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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
7
Rep. Robert E. Jones leads two sessions with Chambers of Commerce from seven counties in the Eighth Congressional District at Hotel Lyons. Attendees discuss industry adjustment, state docks on the Tennessee River, and expanded airline service for North Alabama.
Montgomery report quotes Arthur C. Butler of the National Highway Users Conference warning that the expanded federal state road program could face costly delays if scope changes or inefficiency occur. He notes that highway mileage requests have risen since the 1956 act and stresses vigilance by officials and citizens to avoid pushing costs to unprecedented levels.
A compromise contract between Montgomery City Bus Company and the drivers union will be signed soon. It covers 54 drivers, custodial workers, and 12 mechanics with an 18 cent hourly raise over two years and three weeks vacation for long-serving employees. The company is a subsidiary of National City Lines of Chicago.
New York actress Carole Couche describes a shy past as a mousey little librarian for two years before choosing a career in acting. She performs in the production A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden.
Butler notes ongoing campaigns in state legislatures to reimburse utilities for using highway rights of way as new roads are built. He warns highway users oppose state refunds for toll and toll free roads already or soon part of the interstate system.
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