Decatur area police report and local notices
Police treated James Wright for facial and hand cuts after he said he fell from a Cedar Lake porch. A girl's bicycle was reported stolen from 1051 Jackson St. A revival begins at Ninth Street Methodist Church. A new seven room house permit was issued for 2114 Eleventh St SE. Sheriff logs show ten public drunkenness arrests and one prohibition violation. DWI charged Albert Grisham after a collision with Lewis Carroll on Sixth Ave SE. Minor car damages reported in several weekend crashes. City court cases include disorderly conduct and intoxicated on a street. A 1951 Ford collided with trees on Ferry St. driver fled. The Livingston family from Knoxville visited Decatur by river cruiser Robbie Nelle. Miss Myria Russell leaves for Harding Academy Arkansas to teach and study for a masters. Clyde Overall family leaves for vacation to Michigan and Canada. See Diary on Page 3.
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James Wright
Decatur General Hospital
Wright
Cedar Lake
Albert B. Grisham
Fifteenth Ave. SE
Lewis A. Carroll
Decatur 1
Sixth Ave
Highway Patrol
Divided Senate Opens 4th Day On Labor Bill
The divided Senate enters a fourth day of debate on a labor bill with amendments to curb abuses. Senate leaders push to finish action tonight under limited debate while lawmakers consider Potter's union dues reform proposal and other contentious amendments.
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Senate
John Chadwick Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Potter
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Carl T. Curtis
Neb
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Soviet Envoy Menshikov Called Home From Washington
Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov flew from New York to Copenhagen then Moscow for a temporary official mission. Embassy officials said he would return to Washington in a couple of weeks at most and gave no precise reason for the summon. Mrs Menshikov stayed in the capital during the ambassador to the United States’ first trip since Feb 6.
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Washington
Mikhail Menshikov
Moscow
Menshikov
New York
Scandinavian Airlines
Copenhagen
De Gaulle Plans Talks With Macmillan Before Month End
Premier De Gaulle will confer with British Prime Minister Macmillan before month’s end, officials said with no date set. The meeting marks his first with a Western Alliance leader as he prepares for a July 5 engagement with U S. Secretary of State and outlines a second trip to Algeria within the next month.
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George McArthur
de Gaulle
Macmillan
Saul Elena Fly
Western Alliance
U. S
Was
Algeria
Frost refrigerator freezers advertised by Robinsons Ady
Ady Robinson's promotes frost free refrigerator and freezer models with cold pantry features. The concise ad highlights appliance pricing and availability for home cooling needs.
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Frost
Prigidabe Tereen
Robinson’s.Ady
Mrs New On Trial In Murder Case In Circuit Court
The murder trial of Mrs. Lorene New of Hartseller opened in circuit court with a not guilty plea on grounds of self defense. She faces second degree murder for the shooting of 17 year old Roy Raybon Townson on January 24. Judge Newton Powell presides as jury selection continues after earlier indictment by the February grand jury. Other cases: Frank Harris pleads guilty to assault to murder, sentenced five years with possible probation. Nathaniel and Benjamin Carlisle plead guilty to burglary and seek probation.
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Lorene New
Hartseller
Paratroopers Land In Cyprus Amid Cyprus Tensions
In Nicosia British jet transports ferried about 3,000 paratroopers to reinforce a 25,000 strong force as fears mount that Greek and Turkish Cypriot clashes could widen. Mobs in Turkey demand partition and Britain to divide the island between Greek and Turkish communities.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Turkey
Britain
Greece
Sukarno Launches All-Out Attack Against Rebels
President Sukarno orders a full-scale land sea and air assault in North Celebes to end rebel activity around the volcanic seaport. Indonesian forces press a final offensive across the 20 mile wide peninsula.
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Sukarno
Jakarta
Indonesia
Celebes
Decatur Opens Cleanup Week
Today marks the start of Decatur Spring Cleanup Week sponsored by the city street and sanitation departments. The five day program runs through Friday with special trucks available to haul refuse. residents and business owners can call the street department for special pickups in addition to regular trash service.
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Decatur
Weekend Rain Brings Relief to Cotton and Corn
Morgan County Agent Charles Rutledge reports weekend rainfall as a timely boost for cotton and corn after a dry month. General statewide rain revived pastureland and watered row crops, with heavier totals in Anniston, Bessemer, Selma, and Tuscaloosa.
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Morgan County
Charles Rutledge
Rutledge
Hartselle
Flood Tops Levee Hits Indiana Town
West Terre Haute Indiana flooded as Sugar Creek swelled the Wabash tributary flooding 30 percent of the town. Civil Defense reported no casualties among 1000 evacuated residents. An Indiana National Guard vehicle was swept away. six levee workers were rescued. U.S. 40 was submerged blocking the highway. Firemen moved equipment to a higher ground school. Engineers inspected the main Wabash levee along U.S. 40.
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Terre Haute
Ind
West Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Sugar Creek
Indiana National Guard
Wabash
U.S. 40
U.S. to Begin Pulling Citizens Out of Lebanon
Beirut reports indicate the United States will start evacuating American families as fighting intensifies in the Lebanese capital. Rebels attacked Cha moun's government, with at least 50 people killed in Saturday’s clashes and hundreds more wounded. Premier Solh’s home was looted, while Saeb Salam’s residence faced shelling. A U N observer mission arrives this week to monitor ceasefire efforts amid a deep political split.
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Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Sami Solh
Beirut
Saeb Salam
Salam
Adnan Nahas
Chamoun
Hammarskjold
U. N
Palestine
Norway
Security Council
Aapes Chamoun
Opposi
Limestone death points to first degree manslaughter
Mathis reportedly caused a serious crash on the Huntsville Highway near Belle Mina, injuring Thomas Floyd and infant John David Floyd while his license was revoked. A first degree manslaughter charge was anticipated after the boy’s funeral, with Mrs. Floyd and Billy Floyd treated in Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Stone Hospital
Thomas Floyd
John David
Billy Floyd
Mathis
Woodroof
Belle Mina
Huntsville
Ed South Drowns After River Swim Near Finley Island
Ed South 29 of Bank Street, a truck driver for Joe Duncan, drowned in the Tennessee River near Finley Island. He slipped from a tree trunk while swimming with companions and was recovered about 7 p.m. after boats joined in dragging. Coroner Lewis C. Brown and Brown Funeral Co. arrangements to be announced.
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Tennessee River
Ed South
Persons Furniture Co
Bank St
Joe Duncan
South
Morgan County
Lewis C. Brown
Finley Island Landing
Brown
Floyd Elkins
Brown Funeral Co
Safe-Crackers Steal $15 From P and H Super Market
Thieves forced the front door of P and H Super Market at 1209 SE Locust Street and escaped with about $15 from a cash register and a safe. A rear safe yielded $5 to $6, the outer door was unlocked and the inner door broken. About 25 cartons of cigarettes vanished. no other interior damage reported.
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SE Locust St
Decatur Skies June 7 Evening Sky Guide
The Decatur sky chart lists times for moonset at 8:19 p.m. and first quarter on June 24. It notes Altair visible low in the east at 9:39 p.m. Visible planets include Saturn in the southeast at 9:24 p.m. Jupiter in the southwest at 10:47 p.m. Mars low in the east at 1:54 a.m. Venus rises at 3:49 a.m. and the day begins 5:44 a.m. with a night sky overview.
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Ecio
Altair
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
River and weather report for Decatur area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge rose to 21.77 feet with a 0.34 foot gain in 24 hours. River level above sea level is 556.07 feet. Yesterday's high reached 94 degrees at 2 p.m. and the overnight low was 69 at 6 a.m. today. Observations noted at 10:30 a.m.
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Decatur and
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Red Germany Refuses Free Nine To Army
Berlin report says East Germany again rejected a government to government deal to free nine U S Army men held prisoner. U S negotiator Hodes and Maj Mc Rory Jr. attended talks in Potsdam with State Department approval. McQuail entered the ministry at noon with escort as reporters were kept back.
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Berlin
United States
East Germany
U.S. S. Hodes
U.S
Europe
State Department
McQuail
Maj
Raymond J. McRory Jr
Wauwatosa
Wis
Potsdam
Knowland Attacks Brown As Campaign Opens In California
Senator William F Knowland vows not to retreat on labor issues and signals a direct challenge to Governor candidate Edmund G Brown. After a San Jose visit with about 200 supporters he returns to Washington and says he will address Brown s record as California attorney general.
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San Jose
Calif
William F. Knowland
Edmund G. Brown
Knowland
Washington
Brown
Evidence Links Goldfine to Waldorf Astoria Tabs for Adams
Investigators under Rep. Oren Harris report Bernard Goldfine paid hotel bills for Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams at New York’s Waldorf Astoria. Records show a $47.50 Waldorf tab in 1954 and a $219.65 bill for Adams and Mrs. Adams.
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Washington
House
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Goldfine
Adams
Francis X. McLaughlin
the Waldorf
Harris
FTC
Northfield Mills
McLaughlin
Waldorf- Astoria
U S Attorney Mum On Report Goldfine Records Subpoenaed
U S Attorney Paul W Williams declined comment on a report about how his office was treated by two federal agencies after a subpoena was issued related to Goldfine records.
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U.S
Mum
Goldfine Records
New York
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Knoxville
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15Th Ave
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