Local societies plan TV education programs
Four members of the Alabama Archaeological Society attended a joint meeting with the Birmingham Anthropological Society in Cullman to plan 13 educational TV programs starting in June. Decatur participants were Sam Moseley Jack Cambron Pete Knudsen and Dick Radford.
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Alabama Archenological Society
Birmingham Anthropological Society
Cullman
Alabama Educational TV
Decatur
Sam Mosely
Jack Cambron
Pete Knudsen
Dick Radford
Becks Kinsman To Face Special Hearing In Beck Inquiry
Senate investigators plan a special hearing to question Norman Gessert a Beck cousin about three missing witnesses amid a months long search Gessert is en route from Washington state he was subpoenaed as the probe into Dave Beck and his union finances deepens Kennedy alleged Beck misused about 720000 in union funds and Gessert may reveal the whereabouts of Becks son and an auditor spouse in the western states
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BECK
A. M. Burke
Occidental Insurance Co
California
Senate
Washington
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Washington—Senate
Norman Gessert
Gessert
State of
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Dave Beck Jr
Teamster
Joseph McEvoy
See Beck
Lucas Resigns From Decatur General Hospital Board
Arthur Lucas secretary of the Decatur General Hospital Board has resigned effective June 1. He is being transferred out of the city by Chemstrand Corp. The county board of revenue is expected to replace Lucas at its next regular meeting. Other board members are Fred S. Hunt Jr. and Raymond Britain.
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Arthur Lucas
Decatur General Hospital Board
Lucas
Chemstrand Corp
County Board of Revenue
Fred S. Hunt, Jr
Raymond Britain
Turmoil Mounts Through Haiti
Haitian turmoil escalates as ten thousand armed farmers blockade roads to the capital, arson and sabotage rise, troops clash with demonstrators while the seven member Executive Council bars free speech and plans elections for June 16 amid a critical situation.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Britain declares hydrogen bomb test boosts independence
London papers hail Britain as a nuclear power after yesterday’s H bomb test in the Christmas Island area. U S officials welcome the move as strengthening Allied power but warn of renewed calls to halt future tests.
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London
Britain
United States
Christmas Island
Pacific
U. S
Russia
Washington
Japan
Ceylon
Honolulu
Daily Mail
Twister Smashes Panhandle Town Without Warning
A devastating tornado struck Silverton Texas killing about twenty residents and destroying or damaging 60 or more homes and businesses. Debris search for victims continued as utilities failed and rescue options were limited.
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Twister
Panhandle
Silverton
Tex
West
Texas
Elvert Stephens
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Darrell Smith
Tulsa
Lockney
Plainview
Floydada
Dimmitt
Speake to Get Phones In 1958 Morgan Hart selle Areas
Southern Bell announced new service boundaries after a public meeting led by Public Service Commission president C. C. Owen. Lawrence residents in Speake Oakville and Jesseton will be moved to the Moulton exchange with Danville split areas to Hart selle Morgan County lines defining 1958 service timelines.
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Southern Bell
Lawrence
Moulton
Morgan
Hartselle
C. C
Jack) Owen
Public Service Commission
Danville
Ike Fambrough
Decatur
Speake
Oakville
Jesseton
Billy Graham Opens New York Crusade with Moral Crisis Charge
The New York crusade launched at Madison Square Garden drew 18 500 worshippers as Billy Graham warned of a moral sickness and urged a personal turn to Christ. At the sermon end 485 people stepped forward seeking a new birth and commitment.
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George Cornell
New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Christ
America
Billy
Owen Candidacy Still Unofficial
Hartsville report notes Jack Owen president of the Alabama Public Service Commission says he will run for governor in 1958 but calls a formal announcement premature. He outlines the commission team of 29 staff and discusses recent court rulings affecting agency actions.
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B Stewart, JR
Hartselle
Jack Owen
Alabama Public Servic Commission
Owen
APSC
Commission
Weapons To Korea Seen By Red China as Dangerous Step
Peiping radio quoted the Kwangming Daily calling any U S atomic weapon deployment to South Korea a dangerous step. The editorial warned the move would aim to halt the world tension relaxation and followed the stationing of guided missile units on Formosa.
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Korea
Red
China
Hong Kong
Peiping Radio
U.S
South Korea
Red Chinese Radio
Peiping Kwangming Daily
Formosa
Weather and River Readings for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.81 feet this morning with a 0.04 foot rise in 24 hours. Sea level reading 556.11 feet. Yesterday's high 87, overnight low 63, 11 am today 84. Rain .23 inches. Forecast: mostly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Tonight partly cloudy and warm with early evening showers. High today 84, tonight 64, Friday 82.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Daily Today page tease with comics and features
A brief notice describes the Daily Today page layout for comics 8 to 10 and 11, movies, crossword, radio television, classifieds on B10 11, sports on A10 11, editorials AA, serials, markets on A2 and society on AS.
Five Negro Prisoners Escape From Morgan County Courthouse
Morgan County lawmen hunted five prisoners who unlocked an emergency cell door on the second floor and escaped through the courthouse. The escapees fled to the ground and jumped to the ground from a south end window. Four remaining inmates were charged with misdemeanors. investigators seeks the key source.
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Morgan County
Jimmie Collier
Collier
Lee Morgan
US Carrier Hits Submerged Object Off Florida Coast
The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt struck a submerged object off the Florida coast with no crew casualties or hull damage. Navy officials considered a submarine, a whale, or a log as possible causes amid Russia submarine rumors and recent similar incidents near Patrick Air Force Base.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Florida
T. W. Hopkins
Navy
Key West
Patrick Air Force Base
Cocoa
Here
Quail
L. C. Barnes
Miami
Demos Spark House Revolt Against Policy
Secretary Benson warned the House that voting to cut the soil bank acreage reserve could raise later surpluses and costs. He criticized current farm controls as obsolete and urged revised programs to better serve farmers while Congress considers long range policy.
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Washington
Benson
House
Soil Bank
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
TB Fighters Seek Higher State Support in TB Fight
Alabama Tuberculosis Association urged five funding increases at a legislative hearing in Montgomery. Proposals include raising per patient day state TB funding from 6 to 6.25, boosting chest X ray funds to 200000 annually, adding 300000 yearly for county public health nurse employment, allocating 50000 for anti TB drugs, and raising state health board medical pay to more realistic levels. Mayor Walter Harrison decried doctors’ top salary of 9000 as a disgrace.
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Montgomery
Alabama Tuberculosis Assn
State Health Board
Walter Harrison
Florence
K. W. Grimley
Association
TB the Crippler
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Poundmaster
Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
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Birmingham
Lyons Hotel
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Masonic Hall
Mary Lovelady
3Rd Ave
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Ora Graham
Buckley
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