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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1964
Page
5
Contest notes offer a chance to win a 15 volume Britannica Junior Encyclopedia for writing about foreign language knowledge. Readers are invited to send questions or letters with name age and address to the Tell Me Why feature, with Richard Ellison, 12, of New York cited as today’s winner.
A survey of methods to detect lying from ancient trials to the modern lie detector. It traces historical tests such as hot spoon tasting and rice chewing, and weighs whether the device reliably proves truth in court or is still widely disputed.
Five members of the Committee for Non-Violent Action and the Quebec to Cuba peace march staged a boat-in at the Miami Beach Coast Guard dock to protest the U.S. travel ban to Cuba. The 24 foot launch was seized and towed after being stopped by the Coast Guard on orders from the attorney general. Bradford Lyttle, 36, said the group would not leave the vessel, claiming the right to travel is essential.
The Humphrey campaign today warned that Goldwater’s farm program proposals would harm citizens who earn livelihoods from labor. The aide said a Goldwater victory would be a disaster for farmers and criticized the Agriculture Act as inadequate.
Decatur Postmaster I E Self warned of federal penalties for damaging mailboxes and mail as Halloween and Christmas approach. He noted complaints and said violators face up to a $1000 fine or three years in prison, urging respect for postal property and mail delivery.
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