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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1955
Page
3
Hal Boyle humorously notes that wives are mysterious and ever changing, yet reliable in surprising ways. He contrasts bachelor ease with married life, recounts a wartime note from a wife and the puzzle of a wife who defies simple patterns. The piece highlights affection and unpredictability in marital bonds.
Two veteran combat pilots from Bolling Field died when two twin engine planes collided 3000 feet above High Point Maryland near Chesapeake Bay. One Beechcraft carried 1st Lt Francis Viering and Maj Lud Minister, broke up near High Point High School. The other B25 flown by Maj Leonard Bonham and Maj W T Phillips nearly reached Friendship Airport before crashing into the Murray house. Mrs Argha Hunter and her two children escaped.
An arbitration board will decide the fate of 244 Southern Bell workers discharged during a 72 day strike. The three man panel, agreed by Southern Bell and the CIO union, will determine if terminations were for misconduct or without just cause. Hearings begin next week across Georgia Florida Alabama and the Carolinas led by Whitley P. McCoy of Washington.
A brief downtown Decatur power outage occurred this morning due to an unbalanced load condition. City electric department manager Quince Eddens said load was shifted to another circuit around 4 30 a m and the downtown breaker reopened at 9 52 a m, restoring service at 9 58 a m after moving load to a second substation.
Alabama publicity director Pleas Looney accused newspapers of prioritizing defeating Governor Folsom over industrial welfare. In a Montgomery speech he urged industry contact to counteract what he called an unhealthy political picture. He warned the governor would not be at fault if Alabama misses southern industry movement.
By 1965 it is expected there will be about eight million men between the ages 20 25 in the United States.
The northeast and northwest enjoyed pleasant summer weather while most areas faced heat and humidity. Temperatures in the 80s and 90s were expected from the Rockies to the Atlantic, with cool readings in New England and New York. Heavy rain yesterday drenched west Texas and the Panhandle, with as much as 11 inches in spots.
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