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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1958
Page
1
A car driven by Asa Glenn Childs hit a utility pole on Finley Drive and split in half. Police report heavy front-end damage and filed a disorderly conduct charge against Childs.
Hungarian refugees demonstrating outside the Soviet delegation to the United Nations Sunday tried to crash police lines and trampled officers. The Park Avenue site saw three windows smashed with nine pickets arrested. About 350 demonstrators clashed with nearly 100 police, injuring several officers, none seriously, in a second weekend outbreak.
Gwyn Montgomery 17, a Moulton High student, suffered second degree burns from the waist up when a gasoline tank exploded during yard work. His father used an acetylene torch to cut straps and escaped injury as he rushed to smother the flames and transport his son to Lawrence County Hospital.
A single vehicle collision on Cullman County Road 45 at 8 a.m. injured two people, including Alfred Weaver, 27. The 1952 Ford left the road and overturned. vehicle damage was set at 400 dollars. The Highway Patrol investigated the mishap.
A crowd of several hundred Russians stoned the West German Embassy in Moscow amid a heated demonstration. Two American newsmen at the scene were pushed and bruised. The protest appears in retaliation for a German demonstration at the Soviet Embassy in Bonn last week over the execution of Imre Nagy and Hungarian revolt leaders.
Demonstrators protested the execution of former Hungarian Premier Imre Nagy and three associates, announced in Moscow. Seven pickets were arrested for disorderly conduct and given suspended sentences after pleading guilty in night court. Magistrate Vincent J. Ferreri warned them to follow the American way of life.
In the southeast during early twilight Jupiter appears left of Saturn. Mars is low in the east with the Moon at 1:40 a.m. Venus rises around 3:48 a.m. The note provides a simple sequence of planetary positions and a lunar sighting.
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.57 feet, up .29 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.87 feet. Yesterday's high 87 degrees at 3 p.m., low 6 degrees at 5 a.m. today. At 10:30 a.m. today the temperature was 79.
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold meets Egyptian President Nasser to quiet Lebanon’s rebellion amid Beirut tensions. He arrives from Amman and Jerusalem after talks with the Lebanese government over alleged Syrian cross-border arms, with U A R warning against foreign interference and insisting its stance. The U N observer mission receives U S helicopters and Swedish planes to monitor infiltration.
At least 11 persons were killed in weekend accidents in Alabama eight of them traffic victims Three others were drowned Floyd H Ward 20 Brent Ala was fatally injured Sunday night when the car he rode in collided near Centreville on U S Highway 82 Nine miles from the dam The Warrior River craft plunged over an 11 foot dam at Lock 13 Rescued were Richard Pollard St Louis Grover Smith and Mrs Ed Bounds Jr of Tuscaloosa Johnson a native of Grand Rapids Mich killed in a head on car truck collision near Montgomery Three others were killed Saturday night when their auto collided with a tree 30 miles west of Montgomery on U S Highway 80 They were Johnny Morgan Peter Jackson and Nellie yet all of Hayneville See ELEVEN on Page 2.
The Morgan County Board of Education and State Department of Education selected a 25 acre site near Trinity for a future Morgan County high school. The plan calls for adequate water supply and room for expansion to meet population growth from industrial expansion. Trinity Mayor Garth Kimbrel welcomed the site and noted efforts to secure Decatur water.
Washington AP reports a White House conference between President Eisenhower and four Negro leaders focused on civil rights questions including federal action in school integration. The Little Rock crisis and a court order delaying NAACP integration actions were central topics.
In Montgomery AP report the statewide vote on quotas showed 82 for and 139 against within Alabama. About 850 farmers were eligible to vote across counties with Butler Choctaw and Winston exempt. Lawrence Limestone and Morgan had minimal turnout and Cullman reported no ballots.
In Montgomery Ralph Shorty Price, a gubernatorial primary candidate who finished last in a 14 horse field, was arrested on a whisky charge.
Decatur teachers pursue summer programs to improve qualifications despite the break. City educators, including several named staff, take lectures, workshops, and college courses on a busy summer schedule.
Morgan County dairymen face severe horse fly infestations and worm invasions, says Agent Charles Rutledge. He notes first time in the county for such horse fly swarms, worse in marsh lands. proper treatment with pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide can control both pests.
Athens Texas man Cole man Wilbanks 17 was bound over to a grand jury on a second degree manslaughter charge after a June 1 crash that killed 14 year old Bobby Mote as he crossed County Road 7 after leaving a church bus. The driver faced a preliminary hearing before Judge D L Rosenau Jr and was charged with driving without a license.
Rep Morgan Moulder suggested House investigators may call Gerald D. Morgan Eisenhower's special counsel to testify. He said Mr Morgan seems more a front man than Mr Adams in the White House help matter. Adams acknowledged hotel hospitality and gifts from Goldfine but denied seeking favored treatment.
Adm. Arleigh Burke had voiced concerns about parts of the reorganization plan during a Senate Armed Services Committee session. McElroy stated his remarks were not a rebuke and stressed Secretary McCloy praised Burke as a fine officer with no plans to change his assignment.
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