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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
9
Nikita Khrushchev told dinner guests that Soviet rulers hate smoking with cigarettes and pipes considered taboo for Central Committee members. He added that smoking is discouraged in the USSR on medical grounds.
In Birmingham Alabama a trio of prep football players joined the Alabama program while Auburn also added several recruits as the early signing period continues and the talent chase slows.
Athens and Sheffield led the All-Tennessee Valley Conference football selections with two players each on the first team. Guards Elton Banks and Joel Chambers anchored the guards while Jerry Daniel and Guin Holland led Athens and Decatur respectively as other standouts.
Neel PTA held its regular monthly meeting with Louie Key presiding. The program featured Mrs. Bryce Sons and Sandra McAbee singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The group announced the membership drive closure and a winner’s supper on December 20 at the school. The article also notes a geologic fact about the Isthmus of Panama being below sea level at times.
A report notes that about 20 percent of Mexico's land is suitable for farming. The statistic highlights the country’s limited agricultural area relative to total land area.
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