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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1965
Page
14
The Gallup survey shows strong support nationwide for an independent agency to handle citizen complaints and free lawmakers from routine errands. College graduates largely oppose the idea, with 60 percent in opposition, while 49 percent see a central bureau for handling letters as a poor idea and 43 percent as a good idea.
Mongolia, landlocked between the Soviet Union and China, pursues pro Soviet policies while cautiously expanding ties abroad. Under Premier Tsedenbal, Ulaan Bator leans Moscow yet shows greater interest in outside relations, including limited links with Britain and other non communist nations.
A reader asks about earliest books and learns the Babylonians and Assyrians used clay tablets with cuneiform. Egyptians made papyrus sheets. Greeks and Romans used scrolls. The word volume stems from Latin for to roll as the article explains how writing evolved into books.
Readers are invited to send letters on current questions. Writers may request anonymity but must provide their name and address to the Editor. Manuscripts will not be returned.
In a December 3 1965 letter Cliff Almon Judge of Probate discusses election staffing problems in Decatur Alabama contrasting Huntsville. He notes Mrs Gillespie spent days arranging replacements for officials and says candidates should vet election officials for upcoming primaries. He also remarks on changes in the first books and their uses.
A librarian hushes a noisy pair in a library as a boy asks why others struggle to read. The cartoon humor highlights misread signals and the irony of quiet spaces.
A mother warns Susie not to give the baby money due to germs, while Susie argues her allowance is clean and germs cannot live on it. The exchange highlights differing beliefs about germs and money in a domestic moment.
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