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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1957

Page

8

Folsom Leaders Face Tough Vote on 20 Million Road Bond

Alabama lawmakers debate a 20 million dollar road bond to match federal funds amid questions over a 66 million spent on non federal aid projects. Opponents urge using existing revenue to cover unspent federal matches, risking defeat without a statewide referendum.

Rex Thomas Highway Department Herman Nelson Alabama Nelson Charles Adams Tallapoosa County

Negro Escapee To Be Charged With Murder

OPELIKA Alabama a Negro who escaped from a road gang last week will be charged with murdering his wife a Lee County official said the convict shot her with a shotgun while she held their infant The killer fled near Crawford after a four hour chase and later showed the weapon to deputies as they captured him he had been recently jailed for burglary and grand larceny while at a road camp on Alabama 169

Opelika Ala Lee County Robert L. Kendrick Benjamin Freeman Annie Mae Freeman Freeman Crawford Marvyn State Highway Department Auburn Fred Saxton Kendrick

Shakespeare in the Park Draws Teens to Free Shows

Joseph Papp notes Shakespeare’s special magic as a preventive of juvenile delinquency. In tension areas of New York City officials warned of trouble, but no incidents occurred. His group will stage 50 free performances of the bard’s works in parks across Gotham this summer.

BARD New York Shakespeare Joseph Papp Papp Gotham

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