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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1965

Page

3

Defying Gravity with Ruler and Hammer

A simple puzzle uses a hammer tied to a ruler hung from a table edge. As the ruler slides to place the assembly’s center of gravity just under the edge, the weight appears to hang beneath the table. The balance point lies just on the table side of the edge.

Bob Brown

Area Men In Service the 142d Signal Detachment

NORFOLK VA Dec 1 Radio man 2 C Franklin E Dean USN son of Mr and Mrs M B Dean 1105 W Main St USS Hancock Airman Floyd D Romine USN son of Mr and Mrs F D Romine Athens 2 participated Dec 9 12 in Operation Tall Back aboard USS Hancock in the Western Pacific. Two task forces and several land-based units took part in a broad readiness drill under Seventh Fleet command.

Norfolk C. Franklin E. Dean USN M. B. Dean W. Main St USS Hancock Floyd D. Romine F. D. Romine Athens Western Pacific Hancock Seventh Fleet Far East James D. McAfee Aubie P. McAfee Mt. Hope Army _ Southeastern Signal School Ft. Gordon

Navy Recruit Boling Begins Basic Training

Great Lakes Illinois seaman recruit Gilbert E Boling 19 son of Mrs Miinie L Beasley 515 Ewell Ave Decatur recently started basic training at the Naval Training Center Chicago area record states at Great Lakes.

Great Lakes Ill Gilbert E. Boling USN Miinie L. Beasley Ewell Ave Decatur Naval Training Center Here

Darwin on duty with U S Pacific Air Forces unit

Danang Viet Nam reports Airman J C William Darwin son of Mr and Mrs Davis H Darwin Decatur is now on duty with a PACAF unit. Darwin is a liquid oxygen production specialist helping provide essential support to the base operations.

Danang Viet Nam Irman J.C William J. Darwin Davis H. Darwin Decatur U. S. Pacific Air Forces PACAF Darwin

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