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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1965
Page
8
The article explains why leap years exist to keep the calendar aligned with the Earth's orbit. It traces the solar year of 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds, the ancient Egyptian 365 day year, Babylonian intercalations, Roman calendar reforms under Julius Caesar, and Pope Gregory XIII's rule to skip leap years in century years to improve accuracy.
Hollywood profile of Vicki Tiel a dress designer and Paris fashion sensation who rose from Parsons to haute couture with Mia Foussagrives plus a note on Pakistan's population at 103 million expected to triple by 2000 A.D.
Huntsville art and entertainment groups hope that Roger Stevens will secure funds under a national arts bill. Plans for a $7 million arts center loom, with $10 million for projects and $5 million for matching funds. Local venues struggle for space as audiences and groups compete for two high school auditoriums. The Arts Council coordinates scheduling across multiple organizations including the Huntsville Community Concert Association, Civic Symphony, Broadway Theater League, Huntsville Little Theater, and others.
Mrs Vera Lampkin 49 and her four year old grandson Alvin Todd Lampkin suffered extensive burns when gasoline spilled and ignited at the Mark Charles Supper Club on the outskirts of Montgomery. They had been cleaning the floor under a gas water heater after mistaking the five gallon can for water. A watchdog was also burned.
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