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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1966
Page
3
A young reader seeks help for bed wetting tied to emotional insecurity. Ann Landers suggests medical follow up with a doctor and school counselor to address underlying issues. The columnist also responds to a nagging wife presumed to be addressing behavior with constructive change.
A reader seeking guidance on dating asks about what is proper and what is not. The notice urges sending 35 cents with a self addressed stamped envelope to Ann Landers via the newspaper for personalized advice.
A fuel cell propelled car would remove internal combustion engine noise and exhaust, creating a city free of smog and noise.
Sheriff Fleming criticizes the 60 cent daily jail diet under the fee system while advocating a regular salary for deputies. Prisoners complain of bland meals and limited protein, with an inmate noting the hardship of long sentences on taste and health. The sheriff and inmate call for meat at least once daily, but funding remains the central obstacle.
The Senate considers a resolution to seek a ruling on anti-guidelines law constitutionality as changes may be drafted outside the halls. McCain and Wallace push back on last minute bill writing while lawmakers weigh moves to curb federal funds and discuss a Mobile medical school plan. A compromise on women juries stalls awaiting a final decision as a federal order to seat women looms with a June deadline.
Cullman grand jury indicts Kimberly police chief James Dingler on assault with intent to murder officer Jack Maddox. Dingler, 38, shot Maddox in the arm and leg July 18 outside a downtown cafe. He is free on $5,000 bond awaiting trial.
Reports describe Viet Cong sabotage aims during elections, a mined civilian bus with 15 killed and 10 wounded near Saigon, assassinations near Hue, and the launch of a 36 mile Freedom Road by U S Marines linking Da Nang to an industrial complex. Friday’s air campaign set a record 156 missions with 400 to 500 planes in the air, targeting oil depots and infrastructure while pilots reported uncertain results and significant material damage.
A tropical storm named Faith was on a west northwest track at 15 mph heading toward Florida. At 8 p.m. EST its position was about 22.3 N 70.6 W, roughly 665 miles east southeast of Miami, with Caicos Islands and Mayaguana region warned for hurricane gales. Alert also issued for Crooked Island Long Island Cat Island San Salvador, near Columbus era landfall site.
The giant clam in the Pacific spans four feet, with meat sufficient for 20 people. Faith maintained a steady west-northwest course at 12 to 16 mph, by 2 p.m. near latitude 21.8 north, longitude 69.3 west, about 800 miles east-southeast of Miami and 120 miles east-northeast of Grand Turk.
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