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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1966

Page

5

Adenauer on Vietnam and Europe in hawk's plumage

Konrad Adenauer, approaching 91, argues the United States should exit Vietnam to avoid yielding Europe to Soviet dominance. He dismisses Churchill comparisons, criticizes Johnson's advisers, and supports changing course when a policy goes wrong. He warns against deepening involvement as the path to a better outcome.

C. L. Sulzberger New York Times Bonn U. S Konrad Adenauer Vietnam Europe United States Russia U.S Harold Wilson Churchill Johnson Kennedy Adenauer

Adenauer on Europe Asia and the risk to NATO policy

German statesman Adenauer warns the United States risks neglecting Europe while absorbed by Vietnam. He argues Western Europe must unite with the U S to resist Moscow, cautions France and Germany about Communist influence, and notes NATO reform is overdue though French troops should stay. He fears a U S pullout could erode resolve and invites continued American protection.

Kennedy United States Latin America Asia de Gaulle Vietnam Europe Russia Germany France Adenauer U. S Western Europe Moscow NATO

The Family Explosion Increases Grants’ Size And Weight

Observer notes the Grants family in a study on the family explosion. Over five years the five member Grants gained 22 pounds for the father and 18 for the mother while the three children aged 15 13 and 11 added 130 pounds, swelling total family weight from 485 to 655 pounds and nearly equaling one extra adult.

Russell Baker New York Times News Service New York Grant Grants

The Case Of The Growing Grants Pact

The Grants rise in debt and home size traced to the emotional and intellectual growth of their children. Ollie and Theodosia expand the household with turtles guitars and social circles while Maxwell's cat passion inflates expenses. The car grows to transport gear and people as the family ages through adolescence.

Ollie Grant Theodosia Maxwell

Stormy weather for Comecon as Soviet imports questioned

Western observers see mounting strains in Comecon amid hints the Soviet Union may curb imports of machinery and push for higher prices and capital investments. Tensions surface in Hungary and Romania as price reforms and profitability pressure Eastern European economies to adjust trade and production within the bloc.

New York Council For Mutual Economic Assistance Comecon Soviet Union Europe Voprosy Ekonomiki United States V. Ladygin Yu. Shirayev Eastern

What Is Smell Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia Question

A question submission explains the sense of smell and its biology. It notes the nose’s odor-receiving membrane, dissolved substances, volatile or oily odor carriers, and the brain’s smell center. It invites readers to send questions for a prize.

Cathy Rogers Chapmanville West Virginia

John Ford Named Caretaker for Carrie Nation Home

John Ford, hired as caretaker for the Carrie Nation Home in Medicine Lodge Kansas, had pledged before appointment to abstain from alcohol as part of his duties with the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Medicine Lodge Kan John Ford The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Carrie Nation

Economy Shows Mixed Signals in 1966 Outlook

New York economists cite downbeat indexes forecasting possible recession in late 1960s. Car output declines and weak housing starts, offset by war spending, keep demand alive. Forecasters expect consumer debt growth to slow, steel prices rise, and retail sales tread water until fall.

New York Times News Service New York Vietnam Federal Reserve Board

The Chuckle Box Teacher and Noah Ark Joke

A light classroom joke frames Noah’s Ark as a surprise test of belief. The student quips that Noah carried two of each animal because he did not trust the stork tale.

Noah

Tongue Fire Question Stumps Al and Hal

Al asks if heavy drinking makes the tongue burn. Hal admits uncertainty, saying he has never been drunk enough to test the claim.

Hal

Television Log Highlights Daytime and Late Night Schedule

A dense listing outlines today's television schedule with many channels carrying soap operas such as As The World Turns Days of Our Lives and General Hospital along with game shows and features. Notably entries include Password The Gilded Lily House Party Doctors and Match Game with additional programming across news sports and films throughout the day.

General Hospital

Radio Station Call Letters and Broadcasting Hours

A list of radio stations WMSL Mutual 1400 WHOS AM 800 WDRM 102.1 WHRT 860 WAJF 1490 WJOF FM 104.3 MC WJIMW AM 730 WKAC 1080 WLCB Moulton 1530 with listed broadcast times from 4:57 AM to 11 PM on weekdays and extended Sunday hours from 7:15 AM to 11 PM, plus sunrise to sunset and 6 AM to 11 PM ranges.

WMSL Mutual

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