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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1956
Page
5
A badger at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum slipped into the live animals exhibit at night and fed on horse meat meant for owls and drank from an automatic water hole before being expelled back to the desert by staff the next day.
The Swedish liner Stockholm sailed from New York on its first transatlantic voyage since colliding with the Italian liner Andrea Doria off Nantucket on July 25. Captain Sjanne Olsson said the ship will follow the same route as the night of the crash which sank the Doria, damaged Stockholm's bow, and cost 50 lives.
Alabama officials consider arming bus drivers as justices of the peace with authority to handle anti segregation issues. Proposals include revamping state law to empower bus drivers and conductors, adopting chartered routes, or seat-numbered assignments to maintain order until Supreme Court rulings on bus segregation take effect.
Ellis O. Humphries 34 former Decatur resident to receive military funeral at New Union Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Monday. Native of Red Bay he died when his truck left a steep incline near Girard Pennsylvania while en route from Adrian Michigan. Survived by wife Jane Moore Humphries three daughters Brenda Jane Marcia Sharon one son Ellis Jr his mother Elsie Humphries sister Louise Humphries and brothers Homer Avery and Landell Humphries. Pvt Landell Humphries stationed at Ft Benning Ga.
Vice President Nixon is set to gain a major chance to boost his 1960 bid by acting as a spokesman for administration policies. His New York speech urging financial aid to Great Britain signals a test of public reaction and ties him closely to Eisenhower, with no advance review by the President.
Jim Jones was appointed to the Decatur Boat Harbor board replacing Quince Eddens who resigned for health reasons. Eddens announced he will retire from multiple city posts for at least a year. The council also amended licenses for stamp premium stores and arranged various financial actions and insurance proposals.
The IRS will suspend payroll and salary deductions for about 10,000 delinquent taxpayers for the next two weeks. Previously government collections ran about 50 to 100 dollars weekly from most of them. Commissioner Russell Harrington orders the halt to help those needing funds for Christmas gifts.
New Zealand has 33 daily newspapers with five exceeding 50 000 in circulation. The population is slightly over two million.
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