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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1965
Page
10
A fragmentary note from Copenhagen discusses Americans joking about French cuisine versus American dishes. The writer hints at a secret exchange about food taste and impressions while observing a terrace scene.
A dense list of TV programs and times for a Monday schedule across CBS ABC and local channels. The column includes news programs, dramas, variety shows, game shows, and children's fare with channel tags and time slots throughout the day.
A traveler praises an American Hamburger in Europe describing its eight inch height, mushroom topping, and elaborate fillings including peppers tomatoes mustard butter patties relishes pickles and even an anchor. He notes two potato salads and suggests Americans are becoming culinary artworks abroad. Sisters from New Jersey mention excellent American hot dogs and onion rings.
A collage of reader tips on cooking faster meat balls with flour dusting, keeping pressed powder soft by puffing downward, teaching literacy with calendar numbers and letters, ease for toddler bed transitions with crib mattress, and drape care for even fading. Readers note Heloise can’t answer all questions but will respond when possible.
Fragmentary OCR shows radio station calls WHOS FM 102.1 MC Ww AM 730 and 1400 on a schedule listing with times from sunrise to sunset and varying hours. The text includes ad notes and unclear phrases about hours 6 A.M. to 11 P.M.
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co plans to revise a map of tourist attractions after Alabama Governor George Wallace protested its omission of Alabama sites. A Winston-Salem spokesman said more states were not adequately covered and the firm intends changes.
Reynolds used a U.S. map offered with cigarette cartons amid a dispute over omitted Alabama tourist attractions. Governor Wallace urged Reynolds to address perceived bias in the map and reassured Alabamians would continue buying Reynolds products despite the controversy. The Florence Times published an apology note from Reynolds vice president Charles T. Wade.
Kids answer questions about galaxies and the universe in a school feature. The piece explains the Milky Way as our galaxy its edge beyond which space lies vast and empty and introduces the idea of billions of other galaxies and the scale of light years.
In Morgan County Alabama Probate Court Sanders Simpson petitions to establish presumed death of Simon Simpson who disappeared in 1924 from Hartssel. A hearing is set for July 15 1965 at 10:00 A.M. to present evidence on absence and circumstances. Witness date May 27 1965. Judge T C Almon. Publication dates May 31 and June 7 14 and 21 1965.
Radioman T C Franklin E Dean of Hartselle is aboard the USS Shangri La participating in Operation Fairgame III in the central Mediterranean and Corsica May 16 25. The exercise includes 34 US and 26 French ships with ground troops from both nations. United States Marines and French forces participate, with French units including Fusiliers Des Marins Commando and Foreign Legion. Alabama dry counties received 53.8 percent of 1964 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board funds for old age and indigent care.
The wire quotes a Reynolds company apology to the people of Alabarfin for an apparent oversight by Rand McNally. The R. J. Reynolds Co expresses deep regret for the omission.
Tell your friend he can stand on opposite newspaper corners and not touch. Place the sheet under a door to trap him. Winners include Mike White of Oceanside California, 14, for riddles and jokes in Britannica Atlas contest.
NBC, CBS, and ABC pilots for 1965 66 largely failed to advance with only a few projects moving forward The Ghostbreakers remains in inventory while Please Dont Eat the Daisies eyes NBC fall airtime The era shows that many pilots vanish into replacement roles or shelf status despite heavy investment by networks and producers.
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