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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1961
Page
18
Dr. I M Levitt of the Franklin Institute surveys a French Auto Journal report on a Russian coaster launcher idea. He discusses feasibility, stresses on rockets, and the moon as an ideal test bed for high speed launches without boosters.
A science trick explains how to flip a one cent coin using the little finger as a hinge. The finger’s twirling motion propels the coin into a quick turn while the thumb lowers the finger to reset the position.
New York reports mixed cotton futures moves with prices ending 50 cents per bale higher to 50 cents lower. Factors cited include commission selling liquidity liquidation and switch to distant contracts. Government pledges total 4.891 million bales with exports lagging last year.
Cotton middling at 4.00 with Decatur price 3.97. Milk Grade A and M at $3.20 per hundredweight. pulpwood $13.50 per cord. Corn values include No 2 Yellow at 1.18 to 1.28 and No 2 White at 1.11 to 1.28. oats 0.65. wheat 1.73. soybeans around 2.25 and 2.94. Cattle and calves weak sales data. slaughter steers 23.00 to 24.50. cows 16.50 to 17.50. bulls 19.50 to 20.50. Hogs around 17.06 with week high 17.50.
East German leader Walter Ulbricht charged that West German industrialists recruited East German workers, draining skilled labor and justifying the Berlin Wall. He cited a cost of about 30 billion marks and warned of talent defection, noting the Soviet army enabled East Germany’s system. The remarks appeared in Pravda as New Year reflections.
A 1961 General Features Corp. note argues that Russian ramp stories are fiction while positing a lunar colony could revolutionize launching methods. The piece reflects space race era optimism about advanced space infrastructure and propulsion concepts.
James C. Jones Jr is named manager of telecommunications at Chemstrand Corp effective January 1. He will support wire communications planning evaluation supervision and procurement, reporting to the administrative services director from the Decatur facility, with residence listed as 506 Caroline St SW and family details noted.
A Thursday night crash on Alabama Highway 33 eighteen miles south of Moulton killed Weldon Naylor, 16, and left Doyle Neal Johnson, 17, Danville, dead on arrival at Lawrence County Hospital. Dayton McCaghren and Billy Jackson, both Danville and Moulton residents, remained hospitalized in serious condition. Funeral services for Johnson were set for today at the Fairfield Church of Christ.
Singapore botanical garden struggles with long tailed monkeys feeding on young plants and palm seedlings. An annual report cites bent shotgun barrels as a reason for continued losses to the wildlife.
David Bremson claims women are better players in his new indoor golf game where cards determine course situations and club choices. He notes the gendered advantage of strength disappears on a cardboard course with clubs drawn from a deck. The project requires over $500 to build facilities that produce one ton of steel annually, covering finishing, working capital, and raw materials.
The East German leader acknowledged reliance on the Soviet army to establish and stabilize his Communist government over more than 17 million East Germans. He cited Soviet protection and aid as key to suppressing opposition and enabling political and economic restructuring.
At Marshall University Sigma Alpha Epsilon dance deputies monitored the crowd as The Unmoveables, a jail inmate orchestra, performed for the fourth public appearance. The event drew attention for the prison choirlike group.
Raleigh AP: North Carolina Civil Defense received a letter from a man asking how to build a fallout shelter and whether to add a periscope on top. The note reflects public interest in defense measures during the era.
Listings feature numerous vintage models including a 1961 Corvair Monza Coupe four speed, 1961 Chevy Impala four door, 1959 Impala two door hardtop, 1957 Chevy two-door stick, 1956 Ford Tudor, 1952 Studebaker two-door with overdrive, and 1954 Chevy two-door. Also noted are 1961 and 1957 Chevrolets, plus a 1957 Olds four-door hardtop and other older vehicles.
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