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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1961

Page

2

Gore calls for removal of Joint Chiefs chair

Sen. Albert Gore urged removing Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer as chairman after Lemnitzer’s testimony on the Cuban invasion fiasco. Other senators resisted, arguing no change in the Joint Chiefs is needed without full hearings and President’s input.

Gore Washington Lyman L. Lemnitzer Albert Gore D-Tenn Joint Chiefs of Staff Lemnitzer Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Goré Latin-American Affairs Subcommittee Senate Morse State Department Central Intelligence Hickenlooper Iowa Gen. Lemnitzer Capehart A Hienleenar Joint Chiefs

Deportation ruling upholds Marcello's Guatemala ban

U.S. District Judge Alexander Holtzoff ruled that Carlos Marcello's deportation to Guatemala last April was valid and legal. The decision denies Marcello's lawyers a bid to declare the deportation illegal, blocking his return unless the ruling is overturned.

Washington U.S Alexander Holtzoff Carlos Marcello Guatemala Marcello

Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listed by City

A hospital notices admissions for Mrs Glynice Chandler Rosa Byrd Annie May Lyle Margaret Roberts Flora Riley and others and dismissals for Susan Terry Jeff Hitson Dorothy Turner Clara Nelson Ann Braden Vernon Hargiss Katie Allen Evelyn Shirley with street addresses across Decatur Hartselle Mooreville Somerville and related areas.

Glynice Chandler Memorial Rosa Byrd Hartselle Annie May Lyle Decatur Jeff Hitson 5Th Ave Dorothy Turner Sherman St Clara Nelson Market St Ann Braden Mooresville Vernon Hargiss North St Katie Allen Spring Ave Evelyn Shirley Somerville

City To Mark Military Day Observance With Flag Ceremony

The 12th annual event under the theme Power For Peace includes flag raising at the triangle at 2nd Ave and Gordon Dr at 11 a.m. A special Armed Forces Day salute by the Decatur High School band runs 10:30 to 11 a.m. in front of the Reserve Center. The public is invited to an open house at the Reserve Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Reserve Center Gordon Dr Power For Peace Triangle 2Nd Ave Armed Forces Day Decatur High School Reserve Center Special Forces Group Command Leroy McEntire

Third Federal Judge Added For Area

President Kennedy signed a bill creating 73 new federal judgeships including one for the North Alabama district. The northern district will have three judges and Decatur will host federal court in the planned Federal Building.

Washington Kennedy North Alabama Decatur

Local residents listed in Decatur and Cullman area notices

Eugene P. Shelton, Clifford A. Burns, William A. Ridgeway, Eugene McCurry, Mrs Bev T. Clemons, Mrs John G Norris, Mrs Donald A. Turner, and Mrs Johnnie P Ward appear in a sequence of addresses across Decatur Cullman Hobson and related streets. The fragment suggests a community notice or directory-style listing of individuals with street numbers.

Eugene P. Shelton Decatur Clifford A. Burns Cullman William A. Ridgeway 13Th Ave. SE Hobson Eugene McCurry Bev T. Clemons Cain St John G. Norris 8Th Ave Donald A. Turner 7Th Ave Johnnie P Ward 15Th Ave

A and P Records Set In 1960

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co reports fiscal 1960 sales up about 4 percent and net profits up 13 percent for the 52 week period ending February 25. Dividends total $1.20 per share, up 35 cents from 1959, with earnings at $2.57 per share on 22,961,966 shares outstanding.

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co Ralph W. Burger A&p States District of Columbia Canada

Political bombing hits sixth house in Colombia

A bomb exploded Thursday night in front of ex-president Mariano Ospina Perez’s home in Bogota. It marked the sixth bombing in four weeks tied to political differences.

Bogota Colombia Mariano Ospina Perez

Soviet Spaceman Invited To Festival

Soviet spaceman Yuri A. Gagarin invited to the Soviet Finland Society festival in Kemi in June during Helsinki based AP report.

Helsinki Finland Yuri A. Gagarin Kemi

Bus Integration Tension Ties Birmingham Arrests

Crowd confrontations unfold as seven students, including Paul Brooks and Mary McCollum, face fines and detention after attempting to travel on segregated buses to Montgomery. Police escort the group to the Tennessee line and later release all. Courts ban forced segregation on interstate buses, yet Birmingham stations still enforce separate facilities.

Birmingham Paul Brooks American Baptist Theological Seminary Nashville James William Zweig Fisk University Mary McCollum Peabody College Walter McCollum Snyder N.Y New York Connor Tennessee Line City Montgomery

Alabama court bars CORE from biracial bus rides

Judge Jones issues injunction banning further biracial bus riding by CORE and supporters in Alabama. Contempt risk if violated. Governor Gallion denounces the freedom ride efforts and threatens mass jailings. Authorities cite riots and a burned CORE bus as grounds for action.

Jones Alabama CORE Gallion Wednesady State Line State of

Honor Banker Is Charged in Embezzlement Case

Sterling W. Dudley a 46 year old loan teller and assistant manager at the Ensley branch of the First National Bank of Birmingham was arrested by the FBI and charged with embezzling about 20 000. The complaint says he obtained funds on notes for 225 9 and 264 on May 13 and siphoned 20 000 over two years. Dudley had been named an outstanding student by the American Banking Institute for 1960 61 and was to receive three awards at a banquet tomorrow night. He had worked at the bank since 1948 and is unmarried.

Birmingham American Institute of Banking AIB FBI Today FBI Thomas J. Jenkins Sterling W. Dudley Ensley First National Bank of Birmingham Dudley American Banking Institute Jenkins

Kennedy Education Bill Clears Major Hurdle In Senate

Senate defeats Javits Cooper amendment to cut 326 million and shift funds. The $2.55 billion three year federal aid to education bill would raise grants per pupil and favor low income states while also benefiting wealthy states. Proxmire and Cotton amendments surface as technicalities and potential cuts to aid.

Washington Kennedy Senate Jacob K. Javits R-N. Y John Sherman Cooper R-Ky Javits and Cooper Javits Javits-Cooper Mississippi Arkansas South Carolina New York New Jersey

Arkansas Flood Drenches Northwest Arkansas Cities

Severe thunderstorms and up to four inches of rain deluged Northwest Arkansas including Springdale Rogers Bentonville and Fayetteville. Creeks rose threatening Levee breaches while dozens of roads were closed and five houses evacuated with minor property damage and no injuries reported.

Springdale Ark Harrison Crooked Arkansas Rogers Bentonville Fayetteville KBRS Crooked Creek

Nuclear Sub Sails From Holy Loch

The U S nuclear missile submarine George Washington sailed from Holy Loch Scotland on Friday two days before a planned mass demonstration by British pacifists.

Holy Loch Dunoon Scotland U.S George Washington Oe Loch

Actor Jeff Chandler in critical condition after abdominal bleed

Culver City California AP reports actor Jeff Chandler, 42, remains critical after abdominal bleeding treated with 55 pints of blood. Doctors say the next 36 hours are crucial to his survival as he recovers from surgery following a back injury during The Marauders shoot in the Philippines.

Culver City Calif Jeff Chandler Philippines

Miami FCC Commissioner Richard A. Mack Dies by Gunshot

Thurman Whiteside, an FCC figure and Miami attorney, was found dead with a .22 caliber pistol in his hand at his law office. Whiteside had been acquitted in a federal case over a rigged FCC award involving Channel 10 and Public Service Television, Inc.

Miami Fla Thurman FCC Richard A. Mack Whiteside Joseph Davis Davis Mack

Portuguese Buy Arms For Racial Uprisings

Portuguese of Mozambique cross the border with official approval to purchase arms for protection against threatened interracial violence. Mozambique whites fear uprisings similar to Angola and Portuguese West Africa. Hannibal Missouri is cited as Mark Twain’s boyhood port on the Mississippi.

Utali Southern Rhodesia Mozambique Angola Portuguese West Africa Hannibal Missouri Mark Twain Mississippi River

Indictment Alleges Conspiracy and Influence In Mack Case

The document lists two counts: one accusing the defendant of conspiring with Mack and a second charging him with corruptly influencing Mack.

Mack

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