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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
6
The article explains available light photography using any camera, stressing smaller, discreet cameras, accurate exposure via cadmium sulfide meters, and careful handling to avoid camera shake. It outlines film choices for black and white and color under various illuminations and suggests practical aids like camera supports.
The State Department denied Moscow’s claim that three American war ships fired on a Soviet trawler last Friday. Six destroyers conducted gunnery drills 70 miles east of Norfolk while no surface vessel was within 12 miles. the nearest ship was 10 miles away, firing a seven mile range at a towed sleeve target.
Athens reports the first shipment of emergency corn arrived by rail to Limestone to ease livestock feed shortages caused by poor grazing and weather. ASCS manager Wallace Steele notes the crop is government stored number two yellow corn sold at 99 cents per bushel for cattle and 1.32 dollars for hogs and work stock. About 210 farmers have requested roughly 40 000 bushels with Limestone Farmers Cooperative handling distribution. Applications to receive grain must be filed with the local ASCS office by Friday 4 p.m. Farmers have until May 15 to use the corn planned to last through April 15.
Cotton farmers must plant or release at least 75 percent of their allotment to avoid a 50 percent cut in 1964. Hartsville ASCS reports Morgan County released 3 679 acres and 6 762 more requested. Limestone 962 acres released and 16 000 more requested. Mount Olivet ASCS: 851 acres released and about 17 650 more requested.
Opelika city commission authorizes an $8 million downtown renovation project. Marion Hyatt of the Opelika Housing Authority says a $162 000 study of the business district will guide efforts to modernize Opelika's core area.
Two youths Ronnie Lane and Bobby Pate said they were attacked by a group of teenagers in a car with Alabama plates in Panama City Florida. They suffered minor knife wounds and no arrests were reported. Investigators could not confirm any link to the Alabama convention influx. Public schools closed during the convention.
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