Civil rights debate critiques entrenched segregation and funding ties
The piece details a resolution urging vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws, a White House conference of Black and white leaders, and use of federal power to withhold funds from noncompliant states. It notes fights over Lehman amendments, and Roy Wilkins of the NAACP condemning both parties for mass disenfranchisement and leadership failures on school desegregation.
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Democratic ‘Party
White House
Congress
Sen. Lehman
Roy Wilkins
National Assny
Democratic Party Organization
Talks Aimed Toward Settling Steel Strike
Birmingham talks seek settlement of the steel strike split after a five million dollar wage dispute. The Brotherhood and union face delays in direct face-to-face talks with federal mediation. The stoppage affects about 150,000 tons of steel and 250 workers.
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Birmingham
TCI Brotherhood of Locomotive
Federal
Princess The Lieutenant Wore Ewell and Other Showtimes
Listing of film titles and showtimes including The Kentuckian Miracle in the Rain The Rose Tattoo and To Catch a Thief with actors Burt Lancaster Kim Novak Grace Kelly and others shown at local theaters and times in the day.
Decatur Notices Mention Dockets and Local Movements
City records show nine cases on the recorder's court docket. Permits issued include a $20,000 structure for C. H. Campbell and $500 projects for W. H. Todd and E. G. Milam. Absentee ballots arriving late prompted officials to expect voting next week. Community updates note church events, family visits, and local moves amid ongoing civic planning.
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C. H. Campbell
Peneylane SE
Jack Wadnak Tole
W. H. Todd
Johnston St
E. G. Milam
5Th Ave
City Recorder’s Court
Cyprus turmoil grows after fatal shooting and arrests
A British soldier shot a 19 year old Cypriot distributing leaflets as authorities press a crackdown on anti government activity. In Nicosia Greek owned shops stay shut in protest after executions of Michael Karaolos and Andreas Demetriou.
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Royal Marine
Paphos
Nicosia
Michael Karaolos
Andreas Demetriou
Six Teachers Named to Fill City School Vacancies
Acting City Superintendent H R Leeman announced six well qualified replacements for retiring or resigned instructors in the city schools. Roberts summer and Mrs Coupe reside on 112 Danville Road with other hires including Miss Lucille Mixon and Mrs Ada Joyce McCollum. Tommmy Lee Phillips and Mrs June Deavours join the lower and upper elementary grades.
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Danville Road
Lucille Mixon
Marion County
Mace
Florence Teachers College
University of Alabama
Columbia University
Ada Joyce McCollum
Birmingham City
Decatur
McCollum
Tommy Lee Phillips
Danville
Decatur High Lege
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
June Deavours
Endlam Blvd
Priceville
H. R. Leeman
Juvenile Cases Concentrated in Three Counties
Montgomery May 12 Three fourths of the 7144 cases in Alabama's three largest counties were juveniles. Commissioner Snoddy said the figures reflect court use for delinquency neglect and dependency rather than precise delinquency levels. Jefferson Mobile and Montgomery accounted for the lion's share and 57 percent involved delinquency.
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Montgomery
J.S. Snoddy
Pensions Security
Snoddy
Jefferson
Mobile
Woman Uses Diaper to Flag Down Trains After Crash
Mrs Thelma Haywood aged 47 lost control of her car and it landed across a double track crossing. With two trains bearing down she waved down the trains using a diaper she grabbed from the vehicle calm amid danger.
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Flint
Mich
Thelma Haywood
Decatur High Band Mothers Club Plans Last Meeting
Decatur High Band Mothers Club will hold its final meeting of the year Wednesday at 3 30 p.m. in the High School Glee Club. Members of the Girl Scout Lead Sele oes ee per at the Littlehouse Monday at 7 p.m. Husbands of the members are invited. William K Crawford 1020 7th Avenue Decatur has graduated from the International Goo Machines electric typewriter customer engineering school at the IBM plant. The Fire Dept last night reported a fire caused slight damage to a car at Bank and Wilson Streets about 6 30 p.m.
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Littlehouse
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7Th Avenue
E. Decatur
International Goo Machines Electric Typewriter
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Fire Dept
Bank and Wilson Streets
Bessemer Adopts New Juvenile Curfew Law
In Bessemer Alabama the city approved a juvenile curfew ordinance effective March 23 restricting anyone 18 and under from street presence after 9 p.m. except with a parent or guardian. Police Chief C T Mullen noted few cases so far while citing issues from hub cap thefts to street light vandalism. City Recorder James Hamrick may revise the measure as conflicts with late events arise.
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Bessemer
Ala
C. T. Mullen
James Hamrick
Mullen
Fort for Children Sought in Olympia Project
Washington weighs acquiring Fort Worden for a state institution for mentally retarded children. The fort once guarded Puget Sound entrance and could cost about twelve million dollars less than constructing a new facility.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Southern Association Mobile 000 00 000-051
Mobile and Atlanta box score notes list players Dailey Lary 8 and Brown Fox and Sacka in a brief game snippet with lix-680 reference.
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Southern Association Mobile
Atlanta
Dailey
Lary
Brown
Fox
Sacka
Radio Engineer Shot Fatally in Alabama Tragedy
The Associated Press reports two deaths in Alabama over the weekend. Thomas Alvin Stacey, 22, of Monroeville, died when his car overturned Friday night and he was pinned beneath the vehicle. Jerry Metz, 55, a radio engineer, died from a gunshot at a transmitter site while handling equipment.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Thomas Alvin Stacey
Monroeville
Jerry Metz
Metz
H Bomb Clouds Drift With Trade Winds Toward Okinawa
Report notes that hydrogen bomb clouds drift with prevailing trade winds toward Okinawa and Japan as development continues.
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Okinawa
Japan
Planning loans for Alabama towns push public housing
Local housing authorities in 34 Alabama towns received planning loans to begin low-rent public housing projects this year. The Public Housing Administration announced 1,832 units across the state, with initial loans approved for towns and unit counts listed, including Albertville 70 and Attalla 110 among others.
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Alabama
A. R. Hanson
Public Housing Administration
Albertville
Aliceville
Altoona
Arab
Attalla
Berry
Ag Committee Hints At Veto On Farm Bill
The report by the committee majority led by Chairman Ellender outlines support for livestock and feed grain programs under the soil bank farm bill and notes President Eisenhower’s veto of the prior omnibus bill. It cites a $1.2 billion soil bank, two price supports for cotton and rice, and a move to raise certain feed grain supports while blocking lower wheat corn and peanut supports in 1957.
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Holland
D-Fla
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R-Vi
Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
Ellender
D-La
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Senate
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Congress
House
Mystery surrounds Crabb incident and missing diver
The British government admits an apology was issued and notes that an exchange of notes is published by each side. Crabb’s body has never been found and his fate remains a mystery. The Admiralty said he presumably died on March 19 near Portsmouth harbor during diving tests aboard a Royal Navy vessel after Bulganin and Khrushchev arrived. The Soviet note said a diver was seen near a warship and disappeared underwater. The British government expressed regret for the unauthorized diving incident.
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Bulganin
Khrushchev
Portsmouth Harbor
Ordzhoni
Athens Girl Hit by Truck Injures Youngster
A 65 year old Athens girl in Athens Limestone reportedly stepped into West Market Street path of a pickup near Cur ray's fruit stand. The truck reportedly ran over the child's chest with two wheels as she dodged an oncoming car.
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Limestone
Curray
West Market Street
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Hospital dismissals and admissions list across several cities
Dismissals include Mrs. John Snider, 422 3rd Ave. William Mardis, 222 1 2 5th Ave NW. Nancy Holderfield Courtland. Welter Gey, 1616 Danville Rd. Admissions note Master Daniel Blevins, 203 6th. Athens Limestone Hospital reports dismissals and admissions including Mrs. Robert Chambers and baby boy, Melvin Grubbs and baby, Mrs. Dan Holt and baby boy, Forest Hargrove, Mrs. J W Collins and baby girl, Mrs. Mack Robertson and baby girl, Mrs. Long and baby girl, Anderson. Walter Vinson, Athens. A. W. Sanders, Tullahoma. Decatur General Hospital lists Mrs. L B Lanier, 113 E Walnut St. Mrs. Sally McBride, 1711 Locust E. J Gernt, 2000 Stratford Rd. Mrs. Ida Montgomery, 623 3rd Ave SW. Mrs. Annie Johnson, 1506 Grant.
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3Rd Ave
William Mardis
5Th Ave
Nancy Holderfield
Courtland
Welter Gey
Danville Rd
Daniel Blevins
6Th Ave
Athens Limestone Hospital
Robert Chambers
Athens
Melvin Grubbs
Dan Holt
Forest Hargrove
J. W. Collins
Negroes sue over Alabama anti boycott law in bus segregation protest
The panel debated whether legal challenges to Alabama's anti boycott statute were crafted to target Negroes amid the ongoing bus segregation demonstration. Negro leaders initially sought better treatment, seating fairness, and Negro drivers on predominantly Negro routes, while city attorneys observed the case details.
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Alabama
Tornadoes Kill Two in Michigan Camp Hit Reported
A 1953 tornado outbreak in Michigan on June 8 killed 128 people statewide. Early reports say one twister struck a trailer camp, with responders describing the scene as horrific and chaotic.
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Michigan
Decoration Day at Cullman Cemetery
Annual decoration day at City Cemetery begins this afternoon at 2 30 with Grady Moss delivering the welcome address. Meditation will precede and Mrs Forney Dank Merete AoE will speak. Trustees sponsor the event.
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Cullman
City Cemetery
Grady Moss
First Presbyterian
Forney Dank Merete
A Loving Son Honors His Mother in a Heartfelt Message
Harold writes an intimate tribute to his mother praising her quiet resilience, humor, and wisdom. He notes her steadfast love after his father’s death, her balance in family quarrels, and her mysterious depth that he cannot fully know yet cherishes. He ends with a playful nudge about embarrassment and appreciation.
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Meri
Dad
Harold
Travel plans for Gettysburg farmer
A note mentions someone leaving by plane early in the morning for an overnight stay at his Gettysburg farm in Pennsylvania.
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Gettysburg
Local Red Cross Appeals Items for Burned Family
The local Red Cross asks the public to donate shoes and household items for a burned out family. The man wears size 10.5 and the woman size 7. People with articles to donate may call the Red Cross office for pickup.
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Red Cross
Kame van Detteened
Red Cross Office
Decatur Market Listing Notes Agricultural Seeds and Plants
Market listing note from Decatur mentions Breater's foundation topped with fast wave crow bogs and B Tag certified cotton seed Seis and Santi Soe. It highlights fertilizer nitrate of soda and certified sweet potato plants and field grown tomato plants. Contact Paul C. Davis at 327 parte.
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Bogs of Breater’s Foundation
Seis
Paul C. Davis
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