Teenagers Tied to Cross Burning in Moulton Dispute
Four teenagers, two girls, may be responsible for a cross burning on June 15 at Clyde Horton’s home, linked to the fight to reinstate principal J. K. Howell. Eyewitnesses reported a Plymouth and a late model pickup near the scene between 9 and 10 p.m. The case widens as supporters raise funds to challenge the dismissal in court.
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Ben Rapport
Moulton
J. K. Howell
Moulton High School
Earl Proctor
Lawrence County
Clyde G. Horton
Supt. of Education
Board of Education
Howell
Proctor
Horton
Ben Allen
George Carraway
Carraway
Decatur Recorder's Court Hears Traffic Prohibition Cases
ECATOR'S Eleven cases heard in city recorder's court this morning eight charged with traffic violations two with breaking prohibition and one with driving while intoxicated. A rock slide on Alabama 67 Decatur to Arab detoured traffic for weeks. The 1000 foot damaged section will be paved within a week per H D Barnum division engineer. Rev J I Berryhill to lead revival at Antioch Baptist Church June 27 through July 2 with daily services. James Buddy Argend of Oxnard visiting his parents on Beeline Highway. See Diary on Page 2.
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City Recorder’s Court
Ryan’s Crossroads
H. D. Barnum
J. I. Berryhill
East Tupelo Baptist Church
Tupelo
Miss
Antioch Baptist Church
James
Buddy) Argend
Oxnard
Calif
Mrs
Louis Argend
Beeline Highway
Guatemalan War Enters Seventh Day Amid Protests and Diplomacy
The Guatemalan conflict stretches into its seventh day with fighting focused on propaganda and diplomacy. Seven wounded in Tegucigalpa as police fire on pro Arbenz protesters. Honduras accuses Guatemala of bombing a Honduran airfield. Guatemala denies any air activity. The OAS Inter-American Peace Commission considers on the spot investigation proposal from Honduras and Nicaragua. Nicaragua denies aggression.
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Sam Summerlin
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Liberation Army
Honduran
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
United Nations
Organization of American States
U. N
New York
International Organization
Guatemala
Washington
Nicaragua
Arbenz
Commission
Luis Quintanilla
Mexico
Oscar Sevilla Sacasa
Kimbrell Named Finance Director in New Folsom Administration
Fuller Kim brell of Fayette is appointed finance director by Gov James E. Folsom in his new administration. Hode remains state finance director under the outgoing Persons administration. Finney announced the nomination noting Kimbrell’s Alabama business leadership and past Senate service. The appointment marks Folsom’s second major choice since the Democratic nomination.
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Cullman
Ala
Fuller Kimbrell
Fayette
James E. Folsom
H. Finney
Folsom
Kimbrell
Alabama
D. W. Hode
Persons
Finney
Ates Farm
Secret talks under way between Vietminh and France in Geneva
In Geneva talks, Vietminh Foreign Minister Pham Van Dong met French officials in secret negotiations aimed at ending Indochina hostilities. Reflections from Mendes France, Chou En Lai, and Chauvel suggest possible concessions ahead, with conferences moving toward a breakthrough as Chou travels to New Delhi and back to Geneva.
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Geneva
Pham van Dong
Pierre Mendes-France
Red China
Chou En-lai
Bern
Chou
New Delhi
Mendes-France
Chauvel
Dong
France
Britain
United States
Indochina
Lord Reading
Peiping
Two Cars Damaged In City Collision
Crim. Adams Apts. struck a parked 1951 Pontiac owned by Frank E. Owens. The Pontiac was lightly damaged and the Chevrolet suffered heavy damage to the right side. No one was injured.
Des Moines River Crest Reached Amid Flood Defense
Des Moines roared to a crest just over 30 feet as levees withstood the river surge in a three day effort to raise and hold flood defenses. Guards patrolled levee zones while bystanders were kept back. Ottumwa prepared for a crest of 16 to 17 feet and traffic resumed near Boone as repairs continued.
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Des Moines
National
Alva Glasscock
Harold A. Hensler
Iowa National Guard
Ottumwa
Boone
U.S. 30
U.S. 6
Democratic committee weighs method to pick Patterson successor
The State Democratic Executive Committee met in Birmingham to decide whether to hold a special primary or allow the committee to select the nominee for attorney general after the murder of Albert L Patterson. Possible candidates include John Patterson Lee Porter MacDonald Gallion and Gordon Madison. The Montgomery Ministerial Association urged a special primary citing fearlessly law enforcement as a goal for Phenix City and the state.
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Birmingham
Democratic Executive Committee
Albert L. Patterson
Seas General
John Patterson
Lee
Red) Porter
Gadsden
Patterson
MacDonald Gallion
Montgomery
Gordon Madison
Tuscaloosa
Porter
Montgomery Ministerial Association
Phenix City
U S Rejects Churchill Locarno Style Security Plan
The United States rejected the Churchill government's Locarno type security idea for Southeast Asia on the eve of talks. A State Department spokesman said no text was received and offered no comment, signaling tension ahead of Eisenhower Churchill Eden discussions.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
China
Indochina
Eden
State Department
Locarno
Dulles
Eisenhower
U.S
Weather and River Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge
The Tennessee River rose to 21.45 feet at Keller Memorial bridge with a 0.03 foot gain in 24 hours. TVA reports 95 degrees yesterday with a morning temperature of 79 and forecasts mostly fair, partly cloudy skies, highs near 90 and a low around 66, continuing warm into Friday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Grappling Crews Seek Negro Feared Drowned
Grappling crews dragged Mallard Creek near the Mallard Creek bridge for a local Black man said to have fallen overboard while fishing. The man’s identity was unknown at press time and the accident was reported shortly before noon.
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Ensley, Alabama
Mallard Creek
Mallard Creek Bridge
Brown Funeral Home
Ag Committee Rejects Farm Price Program
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 8-7 to extend rigid price supports for one year, rejecting the administration’s flexible plan. A 9-6 vote denied a two year extension on basic crops wheat cotton corn rice tobacco and peanuts.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate
Sen
Young
R-Nd
Thye
R-Minn
Mundt
R-Sd
Ellender
D-La
Humphrey
D- Minn
Johnston
D-Sc
Eastland
D-Miss
Clements
D-Ky
Sens. Aiken, Hickenlooper
R-la
Williams
R-Del
Schoeppel
Rkan
Welker
R-Idaho
Holland
D-Fla
Anderson
D-Nm
European Ministers Weigh Future Of Stalled Defense Pact
Bonn reports say six western European foreign ministers may meet in Brussels within two weeks to decide the fate of the European Defense Community treaty. West German officials urged a prompt decision as delay threatens sovereignty and the multi nation army plan. France and Italy have not ratified, while Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands discussed an alternative defense plan without German troops.
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Bonn
Germany
Brussels
France
Italy
Belgium
Luxem
Netherlands
State Nominees See Governors On Segregation Issue
Three Alabama State Senate nominees returned home after unofficial talks with Gov. James F. Byrnes in Columbia and Gov. Herman Talmadge in Atlanta about school segregation after the Supreme Court ruling. Rep. Walter Givhan, Sam Inglehardt Jr., and Gerald Bradford said they sought the governors' views to understand the situation.
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Columbia
S. C
Alabama
Senate
Georgia
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Herman Talmadge
Atlanta
Walter Givhan
Safford
Sam Inglehardt Jr
Near Tuskegee
Gerald Bradford
Grove Hill
Givhan
Byrnes and Talmadge
U. S. Supreme Court
South Caro
Son Requests That Garrett Remain In State
PHENIX CITY Alabama John Patterson today urged Atty Gen L Garrett to stay in Alabama after his father A L Patterson was slain as a nominee for attorney general Patterson, 32, a candidate for the same office, asked Garrett to remove Arch Ferrell from Rusell County solicitorship and appoint a disinterested person to investigate all angles and motives behind the killing Garrett had announced he was leaving the state for health reasons following a 10 hour Jefferson County Grand Jury session on vote fraud See SON on Page 2
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Alabama
Garrett
Jefferson County
Son
Garrett Grilling May Set Record
Attorney General Si Garrett faced an extended Grand Jury questioning on vote fraud in Birmingham. The probe stretched from morning until 10 p m with only brief meals breaks, prompting talk of a possible record interrogation as the jury prepared to draft a report.
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Birmingham
Si Garrett
Garrett
Keane
Go Boe i Pra
Montgomery
Speake Warren and Ratliff Store Robbed in Decatur
Decatur police report a robbery at the Speake Warren and Ratliff store with two or more suspects entering through a back door after forcing a lock. Missing items include two dollars in change four suitcases ten billfolds two electric razors T shirts tennis shoes and sport shorts.
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Decatur
J. B. Whitmire
Warren
Peryoung
PD Odieve
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Suckley
Jim
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Indochina War
Churchill
Tom Freeney
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Ag Committee
Atty
Gen. L. Garrett
Garrett Grilling
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