Alabama higher education unifies under proposed board of regents
John A. Murphy announces two bills to create a unified state system with a central board of regents. Institutions listed include the University of Alabama Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Montevallo along with several teachers colleges and state colleges for Negroes.
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John A. Murphy
Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Alabama College At
Central Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Budget cuts slow Nike antiaircraft defense system
Lt. Gen. Carter B. Magruder testified before a House subcommittee that a $1.6 billion Army cut will delay universal ground control equipment for Nike batteries. Only about 40 percent of units would be equipped by mid-1960, delaying full deployment by three to four years. The system would manage Ajax and Hercules missiles.
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Washington
Congress
Army
Carter B. Magruder
Magruder
House
Liner Lucania Exchanges Salutes With Mayflower II
In mid Atlantic the Grimaldi liner Lucania ex changed salutes with the Mayflower II en route from Britain to Plymouth Mass. The Mayflower II in light winds had made only 20 sea miles in the last 24 hours, while her skipper Cmdr Alan Villiers said the crew was at their highest morale.
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Naples
Italy
mid-Atlantic
New World
Britain
Plymouth
Mass
England
Lucania
South America
Canary Islands
West Indies
Alan Villiers
Villiers
Funeral services for J N Tanner in Danville
Hartselle area funeral notice for 91 year old J N Tanner of Danville 1 who died Friday at home. The Danville Baptist Church service is led by Rev. Robert Slack at 2 pm with burial at Johnson Chapel Cemetery directed by Peck Funeral Home. Surviving sons include J N Tanner Jr Falkville W D Tanner and T A Tanner along with sister Mrs Nan Williams of Summer Hill Georgia.
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Hartselle
J. N. Tanner
Danville
Robert Slack
Danville Baptist Church
Tanner
Nan
Military District Chief Hospitalized After Emergency Surgery
Col. Robert G. Theiring, chief of the Alabama Military District, is in satisfactory condition at the Veterans Administration Hospital after an emergency appendectomy while attending Governor's Day at the University of Alabama.
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Birmingham
Robert G. Theiring
Alabama Military District
Theiring
University of Alabama
Veterans Administration Hospital
Stage Star Helen Hayes Faces Gambling Temptation
Helen Hayes traveled to San Francisco with her son James MacArthur and refused to let him gamble in Nevada casinos. To demonstrate gambling’s futility, she played a slot machine herself and won $33.
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Helen Hayes
San Francisco
James MacArthur
Nevada
Five Latin American nations maintain legations in Nationalist China
Cuba Brazil Panama and the Dominican Republic keep magnet legations in free China as part of regional diplomacy amid shifting alliances.
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China
Cuba
Brazil
Panama
Venetia
Mobile Lawmakers Seek Single Board for Alabama Colleges
Mobile lawmakers plan to introduce legislation creating a University System of Alabama. The measure would place all state-supported colleges under one board of regents. Senators Garet Van Antwerp III and Representatives Otto E Simon lead the push for a centralized governance model.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mobile County
Garet van Antwerp
Otto E. Simon
Senate
Montgom ery field marshal lectures at Maxwell AFB
Britain’s Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery arrives in Montgomery Alabama to lecture at Maxwell Air Force Base. He discusses Gettysburg remarks and General Lee and notes Lee was a great soldier but had a bad day. Montgomery holds a commission in the Confederate Air Force granted on arrival.
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Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell Air Force Base
Gettysburg
Lee
Confederate Air Force
New York City’s First Elevator in 1857 Featured Luxury
The early NYC elevator presented in 1857 boasted rich carpets large mirrors and luxurious sofas lining three sides, reflecting the era’s opulent design standards for vertical transport.
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New York City
Courtland Worker Revived After Lightning Strike
A 35 year old Courtland man named Paul Mason was struck by lightning while driving a tractor on Ashford farm west of Courtland. Employer Shorty Terry found him seemingly dead but Mason revived before a coroner could arrive and was treated for arm and face burns. The bolt knocked the top out of his hat.
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Courtland
Paul Mason
Ashford
Here
Shorty Terry
Mason
Terry
J. A. Ussery
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