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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1973
Page
4
A brief notice honors WR Shelton 1912 1924 founder editor of the Decatur Daily and notes his legacy in the paper. The item identifies Shelton as a prominent early editor and marks December 5 1973 as the commemorative date.
Editorial discussion cites Britain France and West Germany fearing a US troop withdrawal from Europe. It notes Kissinger’s Brussels visit, Franco British reluctance to concede, and East West balance concerns. French and British nuclear plans and detente prospects shape the mood.
The Senate blocked a bid to require public financing of campaigns, signaling a protracted fight over reform. Supporters argued the current system is a national disgrace while opponents blamed reformers tactics and the debt ceiling pairing. Time remains to craft a careful bill before the 1974 elections.
Bill Simon, named by President Nixon to run the new Federal Energy Administration, is described as a shrewd trader who knows when to buy and sell. The Wall Street veteran rose from Salomon Brothers to chair the administration’s Oil Policy Committee, shaping policy amid a peacetime fuel shortage.
A concise aphorism attributed to Benjamin Franklin underscores action over speech, emphasizing practical results over mere talk. The quote remains a enduring reminder of integrity and diligence in civic and personal duties.
Publication details for the Decatur daily and Sunday edition show mailing and carrier delivery rates with annual figures. It states a misstatement policy inviting grievance investigations and prompt redress if warranted by Associated Press affiliated paper.
Public Safety Director E C Dethard urges the state Highway and Traffic Safety Office to fund equipment to pump fuel from state trooper cars into stranded vehicles. He wants to avoid motorists being stranded on Sundays while protecting trooper lives from hauling emergency gasoline.
A Washington column exposes how credit investigations reveal intimate details from infections to alleged out of wedlock births. It notes a stalled Senate bill to let victims inspect reports and require consent for questions. The piece also critiques welfare spending and warns clubs face fuel shortages.
Atomic Energy Commission Chair Dixy Lee Ray told President Nixon that even with a five year 10 billion dollar program the United States probably cannot achieve energy self sufficiency by 1980. The plan could cut oil imports to six million barrels a day by 1980, half the forecast level and equal to embargo era consumption. She warned self sufficiency would not occur before 1985 at earliest.
A reader asks if lazy people offend God and whether heaven will include work. The response cites Proverbs and Thessalonians on work, notes God’s love for all, and says heavenly tasks honor Christ, bring purpose, and will be exciting and rewarding, not material gain.
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