Weather summary for Decatur and vicinity with rain and temperatures
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning shows river level 16.89 and sea level 551.19. Temperatures ranged from 45 overnight to 60 today with a 51 tonight. Rain with thundershowers is expected today tonight and Tuesday with heavy rain tonight and early Tuesday. Gusty southeast winds. High near 65 Tuesday. Climate data: high 45, low 40, average 43. Precipitation today 0.29 inches? 2.55 inches month, 48.48 inches year, above normal by 3.97 inches. Sunrise 6:40 am, sunset 4:35 pm.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Merv Griffin to Leave CBS in February Wrapup
CBS announces final Merv Griffin show will air February 11 with a film package replacing late night talk. Griffin departs after a run since 1969, as Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett remain top competitors.
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New York
Merv Griffin
Columbia Broadcasting System
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Griffin
CBS
the Entertainer
Network
Johnny Carson
National Broadcasting Co
Dick Cavett
American Broadcasting Co
Carson
Bermuda
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
Daily Records brief admissions and discharges listed
The Decatur Daily records multiple admissions at Decatur General Hospital and discharges across Decatur Hartselle Cullman Athens and surrounding areas. Entries include John Hubert Cole Wayne Raney Crystal Sandlin Jason Calvert and others. dismissals list Eural Letson Marcus Crabtree Augusta Aldridge and several Cullman residents. Also noted are births highway patrol accident fire alarms ambulance calls and a few local hospital transfers.
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Decatur General Admissions
John Hubert Cole
Hartselle
Joseph Price Owen
Athens
Wayne Raney
Donald Homer White
Ruby Lee Sledge
Decatur
Thelma M. Trimble
Edgar Landers
Hillsboro
Simon William Praytor
Larry Bailey
Madison
Robert Boykins
Buddy Franklin Mitchell Jr
Newton Allen
Crystal Dawn Sandlin
Tamer
Mark Douglas Anderson
Thomas Junior Sykes
Eural Dallas Letson
Jimmy Tyler
William Thomas. Crabtree
Marcus Elbert King
Augusta Lulabell Aldridge
Dexter Ann Cramer
Joyce Darlene Short
Moulton
Sandra Denise May
Michelle Renee Mitchell
Jackson Malone Cobb
Clyde Benjamin Heaps
Trinity
Rachel Ellainn White
Marvin Pat Simmons
Falkville
Perry Wayne Stokes
Bethany
Ned Brown
Dewey Wayne Mason
Decatur General
Billy Carol Keller
Cullman
Decatur General Hospital
Will Hines
Tanner
Athens-Limestone Hospital
FDA Studies Deodorant Under Investigation for Safety
The vaginal deodorant, a $53 million product since 1966, is under FDA scrutiny for potential hazards to some women. Marketed as feminine hygiene spray, it remains classified as a cosmetic with no required ingredient disclosure. Some physicians report irritations while others doubt benefits, and experts note limited medical literature on effects.
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New York
Food and Drug Administration
Alberto Culver Company
Johnson and Johnson
Tell Me Why and Hair History Trivia Questions
reader questions and jokes from the Tell Me Why column mix with notes on hair history from ancient to modern times. The piece includes prize winner announcements and brief humor exchanges, and invites readers to send in questions and riddles with a ZIP code.
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Jeff Lister
Alton
Ill
Henry VIII
England
James I
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Book of Knowledge
Sally Stein
San Lorenzo
Calif
Television Schedule Highlights From 1960s Echoes
A dense TV grid lists daytime to prime time shows with many programs and networks. Notable entries include Dragnet Gunsmoke The Virginian Lone titles, soap operas like General Hospital and As The World Turns, game shows such as Jeopardy and The Price Is Right, cartoons and children shows like Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, and Captain Kangaroo, plus news segments and weather updates.
Time For Tax Plans By Elizabeth M Fowler
Time for late year tax planning mentions income timing and deductions. It explains postdating receipts to shift taxable year, tax treatment of year end checks, charitable contributions in 1971, and Keogh plans with 10 percent of income up to 2500. It also covers stock gains losses deadlines and settlement rules for 1971 year end.
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New York
Internal Revenue Service
Doctors Doubt Cleansers’ Value For Odor Control Ads
Dr Martin L Stone chairman of obstetrics at New York Medical College and chief at Metropolitan Hospital questions the usefulness of body cleansers. FDA officials review Hexachlorophene in deodorants amid sparse evidence of odor bacteria effects per Science Magazine.
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Martin L. Stone
Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology
New York Medical College
Metropolitan Hospital
Dr. Stone
Food and Drug ’Administration
Bureau of Foods
Science Magazine
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer special on Monday night
Burl Ives narrates a cartoon musical about the sky reindeer at 7 p.m with Best Bets listings for the night. Pro football features the Kansas City Chiefs vs the 49ers in San Francisco at 8 p.m. Movie picks include Elvis Presley in Double Trouble at 8 p.m and The Midnight Story at 10:30 p.m plus The Virgin Queen 10:30 p.m and Father’s Little Dividend 11:38 p.m. Broken Lance follows at 11:30 p.m.
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Mondsy
Rudolph the Red. Nosed Reindeer
Burl Ives
Sky Reindeer
Kansas City Chiefs
49Ers
San Francisco
Elvis Presley
Annette Day
Tony Curtis
Marisa Pavan
Richard Todd
Joan Collins
Elizabeth Tate
Spencer Tracy
Robert Wagner
Free Beltone hearing aid offer for seniors in Chicago
A Beltone advertisement in Chicago offers a free non-operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to anyone replying. The unit weighs less than a third of an ounce and sits at ear level with no body lead wires. No cost or obligation to keep it. write to Dept. 9314, Beltone Electronics Corp., Chicago address for the free device.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
W. Victoria
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Hartselle Hospital
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FDA
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Nanny and the Professor
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Alabama Private Colleges
Doris Day
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Annie
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Lucille Ball
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Carol
All My Children
Electric Company
Barbara
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Crossroads
Country Boy
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Country Journal
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Real McCoys
Sonny Sims
Doctors
Guiding Light
Secret Storm
General Hospital
Somerset
Gomer Pyle
Gilligan’ S Island
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Dr. Mabuse
Big Valley
Perry Mason
Mayberry R.F.D
Elizabeth M. Fowler
Broadhead-Cook Furniture CO
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