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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1966
Page
7
AP writer Cynthia Lowry notes networks plan about a dozen new shows for fall 1966 along with schedule changes. Nielsen ratings favor situation comedies and outdoor adventures, while classic performers like Red Skelton and Lucille Ball remain fixtures on the list.
Scientists report a major new protein from living bacteria fed by petroleum distillates. The approach aims to supply developing nations and compete with skim milk powder, with yeast as an alternative. Researchers McNab and Rey say challenges remain but single cell protein could become a significant food source within a decade.
Countries differ in doctors per capita. Grael has the most doctors per 400 people, followed by Russia at 1 per 455, New Zealand 1 per 690, and the United States 1 per 120.
Ray Martin recalls Christmas 1966 when walkie talkies sold well under twenty dollars and became a neighborhood phenomenon in Hueytown Alabama. The seven year old owner chats with Batman and police on the air while relatives listen in, prompting FCC thoughts on regulation.
The piece notes radio signal fade at night with multiple stations cluttering the dial and praises NBCs Monitor as a enduring weekend program carried by NBC affiliates. It highlights one interview with a Army doctor who removed part of a grenade from a Vietnam soldier and compares Monitor with CBS and ABC offerings while noting its entertainment and occasional educational value.
Mrs. John Beckey posts a blunt youth weight warning on a bookie jar aiming to curb her daughter's weight gain with the slogan Taste Makes a Waist.
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