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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Page
4
Vacation ends as Alabama lawmakers face new session
Editorial notes that after a fraught special session on the education budget Governor George Wallace may skip further calls this year. A petition circulated among lawmakers failed to push a counter call, delaying questions until January. The piece argues the next session will focus on curbing rising crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
City Eyes Redevelopment North of Bank Street Area
City council plans to redevelop land north of Bank Street including Vine and Church Streets using Community Development discretionary funds and other sources. Planner Gary Voketz says the area holds great potential with modernization and housing upgrades for over 40 families. Decatur priority for funds could accelerate the project and attract additional federal money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank St
Vine
Church Streets
Gary Voketz
Old State Bank
Voketz
Decatur
Christmas Parade Set for Decatur Saturday
Santa leads Decatur parade sponsored by the Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce with locally made floats bands and clowns. Thousands of children expected to watch as St Nicholas waves from the street during the 10 a.m. event with amateur floats and area bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Decatur
Jaycees and
Chamber of Commerce
St. Nicholas
Santa
Horizons Sportswear to open Elkmont plant in Alabama
Horizons Sportswear of Michigan will open a 16 500 square foot facility in Elkmont Alabama to manufacture identity sportswear. The firm eyes local employment up to 200 as it cites community credentials and Southeast site competition. Customer base includes Chevrolet Ford Motorola Rockwell International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkmont
Limestone County
Horizons Sportswear of
Michigan
Horizons
Chevrolet
Ford
Rockwell International
Motorola
Robert Welling
Valley
Nixon use of law to target Democrats across states
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports that Nixon era district attorneys pursued Democratic governors nationwide. Governors like Ford Edwards Mandel Mandel and Shapp faced federal scrutiny with Hall and Kerner convicted in some cases. Moore, a Republican, avoided indictment though new charges emerged. The piece notes alleged leaks and a political witch hunt while detailing White House security and congressional perks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Kentucky
Wendell Ford
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Oklahoma
David Hall
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Hall
FBI
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Internal Revenue Service
Moore
Justice Department
Shapp
Richard Thornberg
U.S
Philadelphia
Thornberg
Mandel
J. Edgar Hoover
John Mitchell
Intelligence Division
Internal Revenue ‘Service
Jeanne Dorsey
Economic progress for blacks questioned at Rutgers symposium
Economists and activists discuss black earnings gaps and unemployment at Rutgers University Newark campus. Lester Thurow warns gains since the 1960s are not lasting, with black family income lingering around 60 percent of white levels by 1973 and unemployment about twice that of whites. Debate centers on EEOC limits, need for broad policy change, and clashes between seniority and affirmative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester S. Thurow
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Newark
Rutgers University
Thurow
Alfred P. Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Johnson
Congress
Hawkins-Humphrey
Geno Baroni
Judith Pierce
New York City
Eleanor Holmes Norton
New York City Commission On Human Rights
Conference Board
Economic Forum
Judge Garrity Hailed and Hated in South Boston
In South Boston the federal judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. faces both praise and hostility over desegregation orders. Chalked insults and racial slurs mark the area while guards protect him at home and work. Black parents’ lawyers cite discrimination. white residents blame outsiders as 90 state troopers and 45 aides keep the district calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
South Boston
Teddy Kennedy
G Street
Eric van Loon
Teachers Union
State Board of Education
Home and School Association
Africa
Garrity
Dear Dr. Graham on facing persecution for faith
Reader asks if fearing persecution is legitimate. Graham answers that Christians may face suffering, cites Christ’s example, notes God strengthens believers, and urges daily fellowship with God as best preparation for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Graham
Corrie Ten Boom
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Peter
God
Decatur Daily publication details and policy note
The Decatur Daily announces misstatement policy and reader grievance handling. It lists founder editor years 1912 to 1924 and publishing by Tennessee Valley Printing Co. Includes subscription rates and carrier delivery prices for daily and Sunday editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
Ala
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W. R. Shelton
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