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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1956
Page
5
Secretary of Air Quarles said the Bikini drop missed the target by about four miles due to human error in manipulating bombing equipment. He noted the miss was larger than normal but not enough to severely affect the experiment and said the aircraft and gear were not at fault.
U.S. Steel Tennessee Coal and Iron Division reports that dis orderly pickets blocked a trucking move of sheet steel yesterday amid the 50 day old Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen strike. A V Wiebel says shipments to distressed customers were halted by threats of violence. A company union meeting with federal mediators set for Monday.
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner A W Todd estimates the week of rainfall will lift farm income by about 20 million dollars. Corn yields rise two bushels per acre on 2 137 000 acres, boosting value by six million. Cotton lint gains 10 pounds per acre on 1 020 000 acres, hay adds 1 000 000, soybeans and peanuts improve in similar fashion.
Bids open June 27 for 270 housing units at Redstone Arsenal Alabama across 38 single and 23 two story buildings. Lt Col Robert S. Kramer notes design work begun for 400 more units and bids also due June 27 for additions to five existing post engineer shops. A third project will build a chapel and religious education facilities with bids due June 28.
The Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee named J. Moore as nominee for Precinct 33 constable after a disputed May runoff. The panel also hired two law firms to defend in a mandamus case stemming from the post May 29 ballot controversy.
The body of a 36 year old Birmingham woman identified as Bonnie Mae Boze man was found floating in Blue Eye Creek near Talladega. Investigating officers identified her, with Wade Manley of Birmingham, her uncle, making identification.
Coal leaders watch steel labor talks as John L. Lewis may press for higher miners’ wages after any steel settlement. The coal industry aims for peace in a continuing contract with a July 1 notice window and a rising production pace. Lewis, 76, supports industry prosperity sharing with miners amid improved relations and new joint ventures to expand exports.
Alabama's tourist industry should bring nearly 100 million dollars to the state in 196? according to Geoffred Birt, director of the State Publicity Bureau. He cites a near doubling of inquiries from outside the state and a Gulf Coast survey supporting a record year, despite a spring slowdown.
Anton Wachesyn, 24, fled up a tree in Yorkton Saskatchewan when a brown bear gave chase. The bear followed and clawed his legs before Wachesyn climbed down and used a hatchet to drive the animal away.
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