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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1976
Page
4
A compact note credits Shelton as founder editor and lists affiliations with the Associated Press New York Times News Service and Congressional Quarterly News Service. The line reads like a byline or credit snippet common in wire service attribution.
The editorial argues for turning the demolished courthouse site into a park rather than a parking lot. It notes cost spares preserving the area and suggests naming the park Cotaco to honor Morgan County history, with existing Lee street space usable for parking and public access to county offices.
The Tennessean editorial notes friction between President Ford and Congress, urging new House Speaker Tip O Neill and Senate leaders to push ethics reform, conflict of interest disclosures, and a streamlined committee system to improve accountability, efficiency, and energy policy. It highlights energy gaps, party leadership contests, and calls for stronger enforcement and priority setting.
The Chicago Tribune report outlines Billy Graham advising an atheist to examine evidence for God, the Bible, and Jesus. He urges reading the New Testament, explains faith as personal relationship, and notes Christ can bring purpose, forgiveness, and changed lives.
A puzzle note invites readers to find 33 or more four letter or longer words in FINALITY. It lists sample entries from yesterday and asks for single-form, non proper nouns, avoiding pluralized forms via adding s. Time limit is 45 minutes with a 23 word average.
Washington Star reports Republican governors gathered in Decatur faced a somber mood after losses on November 2. They debated how to broaden the party’s base, improve image, and avoid internal ideological battles. Speakers like Sen. Bob Dole urged outreach to blacks and working Americans, while others warned the party risks becoming a minority party if it fails to connect with nonvoters and address key concerns such as taxes and crime.
A Princeton survey finds cancer named as the worst thing that can happen by 58 percent of adults 21 and older, with blindness at 21 percent and heart disease at 10. Results mirror a 1965 study and show blindness as the top fear when considering pure disabilities, with 76 percent selecting it as worst among five impairments.
Supreme Court rulings boost personal funds in campaigns and may create loopholes for corporate pay to candidates. Heinz spent over 2 million, Metzenbaum 35000, while allegations surface of salary payments tied to campaigns. Intelligence digest notes caution toward Carter and shifts in Soviet and Middle East policy ahead of his presidency. George Washington’s troops are remembered in a Bicentennial footnote.
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