Weather and community notes from the Daily
Partly cloudy showers tonight with fair Sunday and mild winds along the coast. Betty Sue Thomas and Patricia to return from Florida. Maynard Layman to be brought home from Birmingham for bed rest five more weeks. Boat harbor concession building to begin Monday for Wheeler Lake Yacht Club. Edgar Smith admitted to theoe clinic. Frank Godwin improving at Jefferson Hillman hospital. D D Lake visiting. Tennessee river stages reported with changes through tonight. American Legion meets Monday. Court trials total 22 in 24 hours with several disorderly conduct and traffic cases. Michael Callaham dismissed from Hamil Clinic. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Maynard Layman
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
Daily
Barrett Shelton
Pinky Brown
Brown
Layman
Limestone County Court House
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Club
Recorder’s Court
Beloved Red Bay Doctor Dies in Office at 82
Dr. A. C. Waldrop, 82, longtime Red Bay physician who helped found the town's telephone and automobile, died in his office. He practiced 52 years, retired three years ago but still treated patients. He delivered about 5,500 babies in the Red Bay area. Waldrop, a University of Louisville graduate, lived in a 2,000 population city.
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Red Bay
Ala
A. C. Waldrop
Soviet peace feelers in Korea viewed with caution by U S
Washington notes a possible but unlikely Soviet peace initiative in Korea. Officials say genuine feelers would come through formal diplomatic channels and show concessions on Formosa or UN membership. Two alleged signals, Malik remarks and a Swedish tip, are regarded as uncertain at best.
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Washington
Russia
Korea
State Department
United Nations
Formosa
U.S
Jacob Malik
U.N
United States
Red China
Appeasement blamed for death of hero at hearings
A father's letters blaming appeasement for his son's death in Korea were read at the Senate MacArthur hearings. Senator Knowland announced the letter from Eugene R. Guild of Glenwood Springs, who said his son earned high honors before being buried at Arlington. The letter alleges a piece of metal supplied to the enemy caused the death amid Allied recognition of the foe.
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Washington
Korea
Senate
Senator Knowland
Calif
Millikin
Colo
Eugene R. Guild
Glenwood Springs
Knowland
Guild
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Arlington
Man leads to decomposed body in Alabama slaying case
A man serving a 30 day jail term for drunk driving in Elba Alabama led officers to the decomposed body of John A Hill a Roberta Georgia man he said he killed on April 7 The body was found 15 miles north of Andalusia Alabama after he broke down under questioning and admitted the shooting Miles a former Covington County resident had been working in Roberta when the slaying occurred.
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Hill
Miles
Covington County
Roberta
Alabama
Elba
Crawford County
Tennessee-Tombigbee canal gains in congress again
Rep. John Rankin of Mississippi has championed the Tennessee-Tombigbee project for about 30 years. Rep. Carl Elliott of Jasper supports construction funding with a bill seeking 10 million dollars as the Army civil functions appropriation moves forward.
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John Rankin
Mississippi
Rankin
House Veterans Committee
Carl Elliott
Jasper
Elliott
Collins says Reds worried by Chinese casualties in Korea
Army Chief Gen. J Lawton Collins testifies before Senate committees about Korea and MacArthur policy. He says Russia is concerned as Chinese casualties mount and reiterates that peace is possible along the 38th parallel. He cites a slight Army expansion and notes U N forces near the Manchurian border.
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ED Creagh
Washington
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Russia
Korea
Collins
United Nations
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Britain Seeks Hague Ruling On Iran Oil Dispute
Britain and the Anglo Iranian Oil Co asked the ICJ to appoint arbitrators to settle the oil nationalization quarrel with Iran. The United States urged negotiation as 4000 British paratroops head to Cyprus near Abadan, while Iran weighs talks with Mossadegh’s bloc.
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Britain
Hague
Iran
NEL Ssis
Netherlands
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
International Court of Justice
U.S
Henry F. Grady
Tehran
Free World
United States
Russia
Mohammed Mossadegh
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Abadan
AIOC
World Court
Drying Kiln And Lumber Destroyed In Selma Fire
A midnight fire in Selma Alabama destroyed the Southern Pine drying kiln and about 40 000 feet of lumber with a loss around 20 000 dollars. Six stacks of lumber burned while others were threatened until firemen controlled the blaze. All four Selma fire trucks responded after an employee spotted the blaze near the railroad yard.
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Selma
Ala
Southern Pine Company
Alabama loses four delegates at 1952 Democratic convention
Denver May 26 The Democratic National Committee reduced Alabama's convention delegation by four, leaving 22 members after the state cast its 1948 electoral vote for the Thurmond Wright ticket. Other states also lost delegates for the same reason, with various changes across Connecticut Delaware New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Maryland Michigan and California receiving adjustments.
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Denver
Alabama
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Thurmond-Wright
Connecticut
Delaware
New
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Michigan
California
Democrats push Truman and program amid Eisenhower talk
Denver May 26 Democrats here push President Truman's foreign and domestic programs while Eisenhower is barely mentioned. The convention scene focuses on Truman as the likely nominee chooser with speculation about Taft or Kefauver as possible Republican rivals and Barkley potential successor if Truman runs again.
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Eisenhower
Truman
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic
W. Averell Harriman
Western
Europe
Chicago
National Committee
Fred Vinson
Douglas
D-Ill
Kefauver
Dtenn
Kerr
D-Okla
Douglas MacArthur
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Mac- Lee Eisenhower
Florence Marine Among 18 POWs Freed in Korea
The Defense Department released the names of 18 U S Marine prisoners of war rescued by United Nations forces at Chunchon Korea. Most were in good physical condition after capture in the November December offensive though several faced malnutrition. Cpl Theodore Roosevelt Wheeler of Phoenix was treated for an acute gastric disorder. The list includes Pfc Paul Jones Phillips of Florence Alabama.
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Washington
Defense Department
United Nations
Chunchon
Korea
Cpl
Theodore Roosevelt Wheeler
Phoenix
Fall From Horse Fatal For 12-Year-Old Wanda Burgess
A 12-year-old girl Wanda Burgess of Danville died from a fractured skull after falling from an old gentled horse she and siblings were riding without a bridle in a pasture. She died Saturday night at Jefferson-Hillman Hospital after being transported from Hartselle to Birmingham. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Peck.
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Danville 1
Wanda Burgess
W. C. Burgess
Bueise
Buford
Johnny Wayne
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Hartselle
Peck
Birmingham
Wanda
Burgess
Negro Youth Accused Of Threatening His Mother With Shotgun
A 17 year old black youth, Joe Brown of Veto, was jailed in Limestone County after allegedly threatening his mother with a shotgun. Sheriff John Sandlin and Deputy Atlee Hanks took him into custody Saturday afternoon.
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Limestone County
Foster Henderson
Joe Brown
Veto
John Sandlin
Atlee Hanks
Segregation Curbs For Civilians At Air Fields Is Announced
An Air Force official announced strict segregation of military and civil air operations at fields it locates. Col Harold R Maddox said plans will be made public in a matter of days, while airport managers from the Carolinas to Tennessee attended the conference.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Air Force
Harold R. Maddux
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Sales Tax Fight Bitter But Administration Aot To Win
A Montgomery report analyzes the conflict over a 3 percent sales tax in Alabama. Lawmakers split along factions within opposition and support, with figures like Rep Rankin Fite highlighted for local tax concerns as the administration seeks passage.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Ala
House of Representatives
Gordon Persons
James
E. Folson
Rankin Fite
Hamilton County
Rep
Fite
Caution Ends As Pursuit Of Reds Is Pushed
In Tokyo on May 27 Allied artillery and air bombardment drove more than 60,000 Chinese Reds toward North Korea while about 2,000 were trapped south of the 38th parallel. Frontline columns pursued across six points as the mass rout continued. A frontline officer said the enemy preferred retreat to facing the advance.
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Tokyo
North Korea
38Th Parallel
38Th
Korea
South Korea
United Nations
Allies cross 38th parallel pushing into North Korea
Allied forces breach the 38th parallel from central Korea to the East coast driving Chinese Reds into retreat. UN spearheads reach six miles inside North Korea as warplanes hammer retreating columns and supply lines in heavy artillery and air attacks.
Driver Held After Cullman County Accident
A 24 year old man was jailed in Cullman on charges of leaving the scene after a Saturday night crash in Cullman County. Six injured or checked into hospital in Madison and Athens, with Leon Craig held in Cullman jail and Jack Rochelle hospitalized for observation. Police investigated with local patrolmen escorting Craig after arrest near Falkville on Highway 31. The 1942 Chevrolet driver reportedly forced a truck off the road. vehicle damage was minimal.
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Cullman County
Madison
Leon Craig
Cullman
Jack Rochelle
Madison 1
Cullman County Hospital
A. T. Tribble
Alva Baugher
Athens
Robert Martin
Madison 2
W. E. Richey
Craig
Falkville
Lionel Freeman
J. D. Vinson
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Decatur
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Hamil Clinic
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Hoyt S. Vandenberg
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