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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1968
Page
21
A dense listing shows CST daytime and primetime programs with dozens of titles and stations including Daniel Boone, Wagon Train, Ironside, Bewitched, Jeopardy, General Hospital, Guiding Light, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing, The Tonight Show elements, news slots, weather, and various regional shows. It tracks typical mid century broadcasts with game shows, soaps, movies, westerns, and children's programs across a full day.
Jeffrey Scott Pilkington son of Mr and Mrs Jack S Pilkington of Ashville and formerly of Decatur graduates from the U S Air Force Academy. He earns a bachelor of science degree and is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. He is named to the commandant list and will enter fighter pilot training at Moody AFB.
A historical listing shows radio station call signs and their broadcast times. Entries include WMSL WHOS WDRM WAJF JOF WJOF WJMW WKAC and WLCB with varied sunrise to sunset or specified hours.
The present Congress includes 328 members who were Boy Scouts or served as scout leaders.
A slate highlights Palm Springs Weekend with Troy Donahue Connie Stevens Ty Hardin Stefanie Powers and others at 8 p.m. The Explosive Generation follows at 9 p.m. Ambush airs 10:30 p.m. King of the Khyber Rifles and Ministry of Fear also shown. A note cites a record 2975 corporate mergers last year, up 25 percent from 1966.
Three students from the Catur area completed the McCallie School commencement in Chattanooga Tennessee. Pride will attend Washington and Lee University in the fall. Pearce served as YMCA president and dance committee head and plans to attend Auburn University. Garrett played on the sailing club and varsity soccer team and plans to study at Auburn.
Eight area 4-H members join 32 North Alabama delegates at Fontana Resource Development Conference in Fontana Village North Carolina June 3 to 7. Delegates, selected from 16 counties, will study Tennessee Valley resources alongside 225 peers from six states.
Television listings show Today's Home at 6 30 p m with host Lee Cannon and guest Dr Sue Morton on floor coverings. Animal Tracks at 7 p m features Bob Truett of Birmingham's Jimmy Morgan Zoo explaining habitats and habits. Water Ways at 9 p m tours Alabama parks with Lt James Merrihew of the State Department of Water Safety.
An ounce of begonia seeds could sell for up to 3500 dollars, about 100 times a ray ounce of gold, according to National Geographic. It takes over a million small seeds to equal one ounce.
Charles Edward Campbell son of C M Campbell of 1501 Chestnut Street has joined Eastern Airlines as a flight officer and will be based in Washington DC after completing training at Miami Florida He will fly to many of the 116 cities the airline serves across 28 states the District of Columbia Canada Mexico Puerto Rico Bermuda and the Bahamas Campbell a Debatur High School Florence State College graduate is married to Adondalyn Johnson and they have a one week old daughter
Cadet Patrick Dora Hann Nay of Hillsboro has been promoted to cadet second lieutenant and company commander at Columbia Military Academy in Columbia Tennessee. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edmund A Hannay of Hillsboro and has attended the academy for three years.
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