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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1964
Page
7
A feature on Design H-46 details a spacious 91 foot long house offering 1988 square feet of living area across four bedrooms two baths and a powder lavatory. The plan emphasizes a center hall layout, generous closets, two porches a two car garage and an integrated service area with mud room laundry and storage.
The Alabama battleship, once in Bremerton, Washington, is being towed toward Mobile with help from the tug Margaret Walsh and Sea Ranger. The World War II vessel lies in mothball status but is set to become a state shrine in Mobile after the Panama Canal passage. SeaLion sank en route to the canal as Alabama neared Panama.
Readers share practical quick fixes from 1964 including using a plastic squeeze bottle for pancake batter to avoid drips, preserving dresses for infant wear by reusing old outfits with crawlers, and simple privacy curtains for a garage window using nylon net. Also notes on securing garbage cans with lead pipes to stop animal disturbance.
A Cape Kennedy mission in 1965 will fire a capsule carrying mice and rats into orbit. Half will receive radiation from a gamma or X ray source released in orbit, while the rest serve as controls. Data will compare space and ground results to assess radiation hazards in weightlessness.
A Morgan County rabies inspector spokesman says 1963 rabies certificates have expired. State law requires dogs three months or older to be vaccinated, with certificates issued to ensure proper compliance.
A spokesman notes the Sept 1 deadline for dog vaccinations each year. Many dogs already vaccinated, deputies inspect communities for compliance. Violators face fines up to 100 dollars. Certificates issued after Sept 1 stay valid for a year before a new certificate is required.
A three judge Birmingham panel will hear a request to enjoin the federal government from enforcing the Civil Rights Act at Ollie's Barbecue. The suit, filed July 31 against Attorney General Robert Kennedy and U S District Attorney Macon Weaver, claims the act violates personal property rights.
Governor George Wallace allocates more than 8000 dollars from his presidential campaign fund to three Alabama private schools. Macon Academy in Washeape receives the largest share about 6000 dollars while Birmingham West End and Hoover Academies each receive more than 1000 dollars. The schools were founded after desegregation of local public schools. The article notes a projected 1970 southern college education expenditure of 2.9 billion dollars for 1.7 million students.
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