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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
3
A dense TV grid lists 1960s to 1970s shows across channels with news programs and movies. It highlights interviews and performances from university exchange groups, court and discuss shows, dramas like Perry Mason and Marcus Welby, and classic films such as The Helen Morgan Story and Casanova’s Big Night.
The article defines a sloth as a sluggish Central and South American mammal living in trees with two toed or three toed varieties. It describes slow movement, nocturnal foraging, low brain size and body temperature, and algae on fur aiding camouflage. A trivia puzzle asks three questions with punchline answers.
A puzzle note hints at a baseball clue with an eleven insert of one letter to form a sentence. Tomorrow's paper promises the answer. The item lists yesterday's answer and the day’s winner Melinda Ellis of Columbus Ohio who sent riddles and jokes to the puzzle mailbox.
Residents awoke to an oily mist coating homes cars pools and streets in El Segundo California. Standard Oil of California said a high pressure relief valve at its refinery released oil for several minutes causing a traffic tieup. City crews spread sand to reduce slipperiness as adjusters planned door to door damage assessments.
Ann Arbor moves to repeal the $5 marijuana fine after a 6 3 council vote. A public hearing and final vote are needed to officially repeal the ordinance though current violators are fined by mail and the law remains in effect pending appeals.
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