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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1968
Page
6
The article notes African Christian art telling the Jesus story through wood carving. Lamidi Fakeye created ten bas relief panels on the doors of the Roman Catholic Chapel at the University of Ibadan, depicting the Virgin and Child and the Three Wise Men.
The Southern Baptist Home Mission Board endorsed a 1969 budget of 14.9 million dollars, a 600000 increase over 1968, with about 3 million set for efforts addressing racial tension and poverty. The plan includes three pilot programs in a planned city inner-city slum and a high-rise, plus religious social ministries and nationwide Bill Graham telecasts. The board also shifted to manage Kansas Baptist Church Loans Association to avert a possible financial crisis and named W Bertram King to study refugee and immigrant aid.
Airman Steve S. Postell son of Mr and Mrs Earnst G Postell of 1400 Elkton St Athens completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He will train at Lowry AFB Colorado in supply field. Airman Postell graduated Franklin Co High School Winchester Tennessee. Airman Gary A Tillery son of Mr and Mrs John L Tillery Cullman received first U S Air Force duty assignment after Lackland AFB Texas assigned to Offutt AFB Nebraska for administrative duties. Tillery is a Cullman High School graduate with a B S degree from Auburn University. His wife is Betty Knox of Auburn. Airman Herman D Reid son of Mr and Mrs Herman L Reid Vinemont completed Lackland basic training and is assigned to Chanute AFB Illinois for aircraft maintenance training. Reid graduated West Point High School Cullman. his wife is June Nelson of Vinemont. Sgt Harvey Knighten Jr son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Knighten Sr Vinemont arrived for duty at Ubon Royal Thai AFB Thailand. previously served at March AFB California. Knighten attended Vinemont High School and completed diploma requirements after entering the Air Force. served in the European Theater during World War II.
A dense listing of Sunday and Saturday broadcasts includes Popeye and Underdog cartoons, The Bravados, Moby Dick, Apache Territory, The Fantastic Four, Mister Roberts, George of the Jungle, American Bandstand, Pro Football specials, Wide World of Sports, Jackie Gleason, Mannix, The Beat, Sunrise Semester, Batman and Robin, Gospel programs, and Sunday church programming. The schedule features news, weather, sports updates, and various entertainment and sports blocks with multiple network listings and times.
A tribute to a quiet family defender who endures exposure to poison gas and danger at home while shielding loved ones. The poem honors everyday courage beyond frontline fighters and aviators.
The article explains that porcupines cannot shoot quills. When threatened the quills detach from the tail, embed in flesh, and can be fatal to attackers. North American porcupines are large rodents with up to 30,000 quills, living in woods, feeding on tree bark, and birthing in spring after seven months.
Today’s contest brief mentions a New Book of Knowledge writing prompt about a skill wished for, with entries addressed Wish I Knew Tell Me Why and the winner Orlando Valencia of Tacoma Washington, inviting letters including name age and ZIP code for the 20 volume set prize.
More than 55 percent of the United States copper is supplied by Arizona, underscoring the state’s pivotal role in national metal production and industry.
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