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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1972
Page
3
Science puzzle column explains time units and origins of weeks calendars and years. It traces 7 day week to Hebrew and Babylonian roots, Roman calendar adjustments, and the role of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII. Includes a trick box and yesterday’s Word Puzzle answer.
A professor asks about preventing infections from biting insects and a student jokes about not biting. A driver faces a court scene as the judge notes a ten dollar fine, reflecting a quirky courthouse moment.
Youth International Party and allies plan at least 100,000 peaceful demonstrators at the Democratic National Convention. Co founder Jerry Rubin Abbie Hoffman and eight leaders arrive in Miami to scout sites and negotiate with city officials. They vow nonviolence, police cooperation, and emphasize anti Nixon and anti war themes.
George W. Trendle, 87, creator of The Lone Ranger, Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, and The Green Hornet, died from a heart attack. He reshaped Detroit station WXYZ in 1932 by dropping networks and creating local children’s programs, introducing the masked western hero Dan Reid with Tonto and later The Green Hornet.
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