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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1964
Page
7
A newspaper feature invites readers to send questions to the Tell Me Why column. It names a recent winner, Steven Mcintosh of Syracuse, and Carol Heise of Newark as another daily winner, and includes educational notes on breathing and the Britannica World Atlas prize.
Police Chief Jack Vermillion answered a call to find several boys digging a six foot hole and claiming they were building a bear trap. He advised them to fill the hole, then fell through a plywood sheet when he stepped on the spot. The boys admitted they were being honest and were indeed building a trap.
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