Local notices and weather mix in Decatur area update
Peggy Guffin enrolls at Howard College Birmingham this summer after graduating from Decatur High School. Tennessee travelers face showers and possible heavy rains with highs in the 80s. patrol reports no wrecks in several counties. Toastmasters meet at Why Not Café with five speakers. Engineers group gathers at Dale's Restaurant with social hour and dinner. Minor accidents occur at 31 Drive In and car theft report noted. Sheriff reports one public drunk. city docket lists multiple traffic and conduct charges. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Peggy Guffin
Decatur High School
Howard College
Birmingham
Ralph Guffin
Somerville Rd. SE
City Recorder
Understanding Sin and Being Begotten by God
The text explains that true rebirth means sinning is not a habitual lifestyle. A Christian may err, but will not persist in sin as a way of life. The measure is whether one’s life reflects rebirth or remains nominal faith.
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Paul
Justice Douglas
North Carolina
Douglas
Louise Lassiter
Northampton County
Virginia
Supreme Court Tosses Out NAACP Fine Again
The U S Supreme Court voided a $100000 civil contempt fine against the NAACP for not turning over membership lists. It ruled the lists were private and that any new challenge to other records must come in a fresh action. The court also addressed literacy tests and other racial cases in a busy session.
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Washington
U.S Supreme Court
National Assn
Advancement of
Colored People
Alabama
NAACP
Alabama Supreme Court
North Carolina
Virginia
Houston
Tex
United Steelworkers Union
Armco Steel Corp
Walter B. Jones
Montgomery
State Supreme Court
Cullman to Get Poultry Lab
A poultry diagnostic laboratory will be built in Cullman, announced today. Tom Erwin of Charles Pfizer Co. said it will be the largest such laboratory in Alabama, with five professional families to move to Cullman for the opening and more within two years. The project could exceed $200 million annually in impact.
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Cullman
Tom Erwin
Charles Pfizer Co., Inc
Alabama
Sportsman's Lake Rd
Alabama Governor says NAACP still barred from state
Gov. John Patterson declares the NAACP remains prohibited from doing business in Alabama despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a $100,000 contempt fine. He condemns open violations of state law and reaffirms that corporations must obey Alabama law. Chief Justice Livingston and Judge Jones declined comment.
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Montgomery
Ala
NAACP
Alabama
John Patterson
U.S Supreme Court
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Patterson
J. Ed Livingston
Alabama Supreme Court
Walter B. Jones
Jones
State Supreme Court
Atty
MacDonald Gallion
Mine Operator Shot To Death In Lake City
Jess Fesler a 53 year old coal mine owner was shot to death while operating his bulldozer on a federal flood control project near Lake City Tennessee Authorities questioned five men in Clinton Jacksboro and Sunbright as possible motives shift to other directions Sheriff Glad Woodward said the shooting is not tied to union troubles and noted past demands against Fesler while the UMW welfare fund previously sued him for back contributions.
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Lake City, Tenn
Jess Fesler
Sunbright
Tenn
Lake City
Anderson County
Glad Woodward
Clinton
Here
Campbell County
Rose Kitts
Jacksboro
Anderson - Campbell County
Knoxville
Kentucky
Tennessee
United Mine Workers
Woodward
UMW Welfare Fund
Fesler
Fester
Western ministers fear Geneva talks may collapse without Berlin deal
Western foreign ministers led by Herter and Couve de Murville warn of a possible breakdown in talks with the Soviet Union over Berlin urging Khrushchev to provide last minute concessions. They note Khrushchev’s Hungary interview signals Western blame if Geneva fails and discuss shortening the session to cut deadlock.
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Soviet Union
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Maurie Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
Hungary
Gromyko
Budapest
Khrushchev
Man Found Dead in 1959 Chevrolet Near Cullman City Dump
A man in his early 20s was found dead in a 1959 Chevrolet near the Cullman City dump. The body lay face down in the front seat. the car with a Madison County plate was moved to Mass-Service Funeral Home by a wrecker. State toxicologist and investigator called. no ID yet.
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Cullman
Cullman City
Madison County
Loan Firms Unite for Fair Alabama Legislation
About 30 Alabama loan companies form a group to back legislation they call fair and impartial for small loan firms. Representatives say the effort aims to shape rules governing lending practices and consumer protections.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Evening Sky and Planet Positions for Decatur
On Wednesday June 10 the sky shows the Big Dipper high in the northwest at moonset. Mars lies north of the Moon with Venus just north of Mars Saturn low in the southeast Jupiter due south at 10 02 p.m. Sunset is 7 00 p.m. Sunrise 4 34 a.m. Moonset 10 03 p.m. First Quarter June 13.
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Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 721.47 feet, up 0.01 in 24 hours. Sea level 555.77 feet. TVA lake stages Guntersville 594.7 Wilson 507.0. Yesterday's high 84 at 12:30 pm, low 68 at 3 pm. Thunderstorms with gusty winds in vicinity. Today's high 79, low 66, high Wednesday 0 percent.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
City annexation debated at Decatur meeting
Residents weigh city taxes and services in the 20 square mile area as Mayor Murray Dodd outlines city advantages and countryside appeals during a Saturday City Hall session. The issue hinges on costs, schools, and intangible value like peace and community. Insurance discussed on Page 2.
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Decatur
City Hall
Murray Dodd
Senate money bill path remains uncertain in Alabama
In Montgomery AP the state Senate faces an unclear path as administration forces push for the House approved general appropriation bill. Patterson opposition to a property tax shift fuels talk of filibuster while committee moves favor bans on colored pet sales and higher stock truck height.
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Patterson
Finance Committee
Senate
Heavyweight Title Fight Signing Halted in New York
The formal signing of the Patterson Johansson world heavyweight title contract was halted today by order of Gen. Melvin L. Krulewitch, chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Sweden
Melvin L. Krulewitch
New York State Athletic Commission
Backers Speak Today Its Foes On Wednesday Hearing on TVA self financing plan
A Senate Public Works subcommittee opens a hearing on legislation to let the Tennessee Valley Authority issue bonds to finance new power facilities. Proponents testify today and opponents Wednesday as Kerr and Hill back the bills. Amendments would limit TVA service area and tighten administration.
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Associated Press Special Service
Washington
Senate Public Works
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
House
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Senate
House Public Works Committee
Budget Bureau
Six Strikers Charged in Cullman United Auto Workers Dispute
Six Hayes Aircraft Corp. strikers face a Saturday hearing on charges from a road chase and roughing up three non-strikers. Howard Mullins in conspiracy, James Moses reckless driving, Ralph Ponder Jr. assault and conspiracy, Talmadge Kelley reckless driving and conspiracy, Waldo Johnson reckless driving, Willie Mickle assault and battery and reckless driving. About 4,000 UAW members are on strike at the plant with 3,000 nonunion workers still on duty.
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Cullman
Ala
Hayes Aircraft Corp
Justice of the Peace
Marvin Scott
United Auto Workers
Hayes
W. L. Tucker
Cullman County
Howard Mullins
James Moses
Ralph Ponder Jr
Talmadge Kelley
Waldo Johnson
Willie Mickle
Tucker
UAW
James D. Gardner
Norman Crider
Crodis Wream
Gardner
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