Lawrence County H S musical program and local notices
Lawrence County High School Moulton entertained Decatur Civitan Club with a Wednesday musical program at Lyons Hotel led by Herbert Leigh. Quartet members were Brenda Key Charlotte Parker Richard Montgomery Allen Montgomery and accompanist Glenda Terry. A Somerville Road School fourth grade program on Alabama was presented Monday. West Decatur Animal Shelter lists six dogs for redemption and several for sale while Dwight L Eddins was named top freshman math student at the University of Alabama. City court docket shows cases of overparking red light violations and license issues. Building permits include add ons at 1208 Eleventh Ave SE and 844 Sherman St SE. B E McPherson spoke to educators on school trip liability. Last night fire at 511 Tenth Ave NW caused no loss.
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Decatur Civitan Club
Lyons Hotel
Herbert Leigh
Brenda Key
Charlotte Parker
Richard Montgomery
Allen Montgomery
Glenda Terry
Milton Eisenhower Named Father of the Year
Milton S Eisenhower president of Johns Hopkins University was named Father of the Year by the National Father's Day Committee. The awardees were announced alongside six other distinguished fathers from sports entertainment and the arts at a luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The President sent a letter praising his youngest brother for devotion to his children and contributions to college students. Sunday June 15 was designated Father s Day.
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New York
Milton S. Eisenhower
United States
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Milton
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Morgan Schools End Cotton Picking Vacation Plan
Morgan County boards ma de decision to eliminate the cotton picking vacation in the next school year. The board, after surveying principals across the system, set September 2 as opening day and announced no mid term break for cotton picking.
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Morgan County
County Board of Education
Lester Wooten
Priceville
Woaten
Four Decatur Teens Held For Breakins
Four Decatur youths aged over 16 are jailed facing burglary charges after alleged entry at Moody's Oil Co. 11 NW Cain St. They were picked up on Grant St by Patrolmen Sivley Jr. and Hopkins. Two admitted breaking Moody's by a window and taking three flashlights and implicated the others. They also attempted to enter A&P Supermarket and Grant's Store but failed.
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Decatur
City
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Moody’s Oil Co
Cain St
Troy Crane
Billy Crane
Lakin Lambert
Boyd Lemley
Chief Self
Grant St
John Sivley Jr
T. E. Hopkins
Moody’s
A&p
Johnston, St
Grant
Second Ave
Decatur Skies Friday May 23 Moonrise Mars in Pisces
The article notes moonset at 11 52 p m and first quarter Sunday night. Mars rises at 2 47 a m and moves into Pisces becoming brighter than Altair, visible low in the east at 11 18 p m.
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Pisces
Weather and River Reading for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.36 feet, down 0.9 feet in 24 hours. High today near 87 with 55 tonight, 82 tomorrow. mostly sunny today, then partly cloudy tonight and increasing clouds Friday with scattered thunderstorms. Winds southerly today turning northwest tonight and Friday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Alabama Governor Hopefuls Pledge on Reapportionment
A 1958 letter exchange between Hon. George Wallace and Hon. John Patterson requests pledges on constitutional reapportionment with six questions. The Decatur Daily notes publisher Barrett C. Shelton and Governor candidate Barrett Shelton pledge to back reapportionment and promise prompt replies and future specifics.
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Wallace Proposes Aged Pensioners Exemption On State Tax
Circuit Judge George Wallace urged that all aged pensioners be exempt from state property taxes pledging implementation if elected governor. He attacked opponent Patterson as making unrealistic promises to Alabama’s elderly while promising aid to textiles and renewed school accreditation. Patterson campaigned in Chilton and Shelby counties with a statewide handshaking tour amid Klan endorsements noted by Greensboro Watchman.
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Hale
Government Tries Regain Control In Rioting Panama
Panama's government declared a five day state of siege as National Guardsmen fought rioters in the city. Gunfire killed a boy and wounded at least six others while guardsmen used tear gas against youths believed to be backed by hoodlums.
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Luis C. Nol
Panama
Natonal
Chemstrand Cuts Prices Of Nylon And Denier Jnustrial Yarn
New York Chemstrand Corp announced an eight percent price cut on nylon and heavier denier industrial yarns effective May 20. The move excludes textile yarns. Morse, nylon sales manager, said reductions do not affect textile yarn prices.
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Chemstrand Corpee
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Eisenhower Orders Study to Eliminate Midair Collisions
President Eisenhower directs the Air Coordinating Committee to study midair collision prevention to the maximum degree. In Washington the Senate Finance Committee approves a House bill to advance federal funds to states for temporary unemployment benefit extensions by a vote of 11 to 4. Byrd says the anti-recession measure, backed by the administration, will proceed in the Senate next Tuesday.
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House approves postal rate hike to four cents per letter
The House sent to the White House a bill raising first class mail to four cents and airmail to seven cents. If President Eisenhower signs, the increases take effect August 1.
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Blast Rocks Missile Base in New Jersey
An explosion struck the U S Army Nike guided missile base in Middletown New Jersey injuring and killing several people. The base guards the New York metropolitan area and houses Nike Ajax missiles designed to reach high altitude aircraft.
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New Jersey
New York
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Jerry Sparkman to Receive TV Through Local Fund Drive
The Decatur Daily reports the Jerry Sparkman Fund has gathered enough donations, including two old televisions, to provide an eight year old boy with a new television. Sparkman, who has muscular dystrophy, cannot attend school or play with peers, and his family in Oak Ridge is grateful for community support. The fund aims to ease his isolation and bring him some comfort at home.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Jerry
Anderson Sparkman
Anderson
Fred Sparkman
Oak Ridge
French Tunisian clashes deepen Pflimlin crisis
Fighting between French and Tunisian forces erupted in Tunisia after French bombed the Gafsa airport, worsening pressures on Premier Pierre Pflimlin as Paris seeks to control Algeria. President Bourguiba said the clash followed the attack amid Paris efforts to regain Algeria from rightists. A conservative leader urged De Gaulle to stabilize Paris authorities. Pflimlin pressed constitutional reforms to strengthen executive power and curb assembly removals.
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Pierre Pflimlin
Habib Bourguiba
Tunis
Gafsa
Algeria
France
Charles de Gaulle
Antoine Pinay
de Gaulle
Pflimlin
National Assembly
Postal Bill Ready Today Raises Rates and Pay
A bill to raise postal rates by a record 650 million dollars annually and to increase postal employees pay by 380 million dollars yearly was ready for final congressional approval. The Senate approved it 88 to 0, with House leaders ready to send it to President Eisenhower. The compromise increases first class letter postage from 3 to 4 cents, accounting for about 350 million dollars in new revenue.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Senate
House
White House
Eisenhower
Lebanon in renewed clashes near Baalbeck after quiet days
Heavy fighting resumes in Lebanon as government troops clash with a Shiite faction around Baalbeck. A Shiite group briefly stormed the town but was driven back and fighting persisted outside Baalbeck. President Camille Chamoun rejects resignation amid days of violent riots.
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Lebanon
Baalbeck
Camille Chamoun
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