Florence Batson Nominated by GOP for Eighth District Congress
Florence Batson a Huntsville druggist is nominated by the Republican Party to run for Congress in Alabama's eighth district. The nominating meeting at Lyons Hotel drew delegates from Jackson, Madison, Limestone, Morgan, Lawrence, Colbert and Lauderdale counties. Incumbent Democrat Robert E Jones was unopposed in his primary. The session concluded around 11 a.m. and delegates headed to the state convention at the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham.
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Adin. Batson
Florence
Congress
Batson
Lyons Hotel
Jackson
Madison
Limestone
Morgan
Lawrence
Colbert
Lauderdale
Robert E
Bob) Jones
Tutwiler
Birmingham
Lanier
Huntsville
Eighth District
Morgan County
S. L. Sherrill
J. D. Pope
E. O. Penn
Hartselle
W. R. Pope
Danville
Fred Wilcutt
Almon Fitzgerald
Falkville
Bob McWhorter
Dennis McClendon
J .D. Bush
Decatur
Gospel Sermon and Area Events Highlight Decatur Weekend
Rev Minar L Triplett will preach The Gospel According to You at First Methodist Church at 10 55 Sunday morning with no evening service. A commencement at Decatur High School follows at 8 pm Sunday. Bank Street and 2nd Avenue will be closed for Decatur Days dances and a senior class of 20 will graduate at Priceville High School tonight.
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Minar L. Triplett
First Methodist Church
Decatur High School
Bank St
Vine
Church Sts
2Nd Ave
Johnseton
Grant Sts
Priceville High School
Direct Talks With China Seen at Geneva
Authoritative sources indicate the United States may pursue direct talks with the Chinese Communists in Geneva for the release of about 71 Americans held in China. Reports note Panmunjom precedent and a State Department decision on authority.
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Geneva
United States
China
Panmunjom
State Department
Red China
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
State GOP meeting in Birmingham sets governor nominee
Alabama Republicans convene to nominate a governor candidate with editor Tom Abernethy seen as likely nominee. Party aims to single shot its slate to focus on the November general election against Democrat James E. Folsom. State chairman Claude C. Vardaman expected to win re election. 565 delegates named.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Tom Abernethy
Talladega Daily Home
Abernethy
James E. Folsom
Eisenhower
GOP
Claude C. Vardaman
Vardaman
Chaplin Wins Red Peace Prize in Berlin
Charlie Chaplin and Dmitri Shostakovich receive the 1953 World Peace Prize from the Communist sponsored World Peace Council in East Berlin. The award honors their work for the protection of peace. Chaplin, a British subject living in Switzerland, is barred from entering the United States.
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Chaplin
Berlin
Charlie Chaplin
Dmitri Shostakovich
World Peace Council
Little Dien Bien Battle Shaping in Red River Delta
French Union forces face a budding Dien Bien Phu like siege as thousands of Vietminh troops surround Yen Phu in the Red River Delta. Yen Phu guards access to Phu Ly a key rice market and road hub near the war capital.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River Delta
Yen Phu
Phu Ly
Bank Held Up Suspect Nabbed At Mess Point
A nervous gunman robbed the American National Bank and Trust Co. of under $1,000 near 9:30 am. He fled into downtown crowds and was captured by Mess Point police within two hours while en route to New Orleans. Teller Wayne Walker described the man as 20 to 25, under the influence, and armed with a .22 caliber pistol. Audit underway.
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American National Bank & Trust Co
Mess Point
Miss
Talley Rollings
New Orleans
Wayne Walker
Rollings
Walker
Tractor Accidents Limestone Farmer In Cotton Field
Jim Smith of Athens was injured when a tractor jumped into gear and ran over his left leg as he set plows on a cultivator in a cotton field. He was taken to Athens Limestone Hospital by McConnell Service ambulance, treated after x rays, and discharged but will be out of work for several days due to a torn muscle.
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Jim Smith
Athens 4
Athens-Limestone Hospital
McConnell Service
Smith
ILA Again Leads In Longshoremen Election Face Challenged Ballots
In New York the old International Longshoremen's Association edges its AFL rival by a slim margin amid many challenged ballots. The outcome hinges on disputed votes after a prior violence tainted contest. Police presence numbered in the thousands, but the latest poll was reported as the most orderly yet.
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Ila
New York
International Longshoremen’s Union
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Afl-Ila
NLRB
New York City
New Jersey
Charles T. Douds
Rescue Team Inches Way Up Mountain To Injured Man
Four men inched up Mt McKinley southern slope to aid gravely injured climber George Argus left in a tent after a May 15 fall that killed George Thayer. Dr John McCall leads the rescue with three Army climbers from Big Delta Alaska and airlifted to the 5,000 foot level by an Air Force helicopter.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
George Argus
George Thayer
Readsboro
John McCall
University of Alaska
Army
Big Delta
Air Force
Argus
Morton Wood
Leslie Viereck
McKinley Park
Weather and River Brief for Decatur and Vicinity
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.45 feet, up .10 in 24 hours. High yesterday reached 83 at noon. Eight AM temperature was 76 with a cloudy mild day ahead. Widely scattered thundershowers this afternoon and Friday. High 82, low 66, Friday high 83.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
No Sabotage Indicated In Bennington Ship Fire
Eyewitness accounts mention a catapult as a possible factor in the Bennington disaster that killed 91 and injured 201. Navy board of inquiry to meet, with investigation focused on the catapult room and No 1 fire room below the third deck.
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Bennington
Narragansett Bay
Quonset Point
R. I
Quonset Naval Air Station
Seaboard
Navy Board of Inquiry
Leyte
Boston
Naval Board of Inquiry
William F. Raborn Jr
Oklahoma City
General Service
J.G
John Wallam
Pittsburgh
Four Alabama men die in Bennington explosion
Four Alabama servicemen were killed and another was critically burned in the Bennington incident. Victims include Airman Charles Adams of Birmingham and Earl Tinney of Birmingham, Russell Boyd of Dothan, and Lieut J Clyde Morton of Elberta. Pfc James Stanford of Gadsden was gravely burned. Adams planned to become a pro baseball player after Navy service.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Bennington
Charles E. Adams
Earl C. Tinney
Birmingham
Russell Boyd
Dothan
J. Clyde Morton
Elberta
Pfc
James Stanford
Gadsden
Young Marine Guard
Adams
Corry
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Ensley High School
Tinney
India Fears Colonialism More Than Communism
AP analysis notes rising anti-American sentiment in India driven by fear of colonialis m and imperialism. Indian leaders link capitalism to imperialism and oppose U.S. aid to Pakistan and Indochina policy, viewing them as threats to sovereignty and Kashmir.
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India
William L. Ryan
Geneva
America
Asia
United States
Communist Party
Nehru
Congress Party
Mic
Pakistan
U.S
Kashmir
Washington
Indochina
Colombo
Woman Bootlegger Arrested In Limestone County
A Negro woman was arrested by Sheriff John Sandlin of Limestone County about three miles south of Greenbriar this morning for bootlegging. She was found in possession of a quart of whiskey, 11 cans of beer, and one quart of headed. Wallace Coleman and D. W. Brown.
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John Sandlin
Limestone County
Greenbriar
Sheriff's Office
Wallace Coleman
D. W. Brown
Pvt Schine Assigned To Committee Hearings
Pvt G David Schine, linked to the Army McCarthy row, is relieved from Ft Myer duty and assigned to the Senate committee. Ray Jenkins requests the shift to allow him to testify before the hearings end, with Mundt as acting chair. He will later return to Camp Gordon after the inquiry.
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Pvt. Schine
Washington
G. David Schine
Senate
McCarthy
Ft. Myer
Army
Ray Jenkins
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Schine
Camp Gordon
Jenkins
Stevens
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
U.S. Opposes Any Partition in Indochina Talks
The United States vows to oppose any settlement that partitions Indochina and Viet Nam, as the nine party conference weighs assembly areas for regrouping after a ceasefire. Vietminh proposals threaten division, prompting cautious reaction from U.S. delegates and allied nations.
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Eddy Gilmore
Geneva IV
United States
Indochina
Viet Nam
Vietminh
U.S
Anthony Eden
Geneva
Georges Bidault
Paris
Absentee Ballots Lag Ahead of May Primary Morgan County
Absentee ballots for the June election total 80 this morning, well below May primary turnout of 258 in Morgan County. The last day for absentee voting shows a sharp drop in participation from the earlier primary.
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Morgan County
Four Arabs Fatally Hurt in Jordan Village Clash
Jordan charged today that Israeli raiders fatally hurt four Arabs in a village in the Beron district last night. The Senior Jordan Delegate to the U.N. reported the incident from Khishet stating the claim against Israel.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Beron
U.N
Khishet
Danba
Hints By Adams And Stevens Are Related
Roy M. Cohn testified that Secretary Stevens and Army counselor John G. Adams tried to block the McCarthy subcommittee probe into subversion at Fort Monmouth. He quoted Adams saying it would be a feather in his cap if hearings were not held and that stopping the inquiry would solidify his job. Stevens and Adams denied halting the investigation.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Stevens
Army
John G. Adams
McCarthy Subcommittee
Adams
Sen
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Cohn
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
New York
Army Post
Monmouth
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Reward Offered for Vandals Who Took Graves Flowers
Morgan County Sheriff John Mc Cutcheon posted a personal reward of 100 dollars for the conviction of vandals who stole flowers and pots from Shoal Creek cemetery after a decoration ceremony last Sunday. He said the theft Tuesday was done out of plain meanness and noted one grave belonged to a Korean War soldier whose widow and four children live in the community.
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Morgan County
John McCutcheon
Shoal Creek
McCutcheon
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Diana Es -Diare
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Robert E. Conner
R. E. Conner
University of Wyoming
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Air Force Rotc Group
Morgan County Sheriff's
City Regorder’s
Buckley
Adin Batson
Eighth
Waliam
Capt. Raborn
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