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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1957
Page
1
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Three building permits were issued by the city clerk for homes on Meadowbrook Drive Gordon Drive and Pennylane SE with values 19000 2000 and 20000. A hub cap theft from a 1954 Mercury was reported at 1513 Sherman St. Twenty six cases were tried in city recorder's court with penalties for gaming disorderly conduct prohibition law intoxicated driving and a 53 day sentence for disorderly conduct.
Paris police say 60-year-old Emir Ali Chekkal, longtime ally of France and a vice president of the Algerian Assembly, was shot by Mohamed Sadek a 27-year-old from Bone Algeria as he left a Paris stadium. Coty visited the deathbed. the killing heightens tensions over Algeria amid rebel attacks.
West Germany Chancellor Konrad Adenauer begins formal talks with Secretary of State Dulles in Washington for a three day stay likely to focus on world disarmament. Eisenhower and Dulles aim to show Adenauer that German views will be considered in future East West disarmament plans.
Eight deaths from traffic accidents were reported in Alabama over the weekend and drownings claimed three more. Sgt. Palmer M. Hanson, 27, of Redstone Arsenal Huntsville drowned after a water ski accident witnessed by his wife Lou Ann Widell Hanson who shortly after gave birth to a son in a Huntsville hospital. The baby and mother were reported in good condition. Hanson was the son of Torval Hanson and Mrs. Henson of Shiocton Wisconsin.
The Morgan County courthouse proclaims Clovis Babler Day on Tuesday to honor a long time Probate Officeemployee who served under five judges since 1920 and on two occasions acted as probate judge. Resolutions from Judge Almon the county board and barAssociation spotlight her 37 years of loyal service and community aid.
The United States dropped immediate trial of its case against John Dioguardi and three others in the acid-blinding of Victor Riesel after key witnesses refused to testify. U S Attorney Paul Williams said the decision avoids an acquittal and reflects underworld power, as two main witnesses were already convicted for contempt.
London reports that Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin and U.S. delegate Harold E. Stassen declared willingness to resume serious negotiations on disarmament. The two officials, returning from home consultations, brought back new proposals and statements after a 14 day recess for the U.N. Disarmament subcommittee talks.
John T. Cooper of Hartselle Alabama was fined $2000 and placed on three years probation after pleading guilty to four counts of federal income tax evasion. The case cites unpaid taxes across 1950 to 1954 while he ran a real estate and insurance business after resigning as postmaster.
Republican leaders in the House plan to restore about 300 million dollars to the 1958 defense appropriation bill after a 2% billion cut. The 30-member steering committee will back an amendment to spread the funds across all three armed services. The 300 million would represent a quarter of the 1.2 billion the President urged to be put back for security.
Rescue teams digging through ruins in northern Turkey counted at least 50 killed and 70 injured as searchers reached the area about 100 miles southeast of Istanbul where the quake struck. Authorities warned the casualty toll could grow as reports continued to come in.
Torrential rains hit Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas forcing evacuations for thousands. Moffett Oklahoma population about 400 moved to Fort Smith Arkansas as Arkansas River water breached the town. Dallas Fort Worth and Dallas area residents evacuated as rivers rose and levees failed. Lake Texoma near spillway Denison Dam prompted downstream evacuations and potential spillover for the first time in 13 years. Thousands more faced farm land flooding amid heavy two hour rainfall in Sonora Texas.
Taipei remains eerily quiet after Friday riots that shook the American community. Nationalist troops keep order in Taipei and four other Formosan cities Taichung Kaohsiung and perhaps Taiwan proper. U S commissary and post exchange reopen with few customers as Vice Admiral Ingersoll warns the colony.
Evangelist Billy Graham denounces failures in American homes claiming marriages break Biblical laws. Speaking on Problems of the American Home before 18 500 at Madison Square Garden, he brings total Garden and Forest Hills attendance to 298 200 since May 15.
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control approved a hospital board request to appoint Karl D. Klein, personnel development manager for Chemstrand, to the Hospital Board, replacing Arthur Lucas who resigned. In Montgomery two young white men pleaded innocent to the Hutchinson Street Baptist Church bombing from January 10, with defense lawyer Raymond C Britt Jr. and Sonny Kyle Livingston Jr. denying any involvement.
The Supreme Court today agreed to review contempt charges and a $100,000 fine levied against the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People by an Alabama judge.
The Supreme Court unanimously set aside Henry W. Grunewald known as The Dutchman, overturning his conviction on conspiracy to fix criminal income tax prosecutions. The ruling centers on the legality of the conspiracy charges and implications for related cases.
Postmaster General Summerfield says he could close hundreds or thousands of small post offices unless Congress approves an extra 140 million dollars for the department.
Otha Henry Humphrey a 27 year old hospital worker was jailed today for investigation of a reported incident involving a 16 year old white married woman. The victim said she and another girl were walking after a car stalled in a ditch when two Black people offered a ride and one pursued her into a cotton field.
In Port au Prince Haiti unofficial reports say nearly 100 dead and wounded in a weekend struggle for power. A provisional president urged calm as shops and factories reopened. Violence continued though authorities sought casualty figures.
Luther Patrick a poet radio entertainer teacher and lawyer who served in public life in Birmingham died at 66 after a life spanning farm to fame. Born in South Morgan County he worked as a teacher and studied engineering and law at Alabama LSU and Purdue before becoming a civic voice despite illness.
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.75 feet, up 15 feet in 24 hours. Sea level 556.05 feet. Yesterday's high 83 at 3 pm, low 6 am today. Today's noon 77 degrees. Forecast mostly sunny and mild this afternoon, tonight clear and a little cooler. Tuesday fair and mild with northwesterly winds 10-12, diminishing at night. High today 87, low tonight 58, high Tuesday 87.
Gunfire at a picket barricade for a Cotton Producers feed mill project in Guntersville Alabama killed two men and wounded seven others. Victims were John Ward from Kansas and Rev William Harrison from Alabama. Owner Russell Smith was hospitalized in serious condition. Officers seized around a dozen pistols after the shooting.
Contract negotiations underway at Ingalls Shipbuilding Decatur works between management and union delegates led by Lloyd Russell. The talks follow the expiration of a three year agreement and could affect about 185 employees at the local plant.
Investigators in Moulton pursue leads in a Friday residence shooting. A .22 caliber bullet shattered a kitchen window at the Thomas Owen home on Highway 24 but caused no injuries. Mrs Owens passed the window seconds before the blast. Officers consider the shot may have come from nearby woods or a passing vehicle.
Federal offices will close Thursday for Memorial Day while Decatur and Albany post offices will shut windows though mail service continues. Box and special delivery mail will be handled. other offices observe the holiday. Next Monday Jefferson Davis birth day prompts closure of city state and county offices and banks. federal offices stay open.
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