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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1968
Page
8
Atlanta reports Chrysler Corp shows its 1969 lineup with major styling updates on full size models and minimal changes elsewhere. New features include a mop top vinyl roof option on Barracuda, center door lock buttons, air deflectors, a fifth headlamp at extra cost, and air conditioning on Dodge trucks. Safety advances cited include the super lite and an improved dashboard.
New York AP humorous column vents about dieting and weight obsession in America. The writer jokes about dieting woes, social pressure, and the paradox of hunger amid indulgence while detailing personal weight loss attempts and observations on diet culture.
Dr. Michael A. Petit presents Health Capsules while noting the Miocene Ocean covered southern Maryland 15 to 18 million years ago. The piece blends natural history with humorous musings about dieting and weight gain as a punishing but rewarding battle.
A travel feature touts England as a consumer’s paradise for American shoppers. It highlights hotel bargains sightseeing options and retail bargains across major cities appealing to visitors seeking good value and experiences.
A surprising report details how American designers best dressed women and retail executives perceive Gallic high fashion. The piece highlights shifts in styling preferences, brand influence, and the fashion market's response to French trends.
In Portland, Oregon, Omark Industries unveiled a hydraulic powered tree harvesting machine for the pulpwood sector. The unit can in about one minute fell a tree, delimb it, cut the trunk into bolts, and stack logs, all controlled by an operator from a climatized cab with no hands-on wood handling.
The world’s oceans, ice fields, lakes, rivers, soils, rocks and atmosphere hold about 326 million cubic miles of water. Humans use less than one percent of this supply.
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