Local soldiers and community notices span duties and events
Pvt Eugene Holyfield arrives in Germany with the 317th Engineer Battalion after basic at Fort Jackson. Decatur Amateur Radio Club invites Field Day at Cave Springs to test emergency stations with thousands of hams nationwide. Vacation Bible school opens Monday at Somerville Church of God and First Baptist Church holds commencement tonight. Brotherhood meeting at Westside Baptist postponed. Mrs J Hugh Smith of Troy visits Andrew Smith’s family. Seven City Recorder cases include six traffic violations and one for prohibition. Others note hospital updates and local travel, with VFW convention plans and evergreen singing invitation.
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Pvt
Eugene Holyfield
Helen Holyfield
Decatur
Germany
317Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Holyfield
Army
Fort Jackson
S.C
Decatur Amateur Radio Club
Cave Springs
United States
Subcommittee Divided Over McCarthy Hearings Actions
Democrats on the McCarthy Army Investigating subcommittee urged quick moves on possible perjury or misuse of a secret document and an immediate staff shake up. Sen. McClellan led the push after a closed meeting with Sens. Symington and Jackson backing his view. No decision was reached.
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Washington
McCarthy Army
Eisenhower
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
McClellan
Symington
Jackson
Wash
Porter to Decide on Contest of Attorney General Race
Jefferson County Grand Jury probes fraudulent vote changes in the attorney general race. Porter backers say he will decide by Monday whether to contest after jury reports. evidence centers on a 600 vote shift from Lee Porter to Albert Patterson.
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Birmingham
Si Garrett
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Garrett
Lee Porter
Albert L. Patterson
Jefferson
Lee
State Democratic Committee
Jefferson Democratic Committee
Democratic
Ben F. Ray
Porter
Albert Patterson
Lamar Reid
Weather and River Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge
The Tennessee River rose to 21.73 feet at Keller Memorial Bridge, up 0.17 in 24 hours. TVA substation notes high yesterday 90 at 2 pm, low at 8 am 80. forecast partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Saturday. highs near 87 to 88 and lows around 65.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Yanks Feared In Red Hands In Tourane
Five U S Air Force men stationed at a French air base in Tourane missing amid fears they fell to Vietminh. A Vietnamese peasant reported seeing five Americans with 20 Senegalese prisoners 10 miles south of Tourane. General John O Daniel flew to Tourane to conduct a quick inquiry.
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Saigon
Indochina
Tourane
U.S
John O’daniel
Viet Nam
Sai‘gon
Hanoi
Generous Terry Fund Surpasses $700 for Boy's Hospital Care
Generous donations to the Larry Terry Fund bring total contributions to $711.96 as seven year old Larry Eugene Terry battles Hodgkin's disease at Vanderbilt Hospital. Local and out of town donors include Mrs H D Cheatham Rome GA $5 John Stephenson Decatur $1 L B Mason Somerville $1 Mr and Mrs Byron Birdwell Rogersville $3 and several others. About $800 more is needed to cover treatment costs.
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Larry Eugene Terry
Vanderbilt Hospital
Hodgkin
H. D. Cheatham
Rome
John Stephenson
Decatur
L. B. Mason
Somerville
Byron Birdwell
Rogersville
Mooresville
E. R. Adams
Blakely
Doyle Yates
Larry Terry
Senate Approves 29 Billion Defense Appropriation
The Senate approved a 29.2 billion dollar defense appropriation for the next fiscal year covering the Army Navy Air Force and Defense Department. The vote followed a failed Democratic bid to add 350 million for the Army and moves the bill to a House Senate conference committee for final resolution.
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Washington
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Senate House
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Officer Fired In Cross Case Sparks County Turmoil
Moulton policeman Ben Corum was fired by Mayor G F Carraway over a cross burning tied to the Lawrence County High School principal firing dispute. A four foot cross was found burned at superintendent C G Horton’s yard amid county education officials criticism. State investigators joined local police in the probe with no arrests yet. Attorneys Russell Lynne and Norman Harris weigh possible court action, with a statement forthcoming.
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Moulton
Ben Corum
G. F. Carraway
J. K. Howell
Lawrence County
C. G. Horton
Horton
Howell
Carraway
Corum
Russell Lynne
Decatur
Lynne
Norman Harris
Anti-Red Revolt In Guatemala May Come Today
Exiled Guatemalan resistance fighters mass along the Honduras border amid reports a revolt against President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán may begin today. Honduras says authorities prepare mass demonstrations while exiled leaders plan movements toward the border.
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Guatemala
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Amadeo Chinchilla
Guatemala City
Carlos Castillo Armas
Russia vetoes Indochina peace patrol proposal at UN
At the United Nations in New York, Russia vetoed Thailand's Indochina peace patrol plan, its 59th Security Council veto. The abstaining Lebanon did not block action, and the vote cleared a path to a possible General Assembly session timed around the Eisenhower Churchill talks starting June 25. Thailand seeks Assembly action while the U.S. and allies condemn Moscow.
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United Nations
N.Y
Russia
Thailand
Indochina
Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Council
Lebanon
U.N. General Assembly
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Washington
Thanat Khoman
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
Soviet Union
French Assembly Committee Rejects European Defence Treaty
In Paris the national defense committee of the French Assembly adopted a report disapproving the European army treaty. The vote stood 29 to 13 with four Socialist deputies opposing the EDC risking party discipline. Gen Pierre Koenix presented the unfavorable report representing the Social Republican group allied with De Gaulle.
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Paris
National Defense Committee
French Assembly
EDC
Pierre Koenix
Social Republican Party
Charles DeGaulle
Queen Elizabeth Narrowly Avoids Wire While Riding
London report says Queen Elizabeth II rode at Ascot when her horse ducked under a low wire on the track. The Queen joked after the scare saying she and others were nearly decapitated, then laughed off the incident.
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Elizabeth
London
London Star
Earl of Roseberry
Sanatorium Back In Black After May Turnaround
Trustees of the District Tuberculosis Sanatorium heard that operations are back in the black after a deficit of 7439.87 last month. A favorable 1083.63 balance was reported at May end as 198 patients per day and 130 patient days were noted. The May state payment of 21000 was not yet received.
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District I Tuberculosis Sanatorium
W. W. Dinsmore
Jewel Archer
Florence
J. M. Massey
A. W. Hill
Huntsville
H. L. French
Athens
J. C. Nash
Decatur
S. S. Busbee
Grover C. Davis
Kathleen White
Marshall Henley
Betty Quick
Henley
Alabama
White
Power Contract Order Opposed
Senator Holifield says President Eisenhower overstepped authority directing the AEC to contract quickly with Middle South Utilities and Southern Company for a new 600,000 kilowatt steam plant at West Memphis. He plans to seek delays as the Senate Atomic Energy Committee holds hearings on TVA integration for Memphis.
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Washington
Holifield
D-Calif
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Memphis
Tenn
Middle South Utilities, Inc
Southern Company
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Yesterman Lewis L. Strauss
Fred Stewart honored at Belle Mina station with Boseck appointment
Friends and co workers fete Fred Stewart at the Belle Mina Experiment Station as John Boseck is announced successor. Speakers include Dr Ralph Draughon Auburn president lauding Stewart and his land grant legacy in teaching research and extension. Family and community members attend the celebrating event.
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E. V. Smith
School of Agriculture
Auburn
Fred Stewart
John Boseck
Mr. Stewart
Belle Mina Station
Belle Mina Experiment Station
Stewart
Fred
Blue Hole
C. T. Bailey
State National Bank
Athens
J. B. Mitchell
Huntsville
Alabama _ Polytechnic Institute
Boseck
College of Agriculture
Jr. Smith
Belle Mina
P. O. Davis
Limestone County
Mr. Davis
Limestone
R. M
Country) Reeves
Reeves
24 Hour Test At New Moulton Well
A 24 hour test began last night at the latest well near Lawrence County Hospital in Moulton to check for water. Last week's test showed about 23 gallons per minute, not enough to ease the drought related shortage. No morning report on test progress had been issued.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
Southern Bell wins $5 million rate rise in Alabama case
Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones overruled the Public Service Commission and ordered a $5 million annual rate increase for Southern Bell Telephone Co. A $5 million bond is required to cover potential reversal. Local increases apply to monthly charges and long distance rates. Birmingham, Mobile, and Montgomery see higher rates.
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Montgomery
Walter B. Jones
Public Service Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Co
State Supreme Court
Jones
Southern Bell
Circuit Court
Mendes France May Join Talks In Geneva Prospects
French sources say Pierre Mendes France will fly to Geneva Monday to participate in Indochina peace talks. He is expected to become foreign minister and focus on the Indochina issue, promising to resign if no settlement by July 20. Diplomatic reaction is mixed among Western powers.
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Geneva
France
Pierre
Mendes-France
Indochina
Mendes- France
French National Assembly
United States
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