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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1972
Page
5
Theodore M Bernstein analyzes how pompous phrasing like attitudinal reconditioning and value structures muddles meaning. He explains syllepsis with examples and notes bromide as a cliché persistently used in political and literary writing.
The Fischer Spassky world championship win in 1972 sparks a surge in American interest in chess. Stores report depleted supplies and new department heads for chess sets. US Chess Federation sees mass membership filings and contemplates sponsorships to meet demand.
Mountain View Calif AP GTE Sylvania Inc under a 77000 contract to the U S Department of Justice studies ways to cut burglaries and robberies in small businesses single family residences and apartment buildings The study evaluates existing alarm systems and seeks requirements for reliable economical systems and possible new equipment to develop and test
The horse possesses the largest eyes of land animals yet their diameter is only about one and a half times that of human eyes.
A reader quiz page explains comets as swarms of ice and dust with a bright head called the coma and a tail formed by solar wind. The nucleus is a small bright point, and sunlight ionizes gases to glow. Some suggest comets arise from early solar system ice particles forming snowball nuclei.
Riddle from the Knowledge Yearbook asks to rearrange the letters EENPRST into three words using all letters. It notes tomorrow's paper for the answer and credits BRIAN EHLI, 13, Edmonton Alberta Canada as today’s winner.
Mizpah Chapter 19 will meet at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple for an initiation open to all Eastern Stars. Parents Without Partners gathers at 7 30 p m at St Johns Episcopal Church Parish House with Rev Edwin Dalstrom as guest speaker. Morgan Lawrence Community Action Committee and Tri County Health Service host a Health Clinic 1 4 p m at Hartselle Recreation Center 226 S Sparkman St Free polio measles tetanus and DPT shots for ages 3 months to 17 years. Cotillion Club meets 1 30 p m at city hall. Decatur Business and Professional Womens Club 7 p m at Shangri La Restaurant. South Central Bell Telephone Pioneers hold annual rummage sale 7 a m at 2nd Ave and Moulton St SE.
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