DHS Seniors In Final Exercises DHS at Decatur High School
Two days of final exercises for 248 Decatur High School seniors begin today. The baccalaureate service opens with a pro cessional hymn at 8. Rev Edward G Mullen of Trinity Episcopal Florence will deliver the sermon. Gov George Wallace will give the graduation address at 8 p.m. Monday in the football stadium, introduced by Albert Brewer. Miss Sandra Sue Johnson will give the valedictory.
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Decatur High School
Edward G. Mullen
Trinity Episcopal Church
Florence
Phillipine Islands
U. S. Army
Phillipines
Mr. Mullen
H. R. Leeman
Robert E. Wilkins
16Th Ave. Baptist Church
T. H. Hayes
East End Methodist Church
James Herman Lowery
Antioch Baptist Church
George Wallace
Albert Brewer
DHS
Sandra Sue Johnson
Jesse W. Jones
5Th Ave
Future Teachers of America
University
African leaders unite to form continent wide unity plan
In Addis Ababa 30 African nations adopt a charter to create an Organization of African Unity and sever ties with Portugal and South Africa. They back boycotts against South Africa, approve aiding nationalist guerrillas, and set a nine nation committee to support anti colonial struggles while recognizing future unity challenges.
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Ethiopia
Independent Africa Sunday
Portugal
South Africa
Organization of African Unity
Africa
Africa Hall
Khrushchev wins Cuban pledge in Cold War split
Premier Khrushchev secures Cuba's commitment to the Soviet side in the ideological clash within the Communist bloc. Fidel Castro signs on major issues, aligning Cuba with Moscow in the rift separating China and Russia along the Amur River.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Amur
China
Russia
Red China
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U.S
Mao
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Soviet Communist Party
WCTU to meet at 1027 Johnston Street SE
Police report a break in at Valley Lumber & Supply Co with entrance gained by a west side door window. Owner James Fite- own er could not confirm missing items. A belt sale and installation program is set for Decatur Shopping Center lot today from 1 to 6 pm with belts at $6 plus tax and free installation.
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Valley Lumber & Supply Co
James Fite
Decatur
Reborn experiences not required for Christian life
A reader fears lacking a born again moment, but the answer notes that salvation is a gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ. It stresses spiritual vitality over feelings, citing John 1:12 and the love of others as proof of true faith, evidenced by love for God’s Word and obedience.
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Rose Pledges UA Dignity in Integration Crisis
President Frank A. Rose of the University of Alabama vows to lead with dignity as a federal judge orders the admission of Vivian Malone, a Mobile native, to the June summer session amid Gov. Wallace’s resistance. A Justice Department suit will be heard on June 3 in Birmingham. Rose recalls the 1956 campus turmoil involving Autherine Lucy.
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Washington
Frank A. Rose
University of Alabama
Vivian Malone
Mobile
George C. Wallace
Justice Department
Wallace
Birmingham
Rose
Autherine Lucy
Daily Uses 24 Hour Electronic Secretary
Decatur Daily announces a new electronic secretary, a 355-1116 answering set active from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily and noon Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday. It serves after hours for classified ads, guiding callers to provide name address phone number ad text and run days.
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Decatur
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Joe Hullar
Hullar
Joyce Matthews
Mary Pickerill
Guns Face Alabama Stand at University of Alabama
Alabama primed for a showdown over segregation as Gov. George C. Wallace vows to block enrollment of two black students at the University of Alabama. President Kennedy says federal court orders will be enforced, with no troops if possible. The Justice Department seeks an injunction to prevent Wallace interference.
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Ala
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George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
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Alabama
Justice Department
Wallace
United States
Bama
George Wallace
U. S. Supreme Court
Pentagon
Von Braun Is Just Daddy To Daughter
Margrit von Braun shares a personal portrait of Dr Wernher von Braun, detailing his family side and affection as a father. The Huntsville Times piece notes his birth in Wirsitz Germany on March 23 1912 and recalls early life moments including gifts of a telescope and a rocket demonstration that shaped his curiosity.
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Dr. Wernher von Braun
Huntsville Times
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Daddy
Wernher von Braun
Wirsitz
Germany
Riot Troops Return to Fort Bragg from Alabama
DoD says about 600 troops from a rifle company and military police unit are being moved by air and truck from Maxwell Air Force Base to Fort Bragg North Carolina. The remaining units sent to Fort McClellan remain in place after President Kennedy ordered riot control troops into Alabama during Birmingham unrest.
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Department of Defense
Alabama
Birmingham
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ft.McClellan
Ala
Kennedy
Area's Sclons Hit Legislative Probing
Bills to empower a new legislative investigating committee with subpoena and contempt powers drew sharp opposition from Alabama lawmakers. Sen. Bob Gilchrist warned the panel could overreach, while Rep. Ralph Slate and Sen. Ed Horton urged safeguards or opposed the bill. Supporters cited grand juries and the FBI as better tools against Communist influence in Birmingham.
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Bill Chilton
Legislative Investigating Committee
Bob Gilchrist
Hartselle
Alabama
FBI
Birmingham
Ralph Slate
Ed Horton
Greenbrier
De Gaulle Indicates Willingness to Coordinate Nuclear Forces
Washington AP reports French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville told President Kennedy that Paris aims at eventual coordination of France's independent nuclear force with other Atlantic Alliance forces. De Gaulle keeps the door open to nuclear cooperation and seeks to narrow NATO splits over France's independent arsenal.
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Washington
Maurice Couve de Murville
Kennedy
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
France
Early American and French Provinces on Get Terms
Robinsons offers modern eli deals on Early American and French provincial pieces. Customers can view a curated selection with flexible terms and installment options.
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