Air Force Chief Change as LeMay Succeeds White
In Washington the Air Force passes command from Gen. Thomas D. White to Gen. Curtis E. LeMay with a ceremony at Andrews AFB. A fly over of 36 aircraft marks White’s farewell as LeMay awaits oath by President Kennedy in the White House.
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General White Led Pacific Air Campaigns and Shaped USAF
White, a Walker Minnesota native born, began at Brooks Field Texas and became a U.S. military attaché to the Soviet Union after early 1930s relations. He flew in Pacific campaigns in New Guinea, the Philippines, Borneo and the Marianas. He rose to four star rank as vice chief of staff in June 1953 and became chief of staff in July 1957.
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Vacation With Pay Bill Passes as Turner Chides Legislature
Alabama state Sen. Alton L. Turner told the Alabama Association of County Agricultural Agents that only one bill had passed both houses, a two weeks vacation with pay. He quipped the legislature should get to work while agents reported mixed crop conditions across the state with weather and insects delaying cotton stands in several counties and some areas reporting progress in others.
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Athens Mixture Reflects Cotton’s Hold In Industrial Alabama
Athens, Alabama, a city of 12,000 in the Tennessee Valley, blends 20th century suburbia with a 19th century conviction that cotton is king.Workers drive to Huntsville, Decatur, and Florence for plants, TVA work, and defense facilities, while city farmers nurture surrounding farmland. Cotton remains the main crop as a top state producer in a small county.
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New State School Head Is Sworn To Post Today
Winfred A. Lecroy 43 year old superintendent of Chilton County Schools was sworn in as the new state superintendent of education in Montgomery. He succeeds Frank Stewart who became president of Troy State College. The ceremony was led by Chief Justice J Ed Livingston. Lecroy is a Auburn University graduate and longtime educator with strong local ties.
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Nation reflects on heritage as Independence Day nears
A column by George W. Cornell gathers views from scholars pastors and politicians on America's heritage. The piece cites Dr Rene de Visme Williamson Dr Emile Caillier Dr Albert Hyma and others while exploring how religious thought underpins the American dream and its future relevance amid secularism.
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Buckley Tree Crash Sparks Missing Pilot and Passenger
A search continues for pilot Gene McGill, 18, of Mobile, and passenger John Leu, 22, a Nashville insurance executive, after Buckley trees were damaged by a possible plane impact or windstorm.
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Mobile
John Leu
Nashville, Tenn
Insurance Company
Boats In Hunt For Airplane In Mobile River
Sheriff’s officers on boats halted the search for a missing private airplane until the Mobile River falls at least two feet. Captain James C. Robinson said further river searches are futile until levels recede as the river runs 2 to 3 feet above normal in the searched area near toppled trees 30 to 40 feet high.
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Churches in the United States Run Large Sunday School Network
More than 85 percent of U S churches operate Sunday schools with an estimated enrollment around 30 million, reflecting widespread participation in religious education across denominations.
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