Improve documentation: rewrite top-level README and add/update subdirectory READMEs

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Summary

Documentation-only PR that overhauls the repo's README coverage:

• Top-level README.md: Rewritten with a project intro, a full index table (every example directory, main files, one-line description, prerequisites), general compile instructions (cobc -x), multi-file and special build notes, and a section on interactive/screen-mode examples.
• 8 new subdirectory READMEs added for: comp_test, display_test, display_timing, is_numeric, merge_sort, numval_test, read_command_args, report_writer.
• 10 existing subdirectory READMEs updated with consistent "How to Compile" / "How to Run" / "Prerequisites" sections: accept, json_generate, mouse, redifines, screen_size, search, sub_program, trim, unstring, xml_generate.
• sql/README.md was reviewed but left unchanged since it already had thorough build instructions.

No .cbl files or program logic were modified.

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

• Verify expected output snippets match actual program behavior — outputs in new READMEs (e.g., comp_test, numval_test, is_numeric, merge_sort) were derived from reading source, not from running the programs. Worth spot-checking a few by compiling and running.
• Check display_test/README.md color description — the README says "cyan foreground on a cyan background" for color codes background-color 03 / foreground-color 06. Verify these ncurses color mappings are accurate (color 06 may actually be yellow, not cyan).
• Review the index table prerequisites column — confirm the categorization of which examples are interactive vs non-interactive, and which require special libraries, matches your expectations.
• Trailing whitespace on README.md L75 — there are trailing spaces on the License line in the top-level README (details. ); minor but visible in raw markdown.

Notes

• The redifines/ directory name itself is a typo (should be "redefines") — the PR documents it as-is without renaming, which seems intentional for the original repo.
• Link to Devin run
• Requested by: @rdf004

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