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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1960
Page
5
Decatur's full cup ran over at the Welcome To Auto-Lite event as crowds gathered for the celebration. County editor Jack Smith reported strong attendance and local support at the Decatur facility opening.
Decatur Friday at the Holiday Inn buzzed with pride and gratitude as Decatur formally thanked Auto-Lite for its presence. A spokesman praised Auto-Lite representatives for making the town happy and expressing sincere thanks for selecting Decatur.
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals ruling in a Lang case, holding a trial judge did not violate the defendant's right to a public trial when spectators were told they may leave. The decision remanded to review without the public trial issue. Lang, 17 at the time, faced ten years for carnal knowledge of a five-year-old near Town Creek.
Princess to teach Betty Williams the new Mor Princess will resume duties after a quiet period.
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold reportedly told friends there is a 50 50 chance of bowing to a president campaign while fearing possible Soviet outbursts. Flood deaths in the United States total 834 over the last decade per court records, with no exclusion under state constitution provisions. The record lacks evidence that the public understood the language as mandating departure.
Charles Cates notes the White House private apartments include 54 rooms and 16 baths for the President, family, and guests in this Decatur Daily Stott column.
Florida centers on Ocala with about 30 horse breeding farms in Marion County led by Needles at Bonnie Heath Farm. The region promotes tourism around farms, Silver Springs and cattle and crops while describing broader Florida as tourist attractions and money driven.
The official count shows Loyalists with more votes than Righters by a 1,464,155 to 1,462,728 margin after a first primary. The report notes the city economy benefits from ten candidate ballots and observes coastal development and tourism imagery along with Dutch term kraals explaining animal enclosures.
Morgan County Circuit Court closed its first civil week as a jury awarded Ellen Hightower $650 from John W. Parrish after deliberating over two hours. Hightower sought $25,000. Trial lawyers were Miles Powell for the plaintiff and Eyster and Eyster for the defendant.
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