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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1966
Page
8
Decatur anticipates a 12 to 15 percent rise in yearly mail as zip codes boost first class letters. Postmaster Self warns on fragile packages and notes five cent stamps for some Christmas mail to ensure forwarding when addresses change. A relic find near Veracruz is also mentioned in brief.
Elmer Bishop of Kroger and Phil D Raths of 3M Co received one year terms while Arthur W Vickery of Rhodes Furniture Co was named to a two year term to fill a vacancy after Frank Rushing resigned. About 587 ballots were cast in the election with Jim Duncan Jewel McWhorter and John Walker serving on the election committee.
A graphic, time staged account of a car crash details a driver’s body contortions as the steel frame and steering column bend under impact. The sequence notes 0.7 seconds from collision to death with limbs torn free and the seat constraining the victim.
In 1945 a four day blizzard blankets Upstate New York including Buffalo with about 50 inches of snow. Residents endure deep drifts as towns brace for further winter conditions.
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