Integration Postponed at Central High School in Arkansas
U S District Judge Harry J Lemley granted Central High School a breathing spell from racial integration granting a 2 year delay of its gradual desegregation plan The seven Negro students enrolled last year would be barred from returning this September Attorney Wiley Branton said an appeal may reach the U S Supreme Court If stay denied the matter would go to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals In Washington House Judiciary Chairman Emanuel Celler condemned the move and promised hearings on civil rights Faubus notes his name Page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Wells
Little Rock
Ark
U.S. Dist
Harry J. Lemley
Hope Saturday
Central High School
Arkansas
Lemley
Central
Wiley Branton
Pine Bluff
National Assn., For the Advancement of Colored People
Branton
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Central High
Washington
Emanuel Cell
Glimpse of Aepatlee and Grlimale Emerges
Aepatlee and Grlimale appear in a series of GLIMPSES revealing evolving roles and ties. The fragment hints at shifting connections within a local scene, with sparse but suggestive details about individuals and groups.
Two Decatur Men Treated After Dispute Near Moulton Heights
City police report Clarence Tucker and Moss Brooks of Decatur were treated at Decatur General Hospital for facial and shoulder wounds after a dispute at Moulton Heights late Friday. Separate items note a Dallas birth, census plans for Morgan County, local arrests, school conference attendance, TVA rainfall, and building permits. See page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Decatur General Hospital
Clarence Tucker
Moss Brooks
Decatur 1
Tucker
Brooks
Moulton Heights
Eisenhower to Continue Letter Exchange With Khrushchev
President Eisenhower plans to continue the exchange of letters with Premier Nikita Khrushchev on major international issues despite worsening U S Soviet relations. The president will seek to limit correspondence to truly important developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Sparkman Attacks Benson Over Cotton Policy Clash
Alabama senator John Sparkman charges U S Agriculture Chief Ezra Taft Benson aims to destroy farm confidence in federal programs and the government’s obligation to help farmers. He says confusion over cotton legislation stems from Benson’s stance and a looming presidential veto, urging passage of relief measures before 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
John Sparkman
U. S
Ezra Taft Benson
Sen
Sparkman
Congress
Benson
Eisenhower
Ezra
GOP Attempts Divide Farmers
House Agriculture Committee Democrats accuse the Eisenhower administration of sowing division among farmers and warn hard times ahead without a modern farm program. They say farm prices and incomes will fall sharply if the current course continues and note an election year battle will unfold as the House begins work on a catch-all farm bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Livingstone Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
House
Benson
GOP
Texas Farmers Seek Cash Crop to Complement King Cotton
Texas farmers aim to replace income reduced by acreage controls with vegetables. Feature on J. T. Powell and Eva 1 building a new farm home. Other items include Joyce Scott winning a baking contest, G. B. Kilpatrick favoring broilers, Jane Hargrave growing a good garden, and Gene Durand’s soybeans.
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Texas
Joyce Scott
Cullman County
G. B. Kilpatrick
Morgan County
Jane Hargrave
Gene Durand
Massey
Medaris Sees South Detroit of Space Age
Asheville NC AP report quotes General Medaris predicting the South may emerge as a hub for space related industry similar to Detroit for autos. He says the region could become a center for space related activity as the West Coast pursues other efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medaris
South
Detroit
Asheville
N. C
Sacco Ae
West Coast
Mfdaris
Big Man Shruggs Arrested After Night of Disorder
Theodis Shruggs known as Big Man of 216 Lafayette St NW faced a disorderly conduct charge after a cafe altercation with Willie James Sykes at the Green Frog Cafe on Vine St. Sykes suffered a stab wound to the right arm. Shruggs damaged 15 city windows with a mop handle at the jail and was fined 15 dollars for disorderly conduct and 100 dollars for destroying city property plus 30 days on the latter charge.
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Theodis
Big Man
Shruggs
Lafayette St. NW
Willie James Sykes
Green Frog Cafe
Vine St
Sykes
Decatur General Hospital
Leroy McEntire Jr
Rebellion Over In Indonesia Reported Capital Menado Falls
AP dispatch from Jakarta says rebel capital Menado in North Celebes may have fallen, a claim not yet confirmed by official Jakarta sources. Menado, a tropical city of about 6,000 at the peninsula’s tip, has been central to over four months of rebellion and civil war in Indonesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lancashire
Jakarta
Indonesia
Menado
Celebes
Makassar
North
Explorer Ill Facing Death Saturday
An explorer is reported to be gravely ill and facing death this Saturday. No further details on location or identity are provided.
Rains Plans Companion Farm Bill To Talmadge Proposal
Washington Rep. Albert Rains announced he will introduce in the House a companion to Sen. Herman Talmadge's plan to end all acreage controls and government loans for agriculture. The measure would abolish the soil bank reserve but keep its conservation land use.
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Washington
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Talmadge
Rains
Soil Bank
Benson Farm
Sky Notes for Decatur on Monday June 23
The report lists evening sunset at 8 04 p m and sunrise at 5 36 a m for Tuesday with moonset at 12 29 a m and first quarter at 4 04 a m. Antares is noted as a prominent southern star at 11 06 p m in Central Daylight Time.
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Antares
Weather and River Readings near Keller Memorial Bridge
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.21 feet with a 0.57 foot drop in 24 hours and sea level reading at 555.51 feet. Forecast calls for cloudiness and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers today, tonight clearing and cooler but still warm. Monday outlook: partly cloudy with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. High near 85. Carpet samples offered by Rebineen's.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
White House weighs Adams successor options
The New York Post reports the White House is considering a successor to Sherman Adams with Interior Secretary Fred Seaton viewed as the most likely prospect. Other named possibilities include Gen. Wilton Persons, Gen. Alfred Gruenther, Dr. Thomas Stephens, and Dr. Milton Eisenhower.
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New York
New York Post
White House
Sherman Adams
Fred Seaton
the Post
Robert G. Vack
Seaton
Pennsylvania Ave
Wilton B. Persons
Adams
Alfred Gruenther
NATO
American Red Cross
Thomas Stephens
Milton Eisenhower
Fewer Than Half Of Autos Pass City Lane Test
Over a week and a half 1,034 vehicles were checked by the Chamber of Commerce traffic safety lane. 455 passed 489 were rejected and 90 had defects corrected and sent back for approval. The afternoon operation compared with last year’s all day effort, under the traffic and safety committee led by Joe DeCastro and chair James Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Repubs Press New Demands Over Adams Aide
In Washington Republican leaders demand the ouster of Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams amid criticisms of corruption and influence peddling. Democratic Chairman Paul Butler denounces the administration’s conduct as hypocritical and calls for accountability while the White House stands by Adams. Vice President Nixon urges Republicans to quiet internal strife as GOP politics heat up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner L. Bridge
Washington
Eisenhower
Paul Butler
Sherman Adams
White House
Adams
Richard Nixon
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Butler
Omaha
Repubs
Civil Service Pay Hike To Boost Area Economy
President Eisenhower signed a 10 percent retroactive raise for government class act employees. Local impact totals about $525,000 yearly with $486,000 to Morgan County workers at Redstone Arsenal and $213,000 in back pay for Limestone County residents.
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Civil Service
Decatur
Morgan County
Eisenhower
Lemony
Redstone Arsenal
Limestone County
Redstone
Negroes Win Right To Trade Where Please
A Tuskegee judge dissolved an injunction barring Negroes from pressuring others to boycott white merchants. The order had blocked threats to enforce the Tuskegee Civic Assn boycott. the court found no proof the organization acted or that a remedy was needed to limit trade rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
America
Will O. Walton
John Patterson
Tuskegee Civic Assn
TCA
Pete St.accott
Walton
Patterson
Decatur Names Sef Gilbert New Junior High Principal
Sef Hobart R. Gilbert, 47, from Dawson Alabama, named principal of the new Decatur Junior High School for next year. He will start July 1 as the school opens in September for about 500 students in 16 sections. Gilbert holds a B S from Jacksonville State College and an M A from the University of Alabama. He has been principal at Albertville Elementary School for 10 years and previously at Fort Payne Junior High School. He is married with a daughter.
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Hobart R. Gilbert
Dawson
Ala
Decatur
H. R. Leeman
Gilbert
Avery Roberts Jr
Decatur High School
Gilbat
Jacksonville State College
University of Alabama
Albertville
Fort Payne
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Judge
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Daily
Jack Ray
Aepatlee
Grlimale
M. L. Wallace
Dallas
Tex
Baylor Hospital
Mr. Wallace
Sple
Dan Weatherly
Camp Gary
San Marcos
Joe Weatherly
Greenville
Lester Wooten
Wooten
Sheriff's Office
Tennessee Valley Authority
Frank Thompson
Cedar Lake
Wilbur Abercrombie
Richard Hyde
James Sparkman
14Th Ave. SE
Cherry St
Theo M Compton
Nelson St. SE
College St. SE
Eleventh St
R. F. Hoover
Carridale St
Morgan County Bar Assn
Board of Revenue
Buckley
Lke
Khrushchev
U.S
J. T. Powell
Eva
Betty's
E. Ph
Rebineen’s
Rex Thomas
Sef
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