Flexible Price Supports in Limbo As Congress Deliberates Farm Bill
Washington AP Senator Knowland says a deadlock over farm legislation could let flexible price supports go into effect under current law. He notes uncertainty as parties remain split though Eisenhower calls for flexible 75 to 90 percent parity and veto risk looms on rigid 90 percent supports.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Congress
Chia
Senate
Eisenhower
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rep
Hope
Brian
Companion
House Committee
Benson
Diennes DIARS Diary Notes From Birmingham and Elsewhere
Mr and Mrs Bill Lindsey of 315 4th Ave NW spent the weekend in Birmingham. D F Lee of 402 Wilson Ave NE is said to be improved after a heart attack Thursday. Willie Nina and Johnny Hodges travel to Russellville Ky for their cousin Mrs Vernon Miller s funeral. Robbie Griggs and Vellene Braswell depart Friday for Fort Morgan Fla for a week s vacation and CWA CIO meetings. Dr and Mrs J P Pierce of 1420 College St attend state chiropractors convention in Montgomery. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Bill Lindsey
4Th Ave
Birmingham
D. F. Lee
Wilson Ave
Willie
Nina Hodges
Johnny Hodges
Russellville, Ky
Vernon Miller
Robbie Griggs
Vellene Braswell
Fort Morgan
Fla
Southern Bell Cwa-Cio
J. P. Pierce
College , St
Chiropractors
Montgomery
French Break Rebel Siege at Nam Tha in Laos
French Laotian garrison repulsed about 400 Vietminh attackers after six days of bombardment and light arms fire. Rebels suffered 55 dead while defenders had very light casualties. Nam Tha lies near the Mekong west of Dien Bien Phu, near Yunnan and Burma borders. Political groups plan a national Congress to oppose partition of Viet Nam, while American diplomats warn the government’s deteriorating situation.
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Saigon
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Nam Tha
Laos
Vietminh
Mekong
Yunnan
Burma
Cao Dai
Hoa Hao
Viet Nam
Geneva
Rebels Free French Nurse Returns From Dien Bien Phu
HANOI Indochina Lt Genevieve de Galard Terraube the nurse of Dien Bien Phu arrived by plane and said she is in good health. She joined the siege March 27 to aid the wounded and remained through May 7 when the fortress fell. She stayed as a prisoner to continue caring for hundreds of men until freed today. More than 400 wounded were flown out ahead of her.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Dien Bien Phu
19 Weekend Arrests Reported Across Three Counties
Nineteen weekend arrests were reported by sheriffs in Cullman, Limestone and Lawrence Counties. Limestone Sheriff John Sandlin cited one man charged with first degree manslaughter, one with driving while intoxicated, three with prohibition violations, two with public drunkenness and one with carrying a concealed weapon. Cullman County Sheriff W C Waldrop added two arrests for prohibition violations, one for reckless driving and one for assault and battery.
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Cullman
Limestone
Lawrence
John Sandlin
W. C. Waldrop
Weather and River Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge
The Tennessee river level at Keller Memorial bridge stood 21.40 feet this morning, down .28 feet in 24 hours. TVA reports a Sunday high of 80 at 1 p.m. Temperatures: 74 this morning, 84 today, 7 tonight, 85 Tuesday. Fair and mild today, tonight, and Tuesday.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Negroes To Ask Local Boards For Admission
NAACP leaders from 18 states issue the Atlanta declaration calling for integration at all school levels and Negro teacher assignments with federal aid. Thurgood Marshall and Walter White absent time estimates but warned against evading the Supreme Court ruling.
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Atlanta
South
Boards of Education
U. S. Supreme Court
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Marshall
Organization
Supreme Court
Dallas
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Talmadge
Byrnes
White
Russell
Herman
No Kidnapping Charges Placed In Town Creek Incident
Two of three men detained in Town Creek jail after a street affray with Police Chief W L Terry were released after identifying themselves and paying costs. Chief Terry said no kidnapping charges would be filed against the trio. Jack Carter and Earl Carter, both claiming rearing in Florence, were freed Sunday. Joe Gary remains jailed on prohibition law and disorderly conduct charges.
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Town Creek
W. L. (Son) Terry
Terry
Jack Carter
Earl Carter
Florence
Kentucky
Earl
Illinois
Joe Gary
Sheffield
Gary
Negro Found Slashed Beside Road Sunday
Eli Hobbs, 20, of Madison, was found badly cut from his stomach to his side between Madison and Briar. Claude Bradley carried him to Decatur General Hospital where staff listed his condition as fair and he was resting well. Officers Lonnie Pettey and Tommie Robbins investigated the case.
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Eli Hobbs
Madison
Green
Claude Bradley
Bradley
Decatur General Hospital
Hobbs
Set
Lonnie Pettey
Tommie Robbins
Decatur Police Department
Supreme Court upholds deportation clause for ex Communists
The Supreme Court ruling 7-2 upheld the McCarran Act provision deporting aliens who were Communists after entering the United States. Justice Frankfurter wrote the majority saying joining the party suffices for deportation regardless of violence knowledge. Justices Douglas and Black dissented, questioning lifelong punishment for past affiliation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
McCarran
United States
Frankfurter
Douglas
Black
Robert N. Galvan
Communist Party
San Diego
Congress
Galvan
California
Stevens Denies Cover Up in Army McCarthy Hearings
Secretary Stevens defended the Army’s actions in the McCarthy investigations and rejected claims of a White House instigated cover up. He said the Army alone was responsible for filing charges, while acknowledging consultations with high administration figures and informing Secretary Wilson. McCarthy pressed the point, asking who advised Stevens beyond Hensel and Brown, and the exchange grew sharp.
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Washington
Stevens
Army
Sen
McCarthy
Eisenhower
McCarthy Army
White House
Pentagon
Wilson
Defense
Executive Department
H. Struve Hensel
Defense Department
Francis X. Brown
Brown
Stev
Sacesiel McCarthy
New England Officials’ Track Salaries Highlighted by Journal Bulletin
The Journal-Bulletin reported a survey showing public officials in New England earning over 150000 dollars yearly from eight major race tracks. It cites Rockingham Park in Salem NH for lavish benefits, including a free hotel bar for 423 NH legislators, while noting low pari mutuel taxes and questions of conflicts of interest.
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R. I
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Journal-Bulletin
New England
Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Rockingham Park
Salem
Journal- Bulletin
State House
Concord
Rockingham
Asian fears shape bloc talk as Geneva stalls
AP reports from Geneva that Communists insist on Western capitulation in Asia while the United States struggles to build a defensive bloc. Asian leaders fear a new general war and hesitate to join any defense pact, wary that U S actions could trigger wider conflict. The piece notes Moscow influence, propaganda battles, and distrust of U S motives among Asian elites across India Indonesia Burma and other nations.
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America
Asia
Geneva
United Action
Southeast Asia
China
U. S
Soviet Union
India
Indonesia
Burma
Power Official May Head TVA
Samuel Brooks Morris a Los Angeles engineer and utility executive is reportedly under consideration for chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority by President Eisenhower. The White House declined to comment and no decision has been announced. Morris 63 former Stanford engineering dean is general manager and chief engineer for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
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Washington
Samuel Brooks Morris
Los Angeles
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Capitol Hill
White House
Morris
Eisenhower
Gordon R. Clapp
College of Engineering
Stanford University
Department of Water and Power
Weekend highway slaughter leaves three injured in fair state
After a weekend crash spree in the district six people died and six were injured. At Cullman Hart selle and Decatur hospitals three of the injured were released and three remained in fair condition. Mrs Linnie K Vinson 29 and Susan Kay Vinson 4 daughter and wife of Sherril R Vinson 36 died Friday near Lacon when another vehicle turned from the highway. Dr N H Vinson 46. brother of the deceased, is at Decatur General with a fractured wrist and hip. Clarence Davis 21 Hartselle was released from Hartselle Hospital after injuries from a crash east of Hartselle on Alabama 33 Saturday that killed his 16 year old wife Nellie Jane Davis and eight month old son Gary Lynn Davis.
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Cullman
Hartselle
Decatur
Linnie K. Vinson
Susan Kay Vinson
Sherril R. Vinson
Lacon
N. H. Vinson
Decatur General Hospital
Clarence Davis
Davis
Alabama
Nellie Jane Davis
Gary Lynn Davis
Pyun Rejects Chinese Plan For Korean Unification
South Korean Foreign Minister Pyun Yung-tai rejected Red China’s proposal for unifying Korea and ruled out coalitions with North Korea. He opposed a neutral nations commission for elections and demanded Chinese troops withdraw before U.S. elections, insisting on elections only in non-Communist North Korea.
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Geneva
Pyun Yung-tai
Red China
Korea
Pyun
North Korea
South Korea
Chou En-lai
Nations Commission
Chou
U.N
China
Orders Apply To Golf Course College Housing
The Supreme Court followed its segregation ruling with orders to admit Negroes to publicly funded colleges universities theaters golf courses and housing projects. The action finalized a Houston low rent housing and municipal golf course case opened to Negroes on a segregated basis. Lower courts must reconsider in light of Monday’s ruling on school segregation and issue new decisions on university admittance and Louisiana State University access.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Houston
Tex
Florida Supreme Court
University of Florida
U. S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Voting Boxes Come Under Morgan County Review
Morgan County board discusses overcrowded election boxes with over 400 voters in 13 boxes, nine in Decatur and four in Hartselle. Judge T C Almon proposes splitting boxes to ease crowding. plan to be drawn and submitted before the general election. Board chair Sim Howell notes cost and practicality in adding boxes.
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Phillip Kyle
Morgan County
Almon
Sim Howell
Decatur
Howell
Hartselle
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Thurgood Marshall
Walter White
Joseph P. Kowalski
Patrick J. Molloy
St. Leo Roman Catholic Church
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New Hampshire
William L. Ryan
By William L. Ryan
Aselt Maia
L.A. Utilities
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