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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1955
Page
14
W W Bauer outlines the long path to becoming a physician and the ideals guiding medical education. He notes shifts in training length from six to eight years, the need for broad humanities, and the Hippocratic ethic, while praising expanded U S medical schools and universal minimum standards.
Cool Canadian air spread south and east causing weather disruptions along the Gulf states and Atlantic Coast. Electrical storms struck Pennsylvania and New York with Harrisburg recording 1.66 inches of rain. An unconfirmed tornado was reported in Townsend, New York with no injuries.
Lewis G. Odom Jr. of Gadsden Ala has been named chief counsel of the Senate small business committee. He replaces Robert A Forsythe at a $14300 annual salary. Odom, a 1949 University of Alabama law graduate, has practiced law in Alabama.
Limestone County Fair Association promises the biggest and best edition as the 55th opens in Athens next week. W A Owens returns as general manager noting heavy spending on grandstand acts, industrial exhibits, and grounds improvements for September 5 to 10.
Two collisions were reported in Cullman County by the Highway Patrol. A 1953 White tractor-trailer jackknifed on wet pavement on U.S. 31 near Garden City, pinning Hoy Arnold Harris Jr. for 30 minutes and injuring him and his wife Mary Jo Harris. The truck, driven by Lewis H. Yarbrough, slid 60 feet before meeting the Harris car. damages were about 1250 dollars.
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