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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1968
Page
9
In Design 256 architect Rudolph A. Matern presents a Western ranch that feels old yet contemporary. The angled walls create visual interest and reduce monotony while a three way see through plan links rooms. A sun ranch room opens to a private terrace via an eight foot sliding door.
The Design Z-56 includes a fireplac ed living room with a sun-ranch area and terrace, a large kitchen breakfast space, four bedrooms, three baths, and a spacious foyer in a 2340 square foot plan. A two-car garage provides interior and exterior storage, and the sun-ranch/glass wall shows a greenhouse frame atop a stone base.
President Johnson ends a long stay at the ranch and heads back to Washington this week. He plans a 5 p.m. Wednesday National Security Council meeting to review the East European situation, focusing on Czechoslovakia and reported Soviet troop buildup near Romania.
The northeast Iran town of Kakhk is wrecked by a Saturday earthquake. Officials say up to 11 000 may be dead and 3 500 bodies recovered with thousands missing. Rescue workers including Red Lion and Sun volunteers search amid rubble as survivors despair. The Shah and Empress Farah are set to visit the disaster area Wednesday and donate blood.
In Florence Wallace rejects being a hawk as he outlines steps to end Vietnam war via diplomatic channels first then military action if needed. He spoke at a Florence Airport news conference during the Southern 500 weekend and discussed a possible vice presidential bid.
Building editor notes payment of 50 cents plus 3 cents sales tax for baby blueprints of Design No. 756 with a request for printed name and street details.
Tokyo reports campaigns resume as Premier Eisaku Sato plots to extend his two year grip on power amid a looming general election. The Liberal Democratic Party faces rivals while the Socialists recover from a setback and regroup for the next fight.
In 1785 American physician J Jeffries and Frenchman Jean Blanchard crossed from Dover to a forest near Calais in a free balloon. The journey reflected early aviation experiments amid political factional strife.
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