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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1957

Page

6

Recreation Resort Site Sale Slated By TVA Inc

TVA announced a 547 acre recreation resort near Hiwassee Dam in western North Carolina will be sold at public auction. Minimum price of $190000. sale date to be set after first firm bid. Site known as Hiwassee Village, used as a construction camp 1936-1940, with multiple houses and utilities. Auction at Edney Building Chattanooga. Robert J. Coker to lead sale.

TVA Hiwassee Dam North Carolina Hiwassee Village Hiwassee Asheville Chattanooga Atlanta Fontana Dam Gatlinburg Cherokee Great Smoky Mountains National Park Lakes Apalachia Edney Building Robert J. Coker Land Branch Widows Creek Alabama Hendon R. Johnston William W. Aydelott H. Daniel Towers John Sevier Rogersville Tennessee

Hungarian youth accused of spying executed say official daily

In Budapest the official Communist daily claims a 23 year old student Gabor Illessy was punished for spying for the United States. The paper implies execution after detailing Illessy’s recruitment by Col Welwyn Dallam the U S air attache who was expelled last summer and paid him to spy on a provincial airport. The report cites Illessy as son of a wealthy farmer and student at Budapest School of Agriculture. The article also notes the frigate Constitu or Old Ironsides had a hull built from live oak from St Simons Island Georgia.

Budapest Hungary Nepazabadsag United States Gabor Illessy School of Agriculture Welwyn Dallam U.S Illessy

Sputnik Becomes Quick Entry in Dictionary

New York reports Sputnik has been added to a major dictionary in record time. Editor Clarence L. Barnhart says the earth satellite term jumped into the lexicon overnight and is now officially defined as an earth satellite.

New York Sputnik Clarence L. Barnhart Barnhart

President Eisenhower laughs off Coty overcoat warning

President Eisenhower arrived for lunch in Paris as Rene Coty warned him not to remove his coat. The exchange occurred in Coty's cold hallway and an ambulance was stationed outside the palace, normally used for large events. Liberia's population is listed at 1,500,000 in the closing line.

Rene Coty Coty President

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