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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
9
Martin McRae of Rochester New York wins the Britannica Junior Encyclopedia prize for the Earthworms Eat Dirt explainer. The article describes earthworms diet and digestion including crop and gizzard, and notes they breathe through their skin and have no eyes.
In Birmingham Alabama a 41 year old woman Susie Loveless shot at a man identified as Tommie Lee Robinson as he tried to break into her home. He died at the scene. Police report she fired six shots but hit him five times.
A column presents a trick box puzzle where a random number plus the next higher, plus nine, halved, then minus the original equals five. It lists yesterday's crossword answers across and down and notes Deborah McCann of Lorain Ohio as today’s winner.
Gallup finds President Johnson’s approval at 70 percent in the latest poll, nearly matching January’s 71 percent. After a five month decline to a low of 64 percent amid international and racial tensions, the current reading comes after troop landings in the Dominican Republic and rising Viet Nam activity.
Alabama attorney general Richmond Flowers says he will mail the final report on alleged federal roadbuilding rule violations to Washington. He accuses the Commerce Department of delaying to justify withholding federal funds and notes letters from Robert Giles and Rex Whitton regarding findings about pressure to hire connections of the Wallace administration. The report reportedly will detail the basis for the Road Bureau charges.
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