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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
7
Police Chief W. T. Traylor reports that Burg Virginia complaints included noise from power lawn mowers on Sunday as part of a department review of incident calls.
The National Aeronautic Association names Boeing President William M. Allen and associates along with the U S Air Force and Gen Nathan F Twining as Collier Trophy recipients for the B52 bomber development and sponsorship.
The Talladega Daily Home and Talladega News will consolidate under The Talladega Publishing Co. Inc. effective December 31 with Joe L. Wallis as president and Tor Abernethy and Cecil Hornady in top roles. Directors include George W. Jones, Robert A. McMillan, Alec O. Thomson, J Trammelle Leverette, W Herschell Camp, and Winston T. Legge. Voice of Talladega Inc. may become a subsidiary pending FCC approval.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's untouchables and chief architect of the republican constitution, died in his sleep in New Delhi at age 63 likely from a heart attack. A Columbia graduate and pro American writer, he argued for a place in Hindu society and clashed with Gandhi and Nehru before serving as law minister. He later left government and remained in Parliament's upper house.
Mrs. Robert L. Simmons 45, a former Decatur resident and Morgan County native, died Wednesday night at Coffee Memorial Hospital Florence after a heart condition. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Poplar St Church of Christ Florence. Survived by husband Robert L. Simmons a son Bob, mother Mrs. W A Griffin of Athens and A W Griffin in Nashville.
A Birmingham resident angrily challenged a $4,256 car assessment, far above the $2,800 purchase price, noting the form showed 4 2 56 and was misread by the owner. Jefferson County revenue director Bradley Brown says such errors occur yearly.
A description notes the Marquesas as eleven volcanic islands in the South Pacific with only six inhabited.
The California Department of Fish and Game and the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service are cooperating on an experimental planting of New England Cherrystone clams in California waters.
David A Kay of West Chester Pennsylvania was killed during a deer hunt about 200 miles north of his hometown. He was the father of Mrs Johnny Smither of Decatur. The Smither family left by train for West Chester and the funeral is planned Friday at 2 p.m. at Famous Funeral Home in New Zealand.
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