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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1955

Page

12

Quick Veto Seen On P.0. Pay Hike

Washington expects a quick presidential veto on a measure to raise workers pay by 88 percent. Senator Carlson says he will support Senate action if sustained. the House already acted. Eisenhower has not pledged a veto but will study the proposal, while a 66 11 Senate margin suggests veto override odds.

Washington Carlson R-Kan Senate Ehre Eisen House White House Eisenhower

Cape Henry Lighthouse: historic monument status affirmed

The vote split along party lines with 37 Democrats and 29 Republicans supporting the compromise while 11 Republicans voted no. The Cape Henry Lighthouse in Virginia is preserved as a historic monument under the 1789 U S lighthouse service act.

Dent Cape Henry U.S. Lighthouse Service

Japs Protest Mt Fuji Firing Range Sparks National Debate

Japanese villagers and 100 others blocked access to artillery positions on Mt Fuji amid protests over U S forces using the slope for firing. Police maintained order as reporting papers call the move a diplomatic blunder affecting U S Japan relations.

Mt. Fuji Communist Party Tokyo U. S.japan

Circuit Court Jury To Hear Will Contest

A 12 man jury was struck for a special session of Circuit Court to hear the will contest of Freddie Daniell vs Ruey McClung over the estate of D H Daniell. Hon Newton B Powell is the presiding judge. Jurors named: Frank Eugene Webster Elbert Roy R Louie Landers Claudie Hopper Joseph Holmes Jr Marvin W Holloway Harold L Freeman Oral Ferguson Glenn C Davis John J Darby Herman Burns and John EB Beard.

Circuit Court Freddie Daniell Ruey McClung D. H. Daniell Newton B. Powell Frank Eugene Webster Elbert Roy R. Louie Landers Claudie Hopper Joseph Holmes, Jr Marvin W. Holloway Harold L. Freeman Oral Ferguson Glenn C. Davis John J. Darby Herman Burns John EB. Beard

Polio Case Count Rises With 149 New Infections

Washington reports 149 new polio cases for last week, up from the prior week and higher than the same period last year. Through May 7, the year total reaches 1,601 cases, with California leading at 27 for the week and Los Angeles County accounting for most.

Washington Public Health Service Today California Los Angeles County Illinois Louisiana New York Florida Texas

Elbe veterans defend US policy after Moscow reunion

Nine American veterans of the 1945 Elbe River linkup said their five day Moscow visit did not change their political stance. Joseph Polowsky of Chicago told reporters they fully back US foreign policy including West German rearmament after a rally with Soviet veterans in the Central House of the Soviet Army.

Moscow Elbe River Joseph Polowsky Chicago U.S Soviet Union Polowsky A. S. Zhadov West Germany

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