Kennedy Pearson agree on NATO nuclear warheads plan
Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister Pearson reached a broad accord during weekend talks at the President’s summer home that a high U.S. official said could lead to nuclear warheads being placed in Canadian missiles before year’s end. The communique endorsed discussions to fulfill Canada’s defense commitments in North America and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Harrelson
Hyannisport, Mass
Kennedy
Lester B. Pearson
U.S
Pearson
Cambridge
Mass
Logan International Airport
Washington
Ottawa
Otis Air Force Base
United States
Canada
North America
Europe
John G. Offenbaker
NATO
John G. Diefenbaker
Harold Macmillan
London
Community glimpses and youth activities noted
Rebecca Ann White of Hartselle is among Auburn seniors in the national Woodrow Wilson Fellowships competition honored at a campus coffee hosted by Dr. Eugene Current-Garcia. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge hosted Den 4 Pack 7 of Hartselle Cub Scouts with leaders guiding tours and wildlife displays. J. B. Bernie Driscoll to represent Boys Clubs of America at a national gathering in Toledo May 19 to 23. Rising Sun Lodge calls a Mason meeting in the Masonic Temple Monday at 7 pm. North Alabama unit members urged to attend a color clinic at 1 pm and a 7:30 pm business meeting at the House of Beauty on Grant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Ann White
Hartselle
Auburn University
Eugene Current-Garcia
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Leon Barnett
Kenneth Swafford
John Cash
Harvie Fowler
Ernest Jemison
J. B
Bernie” Driscoll
Boys’ Club
Boys’ Clubs of America
Toledo
Ohio
Driscoll
Frank Shepherd
Rising Sun Lodge
Masonic Temple
Ae Masons
North Alabama
Unit 8
House of Beauty
Grant St
Gilchrist Blasts Quickie Divorce Bill Affects Alabama Morals
Sen. Bob Gilchrist of Hartselle denounces a Marion County House bill allowing lawyers to defend quickie divorces with client affidavits of Alabama residence. He warns it harms Alabama's reputation and opposes it vigorously. House Speaker Brewer calls session starting Tuesday at noon, with three redistricting bills and talk of restoring the old eighth district. Rep. Ralph Slate mentions a bill to abolish liquor agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilchrist
Alabama
Bill Chilton
Bob Gilchrist
Hartselle
House of Representatives
Marion County
Sen
Rankin Fite
Marion
Alabama Bar Association
Fite
Albert Brewer
Eighth
Valley
Ralph Slate
Choosing a Christian Path Amid a Wild Crowd
A teen asks how to resist peer pressure after transferring to a city school. The answer urges embracing Christ’s guidance, staying clean, and avoiding temptations. It recommends daily Proverbs reading and relying on spiritual strength to set a Christian example and resist worldly influences.
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Christ
God
U S To Show Hand In Laos In 1962 Style Clash
U S policy aims to keep a neutral coalition in Laos amid North Vietnamese troop movements. Arms and ammunition flow to Gen Kong Le and Gen Phoumi Nosavan as Pathet Lao refuse to renew cease-fire or peace talks. Premier Souvanna Phouma presses for resumed negotiations in Luang Prabang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Viet Nam
Laos
United States
Kong le
Phoumi Nosavan
U.S
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Luang Prabang
Birmingham official opposes urging turmoil to trigger martial law
Birmingham chairman Sidney W. Smyer denounces calls to permit racial turbulence to force martial law. He warns that such action would abolish local courts and civil authority, with National Guard powers potentially federalized, risking loss of local problem solving. He led talks with Negro leaders that ended six weeks of demonstrations.
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Birmingham
Sidney W. Smyer
Smyer
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Statemet
National Guard
Flint City Clerk Is Fired At Special Council Meeting
Flint officials oust city clerk Irvin McClannahan after eight years of service at a special meeting. Mrs. Sonny Lee named to fill the vacancy as discussions include pay changes for Police Chief Odis Simpson Jr. and appointment of Miles Powell as town attorney and recorder judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClannahan
Flint
Winford Turner
Irvin McClannahan
Sonny Lee
Quimbly Nelson
Bob Schultz
Nelson
Schultz
J. W. Hogan
Sterling Sams
James Robinson
Lee
Charles Ricks
Ricks
Odis Simpson, Jr
Simpson
Miles Powell
Albert Brewer
Recorder’s Court
Soviet Court Sentences Penkovsky to Die for Spying
The highest Soviet military court in Moscow sentenced Col. Oleg Penkovsky to die by firing squad for spying for Britain and the United States. Briton Greville Wynne received eight years confinement with three years in prison and the rest at hard labor. Both 44 and war veterans, their verdict drew mixed reactions from spectators. The court urged Foreign Ministry action regarding Western diplomats linked to the alleged spy network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Oleg Penkovsky
Britain
United States
Greville Wynne
Penkovsky
Wynne
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Soviet Union
NAIDA In Final Stages Of Formation
Final steps to form North Alabama Industrial Development Association Inc set to merge with North Alabama Associates. Headquarters Decatur under general manager Tom D Johnson. Temporary board chaired by J W Johnson Albertville with Jess Lanier Bessemer and Hoyt Greer Sheffield. First full board meeting scheduled in Decatur June 12.
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North Alabama Industrial Development Association, Inc
North Alabama
North Alabama Associates
Decatur
Tom D. Johnson
J. W. Johnson
Albertville
Jess Lanier
Bessemer
Hoyt Greer
Sheffield
TVA Power Distributors
Khrushchev Hints at Bridging Soviet China Gap
Washington sources say Khrushchev plans to bridge the Soviet China split and may adopt a tougher Western line for months. Dobrynin met with Dean Rusk on disarmament questions, but no new breakthrough emerged in Geneva talks. Kennedy warned a new nuclear test would be a disaster and hinted at renewed tests if talks fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Red China
West
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dean Rusk
Rusk
State Department
Dobrynin
Geneva
Moscow
Harold Macmillan
Governor Wallace to Speak at Decatur High School
Gov George Wallace plans a second Decatur appearance in the year including a May 27 address to the Decatur High School graduating class at 8 p.m. in the football stadium Labor Day festivities will begin with a parade through the business district ending at Delano Park for a barbecue and speeches with Labor Council backing.
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Gov
George Wallace
Decatur
Decatur High School
Decatur Labor Council
Howard Hovis
Organized Labor
Delano Park
Cooper Calm Ahead of Tuesday Space Flight
NASA officials report no panic as Gordon Cooper nears a 34 hour Faith 7 mission scheduling 22 orbits about 600000 miles. The 36 year old Air Force major trains in Hangar 8S with Atlas 1300 and Faith 7 in top condition amid orderly preflight checks and weather briefing plans.
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Capm Canaveral
Fla
Gordon Cooper
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cooper
Faith 7
Air Force
Alan B
Shepard Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
Joh H. Glenn Jr
Malcom Scott Carpenter
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Faith
NASA
Weather Bureau
U.S
Glenn
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Everett McGhee
Decatur 2
Mooresville
Decatur General Hospital
Highway Patrol
McGhee
Huntsville
Irlimale
Wheeler
Thomas Z. Atkeson
Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Widlife
U. S. Department of the Interior
Vientiane, Laos
Pathet Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
NAIDA
Nikita
Robinson’s
Labor Day
Wallace
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