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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1968

Page

3

River Weather and Moon Phase March 12 Note

Weather notes show sunset 5 53 p m sunrise 6 02 a m and moonrise 3 45 p m today forming a triangle with Jupiter and Regulus. Jupiter at about 425 million miles from bh naaadh. Full Moon on March 14.

River readings and TVA lake stages report

Morning river level at Keller Memorial Bridge 17.10 feet with sea level at 551.40. TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 675.8 Pickwick 409.5 Guntersville 593.1 Wheeler 557.3 Wilson 506.2. High Monday 61 at 11 a.m. Low 57 at 7 p.m. Today 64.2. Rain 2.08 inches in the last 24 hours. Forecast mostly cloudy with showers and colder by afternoon. Tonight windy with light rain possible freezing. Measurable precip 60 percent today 20 percent tonight. High today 65 low tonight 32. Wednesday high 42.

Decatur and Vicinity River Reading Keller Memorial Bridge Reading TVA Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Wheeler Wilson

Rain and wind lash North Alabama with more storms expected

Severe thunderstorms and tornado watches kept the area on edge overnight as winds toppled trees and cut power. More rain and possible freezing rain were forecast as temperatures fall to near freezing with clearing expected by Wednesday.

North Alabama Decatur Decatur Electric Department Huntsville Monte Sano ETV Gurley Decatur-Huntsville Weather Bureau West Point Cullman County New England North Alabama

Nothing Compares With A Tornado

An editor's note introduces a series on tornados from the U S Weather Bureau. The article explains what a tornado is and how warnings and preparation fit into public safety, noting tornadoes as the most violent storms and outlining general contributing air mass conditions.

U.S. Weather Bureau Mulvane Kan Mulcoovane

Television log highlights a busy Wednesday schedule

A dense listing shows programs across networks from 6:30 to 2:25, including I Dream of Jeannie, Death Valley Days, Garrison's Gorillas, Password, Red Skelton, Daktari, The Untouchables, The FBI, and The New Hampshire Primary coverage. Daily morning and afternoon shows feature news, weather, game shows, talk, soap operas, and children's programming with multiple station identifiers and time blocks.

Jeannie Verry Lewis

Radio Schedule Fragments And Tornado Weather Notes

A cluttered TV and radio guide lists shows from Red Ball Express to Beverly Hillbillies with times and stations. The page also contains a long, technical explainer on tornado formation, movement, and impact including warnings about shelter and pressure changes during funnel clouds.

Tonight's Best Bets and TV Movies Listing

A TV schedule highlights Jae Jeannie and Roger love plot with Don Rickles and Jerry Lewis at 7 P.M. Red Skelton hosts at 7:30 P.M. with Mike Connors Tom Jones and the Emmaline Henry singers. Movies include A Time to Love and a Time to Die at 9 P.M. and War Arrow at 9:30 P.M. The piece ends with a note on the giant squid rarely seen alive undersea.

Jeannie Tony Roger Jerry Lewis Don Rickles Michele Lee Don Jerry Michele RED Skelton Mike Connors Mannix Tom Jones Emmaline Henry Alan Copeland Tom Hansen David Rose Erich Maria Remarque Washington Texas Maureen O'Hara Jeff Chandler Dennis Weaver Suzan Ball

Local TV Tonight Highlights Oedipus Contracts and Peter Ustinov

On Alabama Education Television Channels 2 7 10 25 26 and 42 the lineup features a modern take on Oedipus The King by W T Chichester at 7 00 p m with Alabama College associate professor of speech, Everybody's Business at 7 30 p m focusing on contracts with Jim Hurst and attorney Bill Allen, and the NET Festival at 8 00 p m with Peter Ustinov performing a one man invocation of his ancestors spanning several nations.

Alabama Education Television Oedipus the King Rehocles W. T. Chichester Alabama College Jim Hurst Bill Allen Peter Ustinov Russia France Switzerland Ethiopia

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