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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1966

Page

20

Tight Money Aimed at Inflation Still Fails Key Tests

A 1966 Hall Syndicate column argues tight money only partly curbs demand pull inflation and hurts housing and small businesses while not fully restraining cost push inflation. It notes higher rates raise living costs, strains wages, and banks face a September squeeze before a cautious Fed steadies credit.

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Know Your Rights Film Series Plans in Atlanta Slums

The Know Your Rights program in Atlanta plans to show 29 page booklets and film segments in antipoverty centers churches and bars to inform 25 000 residents about police encounters. Florence Robin of the ACLU cites aims to curb illegal police authority and reduce rights violations through citizen education. Forty five volunteer lawyers participate in a Georgia Council on Human Relations and ACLU pilot project slated for next month.

Decatur Daily Atlanta Florence Robin ACLU Atlanta, Ga Georgia Council On Human Relations American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia

Glass making basics and types in early materials lesson

The article explains how glass is made by melting and mixing raw materials then cooling. It lists key ingredients sand soda lime for most glass and lead borosilicate varieties, noting uses from windows to lenses and bulbs, and outlines six basic operations to produce glass.

Glass-blower joke triggers pun about pane in his side

A quick exchange among Mary Jack Tom and Dan features a pun based on a glass blower who inhales and supposedly gets a pane in his side. The dialogue leans into witty wordplay and social banter without external context.

Tom Dan

Riddles in a Texas newspaper about a country name

A reader puzzle asks which country is represented by a name not a business trademark. It notes tomorrow’s paper will reveal the answer in Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events. Contest entry says Send riddles to Riddles Jokes Tell Me Why with Zip Code. Winsday winner listed as Sherill Smith of Waco Texas.

Jim Buxton Tipton Oklahoma

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