Kennedy S Muscle Shoals TVA anniversary link in history
The piece traces the Muscle Shoals fight from Theodore Roosevelt veto to Wilson and Hoover clashes, Norris push for public operation, Coolidge and Hoover vetoes, and FDR’s 1933 TVA passage, as Kennedy visits Muscle Shoals for its 30th anniversary. It also covers Gordon Cooper’s 18th orbit in the Faith 7 mission with plans for a 22nd orbit and Pacific splashdown.
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Washington
U.S. Army Engineers
Tennessee
Kennedy
Roosevelts
Wilson
Coolidge
Hoover
George W. Norris
Nebraska
TVA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Norris
Congress
Roosevelt
Cooper reaches 16th orbit on way to Pacific landing
Mercury Control Center announced Cooper in excellent condition with Faith 7 and that reverse rockets would aim east of Shanghai for a gradual descent toward a Pacific parachute landing about 80 miles southeast of Midway Island. Touchdown timed around 6 20 p.m. to 12 20 p.m. Decatur time, with a large recovery force led by carrier Kearsarge awaiting.
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Mercury Control Center
Cooper
Shanghai
China
Pacific
Midway Island
Decatur
Pacific Recovery
Kearsarge
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Grissom
United States
Cape Canaveral
Faith 7
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Mercury
Control Center
Australia
Roger
Muchea
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
John A. Powers
U.S
Powers
Faiths7
Top Men Back Pact Amid Birmingham Unrest
AP report details desegregation pact backed by prominent Alabama businessmen amid racial tensions in Birmingham. reflected are boycotts against downtown stores, mayoral-commission power dispute, and Gov. Wallace denouncing federal troops as overreach while a 77 member Senior Citizens Committee aids peace efforts.
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Alabama
Albert Boutwell
Senior Citizens Committee
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
Kennedy
Birmingham
Evening entertainment and several meetings listed
Public invited to an 8 o'clock Moose Lodge entertainment on Moulton Street. Various meetings include the Morgan Lawrence and Limestone Unit of the Alabama Association for Retarded Children Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at East Acres Community Center. North Alabama Chapter of The National Association of Accountants holds its final technical meeting of the year Monday at 6 15 p.m. at the Albert Pick Motel Huntsville with Richard L Bomblatus speaking on The Value of an Internal Auditor. Decatur High School PTA meets tonight at 7 30 in the cafeteria with the Sextet performing. Austinville Home Demonstration Club meets Friday at 1 30 p.m. in the clubhouse with dress wear for the dress review. See Diary on Page 2.
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Moose Lodge
Moulton St
Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone Unit
Alabama Association For Retarded Children
East Acres
18Th Ave
Board of Directors
North Alabama
National Association of Accountants
Albert Pick
Huntsville
Richard L. Bomblatus
Decatur High School
PTA
Austinville
The Passover and the Trinity of Judgment
Nations invite judgment by defiant actions and so do parents and children alike. The passage cites the Egyptian first-born and World War II fatalities to show offspring bear the consequences of parental sins. The lesson urges responsible conduct so children may have future happiness and usefulness.
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Egypt
TVA meet to honor 30th anniversary with guests
Alabama figures Rep Jones University of Alabama President Dr Frank Rose and coach Bear Bryant will appear as special guests at a TVA anniversary event at Decatur High School auditorium. Dr Rose and Bryant also speak at an Alumni meeting in the school cafeteria before Lilienthal’s address. Three $1000 scholarships will be awarded from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties.
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Dr. Rose
Bear
Rep. Jones
TVA Meet
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama
David E. Lilienthal
Decatur High School
Rep
Bob Jones
University of Alabama
Frank Rose
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Lilienthal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
TVA
Birmingham Suit On City Government In Court
The Alabama Supreme Court was to hear arguments on who constitutes Birmingham’s legal city government. The dispute centers on when the new mayor and nine-member council should take office after Circuit Judge Bowron ruled immediate seating. Outgoing commissioners appeal, arguing they serve until October 1965. Boutwell won a runoff on April 2 against Eugene Connor.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Montgomery
Birmingham
Hanes
Boutwell
Commission
Arthur Hanes
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Citizens Committee
Albert Boutwell
J. Edgar Bowron
State Supreme Court
Bowron
Eugene Connor
J. T. Waggoner
Raubinger orders end to Oakwood School imbalance
State Education Commissioner Frederic M. Raubinger ruled the Orange School Board must end extreme racial imbalance at Oakwood Elementary. He found that the 99 percent Black enrollment deprived students of educational opportunity under New Jersey law, setting a precedent for other schools.
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Trenton
N.J
Frederic M. Raubinger
Orange School Board
Oakwood
New Jersey
Raubinger
Race Troubles In Birmingham Blamed On Reds By Hanes
Birmingham mayor Arthur Hanes blames Communists for racial strife in the city. He criticized mediation efforts with Negroes and accused groups aiding integration, naming the John Birch Society and other sponsors as Reds involved in mixing races.
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Birmingham
Hanes
Mission
Arthur Hanes
Chamber of Commerce
Press
John Birch Society
The
Alabama bound by 1955 injunction on Negro student access
A federal judge ruled that the University of Alabama remains bound by the 1955 injunction against racial discrimination in student registration. University lawyers argued the injunction targeted Dean William F. Adams alone, prior to Autherine Lucy becoming the first Black student enrolled. The matter cited by the court ties to historic desegregation efforts at the university.
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Birmingham
University of Alabama
U.S. District Court
William F. Adams
Autherine Lucy
Early American Bud get Terms at Robinsons
Free parking offered with new terms at Robinsons as part of an early American style promotion. The ad emphasizes savings and a highlighted deal for shoppers.
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Robinsons
Quickies by Ken Reynolds Trickster over lawn fertilizer sale
Ken Reynolds reports a scam involving a seller pushing lawn fertilizer and Bae lawn mowers with daily ads. The buyer says they were tricked, losing money on a deal that included multiple products. Local consumers are warned to verify sellers and avoid high pressure tactics.
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Bae Lawn Mowers
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