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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1972
Page
8
Readers write about family conflict and manners in this syndicated column. Topics include a teen worried about her cousin's boyhood presentation, an alcoholic brother living at home, and a critique of a column about uncles with questions about parental guidance.
Austin Texas Frank M Corum promoted to chief master sergeant highest enlisted grade in the US Air Force. He is an air traffic control superintendent at Bergstrom AFB Texas and served a 12 month Vietnam tour. His wife Marlies Korpik from Germany. Airman Shaw, security policeman with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, earns V device ribbon. He is a 1969 Speake High School graduate from Moulton.
Technical Sergeant John F. Williamson Jr. son of Mr and Mrs John F Williamson Sr Rt 2 Vinemont has graduated with honors from the U S Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Norton AFB California. Williamson, a security police supervisor at Travis AFB California, is a 1950 Cullman High School graduate. His wife is Betty D McLemore. Donald R Brown FT Bragg NC Army Private 20, son of Mr and Mrs Otto L Brown, and wife Genera, lives on Danville 3, recently assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft Bragg NC. Pvt Brown entered Army in February 1972, completed basic at Ft Ord CA, last stationed at Ft Benning GA.
Airman First Class David N. Shaw, son of Mr and Mrs James H Shaw of Falkville, is stationed in Thailand as part of the U.S. Air Forces. The brief dispatch notes his service location and parentage, reflecting ongoing military assignments in Southeast Asia.
Airman Albert A. Creel Jr., son of Mrs Wynelle G Marsh of Cullman Alabama, has finished U S Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He is assigned to Lowry AFB Colorado for armament training.
The article explains why frogs return to water to lay eggs in spring. It details egg mass formation, numbers from 2,000 to 8,000 eggs per female, and the metamorphosis from tadpole to frog. It notes gills, lungs, leg development, tail absorption, and a typical two to four week maturation depending on temperature.
A father asks what the child learned on the first day of school. The baby pigeon is told to watch posture while the son describes learning to say yes sir no sir yes ma am no ma am. The playful exchange centers on manners and obedience.
A reader puzzle asks about a man and snapshot relation saying the father of the person is my father's son. The note hints that the answer appears in tomorrow's paper. The fragment also lists names, a Canadian winner, and local high school graduates with brief biographical notes.
The Miami Beach scene after the Democratic convention focused on Beverly McKittrick Jackie Gleason’s wife shooting a 90 at the Inverrary course after 14 years of effort Her win beat her husband who found trouble in the water Marty Allen joked about currents at the Newport Hotel while others noted changing times and political moods The piece also mentions George McGovern Miriam Hopkins Temple Drake and various show business figures in light nonviolent fashion
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