Von Braun warns Alabama must boost research and education
Dr. Wernher von Braun told the Alabama Legislature that the state must fund a $3 million Research Institute at Huntsville to attract and retain technical talent. He said billions could return if Alabama improves education and culture to support space efforts, or risk losing the missile program to rivals.
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Montgomery
Wernher von Braun
Alabama
Peting
Marshall Space Center
Huntsville
University Center At
California
von Braun
United
United States
Marshall Space
Longest Day Arrives in Decatur and Local Notes
At 9 30 a m Wednesday summer solstice marks the longest day of the year in the United States. Rev Percy F Garnett of Uniontown Ala has a four week Yale Summer School scholarship and is son of J P and Mrs Garnett of Decatur. Jim Norman son of Mr and Mrs Charles Norman leaves for Baylor Summer Camp in Chattanooga Tenn. Tribble Morris Powell family reunion set for Sunday at 10 am at Belle Mina Experiment Station. D A V Chapter No 11 meets 7 pm at 705 1 2 Bank St. Diary on Page 2.
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Decatur
North Pole
United States
Percy F. Garnett
First Baptist Church
Uniontown
Ala
Yale University Summer School of Alcohol Studies
Mr. Garnett
J. P. Garnett
Jim Norman
Charles Norman
Gordon Dr
Baylor
Baylor School For Boys
Chattanooga, Tenn
Belle Mina Experiment Station
Do we need to confess sins to God for salvation
The answer asserts God already knows sins yet emphasizes confessing them as part of redemption. Confession aligns with scripture, with 1 John 1 9 cited as the basis for forgiveness and cleansing. It notes God forgives, empowers righteous living, and highlights the Christian tradition of sensitivity to sin through figures like David.
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David
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
TVA and Grain Shippers Plan Emergency Wheeler Dam Route
TVA directors and 11 grain terminal firms agree on emergency steps to move shipments past a disabled Wheeler Dam lock. A north end road, docking facilities, and truck transfers will bypass the lock within about 10 days, plus two marine logs will shuttle grain upstream.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee River
Wheeler Dam
TVA
Alabama
Paul Newsome
Freemont, Neb
Upper Tennessee River Grain and Feed Ingredient Receivers Association, Inc
Integrated Lakeview area faces panic selling amid race tensions
In Hempstead New York Black residents lead a campaign to curb panic selling after white homeowners seek to keep the neighborhood's ratio around eight whites per Black person. Lincoln Lynch says buying rights are at stake if the area becomes predominantly Black with about 40 white families selling homes priced 17000 to 25000 dollars. In Louisville Kentucky anti segregation demonstrators faced catcalls rocks at Fon taine Ferry Park as white bystanders arrested. ICC schedules Kennedy plan to ban racial segregation in interstate bus facilities inviting comments by July 20 and oral arguments August 15.
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Lakeview
Hempstead
N.Y
Lincoln Lynch
Lynch
Louisville
Fontaine Ferry Park
Interstate Commerce Com
Mission
Atty
Robert Kennedy
ICC
Kennedy
Alabama Traffic Wrecks and Arrests Breakdown Reported
The Alabama Highway Patrol logged 144 Monday wrecks statewide with 21 rural and 123 urban accidents. One rural death and numerous injuries plus property damage totals of 85175. Arrests covered drunk driving reckless driving speeding no license braking lights improper passing running stop signs wrong side of road yield rights and local police counts across multiple towns and counties.
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Montgomery
Highway Patrol
Alabama
Athens
Decatur
Hartselle
Cullman
Hanceville
Moulton
Courtland
Town Creek
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Eichmann Declares No Realized Nazi Intent in 1932 Entry
Adolf Eichmann testifies he did not understand the Nazis' plan against Jews when he joined in 1932. He argues he lacked power to stop the extermination as the trial opens his defense, while Israeli authorities press the case. He also disputes a claim he volunteered to be captured by Israel, asserting he was captured in Argentina and chained during custody.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Gestapo
Moshe Landau
Landau
Israel
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Wrecks Lead To Cases Now On In Court
Two Morgan County juries hear evidence in civil accident cases as the summer term of Cir cuit Court opens. Cobbs vs Blair seeks 25000 damages from Blair after a June 15 1960 crash at County Rd 45 and Hwy 67. Hendrix vs Hendrix and McCutcheon seeks 25000 damages for permanent injuries from a June 23 1960 crash on Hwy 36 near Lacey’s Spring.
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Morgan County
Circuit Court
James N. Bloodworth
Lonie Cobbs
John Thomas Blair
Newton B. Powell
Sandra Hendrix
Ray Hendrix
Robert McCutcheon
Cobbs
Blair
Cullman County
Hendrix
McCutcheon
Lacey’s Spring
Bloodworth
Union Finance Co
S. J. Miller
Angnes Earline Alexander
W. E. Harvey
William R. Bates
Vaughn Booth
Lonzo Jackson
Walter
Vann Hough
A. M. Curbow
Joseph Henry Geisen
Elmer J. Curbow
Jos
Travis Jeffreys
Jamies R. Sims
Carl Clifton
American Liberty Insurance Co
Mary Holm
Fred Hoton
City of Decatur
Frank B.vaughn
Decatur Daily Sky Notes Warm Start of Summer
The report notes a sunrise at 4:35 a.m. and the Sun at 9:30 a.m. marking summer. At noon the Sun sits 11 degrees below the zenith in the area. The Moon sets at 12:29 a.m. tomorrow with a Full Moon on June 28.
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial bridge this morning 15.62 feet with a 0.11 foot fall in 24 hours. TVA lake stages list Pickwick 414.0 Guntersville 595.1 Whitesburg 551.7 Wheeler 549.9 Wilson 507.5. High 75 at 9:32 a.m. Low 64 at 3 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. today. Forecast calls for cloudy mild with rain and scattered thundershowers, locally heavy rain. Gradual clearing Wednesday afternoon. Winds east 8 to 18 mph shifting to northeast. High today 71, low tonight 66, high Wednesday 71.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Castro Is Given Noon Friday Deadline On Farm Tractor Plan
The Supreme Court closes its term with a ruling that workers who are forced to join unions cannot have their dues used for political purposes without their consent. This decision shapes labor policy for unions and private sector workers nationwide.
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Castro
Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland
Connecticut
Trayton L. Lathrop
Madison
Wis
Missouri
Senate Struggle Over Redistricting Bill Reignites Filibuster
In Montgomery, Alabama lawmakers debate how to end a filibuster on a House approved redistricting bill that would shift eight districts and potentially disadvantage U S Rep Kenneth Roberts against Albert Rains. The fight includes moves to send the measure to various committees and possible appeals to Lt Governor Boutwell.
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Montgomery
U.S
Kenneth Roberts
Albert Rains
Privileges and Elections Committee
Albert Boutwell
Boutwell
Senate
Tractors for Freedom Deal With Castro Extends Deadline
The Tractors-for-Freedom Committee says Castro must accept 500 farm-type tractors by noon Friday or any deal ends. Castro seeks $28 million in tractors for 1,214 prisoners, with White House backing from Milton Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Walter Reuther.
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Detroit
Mich
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
White House
Milton Eisenhower
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter P. Reuther
Tractors-for-Freedom Committee
Dr. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tractors-for-Freedom
Kennedy names Mauldin to national agriculture advisory panel
Edward F. Mauldin of Town Creek Alabama was named by President Kennedy to a nationwide Agriculture Department advisory committee. The appointment, announced by Rep. Bob Jones, honors Alabama's role in farming and includes former agriculture secretaries. Mauldin, a cotton industry consultant and partner in Preuitt and Mauldin, has testified in Washington and served on the Alabama Legislative Cotton Study Committee.
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Edward F. Mauldin
Town Creek
John F. Kennedy
United States Department of Agriculture
Mauldin
Alabama
Bob Jones
Sec. of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Alabama Legislative Cotton Study Committee
Washington
Senate
House
Cotton
Preuitt and Mauldin
Colbert County
Newberry College
University of South Carolina
Auburn University
Rep. Jones
Kennedy
Sec. Freeman
Best Frigidaire Appliance Prices at Robinson's
Quickies by Ken Reynolds reports Robinson's on 2nd Avenue offering best prices ever on Frigidaire appliances in a consumer sale advertorial.
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Robinson's
2Nd Ave
Adv
By Ken Reynolds
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