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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1966

Page

20

Genetic age of mankind near as science edges evolution

A cautious look at genetics and the coming era of human genetic control. Scientists like Cal­vin and Owen foresee choices and debates over altering heredity, ethics, and who receives life extending or organ transplant tech. The piece weighs risks of social division versus potential health breakthroughs.

Melvin Calvin Lawrence Radiation Laboratory University of California Ray Owen Biology Division California Institute of Technology

TV Listings Fragment From 1960s Schedule

A dense OCR fragment lists TV time slots and show titles across channels, noting programs such as Batman, Dark Shadows, Bewitched, Gidget, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Love of Life, General Hospital, and news blocks. Includes multiple time stamps and recurring series names, with scattered dates and back-to-back entries. The page mirrors a busy, era-typical network grid with varied genres and daytime and evening slots.

Radio Station List and operating hours

A mix of radio station call signs and frequencies appears with operating hours or time ranges. Entries include WMSL Mutual 1400 WHOS AM 800 WDRM 102.1 MC and others WRT-860 WAJF 1490 WJOF FM 104.3 MC WJMW AM 730 WKAC 1080 WLCB Meulgon 1530 plus time notes such as nine to 11 PM and sunrise to sunset ranges 4:57 AM to 11 PM 6 AM to 11 PM 4:55 AM to Midnight 6 AM to Midnight.

WMSL Mutual WHRT

Rural Health Conference Set in Montgomery

The first Alabama Rural Health Conference is scheduled for August 24 at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery. It aims to raise interest in rural and urban health issues and explore solutions for Alabama.

Montgomery Whitley Alabama

Lawrence Jury to Resume Probe in County Grand Jury

Lawrence County grand jury will reconvene behind closed doors Thursday to finish investigating undisclosed matters. The panel had met earlier and handed down 64 indictments before recessing, with a final report expected soon.

MOULTON — A_ Lawrence County

Tell Me Why Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia Offer

A request appears inviting readers to participate in a prize drawing for the Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia with school and home use. The text lists a sample question and answer, mentions a winner, and includes a lengthy informal explanation about snails and slugs, their biology, habitats, and behavior.

Danville Homemakers Meet to Be Held August Eleventh

Danville Mrs Birdie Mae Randolph SP 39904 reports the Danville Homemakers Club will meet with Mrs John Penney on Thursday at 3 p m on Aug 11 Kenneth Dobbins son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Dobbins had his tonsils removed at Hartselle Hospital Thursday and is home and fine Mrs James Tomlinson has returned from Ridgecrest NC where she spent a week at a religious camp with friends from Decatur Mrs George Lindsey Sr has been taken to the home of her son George Lindsey Jr in Hart selle after several days in Hartselle Hospital suffering a broken collar bone Mr and Mrs Truitt Tomlinson were called to Gadsden recently where Mrs Tomlinson's father Rev McHugh is seriously ill in a hospital there.

Danville Homemakers Club John Penney Kenneth Dobbins Ralph Dobbins Hartselle James Tomlinson Ridgecrest N.C Decatur George Lindsey Sr George Lindsey Jr Mrs. Truitt Tomlinson Gadsden

What I Like About Summer Letter Contest

Carol Dean, 13, Greenlawn New York wins today with a short letter about summer. Entries must address Summer Tell Me Why and include name age and address with ZIP. Readers invited to send riddles jokes and zip code for Britannica Junior prizes.

Britannica Carol Dean Greenlawn New York

FUN TIME The Riddle Box

A playful brain teaser asks about a sheepherder with four sheep and three dogs totaling eleven animals and their feet. The second question describes a doctor prescribing three pills to be taken at intervals, prompting a calculation of dosage timing.

Carroll joins College Faculty at Athens College

Athens College officials announced Archie Carroll's appointment to the business department faculty. He holds a BS and MBA from Florida State University, is a Beta Gamma Sigma member, and previously vice president of the Florida State MBA Club. He will teach this summer and join full-time in the fall.

Athens Athens College Archie Carroll Business Department Carroll Florida State University Florida State Beta Gamma Sigma

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