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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
8
Earl Wilson reports on the Cheetahs, a new American youth fad of knee freedom. At the 53rd Street club opening 3,000 to 4,000 mixed fashion and dance styles, skirts rose to mid-thighs and couples swayed to three orchestras amid flashing lights.
A TV log lists programs from McHale's Navy to Tonight and Jamaican mass scenes. It notes Edie Adams, Jackie Kennedy rumors, Frank Sinatra visits, Hedy Lamarr Las Vegas offers, and Diets of showbiz chatter.
The House sent a 2.95 billion education bill to Congress with loans and construction grants for colleges. A shift to private financing for loans was dropped to save 160 million next year. Also announced is a fourth selective service college qualification test at 1,200 centers in late June for registrants who missed prior exams.
A list of radio stations including WMSL WHOS WDRM WHRT WAJF WJOF and WKA LCS is provided with frequencies and operating hours from 6 AM to 11 PM or sunrise to sunset. The text also notes time ranges such as 4:55 AM to midnight and 6 AM to midnight.
The Times of London abandons its 181 year front page ads to print news and introduces a women's page and a gossip column to attract new readers. In Prague ten students were killed and 38 injured when a truck hit a train at a crossing. Yugoslav President Tito began talks with Egyptian President Nasser in Alexandria.
Social Security Commissioner Robert M. Ball says nearly all hospitals in medi care will see higher revenues from Medicare payments. He notes many hospitals currently do not receive full reimbursement for care provided to older people, many treated as charity patients.
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