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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1968
Page
14
Design Z-52 realizes a 1186 square foot, 44 by 28 foot ranch with three bedrooms two baths and a lower level recreation room. The plan includes a combined kitchen dining area U shaped work space and a living room separated by a grille. Two bathrooms back to back with the kitchen and a mud closet near the kitchen add economy.
A historical veterinary ethics fragment outlines what owners should expect from veterinarians. It urges clean clinics, pleasant staff, sober professional conduct, gentle animal handling, honest diagnoses, and clear, timely communication on costs and progress. It emphasizes consulting peers when needed and upholding the veterinary oath.
The Decatur Daily records an enclosure of 50 cents plus 3 cents tax for baby blueprints of Desian No. 752. Includes a form line with NAME PLEASE PRINT, STREET, CITY.
The Brindlee Mountain Telephone Co. gains a 1 297 000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to build a central office in Morgan City and upgrade service. Work begins within four months with bids in two months and a four to five year plan to convert to one and two party lines and extend lines to 236 new subscribers along with other improvements.
Goodyear announces tires with colored sidewalls in red white and blue are available. The color options include single double or triple sidewall stripes with bold white lettering resembling racing car tires and marking a shift from the prior all black tires introduced in 1929.
Israeli ground troops crossed into Jordan for the first time in four months and killed five members of an Arab sabotage band that had slipped into southern Israel to attack a hospital. Two saboteurs were wounded and captured. mines were found near the clinic after a pursuit across the Negev Desert. Jordan and Israel traded blame over weekend air raids near Amman.
Television coverage of the Republican convention opening was slow and inconclusive as delegates milled on the floor and ignored speeches. CBS and NBC led with Cronkite Huntley and Brinkley while Reagan announced his candidacy and Nixon arrivals provided dramatic helicopter footage.
Television played a pivotal role in the convention with Nixon and other delegates giving interviews while coverage from Walter Reed Hospital reported Eisenhower’s convalescence. The telecast sparked attention despite some technical hiccups, and CBS announced a fall lineup adding Merv Griffin to clash with Carson and Bishop.
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