DHA Plans 9() Houses In Decatur Winter
The Decatur Housing Authority will build 90 three bedroom brick veneer houses this winter in Westgate and Moulton Heights at about 1.5 million dollars. Bids, screening, and a training program precede FHA financing to help residents reach homeownership. The plan follows a against a prior housing project proposal and aims at middle income families.
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Lee Sentell
Decatur Housing Authority
DHA
Charles Parker
Westgate
Moulton Heights
Westgate Shopping Center
Old Moulton Rd
2Nd St
Housing Authority
Northwest Decatur
Parker
Federal Housing Administration
Ollie Smith
Northwest Neighborhood Association
Decatur
Northwest Association
Russell Priest
Apollo 15 astronauts splash down after 12 day moon mission
Apollo 15 ends a 12 day mission with astronauts Scott Irwin Worden returning aboard Endeavour near Hawaii. One parachute failed. crew in good shape. They recovered a lunar rock chip and photos of the moon’s far side. Nixon praises mission. USS Okinawa recovery ship assisted. Soviet trawler briefly nearby.
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Uss
Okinawa
Pacific Ocean
Moon Mountain
Earth
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Ocean
Manned. Spacecraft Center
Christopher Kraft
Scott
Irwin
Worden
Mary Irwin
Houston
Lorton Scott
Merrill Worden
Astronaut Worden
Nixon
Suez Marks Anniversary Amid Quiet Cease Fire Near Ismailia
In the Suez border area near Ismailia Egyptian and Israeli troops sit 220 yards apart as the 365th day of cease fire passes. Cairo watches for Washington’s response by Aug 15 while Sadat seeks clear signals on the peace process.
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Cairo
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Suez Canal Authority
U.S
William P. Rogers
Anwar Sadat
Washington
Muhieddin Khafaga
Suez Security
Canal
Sadat
East Bank
Sharm el Sheikh
Rogers
Egypt
Israel
Suez
Birmingham Southern names Dr Kirby director of church relations
Rev Otis E Kirby, retired in 1965 from the Methodist ministry, is named Director of Church Relations at Birmingham Southern College. A 1924 Birmingham Southern graduate, he will have an office on campus while maintaining a Decatur residence, and plans another Holy Land tour in July 1972.
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Otis E. Kirby
Birmingham Southern College
Ralph Tanner
Kirby
Birmingham Southern
Athens College
Oak St
Decatur
Holy Land
Ashville
University of Alabama
Yale Divinity School
Chandler School of Theology
Emory University
Porto Alegre College
Brazil
North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church
Catherine Evans
Ensley
Kirbys
Jospeh Richard
Miranda
Calif
Otis Edgar Jr
Germany bombs Britain begins air assault in WWII
On this date in 1940, Germany launched concentrated bombing of Britain in World War II. The item appears in a local calendar section with weather and contact details for ads and notices.
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Germany
Britain
Sparkman to Visit Decatur Focuses on Youth
Senator John Sparkman plans a Decatur visit Tuesday focusing on youth including a 9 a.m. stop with Sears employees and a 10:15 a.m. meeting with 25 youths in the Youth Conservation Corps on Wheeler Refuge. Milam says the trip is a routine back home tour ahead of 1972 reelection efforts.
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John Sparkman
Decatur
Youth Conservation Corps
Wheeler Refuge
Alabama
Sparkman
Congress
Cullman
Bob Milam
Sears Department Store
Gateway Shopping Center
Decatur Daily Want Ad Proves Fast Action Results
Joe Hollis of Sherman Street reports selling two cars through the Decatur Daily Want Ad. He details a low cost three line ten day rate and highlights the paper’s strong circulation of 20,892 daily and 21,129 Sundays, emphasizing the ad’s effectiveness.
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Joe Hollis
Sherman St
Decatur Daily Want
Want
Decatur
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Clarence Jernigan
Space Agency
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