Board Sustains Firing Of Plainview Principal
Ben Rapport reports C. C. Bone, first tenure protest under 1939 law, loses at 1 a.m. after five hours of testimony. A large Plainview crowd witnessed the hearing at the courthouse as Bone clashed with witnesses accusing incompetence and negligence over school purchases, including dog collars and a parachute.
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Ben Rapport
C. C. Bone
Morgan County School Board
Plainview
Bone
Plainview School
John Caddell
Camp Sei
Caddell Tme
Community Services Planning Board meeting announced
The Planning Board schedules a noon Monday meeting at the Trade School. The Westminster Presbyterian Bible school closes Friday at 10 30 morning in the church basement with invitation extended to church family and friends.
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Community Services Planning Board
Trade School
Westminister Pres Vocation Bible School
Lightning Causes Power Interruption on City System
A bolt struck a wire feeding a substation on 10th Ave at 3 03 p m yesterday. The disruption lasted 13 minutes in the area served by that station and caused a single phase condition after the switch tripped. Other substations lost power for 21 minutes at Goodyear No 2 and Riverview, 13 minutes at 10th Ave, and 41 minutes at 1st Ave.
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10Th Ave
Quince Eddens
City Electric Department
Eddens
Goodyear No. 2
Riverview
1St Ave
Courts May Get Howell Case
Phillip Kyle reports the effort to reinstate J. Kirk Howell, fired as principal of Lawrence County High School for negligence, may go to court as two Decatur attorneys consider legal action. an investigation into a cross burning in Clyde Horton yard ties to the Howell matter, with Horton and education boards under fire from Howell supporters.
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J. Kirk Howell
Lawrence County
Decatur
Howell
Clyde Horton
Horton
Board of Trustees
County Board of Education
Lawrence County Board of Education
Terry Fund Surpasses $600 for Decatur Boy's Treatment
The Larry Terry Fund reached $625.46 toward an $800 goal to cover Hodgkin's disease treatments for seven year old Terry at Vanderbilt Hospital. Donations from locals and area businesses include $18.94 from Goodyear Mill No. 3 and several $1–$5 gifts. Funds are deposited in a bank and allocated as needed.
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Larry Terry
Decatur
Vanderbilt Hospital
Physicians
Vanderbilt
Lacy Terry
Tower Avenue
Mary H. Greene
Lonnie Rix
Ira
Goodyear Mill
Roy Henderson
H. W. Fuller
Car Leaves Road. Driver Uninjured On U S Highway 31
W B Holbert of Decatur was uninjured yesterday at 3 15 p m when his 1952 Dodge left a curve on U S Highway 31 and rolled into a ditch. Investigating officers Billy Watson and C J Martin reported heavy rear damage to the car.
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W. B. Holbert
Decatur 1
Billy Watson
C. J. Martin
Eisenhower says no decision on 1956 re election yet
President Eisenhower told reporters he has given no thought to whether he will seek a second term in 1956. He said his focus is on world problems and strengthening the U S Britain alliance ahead of a White House meeting with Prime Minister Churchill. He laughed off questions about aides suggesting possible defeat of Republicans in Congress and did not predict his future plans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
United States
Britain
White House
Sherman Adams
Congress
Adams
Ike
Charles F. Barrett
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edward Teller
University of California
Oppenheimer
Teller
William L. Borden
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Soviet Union
Move May Die In Committee
Washington report on Sen. Flanders push to strip Sen. McCarthy of committee chairmanships. The measure sent to the Rules Committee by voice vote faces a July 15 deadline and possible discharge to the Senate floor. McCarthy heads the Investigations subcommittee and Government Operations panel amid GOP concerns over Senate contempt claims.
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Washington
Sen
Flanders
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Senate
Jenner
R-Ind
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Government Opera Committee
Tiows
Asian Alliance Progress Likely From Meeting
Washington reports suggest the Eisenhower and Churchill talks set for late next week may advance a united front against Communist moves in Southeast Asia. Churchill and Eden’s visit signals possible Southeast Asia security talks with eight interested nations and potential regional defense steps. The Indochina war and European defense concerns figure as key topics for discussion and possible cooperation.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Southeast Asia
Churchill
Eden
U. S
Eisenhower
Dulles
Organization of European
West Germany
No Plan To End Indochina Talks
Western diplomats in Geneva plan a stand-by group to stay as talks suspend for a possible recess this week. France resists a full adjournment until a new government is formed in Paris, while the United States and Britain back continuing military talks with Viet Minh and France. See NO PLAN on Page 2.
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Geneva
Indochina
Ninepower
France
Paris
National Assembly
United States
Britain
Georges
McCarthy Admits Signing Schine Army Commission Form
On the hearings final day Senator McCarthy acknowledged signing G David Schine’s army commission application though he had previously testified he knew nothing about it. Army counsel Joseph Welch showed the document and McCarthy noted it was notarized by Stevens, prompting a tense exchange as the process neared its end.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
G. David Schine
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Special Army
Schine
Welch
Army Special Counsel
Bob Stevens
Radar Speed Detector Studied In Action By Local People
Demonstrations on U S Highway 31 near Decatur show an electro mattress speed meter recording within two mph of patrol cars. Bill Toth from NYU Safety Center led 50 to 60 onlookers including Cap. C. T. Barret and Sgt. W. B. Little.
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Bill Toth
University of New York Safety Center
U. S. Highway 31
C. T. Barret
Toth
Decatur
New York University Safety Center
Cap. C. T. Barret
Sgt. W. B. Little
Area Girls Enter Final Gubernatorial Vote in Mock State
Nineteen teens vie for governor in Girls State elections as candidates split into Nationalists and Federalists. The three day event features speeches by real officials and demonstrations of government in action at Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Sueterson
Auburn
Beth Bodiford
Abbeville
June Moore
Eva Gallagher
Piedmont
Christine Waldup
Sheffield
Martha Jo White
Athens
Carolyn Tolbert
Helen Gibbs Daniel
Clayton
Babs Warren
Andalusia
Jane Ann Thompson
Cullman
Oppie Decision Due This Month
Washington reports reveal conflicting views on J Robert Oppenheimer after a security board found him a loyal American but a security risk. Edward Teller and other scientists urge caution while critics accuse him of communist associations. A full AEC ruling is expected this month.
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Teller
Oppenheimer
Special Security Board
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Commission
Army
Oppie
Weather and river outlook in Decatur region
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.45 feet this morning, down 0.03 feet in 24 hours. TVA reports yesterday's high at 95 degrees at 1 p.m. and 8 a.m. temperature at 82 with partly cloudy skies and little change expected today.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Senate TVA funding trimmed in conference agreement
A Senate House conference panel endorsed a 117,582,000 TVA appropriation for the fiscal year starting July 1, far above the House but below the Senate total. The deal shifts 17 million to a contingency fund and requires TVA to finance 12 million in transmission lines from operations. The measure awaits final passage by both chambers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sen
Saltonstall
R-Mass
TVA
Independent Offices
White House
Sen. Saltonstall
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
Paratroopers Reported In Guatemala Amid Crisis
Reports from Panama cite parachute troops landing on the Pacific coast of Guatemala after army chief Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz attempted to fly to Washington. The government tightens censorship as private advices claim the army pressed President Arbenz Guzman on Communist ties.
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Panama
Pacific
Guatemala
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Army
Washington
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Ruben Gonzales Siqui
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