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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1955

Page

21

Marguerite Piazza Seeks 150 Year Life For Travel Fun

Hal Boyle profiles Marguerite Piazza who jokes she would live 150 years to keep traveling and enjoying life. The singer turned nightclub star at the Pierre Cotillion Room discusses freedom from opera, her husband William Condon, three children, and ambitions for Broadway, TV, and movies. She credits family harmony and happiness as key.

Hal Boyle Marguerite Piazza America Miss Piazza Miss Pazza Metropolitan Opera Pierre Cotillion New Orleans Memphis William Condon American Snuff Co

Population growth in Leopoldville over 40 years

The city in the Belgian Congo has expanded from 40 European residents and 20,000 Africans to about 12,000 Europeans and 325,000 Africans, reflecting rapid urban expansion.

Leopoldville Belgian Congo

CMA Plans Academy Prep Division For Service Schools

Columbia Military Academy reinstates its Academy Preparatory Division for 1955 under Major Ralph M. Scott. The program houses cadets in Academy Hall and trains in math English and U S History to prepare for West Point Annapolis and the Air Force Academy. It targets service academy hopefuls seniors postgraduates and ROTC entrants with strong emphasis on mental aptitude and achievement tests. Major Scott a West Point graduate and former Navy and Army instructor leads the effort and CMA, an Honor ROTC school, already receives annual appointments to West Point and Annapolis. The Air Force Academy is expected to be added soon.

Columbia, Tenn U. S. Military Academy Naval Academy Air Force Academy Columbia Military Academy Ofajor Ralph M. Scott Ant C.M.A Service Academy Academy Hall U. S Scott United States Military Academy Military Naval Academies Columbia University New York

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