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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1957
Page
29
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips from daily life. Jokes range from a boy seeking blank report cards to a Texas GI and an English poker game. A Far West Native and a streetcar sprint runner share comic exchanges, plus a church offering misread as a gift to a rector ends with worldly wit.
A dense list of local radio and television programming across days and times featuring news, music boxes, religious programs, talk shows, game shows, children’s fare, and sports previews. Includes named programs and stations such as WBRC and CBS News alongside multiple daily sign offs and specialty blocks.
A humorous exchange recalls a recital report dispute over a Stradivarius fiddle. Letters from readers joke about papers, advertising, and famed instruments while old sayings and quips reflect social chatter on conversation, public speaking, and optimism.
House investigators uncover a July 29 directive from Air Force Research and Development Command ordering all commanders to avoid Space and space flight topics to prevent unfavorable reaction by the Pentagon and Congress. The order, issued two months before Sputnik, sought to curb speeches and media releases on space projects. The Moss committee may cite it in a report on government secrecy and support for space programs.
Zoos in several eastern U S cities collect feathers shed by their bird exhibits and send them to Indians on western reservations to be used in war bonnets as a favor.
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