Dog found by Decatur youths finds new home
Four Decatur youths who found a limping dog near Gordon Bibb School took it to a vet and located owners who did not want the animal. A home was secured for the pup before Sunday ended. The note also mentions a revival at Oak Ridge Methodist Church and a cost conference in Chicago with speaker Howard Greer of Chemstrand Corp.
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Reds Set Massive Armament Cut to Reshape Forces
Moscow announces a 1 200 000 reduction in armed forces within a year, forming 63 army divisions and three air divisions to shift manpower to industry and agriculture. 375 warships to be mothballed and training schools disbanded, with post cut force levels still unclear.
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James Gallagher Conviction Voided by Army Board
An Army review board voided Sgt. James C. Gallagher’s court martial for killing two soldiers in a Korean prison camp, ruling lack of jurisdiction due to a break in service after Gallagher re enlisted. The prisoners named were Cpl. John W. Jones and Cpl. Donald T. Baxter.
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Detroit
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Iowa
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Supreme Court
La Guardia Sees Narrow Victory in Panama Vote
Ernesto de la Guardia Jr. led Panama's election with a near two to one margin over Florencio. The National Patriotic party supported by the late President Jose Antonio Remón and opposition Liberal candidate Goytia split ballots for president and assembly as provincial boards tabulated figures before a national election board finalizes results.
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Liberal News Chronicle
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Murder charges filed against Decatur cabbie
Calvin Coolidge Walker, 31, charged with second degree murder in the Saturday night death of Ledlow Ledlow, 37, found on Decatur tracks. Coroner Brown said the skull was crushed and the body placed on the railroad, Walker was held for questioning and jailed, with preliminary hearing possible.
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Pinky) Brown
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Edward Garrett
Morgan Oo
Jimmie Col
Fayette Man Charged In Fatal Lawrence County Crash
A. C. McCollum, 40, of Fayette, is jailed in Lawrence County on a first degree manslaughter charge after an April 15 auto crash near Town Creek that killed four month old Lester Dwyne Glenn. The infant’s father Lester Glenn, mother Virgie Glenn, and others were injured. no court date yet.
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Regina Glenn
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Soekarno's U S visit teased as new lead in old riddle
Jakarta dispatch previews Indonesia's President Soekarno, arriving for a two week U S visit, as a controversial figure whose anti colonial leadership and distrust of the West shape Asia's stance. Officials call the trip momentous for Indonesia-U S relations amid Cold War tensions and questions of communism versus democracy.
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French Leaders Fly To Redland
French Premier Guy Mollet and Foreign Minister Christian Pineau flew to Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders on East West affairs. They were welcomed by Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov as they arrived at Ukhov a.
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Talladega student seeks Alabama Law School entry
Billy Joe Nabors a senior at Talladega College asked University of Alabama officials for fall law school admission but has yet to receive a reply. Drowning tragedy reported in Florence involved Cecil H Hall Jr two years old wandering into a neighbor pool after a gate was left open.
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Plane crash in rainstorm kills nine near Jeffersonville
Nine people died when a twin engine plane crashed during a rainstorm over the Ohio River near Jeffersonville Indiana. The wreck occurred in bad weather between Louisville Kentucky and Jeffersonville. Local authorities investigated the crash and identified the victims.
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Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.54 feet, down 0.15 feet in 24 hours. River level at sea level was 55.0 feet, with 8:30 a.m. reading at 74 and 11 a.m. at 86. Forecast calls for a rise to 83 with a low of 59 and a high of 83 tonight and tomorrow.
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Postmen Consider Chemical Dog Repellant Uniforms
Dallas postmaster W. B. Hudson said the plan to issue chemical repellents in uniforms for letter carriers has drawn objections. Some carriers are dog lovers and oppose repellents. Hudson notes 25 monthly complaints about vicious dogs justify review of the measure.
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Rains Slow Area Cotton Planting Across Morgan County
County agent L. T. Wagnon reports bad weather delaying planting as farmers resume seeding at up to 24 acres daily after heavy rains. About 75 percent of cotton acreage is planted but replanting is widespread due to soil compaction and local fields show mixed stands with chopping underway. He warns boll weevil damage could rise this season.
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Wagnon
Ike Estes Due Nebraska Votes in Primary
The Associated Press reports Nebraska voters favor President Eisenhower in the Republican primary with Kefauver leading the Democratic field as write ins remain allowed. Kefauver allies expect no strong shift and Nebraska delegates to the national convention are not bound by the vote. In Wyoming, Harriman leads among those declaring and undecided others mix for Kefauver Stevenson or Sy Lee.
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Eden Refusal Raises Eden's Political Stock Over Frogman Case
Prime Minister Eden refuses to disclose full details of the missing Frogman Cmdr Lionel Crabb case, signaling a strengthened leadership stance. He warns relations with the Kremlin could suffer if more is revealed, while Conservatives swipe to censure motions, boosting Eden's standing.
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Buster) Crabb
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Dulles Downplays Soviet Military Cutback Effect
Secretary of State Dulles said Russia's proposed armed forces reduction would not significantly alter Soviet power. He noted the United States has cut forces by over nine million since World War II to free manpower for industry and agriculture. He warned Moscow may be using troops to free up workers for weapons and urged a wait‑and‑see stance from Congress.
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Judge Grooms Hospitalized After Home Attack
Federal Judge H. H. Grooms is hospitalized in Birmingham after an attack at his home. He has been on an oxygen tent since admission yesterday. Family says diagnosis is pending. Grooms, named district judge in 1953, ordered in 1955 that the University of Alabama admit qualified Black applicants leading to Autherine Lucy's campus entry and her subsequent riots. The U.S. Court refused yesterday to review the admittance ruling.
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