Local and Regional Personnel News and Permits
Four staffers from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co 824 Decatur District Office travel to Hot Springs Arkansas for a conference with company officials. Alabama Alcoholism Commission reps will meet ministers at the Tower House Restaurant Thursday morning. Sheriff reports two jailed for public drunkenness. Area visitors to Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical include Roy Levard Falkville Hazel Harris and J R Tidwell Town Creek. Building permits issued for home repairs and new residence. Docket includes speeding reckless driving driving without lights and intoxication among other charges.
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Decatur
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Hot Springs
Ark
Rell
14Th Ave
J. Watson Carlisle
6Th Ave
Clifford R. Vaughan
J. D. Knight
Eastmeade
Alabama Commission On Alcoholism
Tower House
Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical
Roy Leeard
Falkville
Hazel Harris
Houston
J. R. Tidwell
Town Creek
Recorder’s
Tokyo Parliament Violence Rises as Students Attack Government
Police used tear gas to disperse left wing students who stormed the Japanese Parliament opposing Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and the U.S.-Japan military treaty. Police faced rock throwing mobs, with injuries reported among protesters and officers.
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Tokyo
Toyko
Nobusuke Kishi
Eisenhower Urges U S to Stay Strong and Faithful
President Eisenhower told a joint session of the Philippine Congress that the United States must remain strong and faithful to its friends amid Soviet pressure. He warned propaganda, rocket threats, and aggression would fail, praising the Philippines for its warm welcome.
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U.S
John Scali
Manila
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Philippine Congress
Japan
Korea
America
Republic
Bible Study Pace and Personal Growth for Believers
The ability to pull proof texts does not prove deeper understanding. Memorizing scripture helps guard against sin while you continue regular Bible study and prayer. Your pace is valid. add memorization as a supplementary method to your growth.
Space Program Hit By Strikes
Two major unions struck Lockheed and Douglas facilities nationwide affecting missile and satellite programs. A tentative two year contract was reached with the UAW for 22 000 hourly workers in Long Beach and Tulsa, while IAM continues to strike other Lockheed and Convair sites. Picket lines formed at Tulsa Long Beach and Charlotte plants as talks proceed.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed and Douglas
United States
International Assn
United Auto Workers
UAW
Douglas
Long Beach
Calif
Tulsa
Oklo
Charlotte
N.C
United States Space and Missile Program
IAM
Lockheed
Air Force
Convair
Long Beach Memorial Stadium
U.S
Thief Sign Attracts Laughs Over Big Theft Joke
In Atlanta a fruit stand dealer posted a sign blaming thieves for fruit losses. It warned that stealing the biggest fruit would earn the same time as small steals, and clerks noted thefts declined afterward.
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Atlanta, Ga
Tragic three car wreck at Priceville claims Dobbs life
A three car crash on Highway 67 at Morgan County Road 45 near Priceville killed 72 year old Eva Cobbs and injured others. Elbert Marshall Dobbs died soon after at Decatur General Hospital. John Thomas Blair of Vinemont drove a 1950 Plymouth and was treated for injuries. Police said failure to observe a stop sign sparked the collision and the investigation continues.
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Priceville
Highway 67
Elbert Marshall Dobbs
Decatur General Hospital
Abe Parish
John Thomas Blair
Vinemont 2
Morgan County
Selvin G. Wray
Lacey
Ester
Ah Cobbs
Joppa
Cobbs
Elbert Dobbs
Patrolman Parish
Plymouth
Blair
Wray
Ester Cobbs
Highway Patrol
Governor Fires Negro College Professor in Alabama
An ousted history professor at Alabama State College accuses Governor Patterson of abusing him to mask political missteps. The educator says he was fired without specific cause after five years at the college and notes a 1946 New York rally with Vyshinsky as context for the political fight.
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Patterson
Sid
Cneer
Alabama State College
New York
Andrei Vyshinsky
United States
Russia
Reddick
Vyshinsky
Skies Report: Milky Way Visible Tonight Across Eastern Sky
In Decatur the sky shows a new moon upcoming on June 23. The Milky Way can be traced across the eastern sky at 11:00 p.m. tonight from Cassiopeia to Sagittarius, with sunset at 7:03 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow at 4:35 a.m. Moonrise is 12:37 a.m. tomorrow.
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Cassiopeia
Sagittarius
Weather and River Readings from Keller Memorial Bridge
Tennessee River level at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 121.21 feet, down .09 feet in 24 hours. TVA lake stages include Pickwick 414.1 Guntersville 594.9 with 60 at 4 a.m. Today’s high around 85 degrees, sunny and warm through Thursday, light northwest winds.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Judge Doubts Kennedy Move on Alabama Delegation
Probate Judge T C Almon heads Alabama's Democratic delegation to the Los Angeles convention and says he knows of no plan to block Kennedy or promote Johnson. He notes Alabama may vote as a bloc only by unanimous agreement and details possible procedures for the July 10 meeting and convention opening.
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Alabama
Sen
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
T. C
Cliff) Almon
Los Angeles
Sen. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Almon
Terris Hotel
Patterson
Kennedy
Seven year old Steve Davis gets new Goodyear bicycle
Steve Davis, a rheumatic fever patient, received a new Viking Goodyear bicycle at 403 5th Ave SW after his previous bike vanished. The Decatur Daily and State National Bank staff helped publicize and fund a replacement, while Steve thanked them and shared his joy in riding again.
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Steve
Steve Davis
State National Bank
Leonard Oldham
Viking Goodyear
5Th Ave
Decatur Daily
Elaine McCurry
Morgan County grand jury returns sixty true bills
Sixty true bills were returned by Morgan County’s summer grand jury which reported to Judge Newton B. Powell. The panel examined nearly 100 criminal cases, and warned merchants to guard against forgers and bad checks. Sheriff Knox McRae praised police cooperation with Decatur, Trinity, Hartselle and Falkville. The jail was found sanitarily kept and arraignments proceeded with several defendants entering pleas or awaiting trial. Probation hearings were set for June 30.
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Morgan County
Grand Jury
Newton B. Powell
Norman J. Meyer
Knox McRae
Decatur
Trinity
Hartselle
Falkville
McRae
Powell
Federal Building Site Sought for Decatur Post Office
The U S Government seeks a Decatur site for a new post office and federal building. Proposals to sell are due by July 7 1960. Eligible sites must be at least 74800 square feet with minimum width 220 feet in the area bounded by Walnut Alabama Ferry and Davis Streets within the Well Street Project.
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Decatur
U.S
Decatur Daily
U. S
Walnut St
Alabama St
Ferry St
Davis St
Well Street
Binsons Offers Lowest Priced Frigidaire 2-Door Freezer Ever
Frigidaire history record claims the lowest priced 2-door freezer at Binsons. Promoters tout value and savings for shoppers seeking affordable cold storage.
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Frigidaire
Binson
S. Ledv
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Kosaku Shinoda
Liberal Democratic Party
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Zengakuren Student Federation
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