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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1972

Page

5

Calendar Of Events Highlights Decatur Area Activities

Final tryouts for The Decatur drama are planned. Advent services at First United Methodist Church run 12 05 to 12 30 with lunch afterward. Various meetings follow at churches clubs schools and civic groups with speakers music and Christmas programs listed across Decatur.

Decatur Civic Ee Precucten Riverside School First United Mthodist Church Fellowship Hall Elmer C. Johnson United Methodist Church Flint PTA Faye Walker Morgan County First Methodist Fellowship Church Tom Linnan Flint Baptist Church

Saigon Delegate Restates Demands at Paris Peace Talks

South Vietnam's chief delegate Pham Dang Lam outlined Saigon demands again in a meeting with French journalists at the Paris peace talks.

Saigon South Vietnam Paris Pham Dang Lam

Remembering Things Study and Brain Riddles Box

Explains memory as a stored record fading without revisits through recall recognition images and associations. Includes sample questions and puzzles from a Knowledge Yearbook style feature with winners listed.

Lindarini Dover Ohio

Actress Jean Peters to star in Winesburg Ohio TV version

Hollywood AP reports Jean Peters, Hughes's ex, aged 46, returns from retirement to play Elizabeth Willard in the Hollywood Television Theatre adaptation of Winesburg Ohio. Peters, who divorced in 1971, will discuss her comeback at a news conference. the program debuts March 5, 1973 on PBS.

Hollywood Television Theatre Winesburg, Ohio Christopher Sergel Sherwood Andersen Public Broadcasting Service

Red Troops Push Back at Kontum Outpost Face Refit

South Vietnamese forces repulsed a ground assault on Ngo Trang base seven miles northwest of Kontum. The communique reported 65 enemy dead and 16 weapons left behind, with four government troops killed and 15 wounded. Another post north of Kontum had 35 defenders missing as shelling continued. The U.S. logged 12 B52 strikes in the central highlands and north of the DMZ targeting concentrations and supply caches around Dong Hoi.

Dennis Neeld Saigon Kontum Central Highlands Ngo Trang North Vietnam

Widow Mrs Dotson dies in car crash near Trinity

Funeral services are set for Mrs. Dotson at Flower Hill Baptist Church in Trinity with Rev. John Gay officiating and burial at Roselawn Cemetery. The driver swerved to avoid a dog on a wet road and lost control en route to Lawrence Corporation in Moulton. Survivors include a large family and six daughters, two sons, and the widower Herbert Dotson.

Annie Cahela Lawrence Corp Trinity 1 Herbert Dotson Carolyn J. Falciani Decatur Cathryn Looney Hartselle Patricia Jacob Huntsville Judy Dotson Brenda Gail Dotson Melinda Jo Dotson Herbert Don Dotson Bruce Dotson

TVA Confirms Commitment to Standards for Nuclear Plant

The Tennessee Valley Authority states it will follow whatever standards are adopted by the AEC licensing board for the 3,456 megawatt nuclear facility started in 1967. TVA notes construction has undergone changes due to evolving environmental and safety standards and disputes over hearings.

AEC Licensing Board TVA AEC

City council approves sale of motorcycle radio for 200

Council approved the sale of a motorcycle radio for 200 to the City of Cullman. Westmeade Street residents petitioned for speed breakers from Danville Road to 19th Avenue to curb racing. Councilman Richard Lee plans a study and recommendations. The public safety director position remains under discussion with no action taken.

Cullman Westmeade St Danville Rd 19Th Ave Richard Lee Lee

EPA awards Alabama $51.7 million for waste water plants

Atlanta AP reports the Environmental Protection Agency announced Alabama will receive 51.7 million dollars for waste water treatment plants for fiscal years 1972 to 1974. About 33.7 million dollars is allocated for the current fiscal year.

Atlanta, Ga Environmental Protection Agency Alabama

Saturn V launch faces clear skies and crowds of space buffs

NASA forecasts partly cloudy Cape Kennedy skies for the Saturn V mission. Winds 8 to 12 mph from the south, temperatures in the 60s. About 500,000 spectators expected in Cape Kennedy and millions within 500 miles will view the 2,200-foot flame plume. Five mice embark in sealed canisters aboard America for cosmic ray research as part of preparations for future long spaceflights.

Space Agency Cape Kennedy Florida America Evans Cernan Schmitt Earth California

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A. C. Coggeshall Crestview SE Pilot Club of Buelah Kilgore T 'S Chorus Decatur Credit Women International Shoney’s Travelers Garden Club V. L. Deese Line St. NE J. B. Schmidt Glenn Barnett The Friendship Club Summer Manor Billy Sandor T. C. Almon Recreation Center Decatur Inn Peggy Newman Wiskee Federation of Garden Clubs Delano Park Mother's Study Club Decatur Civic Theater UAH John Hhe Dome Activity Club Aquadome Recreation Center Girl Scout Troop 175 Southland Plaza Piney Grove Eet United Mist Church Jordan New Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church Messengers of Love Somerville Road School Ninth Street United Methodist Church Ann Butler Red Carpet Inn Book of Knowledge Ann Hefty Madison Wisc Geraldine Block Mich Christine Burks Illinois Earline Hitt Michigan James Reeves Martha Barnes Trinity Dotson Flower Hill Baptist Church J. C. Terry Junior Terry Tom Terry Ricky Dotson Anthony Roden Miké Roden Astrouauts Family Center Mr. Jones
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