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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1966
Page
7
Readers share practical hints from hair rollers with paper collars to keep bristles out, painting while upright, tying shoes with wet hands, keeping books open with clothespins, storing stamps in a matchbox, and using a cookie sheet as a lap desk for travel children.
The article discusses Burma’s push to nationalize lending to curb loan sharking and opium addiction. It notes the Bank of China closure alongside other lenders, and highlights cross border issues near the Burma China Laos Thailand frontier with opium as a shared lure among criminals aided by a CIA airlifted troop presence.
A pet doctor advises that scolding won t stop a cat from stalking birds and mice, an inherited trait. He suggests a bell on the cat to warn prey and protect birds, noting mice are rarely missed by other mice.
Report notes Carl Zeiss of Oberkochen celebrates 75 years since opening photographic lens production amid mentions of Thailand Burma Laos and China linked opium trade. It cites local Burman watches to prevent northward Chinese-related infiltrators and tribal intermediaries moving opium via Yunnan to Nationalists.
Debates in Washington on how to approach Bonn with respect to German settlement and detente. Advocates push for engaging West Germans to seek gradual East West accommodation, possibly replacing a multilateral force with nonproliferation talks, while Maliing hard lines against Moscow. Former officials urge candid talks to Berlin and renewed relations with Eastern European states.
Earl Holloway informed Mayor Robert Allen Tinnon he will begin duties as Athens Electric Department manager July 16. The appointment came after a 4-3 vote with the mayor using a tie and a tie breaker. Holloway has prior leadership roles in Alabama Power Arab and Fulton Kentucky electric systems.
The U S Chamber of Commerce links 100 new factory jobs to 100 more households and 859 more people in income. Southern Railway highlights its role as a partner in industrial development with a national Look Ahead Look South advertising program. Over 15 years, growth efforts have spurred $8 billion in 5,000+ industrial projects and 285,000 new Southern jobs.
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