Decatur High seniors stage Sleeping Beauty of Love land
Decatur High School seniors present their annual class play The Sleeping Beauty of Love land at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium with the public invited. A county arrest for peace proceedings was reported today. The Jack and Jill Juvenile Music Club holds a year end picnic Saturday at 10 a.m. at Delano Park.
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Decatur High School
Jimmie Collier
Jack and Jill Juvenile Music Club
Delano Park
Senate Debates Gore Road Bill
The Senate opens debate on a Democratic plan to double federal road spending for interstate, primary, secondary and urban projects. The Gore bill to spend 17.94 billion over five years aims to double first year outlay and triple by years four and five, while Republicans push Eisenhower’s 38 billion plan over 10 years prioritizing the interstate system.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Weather and River Readings in Decatur Area
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge rose 12 feet in 24 hours to 21.61. Yesterday's high reached 90 at 2:30 PM, and the low this morning was 62. At 8 AM the temperature was 74. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, a high of 82, and a low of 64. tomorrow's high is 80.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Negotiators press toward settlement in Southern Bell strike
Atlanta talks stretch into morning after 18 hours with no final deal. Federal mediators say both sides are hard at work, optimistic a resolution is near. CIO official notes cautious optimism while unions study company proposals amid ongoing walkout affecting 1300 Birmingham area lines.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Bright
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
Southern Bell
Pro Labor Block Delays Right to Work Repeal in House
In Montgomery pro labor forces with Gov James E Folsom assisted blocked a move to send the repeal of the right to work law back to committee in the House. The measure failed to receive a scheduled second reading before adjournment and no new bills or committee reports were produced as lawmakers spent the day in roll calls and debate.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
House
Folsom
Note to former blood donors boosts county quota drive
Morgan County has 200 former donors eligible for free transfusions but not yet renewed. The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors another Bloodmobile visit at Central Baptist Church to reach the 130 pint quota, now with hours 1 pm to 7 pm to accommodate workers.
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Morgan County
Red Cross
Bng
Central Baptist Church
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Car Thief, Baby Killed In Crash
An Air Force enlisted man on leave jumped into a car as its owner went into a filling station and caused a crash that killed at least one of the twin 6 month old girls sleeping in the back seat. Sheriff Walter Nelson identified the suspect as Allen Schweikle of Butternut and the owner as Arthur Herbst of Park Falls. The incident occurred near Glidden Wisconsin.
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Glidden
Wis
Air Force
Walter Nelson
Arthur Herbst
Park Falls
Allen Schweikle
Herbst
Beverly
Bernardine
Edward McDonald
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Board apologizes for obscene yearbook at API
Auburn reports the Board of Student Publications apologized for Alabama Polytechnic Institute's yearbook content deemed obscene. They blamed editor John Sellers for using bad taste in the fraternity and sorority section.
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Auburn
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
John Sellers
Yeggs Touch Alabama Bank For 85 000 90 000
Four armed white men robbed the First National Bank of Jacksonville of 85 000 to 90 000 after kidnapping assistant VP and cashier Jesse N. Wood from his home. They tied up his wife and daughter, used a sawed off shotgun, and fled in a repossessed car.
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Jacksonville
Ala
First National Bank of
Jesse N. Wood
Germania Springs
Wood
Dan W. Gray
Still No Light On Salk Program
Uncertainty over when mass inoculations against polio can begin full scale continued as the Public Health Service postponed release of embargoed Salk vaccine batches pending further study. A spokesman said it would likely be next week before any new releases. The service would not confirm whether today’s Bethesda meeting might alter techniques to stretch dwindling supplies. The National Conference of State Epidemiologists, in Atlanta, had asked for guidance on whether to reduce the current dose.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Health Service
Bethesda
National Conference of State Epidemiologists
Atlanta
The
Billy Graham Preaches to Wembley Crowds in London
Christian visitors from around the world flock to Wembley for Billy Graham’s London crusade. Over four services in bitter weather, about 230000 attended and roughly 13000 walked out, with an average of more than 3000 decisions nightly. Graham centers on Jesus Christ and the crucified message.
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George Burnham
News-Free Press
London
Wembley
India
America
Hong Kong
South America
Africa
Billy
Peter
Jesus Christ
Kiwanis Thanked Decatur Officials For Public Service
Kiwanis honored Decatur city officials in a Thursday program by the Public Relations committee. Mayor H R Summer and Council members attended, with remarks praising public service and Kiwanis goals.
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Kiwanis
Decatur
H. R. Summer
Sam Nettles
Frank Wilson
Jimmy R. Williams
Sommer
Roy Odom
Leonard Moody
Rutledge Thomas
Med Frazier
Harry Higdon
Paul Wolfer
Bob Helle
Harold Michelson
Glennwood Pierson
Massey
Hartselle Club
Wagnon
Bean
Baker
Baites
Wilson
John Caddell
Barrett Shelton
Walter Clapton
Ike Fambrough
Luke Pryor
Jimmy Williams
Williams
Summer
Open House Cancelled for NG Units on Armed Forces Day
Battery C 279th AAA and Co A 1343 Engineering Battalion will not participate in Open House on Armed Forces Day due to range activity and repairs in Huntsville and Montgomery. Commander Lt Edward McMunn announced the change though locals may still view Armed Forces Day events in Huntsville at 10 a.m. with a parade and participating services.
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Huntsville
Army
Navy
Air Force
National Guard
Living Costs Ease To Lowest Point In Nearly 2 Years
In April the consumer price index eased to the lowest point in nearly two years. Declines in auto prices and rents dragged the index down. Experts cautioned the softer car prices do not signal an auto market break, noting stockpiles have kept prices fairly stable overall.
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Washington
Actu
French To Pull Out Of Saigon
Saigon, South Viet Nam France and Viet Nam reach ed agreement on the with drawal of all French forces from the capital city. Tran Trung Dung deputy defense minister said details were being worked out by Premier Ngo Dinh Diem and Gen. Paul Ely the French commissioner in Indochina. Ely had asked to be relieved of his post.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
France
Tran Trung Dung
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Paul Ely
Indochina
Ely
Red Cross storm relief totals released for Morgan County
L T Wagnon announces Morgan County American Red Cross spent 24032.72 aiding 31 tornado victims. Disaster relief quarters opened April 24 at Massey Community Center and closed Wednesday with funds allocated to feeding housing clothing medical and farm repairs and office needs.
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L. T. Wagnon
Morgan County
American Cross
Massey Community Center
Red Cross
Bal- See RC
Peron Government Seeks End of Catholic State Religion
In Buenos Aires the Peron dominated Chamber of Deputies approved a measure to end Roman Catholicism as Argentina's state religion, fulfilling the Pent's demand and signaling a constitutional shift.
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Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chamber of Deputies
Pent
Its Day Again by Katie Kash Scout puzzle solution scene
A Bonanza puzzle column invites readers to submit the No 11 solution for a $175 prize, with a potential $200 pot if未 won. It discusses fewer entries, locating Scouts, and deciphering clues like ON BIG MESA and EIGHT MATCHES LEFT amid foggy weather and a challenging hunt leading to page 2.
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Bonanzagram
Katie
Borden
Big Mesa
Guide
Wednesday Blaze sparks statewide arson probe
A $30,000 Sterchi Bros. store fire in Decatur is blamed on arson as city and state investigators pursue three related blazes. Deputy Fire Marshal Frank Chavers ties a Monday Saur Building fire and a March 13 incident to arson, while a kerosene jug at Sterchi and another at Saur support the theory.
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Sterchi Bros
Frank Chavers
Saur
Sterchi
Moulton St
Second Ave
First Ave. NE
Chavez
Chavers
U S Cools Toward New Buffer Zone Plan
U S officials show little merit in proposals for a European buffer zone of neutral nations between Russia and the West. They doubt the scheme's practicality and suspect Soviet aims, viewing Russia’s moves as creating a Western Europe power vacuum to enable influence over Western Germany's resources.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U. S.S
Russia
Eisenhower
Austria
Western
Europe
Germany
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