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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1963

Page

3

Radio station hours and frequencies update

Radio stations list hours from 6 AM to 11 PM and sunrise to sunset with frequencies WAJF-1490 WJOF FM 104.3 MC WJIMW AM 730 Tune to 640 or 1240 in 4:55 AM to Midnight Sunset to 10:30 PM The fate of enemy attack noted.

WAJF WJOF

Area men in service USS Bon Homme Richard crew notes

Lillard C. Compton Jr. airman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs L C Compton 207 Prospect Dr is scheduled to return to duty aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard following assign ment completion and training as part of routine shipboard personnel movements.

USS BON Homme Richard Lillard C. Compton Jr USN Lillard C. Compton Prospect Dr

Moon Phases Linked to Weather Say Oklahoma Scientist

Clyde J. Bollinger, emeritus geography professor at the University of Oklahoma, told the Oklahoma Academy of Science meeting in Tulsa that 91 years of daily weather data show heavy rain most often during the first and third quarters of the lunar month.

Tulsa Okla Clyde J. Bollinger University of Oklahoma Geography Department Oklahoma Academy of Science

USS Bon Homme Richard Returns From Six Months Far East Duty

The carrier spent Christmas in Buckner Bay Okinawa and operated as a unit of the Seventh Fleet. It is commanded by Captain R P Kline USN as a major element of American seapower abroad.

Continental Far East Buckner Bay Okinawa Seventh Fleet R. P. Kline USN

Animal Series Returns with Marlin Perkins on NBC

AP writer Cynthia Lowry notes Marlin Perkins brings charm back to television with Wild Kingdom on NBC. Perkins dispels myths about elephants vultures and cobras while debunking the Abominable Snow Man tracks. Twilight Zone shifts to monster and mad scientist themes on CBS.

New York Marlin Perkins Perkins St. Louis Zoo NBC Himalayas CBS Frankenstein Rod Serling

Earl brother behind the curtain in 1963 society notes

The column surveys New York nightlife and Hollywood chatter with mentions of Nanette Fabray, Shirley MacLaine nude scenes, Judy Garland slimming, Ava Gardner in Paris, and a parade of socialites, actors, and photographers. It notes Drake era guests, parties, and wit from Earl Wilson, highlighting celebrities and their latest aliasing headlines.

Earl Wilson New York Robert Ryan Ryan Nanette Fabray Miss Hollywood Shirley MacLaine Jack Lemmon Shirley Billy Wilder Ava Gardner the Elysee Judy Garland Bill Black Page Morton Black

New York Papers Strike Probe Opens to Address Public Interest

A three jurist board begins an inquiry into the month long shutdown of New York's nine major newspapers. Appointed by Secretary of Labor Wirtz Governor Rockefeller and Mayor Wagner, the panel aims to clarify public concerns and pressure a settlement of the printers' strike affecting four dailies.

New York W. Wirtz Nelson A. Rockefeller Robert F. Wagner Publishers Association of New York City Wirtz Rockefeller Wagner

Striking Ohio City Newsrooms Hover Over Settlement Talks

Re sumption date for contract talks remains unset as the Teamsters drivers strike continues. The Newspaper Guild protests for an agency shop in the Press & News commercial department amid wage and working condition disputes. A 31 day old New York blackout prompts a public accountability board to study the stoppage without mediating terms. Local 6 of the I T U with holds comment as publishers pledge cooperation.

Ohio Interna

Rexall Super Plenamins Offer Heads to Rexall Pharmacists

First Prize up to 25000 and multiple cash prizes with Rexall Merchandise Certificates. Aimed at prompting customers to ask Rexall Pharmacists about the sensational Rex All Super Plenamins offer. No qualification details are provided beyond the encounter at NO GUIDEL DRUG CO. 35S Ave. SW. 353-5560.

Rexall Merchandise Rexall Rexall Super Guidel Drug CO Ave

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