Alabama high school golf турnament first round results
Jimmy Wiley of Decatur defeated Billy Shamblin of Tuscaloosa 3 and 2 in the first round of the Alabama high school golf tournament in Birmingham. Fred Sittason remains in critical condition after a weekold automobile accident at Decatur General Hospital with relatives and friends at his bedside. Dr J D Shawn to attend Alabama State Chiropractors Association convention in Montgomery.
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Jimmy Wiley
Decatur
Billy Shamblin
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Fred Sittason
Decatur General Hospital
Leon Jones
Gadsden
Boyd McElroy
Boyd
Brenda
Donna
Paducah
K. E. Robechaud
Roy Kelley
Sheffield
Earl Kelley
Atlanta
J. D. Shawn
Montgomery
Alabama State Chiropractors Association
Senate blocks new revenue bills until school funds pass
In Montgomery the State Senate voted 22 to 7 to force a Rules Committee review of the Randolph and M H Moses school appropriation, delaying any further tax measures until the school funding is approved. House action awaited on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Senate
Randolph
M. H. Moses
DeKalb
Kyser Leonard
Talladega
Senate
House
Dr G W Adams To Hamil Clinic Lease
Dr George W Adams a Guntersville GP 43 will take over operation of Hamil Clinic 716 Oak St NE June 1 after lease completed. Clinic founded by the late Dr Hamil in 1952 remains under the Hamil name. Adams currently in military service expected release soon with Decatur arrival. The four bed clinic formerly Bank St Hospital continues operation with similar staffing and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamil
Oak St
George W. Adams
Guntersville
J. W. Hamil
Dr. Hamil
Bank St. Hospital
Iron Fist Closes Haiphong As Vietminh Take Seaport
Vietminh troops seize Haiphong from the French in a sweeping move following the Geneva settlement. A harsh Vietminh code follows with orders to report to police, stay off streets after 8 p.m., exchange piastre for dong, and attend a victory parade while facing possible imprisonment or death for dissent.
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Haiphong
North Indochina
Geneva
Bell Union Still Willing To Talk
In Atlanta top union and management leaders planned more talks today to end a telephone strike that has caused violence across nine southeastern states. CIO Communications Workers of America president Joseph A. Beirne remained in Atlanta with federal mediators and Southern Bell president Fred J. Turner was reportedly ready for further conferences.
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Atlanta
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Fred J. Turner
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Ike's Military Plan Heads to Senate After House Nod
The House approved 382 to 0 a bill granting 31.49 billion dollars to the Defense Department for the next fiscal year starting July 1. The plan trims Army by 87,000, Navy by 8,300, Marines by 12,000, and boosts Air Force by 5,000, aiming for a 102,300 total reduction by June 30, 1956.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Flood
D-Pa
Andrews
D-Ala
Russia
Cannon
D-Mo
Trons
Cables Damaged In Athens Huntsville Area Repairs Completed
Repairs finished at 5:40 a m after Southern Bell cables were cut by gunfire near Huntsville and Athens severing 46 of 52 wires and 158 circuits on the Decatur Chattanooga toll line. A 26 pair Athens cable was also damaged. This follows nine weeks of strike activity by the Communication Workers of America. See Athens on Page 2.
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W. A. Thompson
Southern Bell
Birmingham
Huntsville
Athens
Decatur-Chattanooga
Decatur
Chattanooga
Memphis
Southern Bell Communication Workers of America
Red NATO Pact Ready For Ink
The Soviet Union and seven other European Communist nations approved today the draft of a security pact to place their military forces under a unified command. A Soviet spokesman said the treaty and documents will be signed at 10 a.m. tomorrow and published after signing. The eight Warsaw conference nations’ premiers and ministers approved the decision in a 30 minute session. The draft aims to counter West Germany’s NATO membership with mutual security and economic and cultural exchanges.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
West Germany
NATO
Billy Graham Returns to London for Seven Wembley Meetings
The London campaign begins with Billy Graham welcomed by the Bishop of Barking as he starts seven meetings at Wembley Stadium. His first major overseas campaign drew 1.5 million listeners, 40 000 reported decisions for Christ, and a closing service with 120 000 inside Wembley and Canterbury on the platform.
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George Burnham
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Scotland
Sursham
London
Billy Graham
Burnham
Decatur Daily
Barking
Mammoth
Wembley Stadium
United States
America
Billy
New York City
Great Britain
MSS Ee
England
Southampton
Church of England
Jesus Christ
Ishop
Canterbury
Wembley
Vienna Jubilant As Dulles Lands To Sign Treaty
U S Secretary of State Dulles arrived in jubilant Vienna to sign Austria's independence treaty after a compromise on economic concessions. The signing will formalize seven million Austrians' freedom after 17 years of occupation. Figures including Leopold Figl and Llewellyn Thompson welcomed Dulles at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
U. S
Dulles
United States
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
Leopold Figl
Figl
Four Local Teens in Big Trouble Over Car Theft
Probate Judge T C Almon sent a 14 year old to jail for grand jury investigation and jailed 16 year old Raymond Hall on grand larceny charges. Two other boys aged 13 and 14 were placed on reform school and probation for stealing a 1951 Chevrolet from McRae Motors in May. The recovered car was traced between Hartselle police and Highway Patrol, with Holland accused of stealing and hiding the vehicle during the day while the others allegedly aided. Hall admitted stealing a total of 12 cars in Decatur since arriving three months ago.
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T. C. Almon
McRae Motors
Tommy Holland
Raymond Hall
Hall
Decatur
Holland
Hartselle
Sgt
W. B. Little
Almon
Weather and River Readings for Decatur Area
The Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge showed 21.22 unchanged in 24 hours. Sea level reading was 555.52. Yesterday's high reached 90 degrees at 3 pm with a low of 67 this morning. Today at 8 am the temperature was 72 and the forecast calls for cloudy, warm weather with a high near 83.
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Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Rene Ee Eres
Scheele Says Polio Vaccine Program Safe Despite Suspension
General Leonard Scheele told the House Banking Committee no threat to the polio vaccination effort exists and the suspension of Parke Davis vaccine will be lifted momentarily. He noted a full on the spot inspection of Parke-Davis vaccine manufacture is complete and that a report to the President may come this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sdurgéon
Leonard Scheele
Parke, Davis & Co
Scheele
House Banking Committee
Oveta Culp Hobby
National Foundation For
Health Service
Parke-Davis
Detroit
Parke
Jackpot puzzle week prompts a $150 prize
A reader contest offers a $150 prize with a Monday 5 p.m. deadline for claims. If unclaimed, the total rises by $25 to $175 and a new puzzle appears on page 8 with a Tuesday entry deadline. The text also notes analysis of letter clues and spy themes interwoven with the puzzle.
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Bonanzagram
Katie
Ridgway Quits Before Military Cuts Take Effect
General Matthew Ridgway resigns as Army chief of staff effective June 30, citing policy disagreements over planned cuts to ground forces. President Eisenhower nominates General Maxwell D. Taylor to succeed him, with Lyman Lemnitzer to assume Taylor's Far East and UN commands.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Ridgway
Eisenhower
Senate
Taylor
White House
James C. Hagerty
Stevens
8Th Army
Far East Command
United Nations Command
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Far East
Lemnitzer
Wee
Sachin Toidgway
John Guier Buys Hartselle Hospital
John E. Guier of Decatur buys Hartselle Hospital from Dr. Claude Lavender who will relocate to Houston for a three year urology specialty program. Drs Fred Sherrill Jr W C Duncan and Tom Guyton join, with plans for a new wing and expanded private rooms.
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Hartselle
Claude Lavender
Hartselle Hospital
John E. Guier
Decatur
Lavender
Houston
Texas
Fred Sherrill, Jr
W. C. Duncan
W. H. Block
Block Clinic
Tom Guyton
Decatur Clinic
Guier
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G. W. Adams
Hamil Clinic
Buckley
Bell
Union
W. A. Smallwood
CWA
Ike
Limestone
Luftwaffe
Decatur and Vicinity
Dale Spence
Jean
Herman Lancaster
Dallas
Tex
Amepr
John Guier
Hartselle Hosp
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