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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1966
Page
14
A contest winner is Michalle Skiever, 12, Rochester NY, for the Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia prize. The article explains the seasons as caused by Earth’s tilt about 23 degrees and its annual revolution around the sun, noting solstices in June and December and how rays’ angle affects heat.
A dense listing outlines daytime and evening TV programming across multiple channels including News Weather and sports slots. Notable items include Johnny Carson Wake Island and The Way of the World with mid day telecasts, dramas and game shows spaced through the afternoon and into the evening.
The document lists broadcast hours from 6 AM to 11 PM for radio stations, with sunrise to sunset 4 55 AM and continuous operation from 6 AM to midnight. It appears to compare sunrise sunset timings with standard day hours.
A playful prompt asks what gets fat without eating and what is the biggest pen cil in the world. It jokes that 13 o clock means time to get it fixed and that the balloon answer is a balloon.
A reader contest offers a Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook for completing a drawing with originality. Entries must be labeled Drawing Tell Me Why include name age address and zip code. Today's winner is Joanne Nalepa 11 Beaver Falls Pa. An investigation notes tuberculosis frequent among alcoholics.
A light variety column notes rising marriage and life expectancy, average newlyweds may share 43 years together. It cites a skull withstands 3600 pounds, 700 US children commit family murders yearly, liver’s rising price, mosquitoes bite sicker people more, and autos in five of every four families.
The text contrasts Roosevelt with other 20th century figures and discusses speech rate versus comprehension. It notes Adolf Hitler on violence as a key to success. It then mentions iris borers and control measures using endosulfan or malathion as effective methods.
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