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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1972

Page

17

Off Beat Hints Aid Shopping From Sylvia Porter

Shopping tips urge leaving husbands at home and shopping hungry avoiding impulse buys. Look at multiple nearby stores to save up to 30 percent, compare private labels with national brands, buy bulk in bags, and use leftovers to stretch meals. Note the Sept 11 date and plan to freeze or can surplus foods for bigger savings.

White House Virginia Knauer

Dental checkups for dentures how often to see a dentist

Denture wearers should visit a dentist regularly for professional checkups and adjustments. Schedule at least yearly exams, sooner if fit or comfort changes, to maintain proper bite, fit, and oral health.

New York Shocks Young Actor Gary Grimes

New York’s reputation surprises 17 year old Gary Grimes star of Summer of 42 and The Culpepper Cattle Co. He visited Brooklyn filming Class of 44 and praised open folk, clean air, and city skylines though he still longs for country life. He plans agriculture study near Sonoma after graduation.

New York Gary Grimes Culpepper Cattle Co Brooklyn Joe Levine Lindsay CBS Wm. Paley David Frost Princess Abokatana Thailand M.st Mike Douglas Kay Kyser Dyan Cannon Sheila France Cole Porter Paris Perry Como Diahann Carroll Lynda Day George Christopher Tony Quinn Zorba Greece Captain Mihali

New 1973 Car Models Introduce Major Changes

Detroit based coverage notes 1973 cars go on sale with minimal visual change from 72 models but major shifts. GM mid size cars ditch hardtops and center pillars, reduce models, and add safety bumpers, while engines address pollutants and bumpers may lower collision costs.

Jerry M. Flint NYT Detroit America General Motors Corporation Price Commission Pontiac General Motors Detroit Car Makers American Motors

Television Schedule Fragment Shows Daylong Lineup

Fragmentary TV grid lists many programs with times and channel numbers across morning to late evening. Items include Dragnet Gunsmoke Perry Mason Johnny Carson Dick Cavett and various game and variety shows.

Johnny Carson Perry Mason Viewpoint Jonathan Winters Chamber of Horrors Dick Cavett

The Anderson Tapes and Other Classics on Best Bets

A listing of film showings with titles including The Anderson Tapes Goodbye My Fancy The Odd Couple Target Unknown and more. Casts noted include Sean Coreyye Dyan Cannon Walter Matthau Joan Crawford Robert Young Dirk Bogarde and others with show times across channels.

Anderson Genwe Dee Bobby Darin Joan Crawford Robert Young Robert Verne Barbara Hale Dirk Bogarde Mary Ure

Tell Me Why Book Knowledge Winner and Thermometer Facts

This is a mixed item noting a contest winner Sandy Puryear, 14, Austin Texas and a science explainer on thermometers. It covers liquid thermometers using mercury or colored alcohol, expansion and contraction with temperature changes, and historical milestones by Galileo, Fahrenheit and Celsius with brief scale notes.

Sandy Puryear Austin Texas Ferdinand II Tuscany Galileo Gabriel Fahrenheit

New 1973 GM Hatchbacks Cite Emission System Change

GM divisions introduce hatch backs with no new Detroit engines in 1973. A new pollution-control system for nitrogen oxides routes emissions back to the fuel mixture, lowering peak temperatures and NOx formation. Fuel economy and performance will decline about 10 percent with a typical drop of a half to a mile per gallon.

Chevrolet Oldsmobile Pontiac Detroit

Scientists Pin Earth's Birth At 4.6 Billion Years Ago

Scientists estimate the planet formed about 4.6 billion years ago, marking the early solar system's development and rock record. The finding narrows timing for when Earth gained its structure and oceans.

Riddles Revealed: three professions hidden in jumbled names

Readers are invited to rearrange three scrambled words to reveal the professions. Tomorrow's page promises the solutions. The puzzle mentions a chance to win The New Book of Knowledge Yearbook and notes a winner, Trisha Sebastiano of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Book of Knowledge Trisha Sebastiano Cherry Hill N. J The Washington Star Syndicate Inc

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