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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1963

Page

3

Hope For Bova Virtually Gone

Virtually all hope of rescuing miner Louis Bova 54 was abandoned after a television lowering probe found no trace of him. State Mines Secretary H B Charmbury said no one will be sent down the 22 inch shaft and recovery methods may take many days.

Stanford H. Benjamin Hazleton Louis Bova H. B. Charmbury Charmbury Bova David Fellin Henry Throne

Health Capsules Note from Dr Michael A Petit

Health Capsules presents general health information. It clarifies it is not a diagnostic tool and should not replace professional medical advice.

Michael A. Petit, M.D

Hints From Heloise Drying Shoes With Hair Dryer

Readers share quick home hacks from 1963 covering drying tennis shoes with a towel and a hair dryer, packing boxes for babies, starching sweaters for body, making syrup from boxed sugar, drying newspapers into logs, and freezing pudding-based treats for children.

Heloise Erma Strickland

New Wage Gain Due Tuesday

Washington AP reports about 2.6 million workers will gain a federal minimum wage of 1.25 dollars per hour starting Tuesday, up from 1.15. Secretary Wirtz says the rise adds roughly 365 million dollars to annual incomes, with about 28 million employees covered in interstate commerce or goods production.

Washington W. Willard Wirtz

Reds Accuse Soviets of Revealing Secrets to Washington

Peking Radio blasted Moscow for scrapping its 1957 pledge to aid China’s nuclear program and for leaking confidential defense information to the United States. The fiery broadcast accused Soviet leaders of colluding with U S imperialists to block Red China’s nuclear ambitions, linking it to the broader Sino Soviet split.

Tokyo Red China Soviet Union Washington Peking Peking Radio Moscow United States Hitler Germany China U.S W. Averell Harriman Khrushchev Britain

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