Garrett Returns Before Grand Jury in Vote Fraud Probe
Garrett appeared before a grand jury in Birmingham with his brother Brook Garrett acting as personal attorney. Alabama Attorney General Li Garrett and Russell County officials discussed possible witness testimony while Emmett Perry confirmed no word from Arch Ferrell. Ferrell issued a statement on the Phenix City murder case and cooperation with investigators. Pennington’s questioning continued as the morning session focused on Lee Pennington.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Li Garrett
Garrett
Brook Garrett
Brewton
Russell County
Arch Ferrell
Phenix City
Jefferson
Emmett Perry
Ferrell
Grand
Perry
Albert L. Patterson
Tate
Ruta
Crasaly
Ey Bar Tada
Deans
Howard Pennington
Lee Pennington
Priceville Home Demonstration Club Meets Monday
The Priceville Home Demonstration club members are asked to meet at Mrs. Fred Robinson's home at 7 30 p m Monday for a business meeting. Six cases were tried in the city recorder's court this morning with five for traffic violations and one for driving while intoxicated.
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Priceville Home Demonstration Club
Fred Robinson
City Recorder’s Court
Ingalls Decatur Shipyards
Decatur Yards
Army
Navy
American Bureau of Ships
U. S. Coast Guard
U. S. Navy
Sheriff Plans More Questioning In Murder Case
Phenix City officials pursue a new informant who may shed light on the Albert Patterson murder. Sheriff Mathews plans to question the informant this afternoon while investigators continue to probe the case. John Patterson, son of the slain nominee, launches a bid for attorney general amid criticism of the probe and vows to run even as an independent if needed.
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Phenix City
Russell County
H. Ralph Mathews
Albert Patterson
Mathews
Alabama
John Patterson
Phenix
Albert L. Patterson
Patterson
National Guard
H. Ralph Mathews Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patterson Birmingham A Grand
Gadsden
Lee Porter
Porter
Indian Officials in Quandary Over Red Leader Visit
New Delhi officials rush last minute preparations for Chinese Premier Chou En-lai visit as they debate inviting ambassadors from non recognizing nations to events in his honor. The talks include possible discussions with Nehru on Indochina and world affairs.
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New Delhi
India
Chou En-lai
United States
France
China
Chou
Nehru
Indochina
Des Moines Flood Prompt Evacuations and Levee Struggles
Police evacuated 200 people in Des Moines southeast valley as the Des Moines River rose past levels from 1947. Levees, sandbags, and guardsmen worked around the clock with 28 foot crest design limits in doubt and 3 000 to 4 000 homeless if levees fail. Detours closed Euclid Avenue bridge and US 30 west of Boone as floodwaters spread.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Raccoon
Weather Bureau
National Guardsmen
U.S. 30
Boone
Four Die As Plane Crashes Near Atlanta
Four Wisconsin businessmen en route to Jesup Georgia for a cellulose plant dedication died in a private Bonanza crash after takeoff from Atlanta municipal airport. The single engine plane struck a tree and burned near a dwelling, but no ground casualties occurred. Firemen recovered the bodies. D L Jensen of Wisconsin Rapids listed in airport records.
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Atlanta
Wisconsin
Jesup
D. L. Jensen
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis
Airport
Eden proposes Southeast Asia defense system with pacts
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in the House of Commons urged a Southeast Asian defense system. He proposed nonaggression pacts with the Communists and a reciprocal, defensive alliance similar to Locarno and NATO to guard against aggression in the region.
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London
Anthony Eden
Eden
House of Commons
Locarno
NATO
Europe
Soviet denounces U.S. school desegregation ruling
Izvestia condemns the Supreme Court decision as demagogic and masking a western policy. The piece criticizes U. S. racism and argues officials seek to export discrimination while Eisenhower avoids guidance on southern reactions.
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Moscow
Izvestia
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Soviet Union
Asia
Africa
U. S
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Demo Committee Sets Saturday Session on Attorney General Nominee
Alabama Democratic executives meet at the Redmont Hotel in Birmingham to decide if a special primary will name a new attorney general to replace the slain Albert L Patterson. The 72 member panel weighs election versus direct nomination to avoid a costly statewide vote.
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Birmingham
Ben F. Ray
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
Albert L. Patterson
Redmont
Ray
Frank Embry
Pell City
Hugh Merrill Jr
Anniston
Smith Optimistic On Red Threat In Indochina
Undersecretary of State Walter Bedell Smith told a White House conference of congressional leaders that most of Indochina likely will stay free from Communist control. He said Laos Cambodia and part of Vietnam should resist communism. He conveyed Geneva conference realities and said allies and the Russians reactions were examined. Churchill and Eden visit to discuss further. Johnson of Texas said no new policy was announced and urged allied unity to save freedom.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
White House
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Congress
Eisenhower
Smith
Geneva
Korea
Churchill
Eden
Britain
Dulles
House
State Department
France
Alteather
Sen. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Senate
Knowdee
Howell Supporters Raise Battle Fund
About 250 supporters gathered in Moulton high school to raise funds for J. K. Howell’s legal battle after his termination by the Lawrence county Board of Education. The meeting yielded 471 dollars from 74 donors as attorneys prepared court options with expected costs around 800 dollars plus other expenses.
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Lawrence County Board of Education
J. K. Howell
Moulton High School
Bonnie Spillers
Russell Lynne
Norman Harris
Decatur
George F. Carraway
Moulton
Howell
Rgi
Spillers
C. M. Cross
Hugh McWhorter
Grady Smith
Howell Battle Fund
Joe C. Young
Lawrence County
Howell Group
French and Red Leaders Hopeful on Geneva Indochina Talks
In Bern the French Premier Pierre Mendes France and Chinese Premier Chou En Lai met privately for two hours. Both expressed belief progress could be made at the Geneva conference on re establishing peace in Indochina. Chou En Lai planned to return to Geneva later and then proceed to New Delhi for talks with Nehru.
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Bern
Switzerland
France
Red China
Indochina
Pierre Mendes- France
Chou En-lai
Chou
Geneva
New Delhi
Nehru
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
The Tennessee River reading at Keller Memory Bridge this morning stood at 21.42 feet, rising 0.24 feet in the last 24 hours. Local weather conditions noted with the river level trend and anticipated changes in the vicinity of Decatur.
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Keller Memory Bridge
Hillsboro farmer released on bond after fatal shooting
George Hames, a 45 year old Hillsboro farmer, was freed on a $2,500 bail after a shotgun confrontation left neighbor John Blankenship dead six hours later. Hames faced a second degree murder charge while claiming self defense during the kitchen altercation with a butcher knife involved.
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George Hames
Hillsboro 2
John Blankenship
Hames
Blankenship
Hugh Owens Jr
Benelux plan framed if EDC fails defense scheme
Dutch Parliament was told Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands reached an alternative defense plan should the European Defense Community fail to materialize. Defense Minister Cornelis Staf said no direct military tie with West Germany but hinted German troops would figure in the plan. The three foreign ministers agreed unanimously in Abourg.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Cornelis Staf
West Germany
Staf
Abourg
Rebels Ready for Long or Short Battle in Guatemala
Intervyu with Col. Carlos Castillo Armas at Esquipulas reveals his anti Communists prepared for a long or short confrontation to unseat President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. Rebels report three towns captured inside Guatemala while air raids show dominance but aim to avoid bloodshed.
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Sam Summerlin
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala
Esquipulas
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Arbenz
Castillo Armas
Vado Hondo
Jacotan
Camoatan
Foreign Ministry
Santa Rosa de Copan
French Patrols Beat Off Ambush Near Hanoi
French patrols repelled an ambush by about 200 Vietminh guerrillas 60 miles south of Hanoi near Ninh Binh. They reported 30 rebels killed with 57 more dead and 47 captured in later clashes across the Red River Delta. Rebel mines damaged Hanoi Haiphong railway cars as France bombed supply lines with 60 tons of explosives after leaflets warned civilians.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Ninh Binh
Red River
Haiphong
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Buckley
Snork Club
Southeast Asia
Russ
Alan G. Diseker
Farm Industries
Decatur Community Chest
Diseker
Bob MacGregor
Jack Wood
Carl Hoyer
Decatur Civitan Club
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