Freeing of California Missionaries Sparks Hope for U.S. Prisoners
Hong Kong reports two Roman Catholic missionaries Father John William Clifford and Thomas Leonard Phillips from California were released after three years in prison. Authorities said they completed terms on June 15 and were freed today, prompting cautious optimism for broader prisoner releases and renewed Geneva talks.
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Decatur Figures to Speak Sunday at McKendree Church
ECATUR $ DIARE J Bob Gilchrist Decatur attorney will speak Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at McKendree Methodist Church. Public is invited. First Baptist Church will have its commencement program for Vacation Bible School tonight at 7 30. Parents and friends invited. Eleven members of the National Nation of Cost Accountants plan to attend the 37th annual International Cost Conference in Chicago June 24 27. Howard C Greer Chemstrand vice president will speak. Elvin Hicks family leaving on West tour to Oklahoma Utah California and Washington. A theft report cites a green record player at 618 Sherman Sr. Collision at 5th Ave SW and First Ave NW with no injuries. D AV Chapter 11 hosts games tonight at the D AV Home. Public invited. See DIARY on Page 2
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Civil Rights Bill Advances in House Rules Split
In Washington a split within the Republican Southern Democratic coalition on the House Rules Committee pushed civil rights and federal school aid bills toward early votes. The panel voted 73 to 64 to move the school bill next Tuesday and the civil rights bill next Thursday, though Southern Democrats and one Republican opposed both moves. A Senate filibuster is expected to block the measures, but House passage seems likely next week if floor action proceeds.
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Union Leader Draws 6 Month Jail Sentence
John T. Gojack of Fort Wayne Indiana, a labor union leader, was sentenced by Judge David A. Pine to nine months in jail and fined $200 for contempt. He was convicted May 3 on six contempt charges, with a suspended sentence plea denied, amid CIO era personnel disputes and HUAC scrutiny.
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Limestone road work exceeds four million dollars
A. L. Spence, Limestone board of revenue chair, reports over 4.1 million dollars in highway and bridge work underway or soon starting in Limestone County. Projects include ten miles of four lane US 31 from Athens to the state line, US 72 bypass, Elk River bridge at Elk River Mills, and about four miles of state Highway 20 from Mooreville east to the Madison County line.
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Tornado Skirts Ozark Alabama Business District
A funnel shaped cloud passed about 200 feet above Ozark's business district yesterday afternoon. Hi Brown, a local businessman, reported the sighting and said there was no damage. State Highway Patrol in Montgomery confirmed no damage and no ground touch.
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Air Force mum on Bikini H-Bomb target miss rumors
Washington reports say the Air Force gave a noncommittal reply on whether the B52 drop of the H bomb over Bikini last month missed the target. The Atomic Energy Commission declined to comment. Speculation put the error margin at about 3,500 yards from Namu Island.
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Florida Bus Line May Quit After Negro Boycott
The Cities Transit Co plans to end service in Tallahassee on July 1 unless the boycott by Negro residents is resolved. The protest began after two Florida A&M coeds were arrested for refusing to move to the rear of a bus. The line lost about 60 percent of revenue despite a recent fare increase.
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Dothan Baze Change of Ownership Reported
Ralph Nicholson buys the Dothan Baze from Horace Hall in a move announced in today’s editions. The sale price is not disclosed and the Eagle’s circulation is about 22 800.
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New York Subway Strike Paralyzes City Traffic
Thousands stranded as a nine hour walkout shuts down the subway system all three lines. 27 motormen and union officials suspended as authorities threaten action under antistrike laws, while daily commutes collapse and surface traffic swamps streets.
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Gum Pond Road Bid Date Set for Morgan County Project
The Alabama state highway department announced June 29 as the bid opening date for a Morgan County paved road project. The seven and three quarter mile route runs from Highway 67 south to the Morgan Cullman line with drainage, grading and bituminous treatment and includes a southwest spur to the Pentecost Church area.
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Weather and river readings in Decatur area today
Tennessee River gauge at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.63 feet rising 0.03 feet in 24 hours with sea level at 555.93 feet. Temperatures ranged from 72 to 83 degrees this morning. Rainfall totaled 0.05 inches through 8:30 a.m. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers and scattered thundershowers today and tonight, and into Saturday, with little temperature change.
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No Talks On Tap In TC Walkout
Birmingham A V Wiebel TCI president said no talks are planned with the union before Monday in the 49 day strike at U S Steel Tennessee Coal and Iron Division. Federal mediators will join thesession at 10 a m with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine men as efforts to reach an agreement resume. The 264 transportation workers strike began at midnight April 27 supporting higher pay and benefits.
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President Eisenhower Signs 21 Documents During Hospital Stay
President Eisenhower, after a week in hospital, handles a sizable portion of White House business signing 21 documents at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Hagerty notes no political discussions with the President and dismisses a columnist forecast of an imminent political announcement.
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Union Says Wage Offer Too Late And Too Little
The United Steelworkers rejected the wage contract proposals from U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic as inadequate. President David J McDonald said the offer gives only five cents more per hour this year and is too late and too long, with fringe benefits insufficient. The union's wage committee of 170 members unanimously rejected the five year plan at a Palm Terrace, Hotel Roosevelt meeting.
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Second Girl Found Dead In Same Area
Purcellville Virginia reports a second nude body found in the rural area within a week. Police theorize two missing girls Shell Venable 16 Laurel Maryland and Mary Elizabeth Fellers 18 Beltsville Maryland were victims of a fiendish slaying though no major clues have been found.
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Catoctin Creek
Potomac River
C. L. Wood
Shelby Jean Venable
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