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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1969

Page

5

Moulton and Courtland Christmas Parade Schedule Events

Community events list includes Moulton Christmas Parade at 5 p.m. and Courtland parade at 4 30 p.m. alongside club meetings, a flower show, bake and fruit cake sales at Gateway Shopping Center, and various lectures and luncheons across Decatur and Athens areas with dates, locations, and host organizations.

Tennessee Valley Wheelchair Club Gateway Shopping Center Decatur Altrusa Club Courtland

Christmas events span churches in Hartselle and Danville

Vera Martin lectures Kenya mission at Moss Chapel. Danville choir presents The Night of Miracles at Danville UMC. Dr Blanton speaks on The Physical Death of Christ at Bellview Baptist. Shiloh MBC hosts Rev Edward Moulton. Westminster canata Glory to God at 11. First Christian rehearses Night of Miracles at 5. Handel Messiah portion by First UMC Chancel Choir at 7:30. Open House at Westmeade Baptist 2 to 4. Covenant Presbyterian drama The Search For Christmas at 5:30. Holy Land slides by William Epps at Calvary Baptist 6. Covenant Choir at Summer Manor 2:30. Rev W H Ryan speaks at First Missionary Baptist 11 and 3. Women’s Society hosts Bates author tea 2 to 4. Christian Women Fellowship meets 7:30. Decatur High School chorus Christmas concert 8 with $1 adults 50c students.

Harold Blanton Hartselle Christ Bellview Baptist Church Old Moulton Rd Women’s Society of Christian Service of First United Methodist Church of Ralph K. Bates

Burfield pleads guilty and faces transfer to school

Burfield, after sentencing, told THE DECATUR DAILY he is satisfied and would not repeat his actions. He will stay in Lawrence County jail until likely next week when he moves to a boys industrial school. In a separate case, Robert Lewis Reed received a two year prison term after a second degree manslaughter conviction linked to a February 24 1968 Town Creek accident that killed Mrs. Jane Carol Grisham Neal Penchion and Neal Penchion Jr.

Burfield Decatur Daily Lawrence County Robert Lewis Reed Town Creek Jane Carol Grisham Neal Penchion Neal Penchion Jr

New Method Links Human Ancestry To DNA Without Fossils

Scientists at the University of California Berkeley report a method using blood constituents and DNA to measure evolutionary distance. The study compares man, chimpanzee, gorilla and monkey and suggests a clock for when their family lines diverged.

Proceedings National Academy of Sciences Allan C. Wilson Vincent M. Sarich University of California At Berkeley

Nixon officials defend civil rights push across all regions

An official from Memphis asked how to respond if department hardline civil rights policy leaked to the press and accused of targeting the South. Kleindienst allegedly said to tell people the administration would keep moving ahead on civil rights in all sections of the country.

Leonard Houston Memphis Kleindienst

Senate backs tax reform bill moves to conference

The Senate approved the veto-threatened tax reform bill 69 to 22 and sent it to a conference committee with seven members from each House. Leaders expect a compromise Nixon can sign. In Houston Apollo 12 astronauts met with reporters selecting film from their 10 day moon mission.

Washington Senate House of Congress Nixon

For Sale Classified Mix of Items and Rentals

Mixed local ads list items for sale including a 16 foot truck bed at 350 dollars and a 1965 Lincoln Continental with factory air for 1500 dollars. Also tickets to Liberty Bowl and a Ford Fairlane 500 offering. Rentals include a furnished house and a two bedroom lease option. Contact phone numbers and area details vary by item.

Impala Makers Offer Resale Boost Tips for Competitors

The makers of Impala suggest competitors boost resale value with enhancements such as side guard door beam structures and heavy steel rails inside doors. They note improvements like flush and dry rocker panels and inner fenders in every model as potential fixes.

Impala

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