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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1963
Page
9
Radio stations list broadcasting hours from 6 AM to 11 PM with sunrise to sunset ranges for WAJF 1490 WJMW AM 730 and WJOP FM 104.3 MC. A note instructs tuning to 640 or 1240 in case of enemy attack.
Lawrence County students must attend Saturday briefly as Silas Cross announced. School will dismiss Friday at 11 30 a m to allow teachers to finish annual reports, with students returning Saturday for report cards. Industry forecasters expect U S plastics and resin production to exceed eight billion pounds in 1963, a 10 percent rise from 1962.
A railroad flagman named John Robert Harbin aged 29 from Weaver died after apparently losing his footing and falling under a moving train near the Gantt's Quarry community north of Sylacauga during a Monday incident. The sheriff stated the accident occurred as the train passed through the area.
New York report describes NBC access to Moscow for The Kremlin a behind the scenes look at a city within a city. Producer Lacy Jarvis details years of planning delays her meetings with Khrushchev and Alexei Adzhubei and the eventual green light for the September shoot. The program airs tonight at 9:30 to 10:30 EDT.
Athens College Science Department receives a $1000 unrestricted Departmental Assistance grant from Gulf Oil under its Aid to Education program. Gulf distributes 50 such grants annually to universities and colleges, contributing to more than $1.4 million for scholarships and aid in 1963. The grant was presented to Dr. Virgil McCain by K. S. Griggs.
A Close-Up on the 23rd precinct airs on ABC from 10:30 to 11 a documentary detailing incidents within a 24 hour period in Manhattan.
William R. Rhodes of North Little Rock Arkansas learned a dirty trick during a Tucson drive when a match tossed from a window he believed open scorched his back seat. Rhodes sustained minor burns in the incident.
A fire damaged a car, causing about $1,500 in losses. No injuries were reported. Police and fire crews responded to the scene, and investigators are assessing the cause. Continued coverage to follow.
A claim states an average seven inch pencil can draw a line at least 35 miles long. The statement reflects a measurement or unit conversion idea often cited in trivia, illustrating how distance can be exaggerated by a small tool under specific conditions.
A Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) guide outlines five steps to a worry-free trip. You receive marked road maps, a planned route avoiding detours and maximizing points of interest, plus a family planning session and a pre-trip car check at a Standard station. While traveling, stop at Standard Oil signs for car care on the road.
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