Government Moves to Overturn Girard Ruling
Washington reports rapid government action to appeal Judge McGarraghy's decision blocking the surrender of GI William S. Girard to Japan for trial on manslaughter charges. Solicitor General Rankin weighs direct Supreme Court appeal. case seen as potentially decided before term ends.
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U.S
GI William S. Girard
Japan
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
J. Lee Rankin
U.S. Dist
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Girard
McGarraghy
State
Defense Departments
Ottawa
Naka Sakai
Prisoners Escape From Street Gang After Sentences
Two city jail prisoners who had sentences in recorder's court yesterday morning escaped from the street gang during the afternoon. Hubert Allred and Roosevelt Wheeler were sentenced to 13 and 28 days respectively for intoxicated on public street and assault and battery.
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Recorder’s Court
Hubert Allred
Roosevelt Wheeler
Traffic Study Proposes Light at Ferry and Walnut Sts
City council's police committee studies two traffic issues discussed at last night meeting. A traffic light at Ferry and Walnut Streets is being considered. An ordinance to prohibit reverse parking in parts of the city is also under review.
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Ferry and
Walnut Sts
Ferry St
John A. Caddell
LeRoy McEntire
City Recorder
Caddell
C. E. Poole
Johnnie Aycock
Roy Odom
Pack Self
Eight Die Two Tankers Collide Off Brest France
In dense fog off Brest, two ocean going tankers collide. The Stony Point on fire and listing lies afloat with one crewman missing. the Lonis shows eight crewmen dead. Rescue work is perilous under thick fog and flames.
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Brest
France
Stony Point
Brest Sation
Lonis
Eisenhower defends civil rights plan as moderate
President Eisenhower said the civil rights program is moderate and not aimed at persecuting anyone. He noted disappointment that some view the plan as intent to disturb established rights and social order, while a House bill cleared a key vote amid a likely Senate fight led by Republican and liberal Democrat senators to speed action.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Len Knowland
Calif
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eiserhower
Senate Republicans
Congress
Supreme Court
Alabama Senate ends long filibuster stalls purchasing bill
Weary Alabama senators resumed the session after an all night filibuster aimed at delaying two reapportionment measures while pressing to advance a competitive bid purchasing bill. Gov. Folsom opposed the Senate plan, saying it would hamstring state procurement.
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Montgomery
Senate
James E. Folsom
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson County
House
City Council approves bridge contract in regular meeting
Decatur city council held a 2 hour 40 minute session with 15 items of business. A 45 minute recess occurred behind closed doors before adjourning to 2 p.m. June 28 for continued discussion of rezoning two blocks in West Decatur from Residence A to Residence C and a public hearing on 7th Ave SW rezoning.
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Decatur
Roy Odom
Odom
West
7Th Ave
Moulton St
Third St
5Th
6Th
7Th
8Th Aves
Government may drop cases against 45 more Communists
The Supreme Court ruling halts prosecutions of many Communists under the Smith Act. Of 103 convicted under the act, 99 faced charges of conspiracy or advocacy, with only 28 upheld. The government may have to dismiss or retry cases, while the three being appealed remain unsettled.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Roianinan Dnasas
Lawrence County Drives For Oil Plans Announced By Brooks
Houston oil man David K Brooks reveals a program of nine 100 foot Ordovician and one 800 foot Knox dolomite wells in Bankhead National Forest between Moulton and Double Springs Alabama. Seven Lawrence County tests and three Winston County tests will start on 40 acre units with acreage totaling over 60 thousand acres. Investors see this as the start of intensive exploration in the area with potential oil and gas indications near Shirley Smith farm and Hatton Lee.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Alabama
Houston
Tex
Winston County
David K. Brooks
Texas
Southeastern Oil Review
Brooks
Continental Oil Company
Vaughey & Vaughey
Bankhead National Forest
Double Springs
Lawrence
Winston
Shirley Smith
S E
Hatton Lee Lawrence
Hardwick Predicts Federal Troops In South If CR Passes
Lt. Gov. Guy Hardwick says federal troops will be sent to the South if civil rights legislation passes and is approved by the Senate. Alabama officials including Charles W. McKay Jr. and Sen. Sam Engelhardt condemn the move and vow to uphold segregation.
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Hardwick
South
Eisenhower
Alabama
U.S. of Representatives
Senate
Guy Hardwick
Dothan
Charles W. McKay Jr
Talladega County
Democratic National
Supreme Court
Sam Engelhardt
Macon
Alabama Assn. of
Councils
House
Atlantic Coast Bakes Under Severe Heat Wave
The year's first major heat wave centers on the Atlantic Coast with 90 degree highs. Floods and storms have claimed at least 225 lives overall, including 197 from heat related drownings as people sought relief from the heat. A Canadian cold front later pushed into the Midwest, signaling relief and an end to the East's heat by tomorrow night.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Coast
Midwest
Canada
Lake Erie
Ohio
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Marshall
Minn
Redwood River
South Dakota
Weather and River at Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 21.67 feet with a 0.22 rise in 24 hours. Sea level is 555.97 feet. Yesterday's high reached 95 and low 72. Today at 10 30 a.m. temperature is 80. Rainfall 0.33 inches in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm with scattered thunderstorms. Tonight fair and cooler. Thursday generally fair and warm. Northerly winds 8 to 12 mph. High today 88, low tonight 66, high Thursday 84.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Eisenhower backs study of atomic ban proposal
President Eisenhower said Russia s disarmament proposal merits earnest study but warned against unlimited unconditional suspensions. He favored a possible temporary pause while pursuing a broader package deal and defended adviser Harold Stassen s role amid questions over rapid talks. The press conference also touched on Supreme Court decisions and Justice Department reviews.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Harold E. Stassen
London
Stassen
COURT
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Congress
Ike
Temperatures High In State Past Week
Alabama saw above normal heat for most of the week with average temperatures about three degrees higher than normal. The U.S. Weather Bureau and Agriculture Department with Auburn Extension issued the weekly crop weather report noting ample moisture in eastern counties and drought concerns in other areas for cotton corn and peanuts.
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Montgomery
Alabama
U.S. Weather Bureau
Agriculture Department
Auburn Extension Service
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