Community events and revivals fill Decatur listings
Local calendars list church revivals at United Methodist and Baptist churches including Danville evangelists and J H Mellon's Springfield visit. A Spirit of America stage production You're a Good Man Charlie Brown runs 8 15 p.m. with tickets $1 general $2 reserved. Film Red River of Life at First Bible Church at 10 a.m. Gospel singing at Rural Grove Baptist and East Acres Center monthly sings. Revival topics span Harmony Grove Punkin Center Cave Springs Priceville Chalybeate Hillsboro Augmented by city park picnic at Funland and meetings of the Association for Retarded Children. Churches host joint revivals with multiple Methodist congregations and pastors including Rev. Wilburn Smallwood and Rev. O N Franks. The North Alabama Hairdressers Affiliate meets at Rainey’s Beauty Academy.
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Park and Recreation Department
Man
Charlie Brown
Spirit of America
Point Mallard
Hornbuckle
Sights and Sounds
Decatur Inn
the Park and Recreation Department
Magnavox
Local blue law battles stall as Harris bill dies
Decatur and Morgan County struggle with enforcement of long standing blue laws. May arrests of 18 storeowners and 3 more on blue law violations led to guilty verdicts for the latter group. City officials delay action pending Harris bill, while local shops resume Sunday business under pressure from competition.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Cauthen
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cauthens
Harris
Russell Bolding
Supreme Court
Agnew Fete Details Payment Claims From Maryland Firms
More than 200 Maryland businessmen told prosecutors they paid cash to Agnew associates in exchange for state and government contracts and that some funds were funneled to Agnew. Three associates named were Lester Matz, Jerome B. Wolff, and Allen I. Green, who reportedly passed some payments to Agnew. Matz testified he made further disclosures.
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Agnew
Maryland
Agnew Associates
Lester Matz
Jerome B. Wolff
Baltimore
Allen I. Green
Matz
General Services Administration
J. Walter Jones
Jones
Matt and Wolff
George White
Nixon speech and reactions across the nation detailed
A panorama of observers from Gad Steelton and Salt Lake City to San Francisco and Chicago react to a speech. Leslie, a Montreal-born aide, says sympathy faded as the discourse unfolds. William K. Coblentz and family in Presidio Heights call the address well orchestrated and cynical observers note the shifting tone. Gerald Ford era figures surface with mention of Agnew kickback concerns and a probe involving George White and J. Walter Jones.
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Steelton
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington
Salt Lake City
Nixon
Leslie
Montreal
Presidio Heights
William K. Coblentz
Caine
Coblentz
McGovern
University of California Board of Regents
Ronald Reagan
Jean Coblentz
Vienna's Young Again Vienna
Vienna's new Mayor Leopold Gratz, age 43, is the youngest Vienna chief executive since 1774 and only the third Vienna mayor named Leopold. Chimney sweeps from across Austria offered congratulations, and in Vienna a chimney sweep signals good luck.
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Vienna
Young Again
Leopold Gratz
Leopold
Gratz
Austria
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Raoger Houston
J H. Méllon
Springfield
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Red River of Life
The
Moody Institute of Science
First Bible Church of
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Buriesan Mountain
East Acres Community Center
18Th Ave
H. L. Williamson
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Columbia, Tenn
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New Friendship Baptist Church
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Alabama 67
Kings Messengers
Harmony Grove
Punkinopt
Andrew's Chapel
Massey
Conway ‘Baptist Church
Mitchell Family
Friendaap Baptist Church
Danwilll
Uae
Rock Spring Baptist Church
Hartseile
Association For Retarded Children
Funland Park
Committee On Church Cooperation
First Christian Church
E. Moulton
Penn
Church of God
Danville
Alta
Harmony Grove Holiness Church
Punkitt Center
Cave Springs Baptist Church
Priceville
Wilburn Smallwood
Jc, White
Chalybeate United Methodist Church
Hillsboro United Methodist Church
Chalybeate Church
Hillsboro
Gordon
Wear
John Weatherford
Sherman Street
O.N. Franks
Albertville
North Alabama
Rainey’s
Beauty Academy
Alabama Hairashion Committee
Rising Sun Lodge
F &Am
Radio Shack
Ara Te Ae
Heer
Sapphashes
Radio SH 1
Southland Plaza Shopping
City Recorder’s Court
Gad
IR. A
Britain
Toris
2Nd. Ave
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Total Entertainment
Bankamericard
SAV
IA Tandi Corporation
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