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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1966

Page

5

Is More Insurance Needed for Vacation Valuables

This piece outlines how families can protect valuables during trips or year round. It explains home owners and renters policies, inland marine floaters, and personal property coverages, with sample rates, minimums, and the choice between short term and long term protections. It notes that protection should reflect actual value and may depend on crime rates and police protection in the area.

Sal Nuccio New York Times News Service New York Indianapolis New York City Chicago

Britain faces crisis as it weighs Europe and world role

The piece argues Britain’s crisis may be an opportunity to redefine its global position. Observers warn that deflationary measures threaten Europe ties and long term growth, while costly arms plans and Far East commitments risk undermining Britain’s European integration.

Anthony Lewis New York Times London Harold Wilson Britain European Economic Community Europe U.S de Gaulle Wilson Washington Johnson

Danville News Notes On Travel and Local Moves

Danville residents embark on educational trips with Miss Edith Livingston and Mrs. Raymond Compton joining a Peabody College course in Nashville. Hospitalized Mrs. Jessie Lindsey suffers a broken collar bone from a fall. John Lockhart attends a summer agriculture refresher in Auburn. Local officials report induction exams in Montgomery. Reece Palmer family moves to Edward Livingston’s former home. Rev. Steve Yarbrough relocates to the remodeled Methodist parsonage and serves the Danville Johnson Chapel Circuit. Bradley Fitzgerald plays in district tourneys with West Morgan all stars in Birmingham and Anniston. Community members visit Miss Evelyn Edwards at Hartselle Hospital and Danville School faculty member spends time in Ridgecrest Camp. The Randolphs, Jimmy Randolph and family visit Memphis with the Davises. Mrs. Tomlison travels to Ridgecrest Baptist Camp.

Edith Livingston Raymond Compton Hance Glover Belva Nashville Peabody College Jessie Lindsey Hartselle Hospital John Lockhart Auburn Charles Penney Morgan County Montgomery Bradley Fitzgerald Birmingham West Morgan County All Stars Bronco Anniston Bradley Hugh Fitzgerald Evelyn Edwards Danville School

Cars in U S projected to total 8.6 million in 1966

Sylvia Porter reports that Ward's forecasts as of August 1 expect about 8.6 million cars to be assembled in U S plants in 1966, a year tied with 1965 for the second highest on record after the 9.33 million in 1965, with a midyear drop seen from 1965 levels.

Sylvia Porter U. S General Motors Ward Automotive Reports McCracken Viet Nam

Auto industry retreat and production notes amid safety concerns

Michael A Petit notes health capsules offer guidance but not diagnosis. A safety issue with autos hit the market, likened to an exploding grenade, reinforcing buyer reluctance. Ward’s reports show record June and July production, while overall 1966 projections remain modest amid soft market signals.

Ward The Hall Syndicate, Inc

Spaak a Belgian statesman shaping European unity and NATO

Paul Henri Spaak emerged as a pivotal European figure during the UN General Assembly in Paris. The Belgian socialist leader, twice premier and six times foreign minister, helped draft the Rome treaty and served as NATO secretary general, guiding postwar unity while balancing East West tensions. His career spanned law, parliament, and key roles in building Western alliance, with a reputation for powerful oratory and political pragmatism. He faced personal loss with his first wife’s death in 1964 and remarried last year.

United Nations Paris Paul-Henri Spaak Andrei Y. Vishinsky European Unity North Atlantic Treaty Organization Brussels Europe Spaak Konrad Adenauer West German Federal Republic Jean Monnet Robert Schuman United Nations Organization San Francisco Rome Belgium Leopold II Britain Leopold de Gaul European Economic Community Weathy

Tell Me Why Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia Giveaway

An appeal invites readers to send questions to Tell Me Why by ALEOKUM, promising Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia volumes for school and home. Readers should include their name age address and Zip Code, with instructions about duplicates and mailing to the paper’s Tell Me Why department.

History of Rubber From Trees to Global Industry

Summary of rubber origins and early production notes the spread from native use in Americas and Asia through European scientists and French inventors to the first factories in Vienna in 1811 and Roxbury in 1833. Includes a humorous prize mention with riddles and a winner named Shern Woody from Portsmouth Virginia.

South America Francois Fresneau French Academy Vienna Austria United States Roxbury Massachusetts

Water Group States Meeting In Somerville

The North east Morgan County Water and Fire Protection Authority schedules meetings at Cotaco High School at 7 30 p m and at the Somerville Masonic Lodge the next evening to sign members. Spokesman Jack Pence says the group has just over 300 members at the halfway mark and needs 600 total to be feasible. Blevins Engineering Co. of Huntsville and Finance Consultants of America will attend. the firm handles engineering and bond sales for the new authority.

Somerville Morgan County Water and Fire Protection Authority Cotaco Masonic Lodge Jack Pence Authority Huntsville Finance Consultants of America Pence Blevins Engineering Co

Wyoming student studies rat rewards despite allergy

Kent Anger, a University of Wyoming psychology graduate student from Kensington Maryland, is pursuing a master's thesis on rats running mates and reactions to receiving awards. He began with 48 white male rats but learned too late that he is allergic to rats.

Laramie, Wyo University of Wyoming Kent Anger Kensington, Md

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