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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1966

Page

8

Riddle Answers Quick Brain Teasers

What is over your head and under your hat. Your hair. What has a thousand teeth but no mouth. A saw. What has an eye but cannot see. An needle.

Crossword Puzzle Winner Named As Harold Martin

Harold Martin of Elverson Pennsylvania wins a Britannica World Atlas for this puzzle. The entry asks readers to send riddles and jokes to a box in care of Tell Me Why with name age and address. Debtor Reed of Washington DC is listed as today’s winner.

Jean Thomson Bright's Grove Ontario Harold Martin Elverson Deborah Reed Washington, DD. C

Easy weight loss schemes fooling America

Sylvia Porter reports that no quick fix or cosmetic product delivers lasting fat loss or acne cure. FDA warnings target ineffective devices, while experts urge real weight reduction via physician guided plans, diet control, and regular exercise.

Public Forum Letter Urges Caution On Health Quackery

A Decatur Daily reader thanks donors to Morgan County Juvenile Detention Home and asks readers to beware health scams. The letter, dated December 26 1966, emphasizes avoiding effortless weight loss schemes and unsafe diet pills while praising the community’s generosity to underage residents.

Decatur Ala Decatur Daily Alabama Shelton Crabb Judge McRae Morgan County The Hall Syndicate, Inc Wilma Meyer Juvenile Detention

ABC Newsmen Gather for Year End Dinner at Smith Home

New York AP reports ABC held its annual on camera gathering of top correspondents at Howard K. Smith's home outside Washington. Attendees debated Vietnam, Sino Soviet relations and the 1968 presidential picture in a cordial, informal dinner setting.

New York ABC Howard K. Smith Washington

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