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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1966
Page
9
A reader contest explains sand origins and properties. Susan Duffey of Alton Illinois wins a prize for question submission. Sand forms from rock, varies by wind and water wear, and can be white red green or black with minerals like magnetite or even gold or diamonds.
The document lists answers for multiple choice sections labeled Part I II and III and a SYMBOL QUIZ with lettered responses. It presents scores or keys for questions across categories without narrative context.
Twenty six students from Cullman Lawrence Limestone and Morgan counties earned the University of Alabama fall semester dean's list honors. The article also notes sand composition including quartz and minerals and discusses sand's role in soil water filtration and farming.
A fragment notes a person requesting guidance from Ann Landers by sending 25 cents in coin with a self addressed stamped envelope, indicating readers mailed questions for column advice.
The puzzle page presents three jokes: what tree grows near the sea, why the pigs left home, and why passing counterfeit money could lead to arrest. Beech tree is given as the first answer, the second uses a pun on awful boar, and the third notes that passing counterfeit money is the reason for arrest.
Readers are invited to form circus related words from letters found in any box and submit. Tomorrow’s paper promises the answer. The page lists winners, contributors, and readers from Edmonton Alberta to Hartselle with roles in arts science education and engineering. Persia’s name change to Iran is noted as a historical aside.
A reader chides Ann Landers for a perceived moth-eaten stance on alcohol urging a reexamination of her anti drinking lectures. The letter cites a Harvard authority claiming children should be taught to drink liquor as a normal beverage.
A reader challenges a professor's view that teaching children to drink early could prevent alcoholism. The letter argues excessive drinking stems from personality defects and lack of inner coping resources, not forbidden fruit. It urges teaching youngsters the joy of achievement and questions early alcohol exposure.
Names including Jimmy E Cullman Gloria J Isbell John O Nielsen Carol S Tilley Bobby W Weathers Esther M Messersmith Brenda J Rodgers Jane E Plunkett across arts science education commerce and John G Bland Jr engineering in Hanceville and Vincent Sparks Jr engineering in Lawrence Moulton indicate multiple individuals tied to local institutions and engineering roles with no event description or dates provided.
A provocative pitch argues against teen physical affection as a crime against humanity. The author contends giving a child a crutch when he has two legs creates cripples and warns that necking can turn into petting, inviting readers to send for Ann Landers' book Necking and Petting.
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