Alabama Industrial Growth Tops 104 Million This Year
State Planning and Industrial Development Board reports 116 industries added new plants or expanded in 1957. Utilities announced nearly 335 million dollars in capital investments and out-of-state firms spent 1.5 million for distribution facilities. Overall Alabama industrial investments exceed 460 million with about 7,800 new jobs and a 26 million payroll increase in four counties.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Planning and Industrial Development Board
Pleas Looney
Looney
Sudden Warmth Beats December Chill in Decatur
Decatur residents saw a rapid weather swing from a 12 degree start on Thursday to 58 degrees by Saturday evening. Shoppers braved cold Thursday, while Saturday brought shirt sleeves and bermuda shorts on Second Ave. Forecasters predicted a mild, mostly cloudy day with rain ending this afternoon.
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Bermuda
Decatur
Second Ave
Alabama High School Press Assn elects leaders in 1957 awards
Bill Burch of Mobile McGill High was elected president of the Alabama High School Press Assn at its 1957 convention in Tuscaloosa. Peggy Flannagan of Athens High and Iris Duberman of Murphy, Mobile, were elected vice president and secretary treasurer. Awards went to Vigor and Parrish, with several schools earning sweepstakes and yearbook honors. first photo awards were also announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
High School Press Assn
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Bill Burch
Mobile
McGill High Today
Alabama High School Press Assn
McGill
Peggy Flannagan
Athens High
Iris Duberman
Murphy
Vigor Highlight
Vigor High School
Prichard
Bear Facts
Tuscaloosa High School
Kie Mn McGill Institute
Mole
the Triangle
Henley High School
Roanoke
Montevallo High School
Montevallo
Selma
Parrish High School
School Black Warrior
the Gargoyle
Dothan High School
Dothan
the Mizbah
Mars Hill Bible School
Florence
Fred Couch Jr
Anniston
Health for Today Poison Warning Do Not Keep Poisons Handy
Dr. W W Bauer warns households to store poisons away from food, use locked cabinets, read medication labels three times, and flush unused chemicals. He cautions against mixing drugs with sleepiness and notes thousands may die from non homicidal poisoning this year with air pollution listed Monday.
Soviet Moon Schemes Two Projects Boomerang and LVM
Moscow reports two Soviet moon projects Boomerang and LVM with a predicted first moon arrival. Boomerang envisages a 10 day round trip on a semielliptical orbit. LVM plans three stages including a mobile lab on the moon and a lunar scientific center.
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Moscow
Moscow News
A. Bakulev
Soviet Academy of Medical Sciences
P. Isakov
Chebotarev
Yuri Khiebtsevich
Aliea Dog
Tone -Waaee Eeacles
Earth
Societe
Laika
Space
Comerang
Moon
Andalusia and Tuscaloosa honored in photo contest
Danitza Garra son from Andalusia wins best sports photograph while Ann Hulsey of Tuscaloosa takes best posed photograph.
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Danitza Garrason
Andalusia
Ann Hulsey
Tuscaloosa
Coventry police HQ adopts strengthened glass brick cells
Strengthened glass bricks set in concrete frames replace iron bars in the cells of the new Coventry police headquarters in Warwickshire.
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Coventry
England
Warwickshire
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Poinsettias
Pink
Norway
Howard Johnson
Moulton Road
Macon
President
Civil Rights Commission
South
Macon County
Macon County Good Government Association
Jim Thrasher
Ray Mitchell
Mutual Savings Building
Bank Street
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Wash
Vigor
Parrish
Sel
W. W. Bauer
M. D
American Medical Association
20Th Avenue S. E
Compton
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Polaroid
LAND
Mary
Busch Credit Jewelers—Opticians
Tricycles
GE Portable
Waffle and Grill
Lewyt Vacuum Cleaners
E. Moulton St
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