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20 Jun 1957
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1957
Page
1
Community notices and local events in Austinville area
Austinville clubs meet and plan activities with officers to assume duties in July. Families attend Civitan Convention in Chicago June 23 26 and return for club duties. Church events include singing at Trinity Baptist and Friendship Baptist with invited public. Police report teen gun wound and vehicle damage. City board revenue meeting Monday at courthouse. Dr Parker speaks in Los Angeles on imitation evangelism. Henhouse hubcaps stolen from a 1953 Chevrolet pickup. City court docket includes multiple disorderly conduct peddling and other charges. Tonisilectomy planned for Priscilla Tuten at Decatur General Hospital. Local hospital notes and diary reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Evans
Bill Levin
John Darby
Chicago
Civitan International
Conrad Hilton
Evans
Lovin
Darby
Decatur Civitan Club
Levin
Alabama burial insurance cash option bill killed in committee
Legislation to require burial insurers to offer cash settlement options was buried in the House Business and Labor Committee by a 9 to 0 vote to postpone indefinitely. Rep Cephas Holliman argued families suffer when undertakers lack coverage while industry spokesmen warned arbitrary cash options could end burial policies in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery UW
House Business and Labor Committee
Cephas Holliman
Marengo County
Iattinée
Alabama
Frank P. Samford
Birmingham
Liberty National Life
Samford
Redus Collier
Decatur
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Yang says allies back six nation weapons upgrade plan
South Korean Ambassador You Chan Yang stated that 16 Allied powers have agreed on a modernizing weapons program for South Korea. He said UN Command will inform Communists of the alliance's intentions at a Panmunjom meeting, aiming to change the armistice to strengthen UN forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
You Chan Yang
South Korea
Yang
United Nations Command
Western Alliance
Panmunjom
North Korea
Russian Warships Pass Bosporus En Route to Mediterranean
Three Russian warships including the cruiser Mikha il Kutuzov and two destroyers steamed through the Bosporus amid Turkish jet overflights. The move tightens security for U S and 6th Fleet operations in the Mediterranean as a flotilla heads to join Baltic maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Bosporus
Mediterranean
Mikhail Kutusovy
Black Sea
U. S
6Th Fleet
Baltic
Weather and river readings for Decatur and vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.76 feet this morning up .09 in 24 hours with sea level at 556.06. Yesterday’s high was 88 and low 65. Morning temps 77 then 81 at 10 am. A trace of rain in 24 hours. Forecast: partly cloudy and warm today, fair tonight, partly cloudy warm Friday with isolated afternoon thundershowers. Light variable winds, high today 86, tonight 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Gore Links Humphrey Stock Gains to Policy Benefits
Senator Gore accuses Secretary Humphrey of profiting from Eisenhower era monetary policies as his 1953 stock holdings rise in value. Humphrey supplied January 1953 holdings to the Senate Finance Committee, while Byrd pressed questions on federal spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Gore
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Treasury
Moulton Youth 14 Accused Of Theft Sent To Hospital
A 14 year old Moulton youth accused of stealing a car was transported to a Tuscaloosa hospital for mental treatment, according to Sheriff Franklin Smith. The boy was arrested by officers on charges of taking a vehicle from a local businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Tuscaloosa
Franklin Smith
Moulton 4
Defense in Nickerson case seeks ruling on court martial rule
Attorneys for California officer John C. Nickerson Jr. said they will seek a ruling on the legality of a court martial regulation before his trial on June 25. The defense argues the rule requires prosecuting agency approval for defense witnesses and evidence, here the Third Army, which denied access to several high ranking officers as irrelevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickerson
Huntsville
Cal
John C. Nickerson Jr
Robert Bell
Third Army
Bell and Jenkins
Bell
Truman
Col
Beil
Gay Sentenced To Five Years
A five year sentence was given to J. B. Gay 23 of Danville after a jury found him guilty of first degree manslaughter in the death of his father in law 60 Jake Ledlow. The trial lasted two days with probation possible at a July hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Gay
Danville
Criminal Circuit
Gay
S. A. Lynne
Jake L. Ledion
Decatur General Hospital
Ledlow
Moulton Rd
George Johnson
Ralph Slate
John Eyster
Johnson
U.S. Says Test Suspension Tied to Halting Production
U.S. officials state a suspension of atomic tests would be accepted only with a first step disarmament that halts production of nuclear weapons. Eisenhower clarified the policy remains unchanged and any suspension would not be in isolation from other arms control steps. He noted a potential two to three year moratorium might require an international commission and inspection system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
United States
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Russia
House Appropriations Orders Post Office Budget Curtailments
The House Appropriations Committee told the Post Office Department to live within reduced funds and curb services to avoid repeating the spring 1957 fiscal debacle. It cut 16.4 million dollars from the department's request, and signals indicate support for the changes when a new money bill is considered next week. Postmaster General Summers field says some curtailments will be enacted if full funding is not granted, with zoned second and third class mail and daily star route reductions among the savings. See PO on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Post Office Department
House
Summerfield
Regatta entries swell Limestone Counties boat race
Entries continue for Limestone County's first boat regatta set for Sunday at Elk River-Wheeler Lake. Classes total seven with $100 in prizes. first place $50, second $25, third $15, fourth $10. Notables include Winston Garth Athens Harold Cates Rogersville Joe James Wells Sylacauga and others as preparations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone Counties
Elk River
Wheeler Lake
Winston Garth
Harold Cates
Rogersville
Joe James Wells
Sylacauga
David Hetrick
Sonny Andrews
Athens Jaycee
Rudolph Cox
Justice Dept Appeals Decision In Girard Case
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to review a ruling barring surrender of GI William S. Girard to Japan for trial. Attorney General Herbert Brownell and J. Lee Rankin urged an immediate high court ruling to avoid delays and a long wait for surrender ahead of a Middle East tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Dept
Girard
Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
William S. Girard
U.S. Dist
Joseph C. McGarrahy
High Tribune
Herbert Brownell
J. Lee
Senate faces bypass move on House civil rights bill
Southern senators protest a parliamentary shortcut that would place the House passed civil rights bill directly on the Senate calendar. Republican leader Knowland seeks to move the bill without referral to the Judiciary Committee, risking a legislative lynching label by opponents. Democratic leaders Johnson and Morse express doubt about success and note possible filibuster. The outcome hinges on Nixon rulings and future Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knowland of Calfornia
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Knowland
Sen
Russell
Faheges
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Morse
Dore
Kishi Affirms Japan’s Readiness to Meet Communist Challenge
Prime Minister Kishi told Congress Japan will play a constructive role in Asia against international communism. He cited economic and social progress without Communist methods and urged Japan as a faithful member of the free world to contribute to regional security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Kishi
Congress
Asia
Senate
House
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Didehalle Ey
Austinville
Trinity Baptist Church
Jack Miller
Friendship Baptist Church
W. R. Duntan
3Rd Ave
West Wing
Carraway Methodist Hospital
R. F. Horton
Sherman St
St. Ave. SE
Peggy Sue Aldridge
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Monroe Parker
Grace Baptist Church
Los Angeles
California
Conservative Baptist Association of America
Parker
Grace Baptist
Larry Mobley
U.S. 31
City Recorder’s Court
Priscilla Ann Tuten
James D. Tuten
Oak St
Deacatur General Hospital
Leonard O. Brown
Broadus Ave
Hamil Clinic
Buckley
Alonzo Gray
Daniel M. Roberts
Ozark
Ala
Ft. Rucker
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Earl Carroll
New York
Camp Whittington
By Cullene Morgan
Red McCormick
Decatur Outboard Motor Club
Jaycee
Stanley Hand
Killen
Florence
O. B. Johnson
Charles L James
Hermano Free
U.S. Court of Appeals
By Ken Reynolds
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