Freeman defends safeguards against Estes era scandals
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman testified before the Senate Investigations subcommittee that he has issued directives to tighten procedures and ensure rapid reporting of irregularities. He promised to provide copies of the directives, while chairman John L. McClellan pressed for documents to back the claims and emphasized swift action when issues arise. Additional local items note church breakfast in Decatur, no injuries in area wrecks, curb market hours, a stolen car report, an evening at the DAV Home, and a docket of local charges.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Billie Sol Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Freeman
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Eisenhower
Senate Investigations
Department
Charles S. Murphy
Estes
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Mundt
Murphy
National Cotton Advisory Committee
Divorce Not Wise When Children Are Involved
Counselor advises against divorce given twelve years of marriage and five children. Focus on faith and family, urging the wife to remain, and to support a good wife and mother role. The minister’s adultery claim is not dismissed but seen as unlikely to justify breaking up the home.
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Christ
Electric Shock Fatal To Girl
A two year old girl Selena Doris Brown died after touching an electric fence near her Cullman home. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Cullman Hospital at 6 05 p m. The acting coroner ruled the death accidental noting wet ground may have contributed. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p m at Anon Baptist Church with burial in Mount Zion cemetery. She is survived by her parents a brother and two grandparents.
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Cullman Hospital
Selena Doris Brown
Elvie A. Brown
Vinemont
Harry Hackworth
Anon Baptist Church
Mount Zion Cemetery
Mass Service Funeral Home
Big Counties Gain Hope Reapportionment Move Reversed
In Montgomery the State Senate reversed course on reapportionment, adding a cushion for large counties with a new formula. A final vote stalled by adjournment to next Thursday after the July Fourth holiday. The House had recessed after passing local measures on its calendar. The change followed adoption of a Crawford plan, replacing two prior substitutes, with a final vote still open to amendments.
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Montgomery
State Senate
Senate
House
Norman Crawford
Perry County
Court Suit Amendment Seeks Action in Reapportionment
A federal court reapportionment suit filed by Jefferson County residents was amended to urge immediate court-ordered legislative redrawing. Another group intervened with a proposed formula, while the case proceeds in U.S. District Court in Montgomery.
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U.S. District Court
Jefferson County
Missile Tests Check Out OK
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP A Polaris test flight with advanced components and a Minuteman ICBM launched successfully on the same day. The Polaris flew 1500 miles testing a lighter guidance system and other devices for a longer-range model while the Minuteman lifted from an 85 foot silo, reaching 2700 miles. Twenty members of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing watched the launches as the fifth success in 13 underground Minuteman firings.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Polaris
6555Th Aerospace Test Wing
Youth Drowns In Leighton Farm Pond
A 16 year old, Arthur James Little of Leighton, drowned Thursday after falling into a farm pond while fishing. Authorities reported the incident occurred in Leighton, Alabama, and identified the deceased as a local resident.
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Leighton
Leighton, Ala
Arthur James Little
Soblen Extradition Move Seen After Escape
Israel weighs quick expulsion of Dr. Robert Soblen to the United States to begin a life sentence for espionage after he fled New York. Cabinet discussions cited health and diplomatic factors as Ben Gurion's government considers possible surrender despite no extradition treaty. Soblen, 62, was hospitalized after a bail jump from $100,000 and faces trial on false papers charges.
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Eric Gottgetrey
Jerusalem
U.S
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Israel
Soblen
U.S. State Department
Ben-Gurion
Interior Ministry
Foreign
Justice
New York
Ramleh
Justice Ministry
Washington
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
N.Y
U.S. Supreme Court
Kennedy Heads to Mexico City for Alliance for Progress Push
President Kennedy flies to Mexico City with Mrs. Kennedy to bolster the Alliance for Progress as a hemispheric bulwark against communism. Officials expect a million people along the motorcade route and plan speeches at a housing project and a Fourth of July event. The visit includes Mass at the Basílica of Our Lady of Guadalupe before returning Sunday.
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U.S
Whitney
Washington
Kennedy
Mexico City
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Kennedys
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Lopez Mateos
Los Pinos
Mexico
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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W. L. Goad
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M.P
Coke Hall
Detroit
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Cullman
Selena Doris
Ronald Barry Brown
W. A. Brown
Denell Reynolds
Kimberly
Ala
Frigidaire
Harry — Robinson's
2Nd Ave
William L. Ryan
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Americas
Valley
Progressive Farmer
Tennessee Valley
Frank Martins
Danville
Buddy Garretts
E. P. Garretts
Ed Mauldin
Town Creek
Alabama
Eugene Butler
Dallas
William G. Bentley
Eastern
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