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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1965

Page

7

Dear Ann Landers Answers On Property Destruction And Special Children

Ann Landers tackles property destruction in schools explaining destructive acts stem from anger and frustration and requires constructive outlets and retraining. She counsels a mother of a mongoloid child that loving, home care can yield happiness and urges medical guidance for families.

Ann Landers Dizz

Hints From Heloise on record crop prospects rise

Forecasters expect harvest this year to be seven percent above last year as hints from Heloise suggest improved crop prospects. The large crop is being grown on one of the smallest acreages in recent times.

Heloise Deep Freezer

Expensive dating solutions from grandpa and grandma

A reader shares how paying 10 gallons of gas per driving grandchild and gifting dollars for future dates eased family tension and funded holidays. Other notes cover clever packing tricks for gifts, freezer organization, snow shovels, and a 1940s food consumption growth statistic.

Wire sculpture aims to resist cracking in Pittsburgh relief

In Pittsburgh a sculpture is formed from thin wire laid in short, closely spaced lengths mixed with concrete. The combination is claimed to yield a relief material highly resistant to cracking, corrosion and other flaws.

Decatur Daily Pittsburgh

Tactful reply to a drinker on the road

A reader fears for safety with a drinking partner behind the wheel. The response suggests clear boundaries and choosing taxis when intoxicated, noting the danger of driving over the Golden Gate Bridge. It emphasizes deciding between tact and preserving life and proposes that the woman insist on driving or refuse to ride after drinking.

Golden Gate Golden. Gate Bridge

Pecking order drives crowing frequency in barnyard roosters

Higher rank among young roosters increases crowing frequency as birds assert dominance in the barnyard hierarchy. The study notes top-nesting cockerels crow more often than lower-ranked peers, reflecting social status through vocal behavior.

Public Forum Letter Complains of Unequal Photo Coverage

A Decatur Daily reader from Austin High School protests perceived bias in sports photo coverage. He cites Decatur High School wins on December 3 and 9 with three pictures each, contrasting Austin High’s limited pictures, and asks for equal treatment while noting the letter includes an unrelated ad for slippers.

Decatur AHS Carol Cotton Ron Tate Austin Decatur Daily Black Bears Falk

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