Beauty Of Holiday Tree Is In Eye Of Beholder
Live and artificial trees face higher prices in 1976 yet demand remains strong. John Koch notes wholesale live trees rise about 5 percent, while American Tree & Wreath reports 6 to 7 percent higher retail artificial tree prices. About 27 million live trees are expected, with popular Olch pine and Douglas fir varieties. Consumers weigh freshness, shape, and relative long term costs when choosing.
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Associated Press
John Koch
Birdsboro
National Christmas Tree Association
American Tree & Wreath
Koch
Cadillac
Two Rescuers Praised By Wallace Honors for Tennessee River Rescue
Wallace presents Alabama Commendation Medals to Jim Rombokas and Gary Whitlow for rescuing nurse Mrs. Twilah West from icy Tennessee River back waters. West credits the men with saving her life as families join ceremony in Gov. Wallace's Huntsville office.
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Gov
George Wallace
Mrs. Twilah West
Tennessee River
Jim Rombokas
Gary
Montgomery
Gary Whitlow
Tennessee
Twilah West
Alabama
Wallace
Mildred Rombokas
Whitlow
Donna Whitlow
Emmet Whitlow
J. W. Ernest
Miller Electric
Huntsville
Rombokas
Lisagor Dies Veteran Reporter Lisagor Dies of Cancer at 61
Peter Lisagor, a respected Chicago reporter, died Friday from cancer aged 61. The legacy includes coverage of the Spirit of America event in Decatur in 1974 when Sen. Ted appeared with Gov. George Wallace.
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Peter Lisagor
Lisagor
Decatur
Sen
Ted
Gov
George Wallace
Rural Town Creek man arrested in Copeland’s Grocery robbery
Andrew Leslie Smith, 26, of rural Town Creek, was charged with the Thursday night robbery of Copeland's Grocery on Alabama 101. About $2,500 in cash was stolen. Authorities say a second suspect is at large. Smith was held pending bond after surrendering at the Lawrence County Jail Friday night.
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Lawrence County
Copeland
Andrew Leslie Smith
Jim McAbee
Ennis Copeland
Alabama 101
McAbee
Smith
Dep
J. C. Holiday
Cotton Crop Prospects Improve in November
The Agriculture Department reported better U S cotton prospects in November with estimated production for the year at 10.3 million bales. The update appears in AP copy noting the higher outlook for American cotton output.
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Washington
Det
Jury acquittals in Bronfman kidnapping case shock jury
In White Plains, Samuel Bronfman 2nd’s two alleged kidnappers were acquitted of kidnapping but convicted of extorting 2.3 million dollars from Edgar Bronfman Sr. One defendant, Lynch, admitted the ransom scheme but claimed it funded a real crime. the other, Byrne, did not testify. Sentencing set for January 6.
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White Plains
N.Y
Samuel Bronfman
Bronfman
Dominic Byrne
Amelia Driscol
Mount Vernon
Lynch
Edgar Bronfman
Seagram
Young Bronfman
Wees Oe
New York City
Byrne
State Supreme Court
George Beisheim Jr
Elizabeth
Beisheim
Louis Napoleon elected France president in 1848
Daily On This Date notes Louis Napoleon’s election as France’s president in 1848. Weather forecast for today calls for rain and a few thundershowers with highs in the low 50s and lows in the upper 30s. Complete weather, map, river page 2. It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Louis Napoleon
France
Tennessee Valley
Russians Record In Nashville With Christy Minstrels
A Russian band Pesnyary became the first Soviet group to record in the United States at Columbia Studio with the New Christy Minstrels. Language barriers surfaced as translators assisted, while engineers solved instrument quirks. The session spanned eight hours with diplomacy via lapel pins and plans for an album or single.
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Joe Edwards
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Pesnyary
Christy Minstrels
Columbia
Lynn Anderson
Sid Garris
Tor
Ron Bledsoe
Garris
Death by own action rate scars among children in grammar school
Shelly Cohen reports on rising death by self harm among 6 to 11 year olds in a Boston area study. Dr Peter Saltzman cites attention seeking amid family loss as a key trigger while noting early warning signs such as low mood, hyperactivity, social withdrawal, and school problems.
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Shelly Cohen
Associated Press
Belmont, Mass
Peter Saltzman
McLean Hospital
Children’s Center
Saltzman
Ace
Nobel prizes awarded amid Friedman protest in Stockholm
Seven Americans received all five Nobel prizes from King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm as protests erupted over Milton Friedman of Chicago receiving the economics award. A young man shouted from the audience, "Friedman go home" before authorities removed him. about 2,000 protesters marched outside while 300 police monitored the scene.
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Stockholm
Carl XVI Gustaf
Milton Friedman
Chicago
Friedman
University of Chicago
Sup- See
Decatur firm wins drainage contract for Vine St area
A Decatur firm, Holland and Woodard, won a nearly 290000 dollar contract to improve drainage in Northwest Decatur. Low bids totaled 288466.15, beating Burgreen Contracting Athens 311121.85 Alman Construction Nashville 318323.20 G and W Asphalt Decatur 318649 and Larry Terry Contractor Decatur 313066.50. work should start in 3 to 4 weeks and finish within a year, with trunk lines along Washington NW Davis NW Geddis to drain to Dry Branch and backwaters of the Tennessee River. funding comes from federal CD funds saved over two years. See CONTRACT on Page 2.
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Decatur
Holland and Woodard
Detar Hean Authority
Burgreen Contracting Co
Athens
Alman Construction Co
Nashville
G & W Asphalt
Larry Terry
Davis St. NW
Geddis St. NW
Washington
Davis
Washington-Davis
Geddis
Pugh
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Bridge
Mrs. West
Emmett Whitlow
West
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Seedwenee
Music City
Miles Davis
Robinson’s Furniture
2Nd Ave
Friedman Mar
Hartselle
Norris Turney
Angela Huffman
Deran Pyrant
The
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