Navy recruiter boosts June quota amid stalled enlistments
Roy Newsome Morgan County Navy recruiter reports a large June quota hike as enlistment and re enlistment have been curtailed since January to preserve Navy strength. City Shelter lists three dogs for redemption and 20 for sale. Charles Norman named Webb School class night speaker at Bell Buckle Tennessee. Building permits issued in City Clerk's office include multiple residences and a $2,500 patio project. Several traffic incidents reported with no injuries. Page 2.
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Charles Norman
Decatur
Webb School
Bell Buckle
Tenn
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Answer on the unpardonable sin and responding to spiritual invitation
The minister says the unpardonable sin is unlikely in this case. When the Spirit speaks, respond promptly. Delaying may harden the heart, but there is hope if one seeks repentance and returns to God. The prodigal son analogy invites immediate personal action for peace.
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Ohio Firm To Open Plant Here
An Ohio company plan to open a 12 000 square foot plant west of Highway 31 between Market Street and the Tennessee River, costing over 250 000 dollars and employing about 50 people. Smash-Proof Company of Ash tabula will produce garage creepers and wooden equipment and may add marine repair work if a loading dock is built. Reed Hulbert leads the venture. B Frank Chenault negotiated the site, with Decatur as a key consideration for transportation access.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Reed Hulbert
Smash-Proof Company
Highway 31
Rowland Compton
Freedom Riders Leave New Orleans By Train
A new wave of Freedom Riders departed New Orleans on the Illinois Central City of New Orleans at 7 10 a m bound for Jackson Mississippi. The first train voyage aimed to challenge segregation laws as they move toward Jackson.
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Mississippi
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New Orleans
Jackson
Walter Bergman
Michigan State University
Freedom Riders arrive in Jackson as segregation clash begins
Police in Jackson Mississippi arrest eight Freedom Riders first to ride into the state by rail entering the white waiting room at Illinois Central station. Sheriff moves 19 convicted riders from the penal farm to downtown jail amid reported beating of a minister. governor and FBI open investigations.
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W. Wade Bromwell
New Orleans
U.S
Kennedy gains support for prisoner tractor deal in Cuba
President Kennedy appears to gain backing for a tractors-for-prisoners exchange with Cuba's Fidel Castro. Key Republicans like Sen. John Sherman Cooper back the approach, while critics warn it could invite blackmail and complicate future U.S. policy.
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President Kennedy heads to Europe for talks with de Gaulle Khrushchev
President Kennedy leaves Hyannis Port for Europe to meet Charles de Gaulle in Paris and later Khrushchev in Vienna amid vows to avoid miscalculations in the cold war. He spoke in Boston on his 44th birthday praising freedom and American leadership.
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Night Sky Brief for Decatur May 31
Decatur observes sunset at 6 55 p m and sunrise at 4 36 a m tomorrow. The Moon rises at 8 32 p m and sits low tonight with Last Quarter on June 5. Jupiter and Saturn lie beyond Mars with Jupiter nearest at 462 to 504 million miles from the Sun.
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Weather and River Update for Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge read 21.86 feet with a 0.08 foot drop in 24 hours. Sea level at 556.16 feet. High Monday 82 degrees. overnight low 59. By 10:37 a.m. today 79. Forecast sunny and warm today and Wednesday, tonight fair and mild with northeast winds 6 to 12 mph. High today 84, low tonight 55, high Wednesday 84.
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Venezuelan airliner crashes near Caparican coast
A Venezuelan four engine airliner with 62 aboard crashed four minutes after takeoff from Lisbon bound for Caracas. Viasa said it has officially given up for lost the jet and offered no further details. The incident adds to rising Memorial Day highway tolls across the nation with traffic deaths averaging over four per hour since Friday.
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Frigidaire Freezer Ad Highlights Frost Proof Design
An advertisement from Robinson's promotes Frigidaire home freezers with frost proof features and sizes suited to any family need.
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Vienna Summit Hopes Rise Despite Cautious Press
East European press and radio express cautious optimism about Kennedy Khrushchev talks in Vienna. They view no fixed agenda and no immediate solutions, but see potential for future summit meetings and expanded personal contacts. Khrushchev travels from Moscow and Kennedy arrives for weekend talks, with Austrian sources noting a possible two day private visit.
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Defense seeks Kennedy as witness in Alabama race riot case
Montgomery defense attorney Calvin Whitesell asks Justice Department to bring Attorney General Robert Kennedy to testify at a federal injunction hearing over police protection for Freedom Riders in Montgomery and Birmingham. The session also probes pre May 14 police alerts and possible Klan links to the Birmingham violence.
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The
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Anniston
Ala
Gordon
Tom Cook
Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton
KKK
Shelton
Six Cars Crash on Straightaway at Indianapolis 500
Six cars wrecked on the mass straightaway of the Indianapolis Speedway during the 500 mile race. Rookie Don Davis slammed into the outside wall triggering the crash that blocked most of the track except a narrow path. The pileup occurred near the inner concrete wall by the pits. Davis walked away from the wreck.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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