Oil and Gas Lobbying Probe Highlights Testimony
Senator Gore praised the oil and gas sector after Maston Nixon of Corpus Christi testified before a Senate committee on lobbying and influence. Nixon, head of the General Gas Committee, said the group funded by producers collected 118,625 dollars from 249 contributors and spent 119,800 in 18 months, denying any illegal lobbying.
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Washington
Gore
D-Tenn
Senate
Maston Nixon
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nixon
General Gas Committee
Eisenhower
Francis Case
R-Sd
Congress
Cullman Plans Graduation Exercises At Cullman High
Loyd Phillips of Cullman High School is guest speaker for commencement in the high school auditorium on May 20. The Rev Jack Waller will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. Don Williamson to oversee music. Student Council officers named Gail Haynes president Harold Cox vice president. The Speech And Dramatics Class presented plays Drums In The Night and E H in the school auditorium.
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Loyd Phillips
Cullman High School
Phillips
St. Petersburg, Fla
Jack Waller
Grace Episcopal Church
Don Williamson
Gail Haynes
Harold Cox
Boys' Club of Decatur Forms New Organization
The first annual meeting of the Boys' Club of Decatur, Inc. adopted the constitution and by-laws and approved the 1957 budget. Officers elected were Robert H. Bringham president G E Bowden first vice president Lester Smith treasurer Paul Blackwell secretary. Twenty four directors were chosen for one to three year terms. Plans for an open house dedication May 19 and 20 were discussed and Brigham announced a special call meeting May 4 at p.m.
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Boys’ Club of Decatur, Inc
Robert H. Bringham
G. E. Bowden
Lester Smith
Paul Blackwell
Board of
Boys’ Club
Brigham
Cullman Youth Leader Named Howard College Senate Chief
Bill Baggett a junior from Cullman will head the Howard College Student Senate for 1956 57 succeeding Wayne Johnson as president. He served as a senator this year and is a member of Alpha Phi Omega International Relations Club Men s Inter Dormitory Council Baptist Student Union and a cappella. Opponents included James Carr Preston GA and Donald Garcia Buenos Aires Argentina. Lowell Vann was elected Bull Pup editor over Martha Bankston Birmingham. Senior senators named Don Gentry Adamsville Lee Jackson Carrollton GA Dennis Woodard Cullman and Shiu Fong Yeung Hong Kong China.
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Bill Baggett
Cullman
Howard College
Baggett
Wayne Johnson
Senate
Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity
International Relations Club
Baptist Student Union
James Carr
Preston
Georgia
Donald Garcia
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Lowell Vann
Bull Pup
Martha Bankston
Birmingham
Don Gentry
Adamsville
Lee Jackson
Carrollton
Dennis Woodard
Shiu Fong Yeung
Hong Kong
China
Union Hill Tenth Grade Stages No Boys Allowed Farce
The Union Hill high school tenth grade will present a three act farce titled No Boys Allowed. Cast includes Mr Midnight a prowler Perry Yancey Rita Baxter Peggy Smallwood Victrola Delphia Bray and more with Fred Dana and A Q Oldacre among those listed. The performance unfolds Friday in the school setting.
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Union Hill
Mr. Midnight
Perry Yancey
Rita Baxter
Peggy Smallwood
Victrola
Baxter Cook
Delphia Bray
Fred Dana
Rita
Ia. Q. Oldacre
Leroy Doyle
Fred
Adlai Leads in D C Primary as Democrats Show Split
Washington voters cast ballots in the District of Columbia Democratic primary with Adlai Stevenson leading pledged delegates and Kefauver trailing. Republican voters backed Eisenhower candidates amid a GOP organizational contest as tabulation faltered and precincts faced inexperience. Public invited.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen
Kefauver
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
GOP
Montgomery Seeks To Bar Integration
The Montgomery City Commission filed an injunction in Circuit Court to halt Montgomery City Lines policy of non segregation. The suit targets a April 23 policy shift and seeks to enforce city and state segregation laws despite a Supreme Court ruling.
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Montgomery
City Commission
City Lines
Montgomery City Lines
W. A. Gay
Bus Line
Supreme Court
Supreme Court de South
Causes and treatment of low back pain in children
Dr. W W Bauer explains back pain origins in kids focusing on sacral support, spinal joints, and posture. He notes how leg length differences and pelvic tilt affect gait and may lead to pain, with emphasis on identifying precursors, symptoms, and relief strategies.
Action urged to curb inflation by empowering Fed
Ray D Murphy of Equitable Life Assurance Society urged government action at the U S Chamber of Commerce meeting. He called for Congress to grant the Federal Reserve Board standby power to control consumer installment credit and home mortgage terms. He cited 1955 debt growth and predicted a 1956 boom with higher prices and steel costs.
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Washington
Ray D. Murphy
Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York
Murphy
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
The
Treasury
First Moon Mission Satellite to Orbit Earth Every 90 Minutes
The first earth satellite is expected to circle the planet about once every 90 minutes. The partition of India in 1947 caused the greatest mass migration in the world’s history, according to the United Nations.
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Earth
India
The
United Nations
White House pushes Dewey and Cooper for Senate seats
White House aides push former Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Ambassador John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky to run for the Senate. Eisenhower’s direct involvement is unclear, with strategists citing Taft wing backing and regional party dynamics in New York and Kentucky.
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Washington
White House
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Senate
Eisenhower
GOP
Secretary of the Interior
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Dewey
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Rep
Taylor
James C. Hagerty
McKay
Leonard W. Hall
Sherman Adams
Philip Hitchcock
Wayne Morse
Herbert Lehman
Jacob Javits
Harry Lee Waterfield
Chandler
Cooper
Morton
India
Burials at The Escorial for Spanish royalty
The Escorial serves as the burial site for nearly all Spain’s kings and queens, linking royal memory with a grand mausoleum complex.
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Escorial
Spain
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Patsy Farrel
Molly Newman
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Otto Greenhaw
Keith Lamon
Harvey Smith
W. W. Bauer
M. D
American Medical Association
By Jack Bell
Raymond McGovern
Alben W. Barkley
Thruston B. Morton
State Department
Earle Clements
Clements
Joe B. Bates
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Barkley
Democratic State Committee
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Decatur Service
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Dobson
Second Ave
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Witte Mulie
Eota
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