Secretary Says Navy Air Merge Won’t End Differences
Secretary of Defense said today that a merger of Navy and Air Force into a single service would not erase differences. He warned against forcing unanimity and urged ongoing intelligent debate while noting reports of interservice bickering. He stressed once a decision is made it must be implemented effectively.
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Navy
Air Force
Air War College
Wilson
Army
Washington
Lawmakers Test Limits On Committee Control
Civil continued from page 1 lists winning side lawmakers Delaney Madden ONeill Bolling Clarence Brown and Ellsworth plus Allen on the bill while Thornberry and Justice were absent. The four Republicans and the Southern Democrats previously joined to steer committee actions. Smith and Colmer denounced the move as a conspiracy and brazen action and hinted at retaliatory measures through the chairman’s prerogatives without detailing them.
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Delaney
Madden
D-Ind
O'Neill
D-Mass
Bolling
D-Mo
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Ellsworth
R-Ore
Allen
Thornberry
D-Tex
Jotice
Smith
Colmer
First Aid Lectures At Chemstrand Corp
Ransom E. Crawford Red Cross first aid chairman gave a lecture and demonstration on artificial respiration at a Chemstrand safety meeting Thursday at 3 p.m. He plans to repeat the lecture at another Chemstrand meeting on Monday. Crawford taught first aid at Chemstrand in Oct Nov and Dec 1955 with about 200 certificates awarded to personnel.
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Ransom E. Crawford
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Chemstrand Corp
Crawford
Chemstrand
Navy Cracks Down On Smugglers in Philippines
All U.S. Navy commanders in the Philippines ordered a drastic overhaul of anti smuggling measures. Wendell Switzer, head of U S Naval Forces Philippines, announced the move after Philippine police said jewelry smuggled aboard a Navy plane from Hong Kong landed in Manila.
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Manila
U.S. Navy
Philippines
Perdm
Wendell G. Switzer
U.S. Naval Forceshilippines
Or- Philippine
Hong
Silent Movie Listings and Local Show Timetable
Local cinemas present Scarlet and Terror at ROXY Simba. Sunset shows A Lady In Town starring Dana Andrews. Lowline lists Hilda Crane with Simmons Madison. Hatfield Athens shows Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean Natalie Wood. Ritz Athens screens Jubal with Ford and Ernest. Starvue Courtland Highway features Naked Dawn with Betta St. John.
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Courtland Highway
Naked Dawn
Arthur A Renne
Betta St. John
Community scenes and notices from Decatur area
The bulletin lists local travels, visits, and events in Decatur and nearby, including Miss Dorothy Garrett visiting relatives, Red Cross activities in Birmingham, and residents returning from Gulf Shores and Opelika. It notes revival services at Eastside Baptist Church, a covered dish supper by the Apes Club, and a Vacation Bible School commencement at Flint Baptist Church. Also mentions hospital staff meetings, a County home demonstration event, and local social and legal happenings with area families and residents.
Former Decatur Man Milton Town van Planere Dies in Sheffield
Funeral services for Milton Town van Planere are planned Thursday evening at his Sheffield home after an illness. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs J B Mullins of 1403 5th Ave SE, Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Britarllen Town van Planere
Sheffield
J. B. Mullins
5Th Ave
Former Boycott Leader Harassed
Police probed a prank at the home of Rev. A. J. Fields a former Montgomery bus boycott leader. Fire trucks and an ambulance were dispatched to a false alarm as Fields, who resigned as recording secretary of the Montgomery Improvement Association, had argued with boycott leaders.
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Montgomery
A. J. Fields
Fields
Montgomery Improvement Assn
Markets and stock actions mixed as early trading opens
New York trading opened quiet with mixed results as major sectors showed small moves. Dow Chemical moved on block trades while American Cyanamid and Union Carbide edged up on expansion plans. General Motors Caterpillar Boeing Kennecott Copper Southern Pacific and Loew's rose, while Bethlehem Steel Ford Anaconda Allied Chemical and Commonwealth Edison slipped. Birmingham area poultry prices and volumes listed with broilers and fryers sold at 185 to 20 cents per pound and 14 to 17 for type 14 birds with hens at 19 to 22 cents.
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New York
Dow Chemical
American Cyanamid
Union Carbides
Tiay
Egg Market Update Quiet Friday Prices Mixed Across Grades
Birmingham report notes a market snapshot taken at 10 30 hours with sales of eggs by grade including A quality whites mixed colors and large and medium sizes. Prices show shifts with bulk lots priced around 60 cents extra and varying conditions across cases and grades.
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Birmingham
Livestock Market Notes From Nashville
An AP dispatch from Nashville lists livestock figures with cattle at 150 and calves at 125, noting uncertain establishment of Sid ce Sette Gill ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Blue Whale Growth: 300 Pounds Daily When Food Abundant
A blue whale can gain up to 300 pounds a day during periods of plentiful food. The tidbit highlights the species' rapid weight increase in favorable conditions and reflects oceanic feeding dynamics.
Steelworkers reject two percent five year wage offer
Union leaders say the proposal would raise take home pay only about a nickel an hour this year and two percent each year for five years. McDonald accuses industry of disguising a weak wage offer with layoff pay and minimal fringe benefits.
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McDonald
Eisenhower Improves With Eight Hours Sleep In Hospital
President Eisenhower enjoyed almost eight hours of continuous sleep the longest rest since hospitalization. He will meet separately in his room Monday with Vice President Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles. Dr Ravdin left the hospital for a long weekend and plans to return Tuesday morning. Eisenhower held a 15 minute business conference with Sherman Adams and Col Goodpaster.
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Hagerty
Nixon
Dulles
Eisenhower
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Isidor Ravdin
Philadelphia
Ravdin
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Sherman Adams
White House
Col
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Area Schools Report 214 Enrolled At DHS Summer Session
The principal's office says 214 students attend the Decatur High School summer session. Of these 121 are doing make up work. Outside-city enrollment totals 36 with Austinville 15 Falkville five Priceville Moulton three each Phil Campbell Tanner Hartselle and Trinity one student each. Grade breakdown shows Junior I ten Junior II six Junior II fifty two Senior I two Senior II one hundred twenty three Senior II ten.
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Decatur High School
Austinville
Falkville
Priceville
Moulton
Phil Campbell
Tanner
Hartselle
Trinity
Split-up Likely For 4 Voting Boxes in Lawrence County
Lawrence County may divide four voting boxes after the board of revenue named the county attorney to study the issue. Four boxes in the May 1 primary exceeded 300 legal votes, with three at Moulton and one at Town Creek. If approved, the county would increase from 32 to 36 boxes.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Board of Revenue
Town Creek
Fatal shock at mobile sign move on U S 90
Fred Cook aged 54 of Mobile was fatally shocked when a boom struck a 7200 volt line while guiding a 10 by 20 foot sign across U S 90 near Old Spanish Fort. The truck mounted boom was handling the sign.
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Mobile
Fred Cook
U.S. 90
Old
Spanish Fort
Ship Named Crawford to Track Deadly Storms at Woods Hole
Iceberg Smith will accept a 125 foot former Coast Guard cutter now renamed Crawford from Munrt yard East Boston. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution plans a name contest for the patrol ship destined to observe hurricane birth pangs in tropical seas. Commissioning is set for June 30 under Capt David Casiles as commander.
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Boston
Iceberg” Smith
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Coast Guard
Crawford
Iceberg Smith
Edward H
Greenland
Munrt
Tropics
Woods Hole
David Casiles
Richard D. Carr Former Decatur resident dies in Georgia
Richard D. Carr 49 of Clayton Georgia and a former Decatur resident died Thursday at 8 p.m. after a long illness. Funeral services will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in Dillard Georgia. He was employed with TVA. Survivors include his wife Addie Carr his father J D Carr Decatur three brothers J E Carr Decatur J T Carr Somerville M F Carr Huntsville four sisters R T Rich Birmingham R E Heard Jonesboro Ark J W McCant Decatur and Miss Mary Carr Birmingham plus numerous nieces and nephews.
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Richard D. Carr
Clayton
Decatur
Dillard
Carr
TVA
Addie Carr
J. D. Carr
J. E. Carr
J. T. Carr
Somerville
M. F. Carr
Huntsville
Hospital Births and Dismissals List for Athens Area
Dismissals include Mrs J Cox of 14 Yibe Street NE and Albert Gey of Athens. Admissions feature Miss Joyce Dail of Madison 2 and Mrs Calvin Boyd of Athens. Athens Limestone Hospital records multiple births: Cooley baby girl Elkmont 1, Sloan baby girl Athens 3, McMunn baby boy Athens, Gray twin girls Athens, Williams baby boy Athens 8, Judson Alexander and Earl Sides entries with babies Athens 6.
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Bank ST. Hospital
Yibe St
Albert Gey
Athens
Calvin Boyd
N. Marion St
Athens Limestone Hospital
Charles Cooley
Elkmont 1
Mike Sloan
Admissions
Homer Gray
Estie Williams
Judson Alexander
Earl Sides
Admitted Patients Listed for Decatur General Hospital
Mrs nnn Bowers Madison Homer Pueedor Decatur Mrs Crawford Graves 220 5th Ave SW Nelson Crowe 709 12 Bank St Master Tommy Luker Cullman Mrs Carl Steinmetz 1208 19th St SE
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Decatur General Hospital
Nnn Bowers
Madison
Homer Pueedor
Decatur
Crawford Graves
5Th Ave
Nelson Crowe
Bank St
Tommy Luker
Cullman
Carl Steinmetz
19Th St
Births Reported for Pittman and Hamilton Families
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Pittman at Baugh Wiley Clinic this morning. A daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs Raymond Hamilton at Decatur General Hospital on Thursday.
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Thomas Pittman
10Th St. SE
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Raymond Hamilton
Clara Ave
Decatur General Hospital
County paved and federal roads total about 325 miles
Spence says the county maintains roughly 225 miles of paved county roads and an additional 100 miles of federal and state highways, indicating a substantial local and state network.
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Nessee Line
Spence
Argentine Rebel Raul Tanco Granted Asylum Return
Argentina’s provisional government ordered the return of rebel Gen Raul Tanco and six others to the Haitian embassy hours after they were abducted by machine gunmen and handed to the army. Haitian Ambassador Brierre confirmed the seven were back in their embassy apartment.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Raul Tanco
Pedro Aramburu
Jean Brierre
Tanco
Aramburu
Brierre
Uruguay
Average 150-pound adult consumes about 1531 pounds of food yearly
A typical adult weighing 150 pounds eats roughly 1,531 pounds of food per year, highlighting the large scale of annual dietary intake and potential implications for nutrition planning and waste.
For Sale 1949 Ford Tudor Sedan
Classified ad listing a 1949 Ford Tudor sedan in extra good condition with motor in running order priced at 90 dollars. Contact Joe Harrison at Athens Rt 3 Old Poorhouse farm Nick Davis Road for details.
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Joe Harrison
Athens Rt. 3
Old Poorhouse Farm
Nick Davis Road
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Roxy
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M Man
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Greer Dana Andrews
Hilda Crane
Simmons
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Dea
Ty Tilimake
Dorothy Garrett
Pontiac, Mich
Atlanta
Gadsden
C. T. Garrett
John Collier
Levern Johnson
The
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Roy Wyatt, Sr
Gulf Shores, Ala
Pearl Monroe
Eastside Baptist Church
J. R. Hope
Apes Club
Ruby Jones
Walnut St
Ee Mabel Akers
Opelika
Dorothy Akers
Lynn Stark
Bobby
Paula
Los Angeles
George H. Burt
Ie Kiam
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Mahala Kaye
Sloan
Oneal Sharp
Flint Baptist Church
South Limestone Home Demonstration Club
Experiment Station
Belle Mina
Bob Catlett
Chaffee, Mo
Mrs
R. E. Catlett
Lewis H. West
Aileen West
Finis E. St. John
Alabama Bar Assn
West
St. John
University of Alabama
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Carl Gibson
van Wert
Carl, Jr
Carl Gibson, Jr
Hoaglin-Jackson High
Hack Sauk Yedhs
Decatur Hundred
North Alabama
Broilers
al Lad
Baker
T&t
Lou & Nash
Mont Ward
C Line
Nor & West Ealt & Ohid Penney (Jc
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Cater Trac
Cen of
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Seab AL RR
Col Gas Sears Roeb Am
Skelly
Sou Co
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Elec US Steel S5be West UN Tel
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Ut Westg
Elec
Gen Tel Woolworth
Glidden Worth
Cotton
BELL
Southern Bell
Alabama
Ernest H. Thompson
Thompson
W. A. Thompson
J. W. Travis
Florida
McDonough
Western Electric
Travis
Chattanooga
DHS
Georgia
Joyce Dail
Madison 2
Chester McMunn
Paul C. Davis
Moulton St
RR Crossing
Kelvinator
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