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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1966
Page
10
Reader shares a naval method to conserve water in showers by wetting, turning off, lathering with a washcloth, then rinsing. Also includes quick tips on wringer laundry, freezing dough for cookies, wind a yarn ball from a center, and repurposing a cork hot pad as a wall bulletin board.
AP by William L. Ryan Special Correspondent reports on Soviet diplomacy in Asia with a push to influence Hanoi, balance with China, and potential talks on nonproliferation as Khrushchev’s successors confront tests before the 23rd party congress.
The Associated Press presents The World in 1965 a Climatic and global overview to capture major events of the year. It highlights space flight civil rights and politics with coverage of President Kennedy and Indonesian events. Books priced at 34 dollars will be available in February, with a coupon offer for readers.
A reader asks about girdles and a husband who dislikes them, with Ann Landers urging girdles for modesty. Another letter requests guidance on a strict door-punishment father and a mother troubled by her past relationship. An elderly consumer-spending stat from 1961 is noted.
A Spanish freighter Monte Palomares suffered a 30 degree list in a North Atlantic storm and abandoned ship. The American freighter Steel Maker rescued four crewmen from a raft while 11 others remain unaccounted. Two ships searched the area as weather remained rough with 25 foot waves. The Lampsis sustained a cracked deck but crew stayed aboard as Androscoggin aided.
More than a quarter of a million visitors toured the Alabama Mountain Lakes Region in 1965, a record year for attractions such as the Space Orientation Center Ave Maria Grotto near Cullman Cathedral Caverns Guntersville Lake Wilson Dam Natural Bridge and Forks of Cypress. Bert Unpingco executive director credits the Alabama Mountain Lakes Association for boosting interest in the natural resources and regional appeal.
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