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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1962
Page
8
A wartime radio notice lists station call signs WHOS WHOS AM FM WAJF WJIMW WJOF and WMSL plus WJOF FM 104.3 and WJIMW AM 730 with broadcast hours from dawn to dusk and an instruction to tune to 640 or 1240 during an enemy attack indicating a civil defense plan.
Actor George C Scott drops CBS planned 1963 64 season series about a newspaperman citing limited dramatic range. CBS shifts to East Side West Side with a social worker lead who confronts murder narcotics marital problems. Dawn TV TROUBLE notes overexposure of doctor nurse and investigator roles and urges stronger writing to drive engaging storytelling.
A Jefferson County ministers alliance urged President Kennedy to use executive power to avert disaster in Birmingham after a dynamite explosion damaged a church and two houses in the Negro neighborhood. Police and FBI support, a $3,000 reward, and extensive investigations follow as authorities seek suspects.
State Senator Clayton Carter of Marshall County proposes a 1963 constitutional amendment to allow six member juries for misdemeanor and civil cases. He says the change would have saved his county about 22 000 dollars in four years and would not affect criminal cases still requiring 12 jurors.
A novel device integrated into cold weather clothing separates hydrogen from the wearer’s breath and, via a catalyst, transforms it into heat for warmth. This compact system could provide on demand warmth without bulky gear.
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