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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1966
Page
10
Sylvia Porter outlines how a 5 percent surtax proposed for 1967 would affect a married couple filing jointly. For incomes from 4,000 to 52,000 dollars, the added tax would range from about 31 to 219 dollars annually, with total federal revenue around 4.5 to 5 billion. The piece weighs political and economic risks and notes limited impact on most households.
A reader contest honors Lynn Perry of St. Petersburg Florida for naming the Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia winner. The article explains mold growth on bread, defining mold as a fungus with spores in the air and describing common green molds and penicillin deriving from penicillium notatum.
Cecil T. Cobb son of Mrs Tye of 308 E Lee St Athens has been promoted to technical sergeant in the U S Air Force. He serves as a committee supervisor at Chick Sands RAF Station England and is a graduate of Fort Atkinson High School. His wife Sheila M Meikle of Scotland joins in congratulation.
James D. Dossey, son of Mr and Mrs Graham D Dossey of Town Creek, promoted to technical sergeant in the U S Air Force and assigned to Chateauroux France as supply inventory. James W Hill of Falkville serves in the Mediterranean aboard USS Independence with Reconnaissance Attack Squadron One. Randy M Morrow of Hartselle serves as tracked vehicle repairman with Ordnance Maintenance at Camp Pendleton. Beethoven born in 1770.
A reader named Elaine Lee from Westminster South Carolina is announced as today's winner for solving the Britannica World Atlas Yearbook of Events themed crossword. The item includes playful riddles and a coin brush challenge description.
In Upper Egypt, two councils in Girga clashed over who should repair a water pipe. After ten years, the dispute left residents drinking subterranean water deemed unsuitable by scientists.
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