Harvest Moon Nears as Tennessee River Surges
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge rose 11 feet in 24 hours to 18.51 feet, with TVA lake levels at Chickamauga 680.9, Pickwick 411.0, Guntersville 593.2, Whitesburg 552.9 and Wilson 505.6. Forecast calls for cloudy skies clearing, cooler tonight, nordheasterly winds 8 to 5 mph, high near 78. Also noted are visible planets Jupiter and Saturn and the full Harvest Moon on Oct 2.
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Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Two-State Dragnet Seeks Robbers In Alabama Tennessee
Troopers from Alabama and Tennessee conduct a joint manhunt for robbers. Giles County Sheriff Cox says staff worked through the night. The Decatur post sent nine patrol cars to Limestone County. local authorities aid the investigation with Sheriff M. W. Evans and Athens Police monitoring traffic for possible suspects.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Giles
Cox
Decatur Post
Highway Patrol
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Athens
California Population Estimated in mid 1956
California's population at mid 1956 was estimated at 13 433 000 a figure second only to the population of New York State.
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California
New York State
Birmingham Tense as National Guard Stays Readiness
Amid calls from King and Shuttlesworth for demonstrations, Birmingham confronts racial tension with over 300 National Guard troopers in the district. Local officials insist there are no segregation laws, while a federal inquiry considers Communist influence in Alabama race activities.
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Jamie Moore
Col
al Lingo
Birmingham
Moore
Albert Boutwell
Ray Mullins
Mullins
Overton
King
George Seibels
Council
Public Safety Committee
Eugene
Bull) Connor
Connor
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Alabama
John Hawkins
Montgomery
Shuttlesworth
Hawkins
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
SCLC
Civil rights bill faces tax reform hurdle in House
The administration opposed adding civil rights provisions to a broad bill saying they would burden passage. Rep. Emanuel Celler selected a pro civil rights subcommittee, while 8 of 21 Democrats from the full committee are Southern or border state members likely to oppose. With 13 Democrats needing at least five Republicans, a majority is uncertain. Leadership offers no action date, and reports say action may wait until after the tax bill, possibly next year.
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Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
House
Local births recorded at Decatur General and Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Mr and Mrs Hershel E May Courtland 1 welcome a girl born Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Joel T Grace Trinity 1 welcome a boy born Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Henry H Adams 411 7th Ave SE welcome a boy born Saturday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital.
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Hershel E. May
Courtland
Decatur General Hospital
Joel T. Grace
Trinity
Henry H. Adams
7Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Edith hurricane passes Atlantic without further intensification
Tropical storm Edith drifted in the Atlantic on a northerly course with peak winds 30 to 38 mph. The center was about 70 miles northeast of Mayaguana, Bahamas, moving northwest at seven mph. Reports from Paris say Edith caused at least 10 deaths in Martinique and $40 million in damages.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Mayaguana
Bahamas
Paris
Martinique
Caribbean
Kennedy tours West stressing water and education during conservation drive
President Kennedy visited Las Vegas and Whiskeytown California as part of a week long West tour. He urged focus on education noting eight or nine million students may drop out and pushed for wise water use amid a heat wave. Kennedy met Gov. Brown at Redding and Lassen, touring the Trinity River project and Lassen Volcanic National Park with spectators numbering in the thousands.
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Palm Springs
Kennedy
Whiskeytown
Calif
Redding
Dame
Clear Creek
John Balma
Trinity River
Lassen Volcanic National Park
California
Edmund G. Brown
Wallace to Speak at Atlanta Citizens Council Meeting
Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama will address the Atlanta Citizens Council on October 7. His topic is listed as Usurpation of power by the Federal Government and Constitutional Government.
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Atlanta
George C. Wallace
Alabama
California Heat Wave Persists As Fans Tolerate 106 Degrees
Los Angeles endures a fourth straight day of 100 and above with a 106 degree high and field readings near 118 at Memorial Coliseum during USC vs Oklahoma. About 39,345 spectators, 50 treated for heat prostration, and cooling measures used, while beachgoers flock to the coast for relief.
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California
Marineland of the Pacific
Los Angeles
Mercury
Memorial Coliseum
University of Oklahoma
University of Southern California
Santa Monica
Venice
Burbank
Santa Barbara
Ontario
San Diego
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition Crown Won by Hughes
Due to rain a smaller crowd attended the finals where county winners appeared with their courts in bathing suits. Miss Hughes daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Hughes of Town Creek will reign this year and participate in Jaycees functions.
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Doug Crabb
Miss Hughes
Arnold Hughes
Town Creek
Jaycees
Hazlewood High School
Tommie Roberts
Geri Smith
Athens College
Jackie Eaken
Decatur Jaycees
Decatur
Stevenson Sees Hope After UN Lunch Talks
Adlai E. Stevenson, U S ambassador to the United Nations and one of 14 attendees at the lunch, said there is reason for hope though Saturday’s session was exploratory. Western diplomats warned against expecting a wide accord soon as major Cold War issues remain unsettled and neither side is ready to accept terms.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Funeral for Elizabeth Smith Held at Newcomb Church
The funeral for Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, who died Thursday, will be Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at Newcomb Church of Christ. Burial follows in Sykes Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include seven daughters, three sons, a sister, a brother, and one grandchild.
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Elizabeth Smith
Newcomb Church of Christ
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Mary Jackson
Joe Etta Smith
Stanford, Conn
Mable L. Smith
Gloria A. Smith
Rosie Smith
Lou Smith
Phillis Smith
Decatur
Henry L. Smith Jr
U.S. Army
France
Marshell L. Smith
Baron Smith
Rosie Kelleg
Hartselle
Edward Scruggs
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gagarin Sees Scientists Following Astronauts into Space
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin told the Paris space congress that scientists will join astronauts on space voyages. He urged broader training, while a Soviet official noted possible U S cooperation on moon exploration but said such joint work is not yet ripe. Titov’s newborn daughter was mentioned as healthy.
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Paris
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin
Space Congress
Russia
United States
Air Force
Nicolas Petrovitch Kamarine
Kennedy
Titov
Pershing Missiles Test Fired At Cape Canaveral
AP reports Pershing missiles were test fired from tank-like tracked vehicles at Cape Canaveral Florida. The weapon can strike targets up to 300 miles away and will be transported by Army troops in the field.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
Hospital notices show admissions for Mrs. R. L. Madry at 804 Sth Ave SE and Mrs. E. L. Hathcoat at 1041 Grant St SE. Dismissals include Garfield Mitchell Ardmore 1, Mrs. Dewey Reed Decatur 3, and Mrs. W. W. Ward 1809 4th St.
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R. L. Madry
Sth
Ave
Garfield Mitchell
Ardmore
E. L. Hathcoat
Grant St
Dewey Reed
Decatur
W. W. Ward
4Th St
Name List From Local Notices
A long readable roster lists individuals and addresses in multiple locations including Somerville Courtland Danville Hillsboro Hartselle Elk Mountain Ford Decatur Athens and other places. Entries include adults and children with various titles and family relations.
Deaths Mrs Effie Bell Simpson
Mrs Effie Bell Simpson of 207 7th Ave SW died Friday at 5 30 p m at her residence Funeral services will be today at 3 p m from Memorial Church with Rev Hoyt Logan officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery with Gunthorp directing Nephews will serve as pallbearers Survivors include widower W D Simpson Decatur two daughters Martha A Flemming Decatur and Malcolm Tubb Hartselle one brother J A Clark Town Creek one sister Miss Beulah Clark Falkville body to remain at funeral home until time to go to church and lie in state from 2 to 3 p m Mr Simpson a member of Memorial Drive Methodist Church.
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Effie Bell Simpson
7Th Ave
Memorial Church
Hoyt Logan
Roselawn
Gunthorp
W. D. Simpson
Decatur
Martha A. Flemming
Malcolm Tubb
Hartselle
J. A. Clark
Town Creek
Beulah Clark
Falkville
Simpson
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Presidential wheat sale to Soviet Union considered
President Kennedy seen deciding soon on reversing policy to allow subsidized wheat exports to the Soviet Union. Officials weigh export price subsidies and debt-credit issues, with Ottawa talks cited and congressional sentiment mixed on the shift.
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Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Union
White House
U.S.S.R
Ottawa
State Department
Congress
Commerce
Luther A. Hodges
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Congressional
State
Agriculture and Commerce Department
United States
Observers Welcome McNamara Taylor Saigon Visit
Observers prepared for the arrival of McNamara and Taylor in Saigon on a fact finding mission to assess agency dissension and the impact of South Vietnam's political religious conflict on the U S backed war effort. Diem will meet the visitors at 2 30 p m.
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McNamara
Taylor
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Meeting Called for Rising Sun Lodge at Masonic Temple
Mrs Irene Smith of Memorial Drive reports she visited her daughter Mrs Louis Turney and family in Gallatin Tennessee A called Rising Sun Lodge meeting will be held Monday at 7 p m at the Masonic Temple for work in the MM Degree All Master Masons are invited
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Irene Smith
Dr. M
Louis Turney
Gallatin, Tenn
Rising Sun Lodge
Masonic Temple
Collision Reports From City Streets Include Five Crashes
Police logged a morning of crashes across Decatur with drivers named Es ker Gray Lurlene Ferrell James Martin Daniel Charles Ray Glenn Jimmy Arnold Shelton Freddie Beford Peek Louis M. Pullum and others involved. Vehicles included a 1960 Buick and several Chevrolets Fords and a Pontiac. One incident also involved a cow.
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Ing
Esker Gray
Decatur
6Th Ave
11Th St
Corzine Ave
Lurlene C. Ferrell
Ford
James Martin Daniel
James St
Somerville Rd
Charles Ray Glenn
Market St
Jimmy Arnold Shelton
7Th St. SE
Shelton
Flint
Austinville Rd
Chevrolet
Freddie Beford Peek
Hersher H. Shaneyfelt
8Th St. SE
Louis M. Pullum
8Th St
Richard L. Taubert
Enolam. Blvd
Sextuplet survivor from 1935 lives on Missouri farm
The sole survivor of one of two sextuplet births in U.S. medical history, Marjorie Speichinger, now 27, is healthy and living with her parents on a farm four miles southeast of Mendon Missouri. She was born August 9, 1935, while the other five sextuplets were stillborn. the Fischer quintuplets birth in Aberdeen prompted renewed interest by the Public Health Service.
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Mendon
U.S
Missouri
Marjorie Louise Speichinger
Philip and
Adeline Speichinger
Here
Fischer
Aberdeen
S.D
U.S. Public Health Service
Miss Speichinger
Welding accident claims Robert R Hawkins in Rosemond Calif
Robert Randall Hawkins 2 Rose mond Calif was killed Monday at 7 10 p m in Rosemond when a welding machine fell on him Services were held Saturday at 3 p m from the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with the Rev J S Self officiating Burial was in Pisgah Cemetery at Flint with Gunthorp directing Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Murphy Hawkins Rosemond grandparents Mr and Mrs Ford Adams Hartselle 4 Mrs Minnie Hawkins Hartselle 3 and Mrs Dorothy Hernandez Florida and other relatives
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Robert Randall Hawkins
Rosemond
Calif
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
J. S. Self
Pisgah
Flint
Gunthorp
Murphy Hawkins
Ford Adams
Hartselle
Minnie Hawkins
Dorothy Hernandez
Florida
NASA Plans 18 Ranger Unmanned Mooncraft Launch
NASA outlines a mission to launch 18 Ranger unmanned mooncraft. This planned series aims to map and study the lunar surface with automated probes.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rangers
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1St Ave
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Cypress St. SE
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4Th Ave
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Elkmont
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James R. Allen
Danville Road
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16Th Ave
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Hillsboro
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Semmes & Co., Inc
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Decatur Shopping Center
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