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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1973
Page
24
The Decatur Daily lists a full day of programming with news, game shows, talks, and films. Notes include The Waltons, World Series pregame, Tomat a million-dollar kidnap case, and detailed film and star coverage.
A one hour documentary titled Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Coal investigates the West Virginia coal industry and its workers. ABC News presents the program at 8 p.m with a focus on the miners' plight and industry challenges.
TV shifts away from conventional variety as NBC debuts Follies a stylish revival on Thursdays at 9. Sammy Davis Jr and Mickey Rooney appear with acts from the Smothers Brothers to Diahann Carroll offering satire and song amid production pomp. The format aims for nostalgia with slick pacing and energy.
Weather balloons launchings from Pal- estine Texas and Montgomery Alabama at high altitudes sparked a wave of unidentified flying object reports across Mississippi Alabama Georgia and South Carolina. Authorities warned of possible misidentifications by rocket tests at Eglin Air Force Base while residents flooded sheriff offices with sightings prompting calls for a federal investigation.
Walter Terry resigns as director of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival after stating he cannot sustain high theatrical standards on a break-even budget. The 1973 deficit was $100,000 and 1974 expected deficit was $137,000, prompting the board and Terry to part ways.
A cryptogram hints at a Longfellow style quote with letter substitution. The sample shows A for L and X for O, instructing how to decode. The page mentions yesterday's quote The Child Prodigy at Ten Has Talent at Fifteen and Is Mediocre and a Japanese proverb.
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