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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1966
Page
11
A design trend gaining acceptance in contemporary homes is opening the roof to invite natural light and sky views. The example shown in House of the Week, by Rudolph A. Matern, features a three bedroom ranch with a glass panel roof in the foyer, extending into the living and family rooms, and sliding glass doors to a terrace.
Building Editor notes 50 cents plus 3 cents sales tax for a baby blueprint on design G-26. Please print name and street.
The plan features a living room dining room family room and kitchen plus three bedrooms and 22 baths. A large foyer spans into the living and family rooms with a rear terrace and a two car garage. Overall 82ft 4in width includes basement and side garage opening demanding a lot with ample frontage.
A compact note highlights modern eye catching lines aimed at families seeking stylish design. It emphasizes broad appeal while noting the model's distinctive look and practical features for everyday use.
Senator John Sparkman told Alabama housing officials that public housing and urban renewal are rights driven by local demand and laws. He forecast over 82.6 million dollars flowing into Alabama’s economy from these projects and urged support for U S policy in Vietnam, calling Da Nang and Pleiku front lines of freedom as Southeast Asia faced Communist expansion.
In Montgomery, a nurse who earlier testified found a knife in the pocket of a fatally wounded Prattville teenager. Ronnie Bland, 17, stands trial for first degree murder in the slaying of Robert Lee Hill at a race track last December. The case includes Bland’s statement to police claiming self defense, with witnesses and forensics presented by both sides. India’s population is soaring by 1,100 every hour.
A short educational piece explains differences between frogs and toads. It notes frogs are smooth and agile, mostly aquatic insect eaters that catch prey with a sticky tongue, while toads are dry and squat, spend time on land, and often dig caves. Frogs over winter underwater tasting little oxygen. toads hibernate and vary in temperate and tropical regions.
Dozens of causes drive today’s doctor and health personnel shortages in the United States. The piece notes how high training standards and rapid medical progress boost care but shrink supply. It discusses scarce private practice share, admission limits, expanding schools, foreign-trained doctors, and underpaid hospital staff, with calls for reform and education redesign.
A playful exchange as one camper asks the other to turn out lights while the second replies they cannot because he has 100 watt lightning bugs in his area.
A brief exchange where June asks what a candy stick has that a plain stick lacks. Jane responds with flavor as the punchline.
Health Capsules notes advise a 3/4 inch plywood bed board placed between mattress and spring. The item mentions a future topic titled Tomorrow Skin Stains.
Extra prize contest invites readers to finish a drawing or create an original entry titled Drawing Tell Me Why with name age and address. Yesterday's answer was Grants Tomb New York City. Nancy Knapp of Dover Ohio is today's winner.
Sparkman warned that a Communist Viet Nam would mark a failure to defend government by and for the people as the housing authority holds its concluding session today. Committee reports, officer elections, speeches and panel discussions are on the agenda.
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