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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1968
Page
7
The Z-51 design showcases an 1846 square foot brick veneer ranch with a long low profile. Four bedrooms two baths living spaces include a sunken living room, separate dining area with iron rail, kitchen family room, screened porch and two-car garage. Architect Rudolph A. Matern emphasizes in-line roof lines and extended horizontal massing for a stately, low maintenance home.
The Senate heard there is no fat left to trim from President Johnson's foreign aid requests. The committee pared the package to 1.94 billion dollars, the lowest in 21 years, with Johnson's original 2.96 billion sliced repeatedly during its passage. Act. Chairman John Sparkman said the amount represents the absolute minimum to sustain overall foreign policy.
In Senate debate on the foreign aid authorization Sparkman defended the cutting of costs saying maximum trims have been made without jeopardizing the program. He dismissed a critic’s $170 billion postwar aid figure as mythical and cited a $40.5 billion actual total with a 90 percent requirement that commodities be purchased in the United States.
Sen. J. Willam Fulbright seeks renomination in Arkansas as Democrats vote in today’s primary. He repeats opposition to the Vietnam War saying it aims to stop the killing of American servicemen and bring them home to their families.
The article explains cement making from limestone and clay, the chemistry of hydration, and the shift to artificial cements since the 19th century. It notes Roman use of hydraulic cement, the term hydraulic due to water hardening, and Portland cement named after a Stone by Joseph Aspdin in 1824.
Senate committee chair cites billions spent on war diverting funds from domestic needs as Arkansans prepare to vote in primaries. Jim Johnson leads Democratic candidates for governor as Winthrop Rockefeller is favored in GOP race against Sidney Roberts. primary voting runs 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT.
A playful puzzle item notes the Riddle Box 1 with two questions and answers about a sun sleeping cat tired and hoarse, plus a jokey line about a man in ill.
Reader asks for a made up Cross War Puzzle titled Me Tell Me Why by Louise Clarke winner of a New Book of Knowledge Yearbook. Includes requester name, age, and address with zip. Presents Across clues Attack Devour Prefix nitrogen Killed Thought and more and Down clues Count s of people Frozen raindrops Accomplish Edward To free Single Indefinite article.
The note invites riddles and jokes to a page titled Riddles Jokes Tell Me Why with a ZIP code request. Today's winner is Cindy Kampworth, 10, Edwardsville Illinois.
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