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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1972

Page

5

Ideal Time To Trade A Car Three To Six Years

Sylvia Porter explains that the ideal trade-in window for a new car is typically three to six years after purchase. Depreciation and repair costs vary over time, with maintenance rising in years six to seven, while depreciation is highest early on. Keep detailed records to compute your own per mile cost and trade before it climbs.

Transportation Dept E. M. Cope C. I. Gauthier Field Enterprises, Inc

Tell Me Why first keys were made for doors history

Readers are asked to send questions to Tell Me Why in care of this paper with name age and address. The item notes winners Therese Farrell 8 of Troy New York and Maurice Gordon 11 of Kingston Jamaica. It explains ancient Egyptian wooden bolt locks with tumblers, early keys resembling a toothbrush, Greek curved bar keys, Roman keys with varied peg shapes and early locks, and ring keys worn on a finger. A riddles feature invites readers to copy numbers adding to 50 with solutions.

Therese Farrell Troy, N.Y Book of Knowledge Maurice Gordon Kingston Jamaica

Health Capsules: Safe Indoor Grilling Precautions

Health Capsules notes indoors grilling is safe only with adequate ventilation or near a wide open window to expel carbon monoxide. The column emphasizes not to rely on it for diagnosis and urges caution with CO exposure. Also mentions crime in the 1960s rose much faster than population.

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