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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1972

Page

8

Television Log Tangles in a Busy Day of Night Note

A dense schedule lists Nixon's Russia trip and various talk shows, game shows, soaps, and reruns across six decades of TV. Programs include News, Johnny Carson, Dinah Shore, All My Children, The Dating Game, and Patty Duke era titles alongside cartoons and children's fare.

Modern prototype of savings and loan born in Birmingham

The first modern savings and loan prototype emerged in Birmingham in 1781 as a building society. A voluntary group pooled savings to fund members' home building. Industrial changes spurred urban growth, creating demand for small but regular savings. Today cooperative associations offer high dividends and home financing options.

The Savings and Loan Association Birmingham England Cooperative Savings and Loan Association

Oceans Silent Crisis frames with Commoner Cousteau McKeithen

Special tape presents interviews and scenes of water pollution from acids chemicals soil and sewage. Environmentalist Barry Commoner Jacques Cousteau and Louisiana Governor John McKeithen provide discussion while Nixon in Kiev is noted in a separate segment.

Ase Barry Commoner Jacques Cousteau Louisiana John McKeithen Russia Napes Nixon Kiev

Tell Me Why Cavities Book Promo and Winner

Public contest for a children’s book set invites questions about tooth structure and care. Today's winner is a 10 year old from Cheektowaga New York. The article explains tooth anatomy and how cavities form from plaque bacteria and acid. It urges brushing after meals to prevent decay.

Jacqueline Skretny Cheektowage N.Y Billy

Presidential Hopefuls Hit TV Jackpot For California Primary

Hubert H. Humphrey and George McGovern will face off on three network programs in a public confrontation strategy. CBS will air Face the Nation, NBC Meet the Press, and ABC Issues and Answers next Sunday, Tuesday, and the following Sunday respectively, with tough questions by newsmen. Nixon also delivered a live Moscow speech via satellite, highlighting language barriers between speaker and audience.

New York Hubert H. Humphrey George McGovern California CBS NBC ABC David Schumacher Nixon Moscow

Cirque Word Puzzle Prompt and Winner Nomination

Riddle asks for words linked to the circus using given letters with limited counts. It notes a tomorrow answer, cites Knowledge Yearbook, invites riddles and jokes, provides a mailing address line and declares Today's winner as David Mollo from Shrewsbury Mase.

Book of Knowledge David Mollo Shrewsbury Mase

Seeing America To Be Next Safari By Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson declares plans to tour the United States with camera and typewriter visiting Charleston Wahoo Norfork Bad Axe Christmas Cove Pocatello Moscow Albany Lima Skaneateles Shirley Johnson City Texas Galveston Key West and Nome Alaska in a planned American sights safari. He recalls friends and places and jokes about spelling and pronunciation while imagining a western Nome finale.

Charleston S. C Ohio State Wahoo Neb Norfolk Darryl F. Zanuck Zanuck Mick Christmas Cove Pocatello Idaho Moscow Albany Broadway San Francisco America United States Nome Alaska

Dirty Feet Mark Of Poor Movies

Florida assistant attorney general Ray Marky, known as Mr. Porn and Chief Smut Nut, says dirty feet are a giveaway of poor quality porn. He advises police on obscenity cases and notes his role requires careful, quiet trials rather than large, forceful raids.

Tallahassee Fla Atty Ray Marky Marky Florida Robert Shevin Southeast

Gathering of bands plans 1974 meeting in Honolulu

The American Tee Association invites the Japanese Bandmasters Association to meet in 1974 in Honolulu. The 1973 convention will be in Washington, D.C. Hosts will be the four armed services bands and the Sousa Memorial. The male fiddler crab has one very large claw used to signal females.

Gathering OF Arlington, Tex American Tee Association Japanese Bandmasters Association Honolulu Washington, D.C Four Armed Services Bands

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