Consolidation Plan Aims Tri Cities Vote In Alabama
Rep. Bryce Graham introduces a local bill to merge Sheffield Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals with a public vote on the issue. If approved by voters the new city would be the Tennessee Valley region’s second largest. The measure applies only to Colbert County and seeks to balance interests across all three towns.
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Muscle Shoals
Bryce Graham
Tennessee Valley
Graham
Florence Times
Shoals
Colbert County
Be Like Jesus to Become a Child of God
Billy Graham explains that believers become sons of God by receiving Jesus and walking in His way. Faith in Christ grants spiritual adoption while not equating us with God or Christ. Emphasizes loving Christ, doing good, and giving glory to Jesus as the path to sonship.
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John
Media clash over Chicago convention coverage in 1968 riots
Editor William L. White argues the Chicago riots showed TV's immediacy but its inability to convey meaning. He contrasts TV's live feeds with newspapers and highlights police brutality and background context from the day after. He notes the necessity of print to explain events while praising electronic reporters’ speed.
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Chicago
William L. White
Emporia
Kansas
Grant Park
White
Iranian Premier Hoveyda and Shah seen as keys to Near East peace
Washington hosts Amir Abbass Hoveyda and Reza Shah Pahlavi as moderates who may rally King Hussein of Jordan, King Hassan of Morocco, Bourguiba of Tunisia, Idris of Libya, and Turkey for Arab-Israeli peace while Egypt builds Russian arms and Israel faces a spring election. The piece notes Iran’s cooperation with Israel and ongoing regional tensions.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
William Scranton
Near East
White House
Amir Abbass Hoveyda
Iran
Hoveyda
Israel
Hussein
Jordan
Shah
Hassan
Morocco
Bourguiba
Tunisia
Idris
Libya
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Faisal
Sudi Arabia
Paris
West Germany
United Nations
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Egypt
Cairo
Syria
Russia
Moshe Dayan
Eshkol
Yigal Allon
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
Johnson
Robert Anderson
Secretary of the Treasury
West Bank
Palestine
King Abdullah
Golda Meir
Rising State Local Debt Outpacing Federal Burdens
Viewpoint notes state and local government expenditures jumped from 49.6 billion in 1960 to over 103 billion in 1968, with education receiving the largest share. Police and fire receive small allocations, while debt climbs from 63 billion in 1960 to about 129 billion in 1968, signaling deeper borrowing and possible new tax pressures to fund urban programs and growth.
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Washington
Sta
America
U. S. News & World Report
Department of Commerce
Frederick L. Deming
Congress
Deming
Onsit
Mr. Deming
Prayer for Advent strength from Gertrude Little
A prayer from Gertrude Little of Anderson Ind a professor of Christian education at Anderson College asks for strength and guidance during Advent to join in God’s redeeming action in today’s troubled world.
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Gertrude Little
Anderson, Ind
Anderson College
Decatur Daily ad details misstatement policy and rates
A Decatur Daily advertisement outlines misstatement policy and customer redress procedures. It lists subscription and delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions, and notes mail and carrier delivery options with pricing. The notice emphasizes prompt correction of grievances and service details for subscribers.
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