a child who wore a sign reading Beware of Wild Child. The amendment was ruled out of order.
The White House said President Eisenhower stopped weekly doses of an anticoagulant after his 1955 heart attack about a month ago. Press secretary James Hagerty noted he will take the drug only intermittently and did not state whether the risk of another heart attack has passed. His weight is reported at 172 pounds, down from 178. Sing Sing note not part of the medical update.
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