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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1973

Page

8

Congressional Drinking Question Raised Again

The Watergate era turns a spotlight on congressional drinking. Ehrlichman told the Senate Watergate Committee that a member with a serious drinking habit is unlikely fit for heavy duties. Many lawmakers drink. a small percentage are alcoholics or reformed, with estimates around 4 percent, close to the general population. Senator Harold Hughes and Rep. Roy weigh in on incidence and impact.

D. Ehrlichman Senate Watergate Committee Nixon Congress Capitol Harold E. Hughes Dlowa

Sequential Revival Notices Hit Area Churches This Week

A dense list of revival services spans Falkville, Florette, Massey, Old Town Creek, Hartseile, Sylacauga, Haleyville, Brooksville, Leeds, and nearby towns. Evangelists include Rev. Doyle, Rev. Smallwood, Rev. Mitchell Owen, Rev. Billy Caine, Rev. Denny Johnston, Rev. Billy Ryan, Rev. Jack Freeman, and Rev. James L. Long. Meetings run nightly through Friday or Saturday with 7:30 p.m. starts and some morning services. Community events include a county picnic at Parker Springs and various church activities at Mt. Zion, Walden's Chapel, Austinville, Pleasant Hill, and Camp Sumatanga.

Brave Springs Baptist Church Florette Carl Smallwood McKendree United Methodist Church Massey Mitchell Owen Old Town Creek Baptist Church Billy Caine Forest Chapel United Methodist Church Hartseile Denny Johnston Wesley's Chapel United Methodist Church Sylacauga Ofustinville United Methodist Church Mt. Zion Baptist Church Billy Ryan Whitney, Tex Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Old Moulton Rd Jack Freeman Chapel Baptist Church James L. Long Calvary Baptist Church

Guard Unit To Return Tonight

The 142nd Signal Group based in Decatur will arrive at Huntsville Madison County Jetport tonight at 10 40 p m after a two week training near Mannheim Germany. Sixty one members served as observers with a German based unit in the 7th Signal Brigade Headquarters.

Huntsville 142Nd Signal Group Army National Guard Mannheim Germany Southern Airways Huntsville-Madison County 142Nd 7Th Signal Brigade

Water Woes Solved For Woman 73 Auburn

Mrs. Bertha Middleton, 73, of Somerville, received an FHA loan via the Morgan County Extension Service to run a water line from a roadside system to her house and build a bathroom. EFNEP assistance and Extension agents coordinated funds and support, and she now enjoys running water and plans a kitchen sink, paying $17 monthly.

Auburn Bertha Middleton Elouise Lipscomb Morgan County Extension Mrs. Middleton

Washington professional denials of alcohol problem noted

The speaker readily admits to alcoholism yet claims professionals in Washington face no greater issue than anywhere else. He notes that one can still drown in liquor in Washington as in the rest of the country, despite 20 years without a drink. A garbled line about automobiles and liquor follows.

William R. Roy D.kan Topeka Roy Congress Capitol Washington

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