Gubernatorial race tightens as Patterson leads in unofficial returns
Unofficial results from 2,928 of 3,313 boxes show John Patterson with 162,646 votes and George Wallace 135,239 in the Alabama gubernatorial contest. Other candidates trail, and runoffs loom for the June 3 match. The state also votes on constitutional amendments and statewide offices including lieutenant governor and attorney general, with several races still open.
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Elmore County
Bob Stembridge
Houston
Jack Kirkham
Cephas Holliman
Marengo
Otto Simon
Mobile
C B. Mathison
Henry
Harman Vann
Madison
Garet van Antwerp
John Patterson
George Wallace
Patterson
Wallace
Jimmy Faulkner
Laurie Battle
John Crommelin
W. E. Dodd
Shearen Elebash
Winston Gullatte
Karl Harrison
George Hawkins
C. C. Owen
Ralph Price
A. W. Todd
Billy Walker
Democratic
Alabama
George Grant
Grant
Wilbur Nolen
Montgomery
Nolen
Albert Rains
Fifth
R. H. Hardin
Gadsden
Fite
Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Albert Boutwell
E. W. Skidmore
Tuscaloosa
R T. Butler
Labor leader warns against unfair union restrictions
AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee chief Al Hayes testifies before a Senate subcommittee in Washington warning that sweeping restrictions could undermine union democracy and stable labor relations. He urges public union reports but opposes mandatory employer reporting and favors targeted bribery and Taft Hartley reform.
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Washington
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
al Hayes
Congress
Hayes
International Assn. of Machinists
Senate Labor
Labor Union
Subcommittee
Organized Labor
Senate
Afl-Cio
Labor Department
Morgan County election results crown Wooten and top county races
Harrison Lester Wooten wins Morgan commissioner of public schools with about 6 800 votes while Miles Powell defeats Ralph Slate by 1 200 votes. R L Hundley takes county judge race by over 3 700 votes. four way battle for two county board of education seats. Eight district reps named for Alabama Democratic Executive Committee with Sim Brown winning beat. Voters show little interest in constitutional amendments.
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Lester Wooten
Morgan
Miles Powell
Ralph Slate
R. L. Hundley
W. H. Long
County Board of Education
Robert C. Street
Hartselle
John Lile
Trinity
R. C. McWhorter
Austinville
Morgan County
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
Joe
Elliott
W. W. Malone
John I. Hartselle
W. L. Chenault
W. S. Collier
C. W. Anderson
Jimmie Waddell
C. E. Carmichael
Democratic Executive Committee
Sim W. Brown
T. E. Drinkard
Political Ballot Figures for State Officers Released
The data lists candidate names and vote totals for state offices including treasurer and superintendent of education. Figures show Agnes Baggett Bob Davidson Carl Griffin J. J. Browder Floyd Dotson Frank R. Stewart and others with varying tallies.
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Bettye Frink
Roy King
Pete Mathews
Eloise Stuart
Agnes Baggett
Bob Davidson
Carl Griffin
J.J. Browder
Floyd Dotson
Frank R. Stewart
R. C. Bamberg
J. C. Gentle Ge Crawford Roquemore
NATO Seeks Preparatory Talks on Disarmament and German Unification
The West hopes for expert technical discussions with the Soviet Union on detailed disarmament measures and inspection methods to speed a broader agreement. NATO also emphasizes controlled disarmament and German reunification as key summit topics, noting Moscow rejects any unity talks at a summit and insists on a West-East settlement.
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Soviet Union
NATO Council
NATO
Germany
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Drowning Victim Sought Near Florence
Coast guards and volunteers hunted the Shoals Creek area near Robbins Beach for a Lauderdale County man believed drowned. Phyllis Polston of Killen was thought to have drowned while fishing after witnesses saw a man swim to shore from an overturned boat and then vanish.
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Florence
Coast
Lauderdale County
Shoals Creek
Robbins Beach
Tennessee Valley
Phyllis Polston
Killen
Polston
Tyrone Power Weds In Mississippi Town
Actor Tyrone Power married Deborah Montgomery Minardos, 26, in Tunica Mississippi at the Presbyterian Church chapel. Power 44, previously married to actresses Annabella and Linda Christian. ceremony attended by relatives and close friends.
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Tunica
Tyrone Power
Deborah Montgomery Minardos
Mississippi
Tunica Presbyterian Church
T. Williams
Power
Annabella
Linda Christian
Tokyo Gift Cherry Trees Planted by Taft's First Lady
The 1912 gift from Tokyo to Washington D C brought the first cherry tree planted by Mrs William Howard Taft then First Lady of the United States.
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Tokyo
Washington, D.C
William Howard Taft
Eisenhower Orders Withdrawal of Federal Troops from Little Rock
President Eisenhower announced May 29 a withdrawal of all federal troops enforcing school integration at Little Rock Arkansas. The move follows a tense period of federal and state action surrounding Central High School and the 1954 Supreme Court ruling on desegregation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Brucker
Edwin A. Walker
Central High School
White House
James C. Hagerty
U.S. District Court
Supreme Court
Hospital Admissions List Brightens Local Scene
The notice lists multiple new admissions across local hospitals including Mrs. Paul E. Harrison in Decatur, Mrs. Stonewall Graham in Decatur, infant and mother cases, and several new patients such as Mrs. Allen A. Brown in Hartselle and Master Douglas Boyd Fisher in Decatur. Also noted are infant names and addresses for families connected to the Decatur area.
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Paul E. Harrison
E. Moulton St
Stonewall Graham
Lth Ave
Robert L. Thompson
Madison
Spencer Weinman
Decatur
J. E. St. John
Allen A. Brown
Hartselle
Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic Admissions and Dismissals
Admissions Mrs Nancy Hutson 644 Grant St SE. Dismissals Miss Thelma Bates 1015 5th Ave SE Mrs Homer Lawrence 317 Oak St NE Mrs E N Lane 211 Wilson Ave NE.
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Thelma Bates
5Th Ave
Homer Lawrence
Oak St
E. N. Lane
Wilson Ave
Bank Street Hospital Names and Addresses Listed
Master Michael McLamore of 813 Bradley Street Mrs. Ben Compton of Trinity Magaline Warren of Town Creek Mrs. Paul Morgan and infant son of Trinity Mrs. Gwin Allen and infant daughter of Town Creek
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Michael McLamore
Bradley St
Ben Compton
Trinity
Magaline Warren
Town Creek
Paul Morgan
Gwin Allen
Markets report shows mixed livestock and grain prices
Cotton prices quoted with middling at 4.50 dollars and Decatw loar 32.79. Cottonseed at 25 dollars per ton. Milk Grade A 6.33 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.00 per hundred. Wood costs 65, .40 and 30. Pulpwood 12.50 per cord. Hogs active up 25-50 cents. cattle demand good with steers and heifers 24.60-27.00. calves 100. Sheep and lambs noted with varying quotes. many grain and corn prices listed for No 1 and No 2 grades.
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U. S
Wall Street Mixed Prices As Market Holds After Dip
Early afternoon trading showed mixed, small-fraction moves in leading issues as motor shares inched higher and utilities remained firm. Bank, metal, and oil stocks fluctuated with Allis-Chalmers cut its dividend, American Radiator weakened, and several miners and refiners posted fractional changes amid a broader market hold.
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New York
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Allis-Chalmers
American
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Republic Steel
Amerada
Gulf Oil
Royal Dutch
Standard Oil
Phelps Dodge
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Motors
Alabamians To Testify On Housing
Three Alabama residents will testify before a Senate subcommittee studying long range housing problems. Mayor Joseph Langan of Mobile tests on May 14, Henry Lamar of Florence representing the National Retail Furniture Assn. on May 21, and J Orlando Ogle of Birmingham, chairman of the Birmingham Housing Authority and president of the National Housing Conference, on May 19.
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Washington
Senate
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Mobile
Joseph Langan
Henry Lamar
Florence
National Retail Furniture Assn
J. Orlando Ogle
Birmingham
Birmingham Housing Authority
National Housing Conference
Ice show seeks $500000 start up fund
Producers Eddie and Roy Shipsted launched ice shows in 1936 needing $5000 to open the first act, now a major show seeks a half million to begin.
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Eddie
Roy Shipsted
Sturgeon Habitat and Churchill’s Doctor Details
The era mentions sturgeon living year round in the St Lawrence River and notes Lord Moran has served as Sir Winston Churchill’s personal doctor for twenty years.
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Ocean
Lord Moran
Sir Winston Churchill
Market roundup shows mixed gains and losses across sectors
Ford and General Motors gained while Chrysler held steady. Lorillard resumed a climb as Boeing, Douglas Aircraft, United Aircraft, Union Carbide, Du Pont, American Cyanamid and Southern Railway posted losses. U.S. government bonds were firm to slightly higher.
AWOL Navy man arrested in local pickup incident
Lonzo Pitcher aged 50 of 1418 Cedar Street injured when his car ran off Finley Drive and struck a bridge near 5 p.m. He was treated at Decatur General Hospital for head and chest injuries but not admitted. Pitcher claimed another car pulled out causing the crash. Fire reports show no recent alarms. City court heard four cases including two for liquor violations and one each for intoxication on a public street and disorderly conduct.
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Lonzo Pitcher
Cedar St
Finley Dr
Pitcher
Decatur General Hospital
Husband asks Rep Coya Knutson to retire from Congress
Andrew Knutson, husband of Minnesota Democrat Coya Knutson, says he urged her not to run for a third term. He cites deteriorating home life since her election, and accuses executive secretary Bill Kjeldahl of dictating policy and taking responsibility away from her.
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Cklee
Minn
Coya Knutson
D-Minn
Congress
Andrew Knutson
Rep. Knutson
Knutsons
Knutson
Bill Kjeldahl
AEC Confirms Pacific Nuclear Test Series Underway
The Atomic Energy Commission confirmed the start of the Pacific nuclear test series after Rep. Charles Porter announced an April 28 blast. Porter, who didn’t witness the test, said the AEC cleared his speech and that the blast was Eninen by officials as the first of up to 30 planned tests. The tests aim to improve weapon systems and cut radioactive fallout.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
AEC
Charles O. Porter
Dore
Porter
Pacific Proving Grounds
Oregon
Hhe
Eniwetok
Defense Department
Sweden's farm population drops by half a million since 1930s
The farm population in Sweden has declined by about 500000 since the mid 1930s, reflecting a long term shift away from rural farming to other livelihoods and urban jobs.
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Sweden
Cinchona Bark Source for Quinine Ties to South America
The bark of the cinchona tree, used to make quinine to fight malaria, comes mainly from Venezuela and Bolivia, highlighting South American production as crucial to the drug’s supply.
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Venezuela
Bolivia
Athens Adopts Daylight Saving Time Move
Athens will observe Daylight Saving Time starting at midnight Sunday after a city council meeting following a May 16 straw vote of residents 18 and over. 698 supported advancing clocks while 315 opposed. Merchants decided weekday hours 9:00 to 6:30 starting Monday, with Saturday hours 9:00 to 7:30 and Thursday noon closure.
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Athens
Decatur
Huntsville
Hartselle
Decoration Day Observances Across Hartselle and Caddo
In Hartselle Moss Chapel will hold Decoration Day Sunday with 11 a.m. preaching and afternoon dinner and singing. Helpers are urged to bring tools to clean the cemetery. In Danville a 4-H Elementary Club meeting discussed this summer’s camp with Mrs. Mary Quinn and Morgan 4-H officials guiding the group. Caddo cemetery workers plan Friday morning cleanup and Sunday services on Mother's Day with 10 a.m. CST start and Bertha Porterfield speaking at 11.
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Hartselle
Moss Chapel
Here
Danville
Mary Quinn
Diane Wallace
Kathy Warren
Caddo Cemetery
Bertha Porterfield
Nixon Faces Rough Choice in Peru Visit
Vice President Nixon weighs canceling a Lima stop at San Marcos University amid a planned mass protest by leftist students. The 400 year old campus hosts about 9,000 students with roughly 10 percent in leftist groups as Nixon arrives mid his eight nation South American tour amid strong demonstrations.
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Lima
Peru
Nixon
San Marcos University
San Marcos
Bolivia
Funeral set today for Miss Una Turney in Somerville
Miss Una Turney age 77 died at home in Somerville. Funeral services are at Center Springs Methodist Church at 2 30 p m with burial in Turney cemetery near her home. Peck Funeral Home in charge. Rev Z L Hurley to officiate. Pallbearers include Parrish Turney Clay Turney Robert Turney Howell Turney Newman Grizzard Hutson Fowler. Survived by three sisters Mrs Elizabeth Butler Mrs Tula Fowler and Mrs Eutence Fowler all of Somerville and six brothers Frank J N and Andrew Turney Fletcher George M and Earl P Turney all of Somerville. She was a member of Central Springs Methodist Church.
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Hartselle
Una Turney
Somerville
Center Springs Methodist Church
Turney
Peck
Alabama Girl Dies On Hiway
A 6 year old Salem Community girl identified as Barbara Jean Jamieson was killed when struck by a car on U S Highway 280 near Opelika Alabama. State Highway Patrolmen E L Hancock and A D Story Jr reported the child started across the highway then moved back into the car's path.
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Opelika
Salem
Here
Barbara Jean Jamieson
U. S. 280
E. L. Hancock
A. D. Story Jr
Hancock
Navy vessels donated to Free China navy
Eleven U. S. Navy ships were sent to the Free China navy last February 26. The donated fleet includes three rocket launchers five small landing craft and three infantry landing craft.
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U. S. Navy
Free China Navy
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