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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1964

Page

9

Heloise Tips on Quick Doily Drying and Everyday Hacks

Reader tips offer practical hacks from Heloise: pin crocheted doilies to an ironing board to dry, tap a ketchup bottle neck to air it out, slip a sock on furniture polish to avoid marks, and use towels on popcorn pans to absorb grease. Other hints include color‑coded thread storage, nylon net in submarines, and sewn pillow covers from old stockings.

Heloise M. H. Robison Jeanne van Deusen

Tell Me Why Britannica Junior Encyclopedia Winner

A reader contest winner is Kathy Oreskovich a 14 year old from Los Angeles California. The article explains the law of greens chlorophyll the green coloring matter in plants and its role in photosynthesis enabling plants to convert sunlight into energy and food.

Kathy Oreskovich Los Angeles Calif iWin

Why Are Plants Green and What About Greenless Fungi

The article explains photosynthesis using light to build life giving chemicals from inorganic. It notes fungi lack chlorophyll and cannot make food, relying on parasitic or saprophytic sources. Outside these groups, most plants contain green coloring matter.

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Early Evening TV Dives Into Fantasy Faces Familiar Shows

Cynthia Lowry notes CBS fantasy mix on early evening TV with talking animals Martians and talking horses. She observes Lassie and Mr Ed front and center as My Favorite Martian garners laughs while viewers must suspend disbelief for jokes.

Cynthia Lowry New York CBS Ed Sullivan Severa Lassie Ters

Cape Kennedy to Host Busy Month of Space Launches

Seven major launchings are planned at Cape Kennedy including two Mariner missions to Mars, a Gemini unmanned flight to qualify for crewed missions, and orbital tests of Centaur and Titan 3A rockets. Mars flybys aim for 8 month journeys with 20 photographs. Astronauts Grissom and Young planned for a later Gemini flight.

Howard Benedict Kennedy Fila Project Mariner Mars Cape Kennedy Space Agency Explorer Mariner - Mars Earth Mariner Ja Propulsion Laboratory

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