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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1955

Page

7

Audie Murphy Proven Not A Flash In The Pan Hero

HAL BOYLE recalls Audie Murphy a decade after World War II. The star, once America's most decorated soldier, built a steady career, married twice, and raised two children. Despite medical disability payments and a later ranching plan, he values public relations lessons from war and still loves the Army.

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Design C-350 four bedroom plan for small houses

The plan Design C-350 outlines a four bedroom layout across three bedrooms using a folding door to form two rooms for daytime play. It includes a large kitchen with dining space, two bedrooms, a living room, ample closets, attached garage, full basement, oo siding, brick planter, wide eaves, picture windows, vertical siding, and grouped plumbing for cost efficiency.

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Radio Television Schedule Fragments From Decatur Daily Log

A partial log lists a dense stream of radio and TV program times and titles across stations WABT and WSRC. Entries include news, music, variety shows, game programs, children's segments, and talk formats with scattered times and channel notes.

Drunk Man Threatens Vice President Nixon in Boston Hotel

Police say a unidentified man, believed intoxicated, called Vice President Richard Nixon’s hotel room in Boston and threatened to kill him. He was questioned and released after contacting a Nixon aide in the hotel lobby.

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Ex-soldier Audie Admits Lost Appetite for Hunting

Audie, a 30-year-old veteran, reflects that war drained his feeling toward hunting. He still enjoys skin fishing but dislikes shooting animals, calling himself a chicken-hearted slob.

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Threat to Nixon Carried Out at Boston VFW Campment

A drunken man told Nixon he would kill him as he approached Nixon's hotel in Boston during a VFW camp event. The switchboard operator alerted security, police nabbed the suspect in a phone booth and found no weapon.

Cool Air Pal To Heat Weary Nation

Cooler air from Canada spread across the northern and central plains into the Mississippi Valley and the upper Great Lakes. Heavy rainfall and violent thunderstorms lashed Illinois and Indiana with hail reported in South Bend.

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