Christmas Events and Churches Schedule in Local Area
A calendar of community events lists multiple church singings and gospel programs at venues like Walden’s Chapel Baptist Church Morgan Temple Baptist Church and First Assembly of God with times from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. In addition it notes a benefits gospel singing at Salem Methodist Church with proceeds to the church and a band supper event at Hazelwood High School.
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Morgan Temple Baptist Church
Hartselle
Alabama
King’s Messengers
Salem Methodist Church
West
Alabama 36
First Assembly of God
Town Creek
Jackson Family
Community events and charity drawing published in Decatur area
A Decatur Daily listing covers church services at Barnett's Chapel and Oak Ridge Methodist Church with free admission, a United Cerebral Palsy fundraiser Dec 20 offering a 12 gauge shotgun raffle for charity, Decatur High School Christmas concert at 7:30 pm with ticket prices, and numerous local club meetings including the Ladies Auxiliary to the Decatur Firefighters, Rising Sun Lodge, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Huntsville Christian Women's Club, First Presbyterian Church circles, Southeast Decatur Homemakers, and Zetomen Bible Club, with host addresses and contact numbers.
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Women’s Committee
United Cerebral Rne
Alabama
United Cerebral Alsy Fund
Austin High School Band Christmas Concert Set For 8 PM
The Austin High School Band will present its Christmas concert at 8 p.m. in the auditorium, inviting community members to attend.
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Austin High School
DOT Backs Ford After Three Year Probe
The Department of Transportation backed Ford Motor Co. in a three year inquiry over a suspected safety defect. NHTSA said no safety defect was found in breakages of lower control arms on full size Ford and Mercury cars 1965 to 1969 and Thunderbird 1967 to 1969 plus 1969 Continental Mark III models, citing 290 verified failures.
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Washington
Nyt
Department of Transportation
Ford Motor Co
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Thunderbirds
CAB Presses to Take Flight Scheduling Power
Civil Aeronautics Board chairman Robert D. Tim warned airline management must surrender many scheduling prerogatives to preserve service amid fuel shortages. He cited a potential 25 percent cut in U S air service within 90 days, noting the 35 years to build the pattern could not be squandered.
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New York
NYT
Robert D. Tim
Civil Aeronautics Board
Timm
Origin of hack and plural forms in journalist lingo
Bernstein explains word origins such as hack for writers and hacks as newsmen, notes on plurals like breakthroughs and times-outs, and traces ambitio to ambition. He cites old usage, hyphen rules, and Latin roots to clarify linguistic quirks for readers.
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James H. Moran
Philadelphia
Francis Grose
Hackney
Middlesex
Wrecker Moves On Route 161 As Blockade Breaks Up
An Ohio National Guard heavy duty wrecker roved onto Ohio 161 as a truck blockade dissolved late Wednesday night. Transportation Secretary Brinegar pledged quick action to ease truckers fuel problems and asked cooperation to avoid traffic disruptions while a solution is sought. An IRS price gouging probe and fuel allocation reviews were ordered with focus on trucking fuel costs and freight rates.
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Ohio National Guard
Ohio 161
Washington
Nyt
Transportation
Claude’’S. Brinegar
Brinegar
Internal Revenue Service
Office’of Petroleum Allocation
Soviet Recon Missions Reported From Guinea
Washington reports the Soviet Union has begun flying military reconnaissance missions from Guinea in West Africa to monitor ship movements in the south, signaling widening Cold War activity and potential naval watch in regional waters.
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Atlantic
Pentagon
Africa
Soviet Union
Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic
Gibraltar
Murmansk
Russia
Cuba
African
Conakry
Guinea
Washington
NYT
South
Marcos meets Moslem rebel leaders in bid to ease insurgency
President Marcos held a meeting with Moslem rebel leaders as his martial law regime seeks to quell insurgency. The talks come amid growing tensions with youths and militant Roman Catholic clergy, while he restated an accord to placate the Muslim minority.
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Manila
Nyt
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Nixon Papers Valued At 570000 By Chicago Dealer
Ralph Newman, Chicago rare books dealer and Nixon papers appraiser, valued Nixon’s vice presidential papers at about 570000 as a conservative estimate since Nixon planned to donate them. The deduction would max out near 560000 over five years, with 60000 in the gift year and 100000 annually after. Newman said the White House hired him and Nixon paid a daily rate. he declined on legal issues, noting only that he values such items. Nixon reported deducting portions of the 570000 from taxes in 1970 and 1971, while critics questioned title transfer and tax legality.
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Martin Waldron
New York Times News Service
Washington
Ralph Newman
Chicago
Nixon
Newman
Chicago Public Library
White House
Orlando
Fla
Johnson
Senate
National Archives
Internal Revenue Service
Saudi Arabia Pledges Conditional Oil Shipments
Saudi Arabia proposed resuming oil shipments to the United States in step with a phased Israeli withdrawal from territories seized in 1967. Oil minister Yamani told reporters the move depended on measurable results and included talks with Kissinger and other U.S. officials.
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Washington
Saudi Arabia
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
President Pledges Moslem Rebuilds in Sulu Visit
The president flew to Sulu last week to aid Moslem families by rebuilding destroyed homes and mosques. He promised immediate action and economic development for the southern island chain amid two years of sporadic fighting.
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Sulu
Editor jailed in Lebanon over secret Arab resolutions
Ghassan Tueni editor of An Nahar and reporter Wafiq Ramadan were imprisoned by a military magistrate in Beirut for publishing the secret resolutions from last week's Arab chiefs of state conference in Algeria. The move sparked uproar and a regional political crisis as protests from Arab governments mounted.
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Beirut
Lebanon
NYT
Conference of Arab Chiefs of State
Ghassan Tueni
An Nahar
Wafiq Ramadan
Algeria
Suleiman Franjieh
Peace Talks Okayed by Labor in Israel Platform Change
Labor party leaders approved a revised election platform authorizing government entry into peace negotiations with the Arabs in Geneva later this month. Moderates pushed a flexible tone while hawks pressed for defensible borders and Dayan faced critical remarks during the day-long debate.
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Tel Aviv
NYT
Labor Party
Geneva
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Oil Cut Aid Denied in Moscow Response to Western Embargo
Moscow rejects claims that the Kremlin will cut aid following Arab embargo tensions. Western press reports sparked uproar in the west as officials caution against speculation about Soviet energy support and foreign policy maneuvers.
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Moscow
Thetseilnion
West
Kremlin
Soviet denials of oil embargo collusion stir debate
The piece cites Sovetskaya Rossiya denying Soviet Arab collusion amid charges from Western media. It notes Moscow’s Arab-language broadcasts praising embargo while Western reports warn of a harsh winter due to fuel shortages. Also describes Israeli troops near Manger Square during Christmas preparations in Bethlehem.
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Middle East
Sovetskaya Rossiya
Moscow
Manger Square
AMA Opposes Federal Doctor Competence System
In Anaheim California the American Medical Association voted to oppose a federally mandated doctor competence monitoring system covering 50 million people. Delegates backed off from a nationwide campaign to repeal the law to avoid a confrontation with Congress.
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Anaheim
Calif
Nyt
American Medical Association
A. M.A
Congress
Medicare Reform Sparks Delegates’ Compromise After Doctor Revolt
After a 90 minute debate, delegates approved a statement favoring repeal of the most onerous provisions. The move came amid a growing revolt by thousands of doctors nationwide against the law passed a year ago. The association then ordered work toward amending the legislation to serve the best interests of patients and the American people.
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Association
Kissinger Bid for EU Ministers Meeting Fails
The United States has failed to gain an invitation for Henry Kissinger to meet European Economic Community foreign ministers in Brussels on the sidelines of the NATO ministerial meeting. Kissinger would head the U.S. delegation to NATO and may meet officials individually if a formal session is not arranged. Ireland’s foreign secretary would need to join only for a full session.
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Washington
Nyt
United States
European Economic Community
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Kissinger
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
NATO
U. S
Ireland
Dublin
Ex GE Chief Ralph Cordiner Dies at 73
Former General Electric board chairman and president Ralph J. Cordiner died of cancer at his Clearwater Florida home Wednesday at age 73. Retired since 1963, he centralized GE management while drafting 1957 pay structure legislation. He also led fundraising for Barry Goldwater.
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New York
Nyt
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Clearwater
Fla
Cordiner
General Electric
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Ralph Jarron Cordiner
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Wash
Nixon and Ceausescu Sign Joint U S Romania Accord
President Nixon and Nicolae Ceausescu signed a joint statement at the White House pledging continued friendly relations and expanded economic industrial and technical cooperation. The move echoed earlier ties with Yugoslavia and contrasted with Brezhnev era principles. Cambodian insurgents attacked Phnom Penh causing casualties and delaying Route 1 work before being repelled.
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Washington
Nyt
Nixon
Nicolae Ceausescu
White House
United States
Romania
Tito
Yugoslavia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
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Hazelwood Band
Hazelwood
Ralph Stout
Grant Street
Faith Baptist Church
Midway
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Falkville
Alfarmen
Tennessee Valley
Antique Automobile Club of America
First Christian Church
Flip Timberlake
North Alabama Association of Industrial Nurses
Jetport
Herbert Street
Decatur
Mary Bocking
R.N. Ppg Industries
THE
Decatur Daily
Oak Ridge Methodist Church
Vaughn Bridge Rd
Evangeliers
Decatur High School
Chrous
Harold Lowery
6Th Ave
Rising Sun Lodge
F& AM
Springs Ave
Huntsville Christian Women’s Club
Carriage Inn
Karin Offik
Randolph High School Ensemble
King Circle
Leo Rowe
Horsetree PI
Moore Circle
Harold Pildrim Jr
Lakeview Dr. SE
Sandback Circle
Luke Pryor
Tanner
Ralph Carl
Ferry St. NE
Hodie Lawrence
Westmeade SW
Zetomen Bible Club
Tom Newel
4Th Ave
DOT
Ford
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
Ralph O’connell
Arlington
O’connell
New York Times Syndicate
Interstate 70
Europe
Yamani
Belaid Abdessalam
George S. West
State Department
William E. Simon
the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
William E. Donaldson
Faisal
Egypt
Syria
Japan
Anwar Sadat
Jordan
Bethlehem
Princess Anne
Capt
Mark Phillips
Quito
Phnom Penh
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