West End Star Seeded First In Alabama Tennis Tourney
Carlton Cook of West End High School Birmingham earned the top seed in the Alabama High School Tennis Tournament opening at Sylacauga High School. Other top seeds include Pat Higgins both am Bessemer Max Gartman of Mobile and Billy McWilliams of Selma in a single elimination event.
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Carlton Cook
West End
Birmingham
Alabama
Cook
Pat Higginbotham
Bessemer
Max Gartman
Murphy
Mobile
Billy McWilliams
Selma
Sylacauga High School
Golfers Invited to Maxwell AFB Invitational Meet
Maxwell AFB hosts the second annual invitational with about 150 golfers from Alabama Georgia Florida and Mississippi. Play begins Friday for those 85 and under with qualifying rounds for the low 24 scorers. Ed Brown seeks the Maxwell title, Col. A J Evans from Maxwell joins strong contenders.
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Maxwell Afb
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
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Maxwell
Ed Brown
Falkville Defeats Austinville 4 to 1 In Baseball Action
Falkville High School baseball tops Austinville 4 to 1 as Nelson powers the win with 12 strikeouts and two singles plus a 360 foot homer. Johnson started for Falkville, Pettus relieved in the fifth. Walker contributed two singles and a double for the Hornets. Hartselle visits Falkville Friday.
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Falkville
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Austinville
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Johnson
Hornets
Pettus
Jimmy Walker
Eesetna Weaches
Hartselle
Major League Leaders in American League
The American League leaders list Kaline Detroit .390 batting average with 75 at bats. Smith Cleveland leads runs, Vernon Washington has 26 RBIs, Kuenn Detroit 42 hits, Zermal Kansas City leads in bases with 6, Wynn Cleveland 3 0 pitching, and Turley New York has 57 complete games.
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Associated Press
Kaline
Detroit
Smith
Cleveland
Vernon
Washington
Kuenn
Zermal
Kansas
Minoso
Chicago
Wynn
Liekours — Turley
New York
National League Batting Leaders and Highlights
Snider of Brooklyn leads with 31 RBIs and 40 hits while Mueller of New York tops with 40 hits. Snider also shares the lead in home runs and Boyer of St. Louis tops steals.
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Brooklyn
Mueller
New York
Looneyville WV Named From Loon Family
In Looneyville West Virginia residents say the town earned its name from a family named Loon and the early settlers who lived there. The origin story traces to a local homestead and neighborly associations dating back to the 19th century.
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Looneyville, W.va
Loon
New Cullman County Education Superintendent Gets Pay Boost
State action raised the Cullman County superintendent’s annual salary from 6000 to 7500 dollars. M. V. Campbell holds the post after R. E. Moore left to join the State Department of Education in Montgomery. Gov James E Folsom appointed Campbell until the 1956 elections when the seat will be decided by voters. City council plans funded park recreation and a mowing machine purchase for parks. May 17 open meeting at East Elementary School targets Cullman residents and chamber interests. Merchants Action Committee will sponsor a film Shrinkage The Problem for merchants and staff.
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M. V. Campbell
R. E. Moore
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Campbell
James E. Folsom
Park and Recreation Board
East
Ba. Cullman
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Action Committee
Sere
Winds Hold Up Final A Test in Nevada
LAS VEGAS NV The Atomic Energy Commission delayed its final nuclear test of the 1955 series in Nevada moments before the planned 5 AM shot. After a weather briefing officials cited unfavorable winds and a wind shift as the reason for the postponement with no pickup to date.
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Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Red charges flop Panmunjom claims not proved
The Neutral National Supervisory Commission says United Nations brought combat material into Korea was not proven. The four nation body’s decision was unanimous per the U N Command. UNSC teams inspected sites cited in letters dated Feb 23 24 and 26.
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National Supervisory Commission
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UNSC
South Korea
Stevenson to Extend Africa Safari Visit in Gold Coast
Adlai Stevenson plans to prolong his Africa trip in the Gold Coast to inspect new development projects. Authorities hope his visit will attract U S businessmen to invest capital in the region’s industrial development.
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Safari
Accra
Gold Coast
Adlai Stevenson
U. S
Democratic Party
Africa
Stevenson
Candy Kill Mystery In Chicago Family
A child died after swallowing sleeping pills misidentified as candy. Carmella Basile, 43, reported missing pills and questioned six children. Linda Basile admitted taking them. The girl, rushed to Cook County Hospital, died after ingesting about 17 pills prescribed for the mother by the family doctor.
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Carmella
Linda
Cook County
Basiles
Would-Be Killer Jailed On Traffic Obstruction Charge
Bombay India Baby Rao Kochale the rickshaw man charged with attempting to murder Prime Minister Nehru was sentenced to eight days imprisonment today on a prior traffic obstruction charge. He pleaded innocent to the attempted murder charge and a jury trial was set.
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Bombay
India
Baby Rao Kochale
Nehru
Kochale
Fisher of Kilverstone Dies at 86 in England
Cecil Vavasseur Fisher 86, second Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, died at home in Tethford England. He was the son of World War I first sea lord Admiral John Fisher. His wife was Jan Morgan of Philadelphia.
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Tethford
England
Cecil Vavasseur Fisher
Baron Fisher
Kilverstone
Britain
John Fisher
Jan Morgan
Philadelphia
Strauss Arrives in Madrid After European Tour
Adm. Lewis L. Strauss chairman of the U S Atomic Energy Commission and his wife arrived by plane in Madrid from Paris. They plan to depart Monday for Lisbon on their way home after a three week Western European tour.
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Madrid
Spain
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Paris
Lisbon
Europe
Tariff Debate Fears Endanger Defense From Lower Walls
In Eisenhower tariff dispute, critics warn a reciprocal cut could shutter domestic plants and push defense industries abroad. Witnesses cite car makers, machine tools, coal and chemical sectors as risk points if tariffs fall while rivals keep theirs up. Some argue offsets require explicit protection in law.
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M. A
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Europe
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