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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1973
Page
4
The piece questions why little alarm accompanied the disappearance and murder of over 27 Houston teenage boys across three years. It anticipates criticism of the police department, notes parental strain, and argues for policy review sparked by missing youths reports.
Decatur Daily reports cooperation with John C. Calhoun Junior College to print a 20 week lecture series titled America and the Future of Man starting Sept 30. Lectures aim to provoke thought and offer college credit through Calhoun Junior College enrollment.
The course opens at Calhoun with registration September 4 and 5. Tuition is 22 dollars plus 10 dollars for a kit that expands study. More than 200 newspapers join this UC arranged program, a potential new field in public education, aiming to broaden access.
The writer calls for nationwide police reviews of juvenile divisions and missing persons handling after a large number of youths died in Houston. The piece argues departments must study workloads and attitudes to prevent similar tragedies and stresses the impact on families.
President Nixon urged ending the Senate probe, but critics insist Congress and the Justice Department must persist to uncover all Watergate related misdeeds. The piece notes reporters’ role and public interest, while shifting to lighter price drops in groceries. Hog prices at Omaha and eggs in Georgia suggest cheaper meat soon.
Norman Kempster analyzes President Nixon statements on the Ellsberg psychiatrist break in. He argues careful wording misleads, noting discrepancies and selective truth across three Watergate reports. Nixon claims were examined against actions by the Plumbers and Justice Department officials, including Kleindienst and Petersen, with implications for the Ellsberg trial and national security.
Washington report details the Cost of Living Council Horror File with 35 unnamed companies facing perverse outcomes under price controls. Examples include Strongarm Detective Agency ignoring rules and Eagletonbutton manufacturing near bankruptcy while others faced halted growth, reduced wages, or evasive tactics to raise prices. Navy tests an anti-submarine missile to provoke Russia and secure funding for advanced weapons.
The Bible promises believers will reunite with loved ones in heaven. David’s remark after his child’s death and Paul’s teaching in First Thessalonians 4 describe a future gathering when those alive meet those who have died, “caught up together.” This reunion leads to joy in heaven’s perfection and the presence of God, transforming sorrow into hopeful assurance.
W R Shelton founder editor 1912 1924 published in Decatur Alabama by Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc P O Box 1527 Decatur AL 35601 second class postage paid member of Associated Press misstatement policy redress promptly investigated subscription rates by mail daily and Sunday per year 36 in trade zone 42 outside trade zone delivery by carrier daily and Sunday per year 39 daily and Sunday per month 325 all sales tax included
Norman Mailer received the Edward Macdowell Medal for his extraordinary contribution to literature at the Macdowell Colony for artists in Peterborough New Hampshire. About 500 spectators attended his acceptance speech highlighting his impact on the literary field.
Diplomatic sources in Tokyo and Seoul say strong warnings from Japan and the United States prompted Seoul to release Kim Dae Jung, the South Korean opposition leader abducted from a Tokyo hotel on August 8. The warnings stressed that relations between Japan and South Korea would be jeopardized if he was harmed, and the rescue occurred about ten days earlier.
A concise quotation attributed to George Eliot urging self reinvention and pursuing unfulfilled potential across time. The saying emphasizes timely action toward personal aspirations and growth.
A letter from Walter L. Murphree to Senator Sam Ervin and fellow lawmakers urges ending televised Senate Ad Hoc Committee hearings to spare the nation further misery. It argues focus should shift to inflation meat and fuel shortages and other vital issues, stressing unity and action by government. The Decatur Daily is cited for a Commodore Stephen Decatur quote.
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