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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1966

Page

10

Broadway In’ Drink Brandy And Hot Mustard At Old Shanghai

Jolly Joe Levine honored by Broadway celebrities at the Old Shanghai ahead of Rome talks with Marcello Mastroianni. Toots Shor’s drink is boosted with brandy then mustard, creating a new flavor dubbed the Toots Shot Teddy. Special fortune cookies salute Levine as he departs for a film trip. other gossip notes follow from city nightlife and industry hints.

Earl Wilson New York Jolly Joe" Levine Shanghai B'way Toots Shor Toots Levine Teddy Jolly Joe Dong Kingmans Jolly Joe Globe-Trotter Rome Marcello Mastroianni Rosalie

Alabama GOP weighs convention versus primary nomination

In Birmingham the Alabama Republican Party schedules its bi annual State Republican Executive Committee session for January 29 to decide how candidates will be chosen. Chairman Dr. Thomas Brigham reports scrutiny of the Methods of Nomination Committee and by law the party could use either a traditional convention or a primary system as it campaigns for offices from county to state levels.

Birmingham Ala Alabama Republican Party State Republican Executive Committee Chamber of Commerce GOP Thomas Brigham Brigham Alabama Republican Party

Senate confirms Weaver nomination for housing secretary

The Senate Banking Committee prepares to advance Robert C. Weaver as secretary of the new Department of Housing and Urban Development. Johnson officials hope for swift approval and a Senate floor vote. Weaver would be the first Black Cabinet member if confirmed.

Joe Hall Washington Senate Banking Committee Johnson Robert C. Weaver Department of Housing and Urban Development A. Willis Robertson D-Va Senate Weaver Robert C. Wood John F. Kennedy New Yorker Robertson Sen Wallace F. Bennett Utah Congress Cabinet Department Housing and Home Finance Agency

Brazil adopts strong cruzeiro new monetary unit

Brazil will introduce a new monetary unit on January 1 called the strong cruzeiro. It will be worth 1,000 old cruzeiros, establishing a major redenomination of the currency.

Brazil

Postal Service to be Expanded Across America

Senators Monroney and Murray predicted Congress will approve a $15 million annual package to restore six day parcel post in 6 091 communities and expand evening weekend window service in about 15 000 post offices. White House spokesman Laitin said improved efficiency would cut the postal deficit despite the cost.

Carl P. Leabsdorf Washington Senate House Post Office Congress A. S Mike Monroney Dekla Tom Murray D-Tenn Monroney Johnson Lawrence F. O’brien White House Perforany Joseph Laitin Murray

Johnson proposes new political fund raising reforms

President Johnson renews calls for political fund-raising reforms, proposing a tax break for small donors and stronger disclosure laws. He notes current limits and the proliferation of committees, urging federal oversight of local and state campaigns and a reduction of the $3 million cap per national committee.

Washington Johnson Congress John F Kennedy White House GOP House Senate

World News Briefs: War Peace Talks Across Nations

The weekend news covers Vietnam fighting with no peace slowdown as Rusk and Harriman meet Ky in Saigon and Rusk travels to Manila. Ky faces coup rumors while Brezhnev vows aid to Hanoi and North Vietnam accuses the US of delaying peace. Pope Paul VI urges negotiations in Vatican. In Nigeria a mutinous army officer seizes temporary control.

Associated Press Viêt-Nam U.S Dean Rusk W. Averell Harriman Nguyen-Cao-Ky Saigon Rusk Manila United States Viet Nam Japan Italy Hubert H. Humphrey Alexei N. Kosygin New Delhi Paul VII St. Peter's Square Vatican City Communist Party Leonid I. Brezhnev North North Viet Nam Quest Nigeria Agutyi-Ironst

Dear Heloise and Readers Share Everyday Safety Tips

A fireman writing in urges households to keep an affordable aerosol fire extinguisher and read directions before use, noting some models work on grease and electrical fires. Readers share kitchen and mobility hacks, including diluting creme rinse, baked potato tips, milk preservation for a cat, and a walker basket improvised with foil to carry items.

Heloise

Attic Piano Stool Becomes Dressing Table Stool

A family reuses an old piano stool found in the attic by padding the seat and sewing a slipcover. The transformed stool swivels for different mirror views while getting ready, offering a practical dressing space without throwing it away.

Heloise

Heloise Seeks Reader Mail For Helpful Household Hints

Heloise invites readers to send household hints for her column but due to high mail volume cannot answer every letter. She will address questions when possible and pass useful tips along to readers as space allows.

F. K. Heloise Heloise King Features Syndicate, Inc

Five Die In Alabama Weekend Traffic And Electrocution Fatalities

Five people died in Alabama over the weekend during traffic accidents and an electrocution. Victims include J C W Mitchell 45 of Huntsville electrocuted Saturday at Brown Engineering Co plant sensors. Zollie Mitchell of Brantley age unknown died in a two car crash Sunday night. P L Johnson 49 and Samuel Lee Griffin 20 near Dothan killed in a two car collision early Sunday. John P Carley 32 Theodore died Saturday when his car left the road.

Associated Press Alabama J. C. W. Mitchell Huntsville Brown Engineering Co Zollie Mitchell Rt. 1 Brantley Laverne P. L. Johnson Samuel Lee Griffin Dothan John P. Carley Theodore

The World in 1965 book offer from AP papers

An $8 value book titled The World in 1965 is offered to readers for $3. It covers world events from 1964 and 1965 including Sukarno in Indonesia and space milestones. Books will be available in February. readers may reserve by mailing the coupon.

Associated Press

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