Young Certified Winner Of Fight For AR Control
Financier Robert R. Young won control of the New York Central Railroad in a stockholders vote tallied at 3,406,987 to 2,339,799 for the management slate. President William White signaled an orderly transition and suggested he will cooperate with the new group. Alfred E. Perlman was named as the likely new president, while cumulative voting for changing the meeting date was decisively defeated.
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Albany
N. Y
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
Young Forces
Central Management
William White
Young Group
White
New York Central
New York City
Young
Alfred E. Perlman
Denver and
Rio Grande Western Railroad
Central
Clint W. Murchison
Texas
Allen P. Kirby
Turner Family Returns Home From Visit
Mr and Mrs Sam J Turner and daughter Mary Louise have returned to 1533 Sherman St after a week visiting their daughter and sister Mrs Ralph Nakaniski and Mr Nakaniski of Waukegan They also visited in Chicago The Old Kyle Cemetery between Antioch Church and Cotaco will be cleaned Saturday morning June 19 helpers with loved ones buried there urged to attend Miss Gaynell McCreless earned the Graduate in Theology diploma from Tennessee Temple Bible School Chattanooga Tenn last week She will pursue a four year diploma at Tennessee Temple See DIARY on Page 2
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Sam J. Turner
Mary Louise
Sherman St
Daugher
Ralph Nakaniski
Nakaniski
Waukegan
Inhicago
Gaynell McCreless
A. L. McCreless
Decature
Tennessee Temple Bible School
Chattanooga
Tenn
McCreless
Tennessee Temple
Senator Foster Burned In Cabin Boat Explosion Near Huntsville
State Senator Joe Foster of Madison County suffered serious burns when a small cabin boat exploded near the river bridge docks about ten miles from Huntsville. The blast followed a series of deadly weekend accidents across Alabama, including a speed-boat crash in Guntersville and a railway incident in Birmingham. Bascom Brown, 55, of Jasper, was killed when struck by a train, while Owen T. Smith-Barry and Nathan Gentry died in separate water and road incidents.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Shirley Bryant
Oneonta
Opelika
Highway Patrol
Joe Foster
Madison County
River Bridge
Huntsville
Owen T. Smith-Barry
Guntersville
Guntersville Lake
Aubrey Carr
Bascom Brown
Jasper
Brown
Birmingham
Nathan Gentry
Alabama Safety Commission
Folsom Urges Welfare Funds Extension in Alabama
Gov James E Folsom urges Alabama's congressional delegation to extend the federal matching welfare program arguing a cut would harm many senior citizens. He warns reductions would force hardship for elderly, blind, disabled, and dependent children, noting his push for higher old age payments.
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Cullman
Alabama
Congress
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Stevenson warns graduates on corruption of conformity
Adlai E. Stevenson told Vassar College’s 269 graduates that conformity corrupts education and the soul. He warned about fear guiding choices and urged graduates to think independently and stand by their conclusions, aligning with courage and nonconformity.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
Vassar College
Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission Security Board
Stevenson
Jefferson Demo Chairman Called As GG Witness
Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee chairman Lamar Reid testified before the grand jury probing a 600 vote change in Jefferson County tallies for Lee Porter in the attorney general race. Porter's June 2 canvassed total was 23 060, later listed as 23 660 after state canvass review. Albert L. Patterson led the nomination by 854 votes after the adjusted figures.
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Birmingham
Lamar Reid
Jefferson County
Democratic Executive Committee
Lee Porter
Reid
Porter
Jefferson
State Committee
Albert L. Patterson
Mendes-France Forms Postwar French Cabinet Bid
Paris France Premier Pierre Mendes France said to negotiate with Ho Chi Minh to end Indochina war and form France 20th postwar cabinet. He faces a divided National Assembly as he seeks support for cuts in Indochina spending and slower European military buildup. President Rene Coty urged his resignation and accepted Joseph Laniel’s departure after a confidence vote defeat.
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Preston
Grover
Paris
Pierre Mendes
National Assembly
Laniel
Mendes-France
Assembly
Lantel
Coty
Radar Auto To Be Here Tuesday
Radar research car from New York University will demonstrate a highway safety device Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 3 at Sunset Drive-In. The event is sponsored by Northeastern and Southern State Safety Coordinators with help from the Alabama Safety Council and Alabama Highway Patrol. Sgt. W B Little invites the public to attend. one of 20 demonstrations planned in Alabama from June 10 to June.
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Sunset Drive
New York University Center For Safety Education
America
Alabama Safety Council
Alabama Highway Patrol
W. B. Little
Highway Patrol
Alabama
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
The Tennessee River read at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.36 feet with no change in 24 hours. High yesterday reached 92 degrees at 1 p.m. Today’s high 92 and low 68 with tonight and Tuesday expected showers and warm, partly cloudy conditions.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Carr Links Schine As Army Observer
Senatorial maneuvering over McCarthy probes continues as Carr testifies that Army Secretary Stevens discussed using G David Schine as a personal observer for Army intelligence schools. Carr, substituting for McCarthy, corroborates prior claims by McCarthy and Cohn about attempts to sidetrack the investigations into Reds.
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Carr Links
Schine
Washington
Francis P. Carr
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
G. David Schine
Army
Carr
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Pentagon
Roy M. Cohn
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Arms Shipment to Guatemala Stopped in Hamburg
Six tons of Swiss antiaircraft ammunition bound for Guatemala were detained in Hamburg after the West German government acted on a request from the U S High Commission. The United States regards arms shipments to leftist Guatemala as a threat to the Panama Canal security. A German ship was to carry the shells but authorities halted the move and asked for a hold on departure.
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BOM
Germany
Guatemala
Hamburg
U. S. High Commission
U. S
Panama Canal
Citen
Tegeeport
Ger- See Arms
Nixon says Army-McCarthy hearings should shift to national business
Vice President Richard Nixon urged that after the Army McCarthy hearings the nation focus on more important business. He arrived at Idlewild Airport from California where he had received an honorary degree from Whittier College.
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New York
Richard Nixon
Senate
Nixon
Idlewild
California
Whittier College
Army officials courted by McCarthy probe on Schine case
Testimony alleges Secretary Stevens urged the committee to take heat off the Army by probing security risks in defense plants and services, while Army Counselor Adams sought to end Monmouth radar lab hearings and shift control to Army figures. Carr described dinners and a fight outing connected to these efforts.
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Carr
McCarthy
Army
Schine
Stevens
McCarthy Subcommittee
Air Force
Navy
John G. Adams
Pvt
Adams
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Cohn
New York City
Monmouth
Secretary of the Army
I Am Old Glory Banner of Hope and Freedom
A patriotic profile of the American flag, tracing its eight decades of symbolism from the nation’s founding to a unifying symbol. It celebrates liberty justice and national pride with call to enduring values and unity under Old Glory.
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America
Soverign
United States of America
Flanders Attacks Those Blind to Communist Tide
In a Georgia Tech commencement, Senator Flanders warned against domestic fear of Communists while stressing a global threat. He implied criticism of Senator McCarthy without naming him, citing a Senate move to strip McCarthy of chairmanships over finances.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Flanders
R-Wi
McCarthy
R-Wis
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Wisconsin
Senate Elections
Atlanta
Sen. McCarthy
Asia
Africa
South America
Europe
Lee Flanders
Larry Terry Fund Grows Aimed At 800 For Child’s Hospital Bills
The Larry Terry Fund begun in The Decatur Daily supports seven year old Larry Terry in Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. The fund seeks at least 800 to cover three weeks of treatment with donations already totaling 222.25 including 56.50 today. Checks to Larry Terry Fund at The Daily.
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Larry Terry
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt
Hodgkin
Larry
Hegre Agra
Aldridge Grove Church of Christ
Daily
Ald
Geneva Talks Near End as Diplomats Call Korea Talks Futile
In Geneva the conference appeared near ending after talks between Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and British Foreign Secretary Eden. Western delegates said the conference failed to break the Korean deadlock, while Indochina sessions were set to continue secret. A joint plan was to send a Korean statement to the UN for further study.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Anthony Eden
Indochina
Eden
Molotov
U. N
Korea
Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
United Nations
Two Arrested In Burglary
Griffin and Roy Lee Alexander, both African American men, were arrested after a burglary at Robinson's Furniture Co on 2nd Ave. Griffin confessed and implicated Alexander. A set of burglary tools was left behind. Police, including Sgt. Lonnie and Officers Mor and Nuby, investigated.
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Joe W
Peter) Griffin
Decatur
Robinson’s Furniture Co
2Nd Ave
Max Delmore
J. B. Whitmire
Griffin
Ash St
Roy Lee Alexander
Alexander
Delmore
Lonnie
I Morand Nuby
Pack
Charles Smith Ega Oe
Alex EU- Slater
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