Beautification awards shine on Alabama communities
Editorial notes Keep America Beautiful honors for Birmingham and Sylacauga in top population categories and a Distinguished Service Citation for Morgan Beautiful. Banquet in New York will recognize Morgan County. The piece lauds Morgan Beautiful and urges continued efforts to keep the region attractive.
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Alabama
Morgan Beautiful
Rosemary Powell
New York
Morgan County
Birmingham
Sylacauga
Outdoor ice skating debuts at Point Mallard in Decatur
Opening day features a new ice facility offering recreation and an arena for ice hockey amid milder December temperatures. The community celebrates a potential centerpiece for a broader recreation and vacation complex, sharing praise for the venture and local facilities.
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Decatur
Point Mallard
Pinned. Eguickly
Slow Speed Saves Lives In Alabama Safe Driving Report
The Alabama Department of Public Safety credits reduced highway traffic as Sunday motorist slowdown cut accidents injuries and deaths by more than half. From 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday the state recorded 132 wrecks 68 injuries and 3 fatalities versus usual weekend totals above 250 wrecks 100 injuries and 8 or 9 deaths. The figures show lives saved and families kept from disaster.
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State Safety Department
John Henderson
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Who Does Nixon's Tax
In 1970 President Nixon paid 789 dollars in income tax and 878 dollars in 1971 per Associated Press figures. The Decatur Daily notes it is unsure how many locals paid similar taxes and asks how the president could owe so little given income. It offers no answers, suggesting only Nixon and his tax lawyers would know.
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Nixon
Decatur
Astros fine tune fuel tests for space station maneuvers
Space Center reports astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson completed two resource runs over the United States using two thirds of the fuel used on Sunday. computer analysis guided reduced gas use boosting hopes for more efficient positioning ahead of comet Kohoutek viewing.
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United States
Control Center
Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Milton Windler
Newsmen
Pigeons, But For How Long
In Charlotte and surrounding areas during the first gasless Sunday, 55 mph limits and closed stations reshape life. Fuel shortages strain motels, auto rental fleets, and shopping districts while questions rise about oil interests, policies, and the future of mass transit and energy policy.
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New York Times
Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Raco
U.S. 74
Central City
Sadat
Suez
Nixon fuel crisis scandals hit Washington in memo dump
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports three scandals linked to President Nixon over fuel policy. He cites truck speed rules favoring trucking interests, alleged price manipulation by oil suppliers, and industry domination in policymaking bodies including API and the Interior Department.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
U.S
America
American Petroleum Institute
National Petroleum Council
Interior Department
Oil and Gas Office
Oil shale lease terms spark inflation fears and policy clash
Interior Secretary Morton presses shale oil leases as 250 executives join the effort. Terms promise a 17 cent per barrel royalty, 50 cent an acre bids, and substantial public costs for reclamation. Critics doubt the 1980 self sufficiency goal amid postwar oil dependence.
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Reid Stone
Atlantic- Richfield Oil Co
Interior
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Aean
Interior Department
Stone
Seafarers Union
Nixon
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
The Laborers Tale and the Unmerited Reward
Billy Graham reflects on Matthew 20 about the last being first and the parable of the laborers. He argues the point is to rebuke a bargaining spirit and emphasize grace not payment, noting God’s sovereign generosity and the surprise of unmerited reward for those who serve.
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Peter
Christ
Jesus
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