Dixon-Yates power fight over gold-plated shovels sparks House clash
Rep. Bob Jones denounces Dixon-Yates as the House votes 198 to 169 to cut an essee Valley Authority 12 million plan for a new Fulton Tennessee plant. The funds are redirected to a transmission line tying West Memphis to the TVA system. Jones warns of tax payer expense and depicts Dixon-Yates as wasteful.
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Dixon-Yates
West Memphis
White House
Bob Jones
Alabama
House of Representatives
Essee Valley Authority
Fulton, Tenn
TVA
Jones
Dixon- Yates
Expansion Drive Sets Athens College Science Building Plan
Harold E Orr elected Morgan County area leader for Athens College enlargement. The first step is a $250000 science building to support 335 students with over 200 in science. Dr. Perry B. James notes accreditation hinges on this project as Orr forms committees and coordinates with surrounding counties. Attendees include Dr. James Cummings and local officials.
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Harold E Orr
Wolverine Tube Division
Morgan County
Athens College
Orr
Hotel Lyons
College Repre- Vailey
Perry B. James
Cummings
North Alabama
James
Robert H. Brigham
Paul Robson
Local Church Meeting Urged by Morgan County Leader
Mrs. Guy Colbert, Morgan County Missionary Baptists superintendent, calls for attendance at a Sunday School meeting at First Baptist Church in Decatur. Also noted are a Decatur Daily vacation, a 10 day Daytona Beach trip for several residents, a probation denial for Ervin, and multiple docket items from the police court. ATHENS Limestone buys Lee-Hi fishing camp for recreation plans. bid $32,000. Rep. Dement leads push for state park development with planned 12 month completion.
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Guy Colbert
Association
Morgan County
Missionary Baptists
First Baptist Church
Decatur
Athens
Limestone
Lee-Hi
Tennessee Valley Authority
Limestone County
Elk River
Elk River Bridge
U.S. Highway 72
Jimmy Segrest
Park and Recreation Division
State Conservation Dept
J. M. Dement
Dement
See State
River Victim's Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Stanley Ricks a 17 year old Decatur youth who drowned Thursday afternoon in the Tennessee River are set for 2 30 today at Brown Funeral Home Chapel. Dennis Tucker to lead the service with burial in City Cemetery to be directed by Brown. The body was recovered from the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs French 323 11th Ave N. in Daniels un ters Margaret and Peggy Ann and his grandparents. Uncles will pallbear.
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Stanley Ricks
Decatur
Tennessee River
Brown Funeral Home Chapel
Dennis Tucker
City Cemetery
Brown
Mr. French
11Th Ave
Unters
Margaret
Peegy Ann
May Has $$ News For You Bonanzagram Puzzle
Katie Kash urges readers to enter the Bonanzagram puzzle on page 16 with a $300 jackpot. Entries must be mailed or postmarked by Tuesday 5 p.m. or midnight Tuesday, limit one entry per family, copies allowed, no entry limit on originals.
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Katie
de Poe
Okey
Elizabeth Sivley Wins Honors at Girls State Event
The 1955 Alabama Girls State concluded after six days of citizenship study in Montgomery. Nine medals were awarded to Dottie Beckton of Birmingham, Peggy Long of Russellville, and others from Demopolis and nearby cities.
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Elizabeth Sivley
Montgomery
Alabama
Demopolis
Dottie Beckton
Birmingham
Peggy Long
Russellville
Peron Purges Power as Army Takes Full Command
In Buenos Aires on June 18 President Juan D. Peron placed the army in full control of the nation under a state of siege after a naval air revolt. Church leaders claimed exiled officials and freed priests now have influence in government and negotiations with navy forces to avoid civil war. Police reported two priests arrested, many clerics freed since last November, with hundreds detained previously.
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Fred L. Strozier
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Damonte Taborda
Congress
Sujan Rafael Fontanella
Father Fontanella
Pri- See
Urban Renewal Grants Aimed at Alabama Slum Combat
The Urban Renewal Administration approved a 30 275 dollar grant for plans to fight slums in Alabama. Eligible communities include Moulton Mountain Brook Opelika Phenix City and Vestavia Hills plus Jasper Lanett Linden Roanoke Tuscumbia Jacksonville and others.
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Washington
The
Urban Renewal Administration
Alabama
Jacksonville
Jasper
Lanett
Linden
Moulton
Mountain Brook
Opelika
Phenix City
Roanoke
Tuscumbia
Vestavia Hills
Mental Health Fund Short By $200 In Morgan County
Morgan county reports a $200 shortfall for the Alabama Mental Health fund. Drive chairman Tom Leslie stated on Saturday that they hope to complete the campaign this week and that the job will be done in a few days.
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Morgan County
Alabama Mental Health
Tom Leslie
Drive
World diplomats wait for signs Cold War fading
In San Francisco on June 18 Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov arrived amid cautious optimism as Big Four talks loom for July Geneva summit. He offered no new policy hints, though recent Soviet moves on Austria and Yugoslavia stirred hopeful chatter about easing Cold War tensions.
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San Francisco
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Geneva
Molotov
U.N
Les Tha OnHe
Dulles
Davis Circuit Bill Faces Vote in Alabama Senate
Rep Bryce Davis sponsors a local bill to add a 32nd circuit in Alabama, shifting Cullman County from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence with a new circuit judge and solicitor. Gov Folsom would appoint both posts, with Robert Sapp likely to become circuit solicitor and Cullman attorneys McMinn and Stewart considered for the solicitor role.
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Cullman
Bryce Davis
State Senate
Montgomery
House of Representatives
Alabama
Cullman County
Morgan, Limestone, Lawrence
Wode
James E. Folsom
Robert A. Sapp
T. D. McMinn
Herman Stewart
Never Underrate Power Of Prayer
Mrs Willard Brady drives son Danny home from vacation Bible school and learns he prays to avoid a polio vaccine. An hour later Danny awaits his shot as a nurse discovers she is one dose short. He smiles through the moment in Stuart Florida.
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Danny
Five Turncoats Granted Permission to Leave China
Tokyo June 18 Redco announced that five former prisoners or turncoats were granted permission to leave China while two had asked to go home. A Peiping radio broadcast named two of the three Americans among those seeking departure.
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Tokyo
Redco
Porenas
Peiping
Mother of deserter son favors leaving China
In Monticello Arkansas on June 18 the mother of Cpl. William A. Cowart 22 who deserted to live in Red China said she was happy he would leave the Communist nation. She added she would rather he go to Japan than stay in China.
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Monticello
Ark
Red China
Red Cross
Cpl
William A. Cowart
Japan
Chester Green
China
Five GIs Granted Permission to Leave Peiping
The broadcast reports five American servicemen in Peiping received permission to depart China. One Belgian selected the United States while another European chose Laos. A Belgian and two other Americans are noted among those who could also leave, with 17 other former U S soldiers in Red China able to depart if they wish. Cpl. Lewis W Griggs is named among the five referenced.
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Japan
United States
Laos
Red China
Peiping
Cpl. Lewis
Weather and River Readings for Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood 22 feet Saturday morning with a .51 foot rise in 24 hours. Friday high reached 8 degrees? and Saturday low 66. Saturday 8 am temperature 80. Forecast calls for sunny warm day and mild night with a high of 89.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Bids Submitted for Five North Alabama Road Projects
Bids on five road projects in North Alabama were filed in Montgomery. Edward Burgreen of Por ghee Contracting Co. said the low bid for paving Highway 31 from Athens to the Tennessee line was around 700000 by J W Jumn Jr of Birmingham. Other bids include Union Gravel Ridge Road in Morgan County about 134000 135000 and Union Gravel Ridge Bridge about 28000. Huntsville bypass bid around 450000 by Ashford and Gray. Official awards will be announced by the State Highway Department by Monday after final tabulations.
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North Alabama
Montgomery
State Highway Department
Edward Burgreen
Por? Ghee Contracting Co
Athens
Tennessee Line
J. W. Jumn, Jr
Birmingham
Morgan County
G.&r. Contracting Co
Burgreen
Five Points
Lawrence County
Polio Experts Ok Salk Shots To Continue Through Summer
New York reporters cite June 18 meeting where 30 medical and polio experts from the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urged continuing mass Salk polio injections through the summer. They said the slight risk of provoking paralysis in an already infected person is insufficient to halt vaccination as incidence rises.
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New York
Clared
Dana
Foundation
Slate Case Tops Criminal Docket
Morgan County Circuit Court enters its third week of the June term with eight counts of false pretense and two of forgery against Leon Slate, former County Board of Revenue and Control member, set for hearings. Judge S A Lynne presides as three charges of false pretense against Roy Wallace, Slate’s son in law, go to trial.
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Leonard Slate
County Board of Revenue and Control
Morgan County Circuit Court
S. A. Lynne
Roy Wallace
Slate
Wallace
Circuit Court
Wallace Upe
See Slate
Jacksonville Trio In Birmingham Jail
Three men charged with a Jacksonville Alabama bank robbery were brought to Birmingham from Tampa Florida and placed in Jefferson County jail. Joe Paul Andrews 32 Preston Henderson 26 and Etheron Henderson 21 are in custody with Andrews wife Burma 23 and Kathy Ellis 34 charged with aiding and trans stolen money. Arrests were made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Clearwater Florida.
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Birmingham
Jacksonville
Ala
Tampa
Fila
Jefferson County
Joe Paul Andrews
Preston Henderson
Etheron Henderson
Andrews
Burma Andrews
Ting
Kathy Ellis
Clearwater Fla
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senate Fight Over Dixon Yates Line Extends Likely
Sen Gore says Democrats will mount a prolonged Senate battle against funding the tie line between the Dixon Yates power plant and the TVA. The House approved 6.5 million dollars for the link amid a public versus private power clash, marking a first-round win for President Eisenhower. Gore recalls last year’s 13 day talkathon and signals new Senate strategy to avoid House mistakes. The West Memphis Arkansas plant is built by Middle South Utilities led by Edgar Dixon and Southern Company led by Eugene Yates under a 25 year contract with the Atomic Energy Commission to supplement TVA power.
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House
Eisenhower
Gore
Senate
West Memphis
Ark
Middle South Utilities, Inc
Edgar H. Dixon
Southern Co
Eugene Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Wildelees
Mississippi
Yates
State's ExPWs Demand Action at Alabama Convention
At the first annual Alabama ex prisoners of war convention in Birmingham delegates demand immediate release of Kane, accuse Defense Department of late protests, and oppose Red China recognition while warning about disability compensation cuts. They cite estimates that over 500 Americans are held by Chinese Communists for propaganda or ransom and voice concerns over a veteran benefits re-examination program.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Kane
Defense Department
China
United Nations
Korea
Alout
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