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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1968
Page
4
A humorous mock guide lampoons tax time rules with pretend forms and clocks. It parodies government paperwork and lines like Form 2030 B and Tables A and B, imagining bureaucratic steps for winding clocks and calculating time.
A reader requests eye donation after death to Boston Eye Bank. The reply affirms Christian hope, stating eyes can be replaced by resurrection eyes and believers will see God with incorruptible bodies in the afterlife. It cites Job and New Testament verses to support eternal transformation.
The city of Decatur expands flower gardens at various spots to beautify the community through the seasons. Over 10 000 tulip bulbs were planted this spring plus existing plots, a project by the City Recreation Department meant to welcome travelers and sustain goodwill.
FORESIGHT and proper training are credited for none of the Elk mont Elementary students being hurt when the building burned last week. Parents and residents commend fire drills and urge schools to evaluate safety to guarantee every child can be saved in an emergency.
Drew Pearson reports a sharp split in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference over King’s non-violence policy. Hosea Williams urges violence to spur action, while Andrew Young Ralph Abernathy and King’s widow favor non violence. City cases like Watts show pride versus power debates amid riots but most oppose violence. Pearson urges dialogue and a Brotherhood Corps to bridge white black communities.
Viewpoint discusses whether police should use deadly force to arrest arsonists and rioters. Legal experts caution against blanket shooting. instead force should be used to stop crime and protect lives, with restraint to prevent escalation.
A note from Walter Smith Jr the senior minister of University Heights E U B Church in Indianapolis offers a springtime meditation on resurrection as a life fact beyond nature s renewal. The passage appears in a Decatur Alabama publication as part of a community notice section alongside classifieds and service details.
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