Weather Outlook and Local Notices From Decatur Area
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thunder showers mainly in the north and east today through Friday. Coastal winds moderate from the southwest. The Morgan district council to meet at Camp Westmoreland with transport calls to J E McClary. Dr M E Mansell to preach at Westminster church next Sunday. Sergeant Thomas Watson wounded in action in Korea. Westminster session meets Monday at 7 30. Southside Baptist trustees meet Monday at seven. Earl Glenn and B Frank Chenault named realtors in state and national associations. Leonard Sharpe announces birth of a son at Decatur General. Ruth LeCroix admitted to Decatur General. L A Beddingfield discharged from Decatur General. Comer Lott discharged from Decatur General. Auto sideswipe damages car at 1320 Fourth Avenue South. drivers involved are J H Harrison and others. Hillie Roden admitted to Decatur General. William R Smith discharged from hospital. A L Jones admitted to Decatur General. See Diary on Page 2.
Iran moves to nationalize Anglo Iranian oil industry
Iran warns Britain it will proceed with immediate nationalization of the Anglo Iranian oil company. A three man government board will run the nationalized industry and former oil company employees become Iran National Oil Co staff. Britain protests expulsions of two journalists and Iran may request withdrawal of the British consul general in Khuzistan as tension rises.
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Fred J. Zaly
Tehran
Iran
Britain
Oil
N. R. Seddon
Mohammed Ali Varasteh
Francis Shepherd
Bagher Zazemi
Khuzistan
Russian Cargo Unloaded at Mobile After Two Years
A Swedish freighter Stegeholm discharged two million pounds of asbestos in Mobile Alabama marking the first Russian cargo arrival here in about two years. The vessel operated by the Swedish American Line carried ore and asbestos shipped via Sweden to the United States.
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Mobile
Ala
United States
Sweden
Stegeholm
St. Louis
Tough Sentence Meted Burglar Buried in Birmingham Case
In Birmingham on May 31 a Jefferson County circuit court jury imposed one of the harshest burglary sentences. Willie Burch, 25, was given two life terms plus 70 years for seven burglary counts at the Smithfield housing project in March. He also received 10 years for a second degree burglary. Police said he targeted apartments with women present and seldom took more than 10 or 11 dollars per break in. The judge noted a prior burglar had been sentenced to death.
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Birmingham
Willie Burch
Jefferson County
Burch
Smithfield
Former Folsom Leader Denies Parole Pay Intimation
Former Folsom legislative figure Rep Rankin Fite testified that Bill Drinkard and Glen Vinson never intimated they wanted money for parole releases. He said he helped parole inmates as their attorney and sometimes was paid, sometimes not, and denied giving money to the parole board. He urged boards of high character and opposed barring legislators from parole hearings. Morgan DeVinney testified in executive session. Frank Boswell was to testify later.
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Montgomery
Ala
Folsom
Bill Drinkard
Glen Vinson
Rankin Fite
Marion County
Drinkard
Vinson
Fite
Senate
North Alabama
Parole Board
James E. Folsom
Morgan DeVinney
Montgomery Railroad
Rep
DeVinney
Roy Dickerson
Frank Boswell
Price Of Parking Overtime To Go Up
Decatur police will enforce stricter parking overstay rules with a first nickel ticket followed by a second dollar ticket if the vehicle remains overparked. Police Chief J B Whitmire announced the policy after talks with Mayor H R Summer.
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J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
H. R. Summer
West Extends Reds Challenge to Four-Power Talks
In Paris on May 31 the United States Britain and France urged Russia to attend a four-power foreign ministers meeting in Washington on July 23 to break the deadlock over the agenda. The three Western powers sent identical notes to Andrei Gromyko at the 64th top level conference session and copies were delivered at the Kremlin. They blame Soviet insistence on discussing the North Atlantic alliance and U S bases in Europe for the deadlock, while the Soviet side argues the pact raises tensions.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Washington
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Moscow
U. S
Europe
Soviet Union
Plane Damaged In Buffalo Collision Makes Safe Landing
A Philippine Airlines plane struck four water buffalo during takeoff from Bacolod Negros island. The crew executed an emergency belly landing at Manila airport with all 20 passengers unharmed. PAL president warned guards with firearms at airports to deter wandering buffalo.
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Manila
Philippines Air Lines
Bacolod
Negros Island
Leonides Yap
PAL
Andres Soriano
Warning Raised on Morris Alabama Speed Trap Rumors
Motorists nationwide are warned of an alleged speed trap at Morris Alabama. Alabama Motorists Association secretary-manager W B Timmons plans to alert all AAA offices about conditions in Morris, a town north of Birmingham. Residents report drivers being chased and arrested for unfamiliar traffic stops.
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Morris
Ala
W. B. Timmons
Birmingham
Alabama Motorists Association
Alabama Automobile Association
AAA
926
Decatur
John Hartselle
Sixth Avenue East
Hertechia
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Timmons
Mor
Russell Named to Morgan Board of Equalization
Minor Russell of Decatur 3 has been appointed to the Morgan County Board of Equalization by Gov. Gordon Persons. He is expected to take the oath this morning after a Supreme Court ruling voided the earlier appointment of James Edgar Young by Roy E. Blair.
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Minor Russell
Decatur 3
Morgan Boardt of Equalization
Gordon Persons
Russell
Supreme Court
James Edgar Young
Roy E. Blair
W. H. Long
Morgan County
Equalization Board
County Board of Revenue and Control
County Board of Education
E. E. Graves
Board of Education
Blair
14 German Miners Trapped In Blazing Shaft
An explosion trapped 14 German miners in a blaze at a Hamm Herringen coal mine. Rescue workers abandoned hope of saving them as 20 miners were saved, four critically injured. It followed another European mining disaster that week.
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Hamm-Herringen
Germany
Easington
Renewed Red Fury Stalling U N Progress Near Chorwon
Renewed Red forces fight with renewed fury stalling U N advances as allies regain control of the 275 foot Hwachon dam. Allied fronts across Korea show slow gains amid counterattacks near Yonchon and Chorwon with B 29 raids and jet engagements.
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U.N
Big Dam
United Nations
Hwachon Dam
U. S
Chorwon
Inje
Wyker's Plans Modernization Of Decatur Storefront
Wyker's at 510 Bank Street Decatur announces modernization of the business, with architect Albert Frahn and contractor Elton Reeves guiding a July start. The project, due about 60 days, adds a new glass front, neon sign, and interior changes including a plumbing display, warehousing, and six second floor offices.
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Wyker’s
Bank Street
Decatur
Albert Frahn
Elton Reeves
Wyker's
White Way Cafe
Commercial Credit Company
Commercial Credit
Wohl’s
J. W. Wyker Sr
John Wyker
J. W. Wyker Jr
J.W. Wyker Jr
Fired Officer Contends Many Share His View
Former Navy lieutenant William H. Evans Jr. says an overwhelming majority of Far East servicemen share his view that the State Department is the enemy behind the enemy. Admiral Sherman disputes this, noting shipmates did not share Evans’ beliefs. Evans called Secretary Acheson “Red Dean” and claimed pro Soviet influence in Washington. He says his oath required loyalty to the country first and that the letter was his duty to publish.
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Washington
Navy
Far East
J.G
William H. Evans Jr
Edgewater
State Department
Forrest P. Sherman
Chief of
Naval Operations
Evans
Senate
MacArthur
Sherman
Red Dean
State Acheson
Dean Acheson
Congress
Alfred Kohlberg
New York
Rogers
Korea
Kohlberg
Matthews
The
United States
Naval Service
MacArthur's Goods Catch Up With Him
New York May 31 General Douglas MacArthurs worldly goods caught up with him today forty nine tons of them including three private automobiles Also aboard the naval transport C C Ballou which docked at the Brooklyn Army base were 43 pieces of baggage belonging to the MacArthurs The Ballou arriving from Tokyo also carried the private tutor of MacArthurs son Arthur English born Mrs Phyllis Gibbons four members of MacArthurs Tokyo honor guard and four dogs belonging to MacArthur and his staff
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
C. C. Ballou
Brooklyn Army Base
Eight Die In State Memorial Day Accidents
The Associated Press reports eight fatalities during the Memorial Day holiday in Alabama. Among the dead were Alvin McCoy 16 of Mobile in a motorcycle crash. Royce H Huber Jr 16 in a Huntsville bike accident. W C Mackey and Ed Malone to a fatal wreck near Fulmer's Crossroads. three drowned in a creek near Anniston after frightened mule incident. and a Birmingham child, Classie Mae McCoy 2, drowning in an abandoned well.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Alvin McCoy
Mobile
Royce H. Huber Jr
Huntsville
Laverne
Florida
Montgomery
W. C. Mackey
Empire Laundry
Ed Malone
Florida National Bank
Pensacola
Fuller’s Crossroads
Luverne
Anniston
William Jenkins
Terris Jenkins
Thomas Jenkins
Classie Mae McCoy
Birmingham
Memorial Day Toll Falls Short of Early Estimate
The Memorial Day period yielded 71 traffic deaths, well below the National Safety Council forecast of 110. Officials called the result a marvelous achievement as millions traveled for the holiday weekend. The holiday record low contrasted with the prior year's toll and highlights safety gains on highways.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Bill Would Stop School Fund If Segregation Ban Is Ruled
A Black Belt Alabama legislator said he will offer an amendment to cut off all state school funds if the U S supreme court ends segregation in public schools. Rep Sam M Englehardt Jr of Maton county said the measure would take effect only if the court renders a decision nullifying article 14 of the state constitution which requires separate white and black schools.
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Montgomery
Ala
U. S. Supreme Court
Sam M. Englehardt Jr
Maton County
Tus Raer
Supreme Court
House Business and Labor Committee
House
Reds May Be Willing To Begin Talks Hint
Admiral Forrest Sherman told the Senate inquiry the Kremlin could call off the Korea war if pressured and the United States were sufficiently strong. He cited December assessments from Gen. Collins and MacArthur as context for potential armistice terms.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Russia
Korea
United States
Sherman
Naval Operations
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Pentagon
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Tokyo
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Collins
Red China
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
U S
Lodge R-Mass
Lodge
Kremlin
U. S
Local Parks Set to Open in Decatur Friday
Decatur parks will open Friday with activities in Delano and Greenwood Parks. The first 400 children under 12 at Delano Park after 4 PM will receive ice cream from Meadow Gold Dairy, and the first 200 youngsters at Greenwood Park will also get ice cream. A supervisor will oversee weekend and weekday hours, and plans include historical films on Thursday nights starting in June. Dust control materials for Delano Park’s softball diamond have been ordered, and a drinking fountain plus hydrant will be installed near the diamond.
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Decatur Parks
Il Johnson
City Park and Recreation Board
Delano Park
Meadow Gold Dairy
Greenwood Park
Park Board
Condi
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Morgan District Council
Camp Westmoreland
J. E. McClary
M. E. Mansell
Rockwood
Tennessee
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Defense Department
Thomas Watson
West
Walnut Street
Southside Baptist Church
Earl Glenn
B. Frank Chenault
Alabama Real Estate Association
National Association of Real Estate Boards
John L. Boswell
Alabama Association
Leonard Sharpe
Hillsboro
Decatur General Hospital
Ruth LeCroix
Belle Mina
L. A. Beddingfield
Comer Lott
Fifth Avenue West
Fourth Avenue South
Glover Carrol
John H. Harrison
Eighth Avenue West
J. E. Sims
O. J. Price
Hillie Roden
Trinity
William R. Smith
Fourth Avenue West
A. L. Jones
Endlam Boulevard
Reds
Buffalo
Clen Clements
Kumwha
Yonchon
Seoul
John Randolph
Lietenant
U.S
Public Service Commission
Regulation
Barbour County
George Wallace
Smallty
Jeffersen
B. Mathison
Henry
Oak
Better
J. M. Renner
Wilcox
Senate Judiciary Group
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