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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1971

Page

5

Community Calendar Highlights From Decatur Area Churches Clubs

Local groups in Decatur host Christmas programs meetings and drives. Events include Jaycees meeting at Jil Mar Restaurant, school choirs at Decatur High and Oak Park, circle gatherings at multiple churches, Boy Scout organizational night, booster and service clubs, and a Decatur Coin Club auction. Also listed are X ray bus health outreach, cantata at Tanner and Grace Baptist activities, and NSS grotto organizational meeting at the Aquadome with contact numbers.

Community groups hold diverse Christmas gatherings and meetings

Morgan-Lawrence Community Action Committee meets at 6 p.m. at St. John s Episcopal Church and officers are to be elected. Alabama nurses association District 14 plans a 7 30 p m Christmas dinner at Coach s Inn with reservations due Friday. Retired Teachers Association of Morgan County holds a 2 p.m. special meeting at Summer Manor to revise the local constitution. Visitors welcome. First Presbyterian Church circle meets at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs. Ralph Carr s home. Zetomen Bible Club hosts a 10 30 a.m. Christmas luncheon at Mrs. Tom Newell s home with a talk on The Tempest Outside and Inside. American Association of Retired Persons meets at 10 a.m. at Summer Manor to elect officers and exchange gifts. Calhoun Junior College chorus to sing. Tennessee Valley Chapter of the American Society of Personnel Administrators hosts charter night dinner at Ramada Inn 6 30 p.m. Decatur Chapter of National Secretaries Association holds Christmas Dinner Program at 7 p.m. at State National Bank Pen rouse.

Alabama State Nurses Association Coach’s Inn Nner William Zink Charles Rogers Retired Teachers Association of Morgan County Summer Manor J. A. Greenhaw Zetomen Bible Club Tom Newell 4Th Ave W. T. Jordan American Association of Retired Persons Calhoun Junior College Chorus Tennessee Valley The American Society of Personnel Administrators Ramada Inn Decatur National Secretaries Association (International State National Bank Pen Rouse

Etheredge and Terry Funeral Notices From Alabama Obits

Funeral services are announced for Lawrence Etheredge of Trinity and Terry of Decatur. Etheredge will be buried at Moulton Memory Garden with services at Fairfield Church of Christ officiated by O D Bowling and Wade McWhorter. Burial at Moulton Memory Garden. Terry’s rites are at Mount Moriah Methodist Church with burial at Jones Chapel Cemetery, officiants James Tune and G H Terry. Survivors include spouses, children, sisters, and brothers in Alabama and nearby towns.

Etheredge Fairfield Church of Christ O.D. Bowling Wade McWhorter Moulton Memory Garden Elliott Funeral Home Sarah Etheredge Jeffrey Etheredge Michael Etheredge Todd Etheredge Trinity 1 William Etheredge Moulton Charles Glenn W. R. Johnson Decatur Ted Etheredge Terry Decatur General Hospital Lawrence County Hospital Mount Moriah Methodist Church James Tune G.H. Terry Jones Chapel Cemetery Bernice Terry Elrey Janette Buchanan Ardmore Tenn Peggy Joy Gillespie Trinity Clifton Terry Clara Terry Courtland Alton Bordon Town Creek R.T. Terry Oak City Okla Leon Terry Almon

Cash Recovered In Busy Bee Heist Partial Return

About 857 of 1930 dollars stolen Friday from Busy Bee Market at 112 Vine St NW has been returned. Owner Paul Roberts says the robber dropped money during pursuit. remaining 1,037 dollars are still missing. The report includes additional local crime and traffic notes.

Busy Bee Food Market Vine St. NW Paul Roberts Roberts James Norton Fats Sheriff's Department Norton Tyrone Cunningham Louisville Morgan County

Nixon Visits Portugal For Working Trip With Caetano

President Nixon arrives in Portugal for a low keyed welcoming at Ajes air field with Ambassador Kennedy and Connally among the officials. He meets Premier Caetano as Pompidou lands in a Concorde in rain and both leaders prepare two private sessions, one set for Tuesday.

Nixon William P. Rogers Henry A. Kissinger Martin J. Hillebrand Portugal Ajes U.s.air Force Marcello Caetano Pompidou

U.S. Offensives Deepen in Cambodia and Vietnam

A 25 000 man drive opens a new phase of the Cambodian offensive begun Nov 22 to destroy enemy supplies disrupt lines and forestall a potential dry season invasion by North Vietnamese divisions. In South Vietnam Viet Cong sappers storm a hill near Qui Nhon killing or wounding many Americans while two Americans are reported dead and a navy plane crashes with all aboard missing. U S troop strength in South Vietnam falls by 6 600 to 171 700 for the week ending last Thursday.

Cambodia South Vietnam Phnom Penh Phnom Baset U.S Qui Nhon Harbor Saigon U.S. Navy South China Sea Philippines Subic Bay U.S. Command

Paratrooper Advance and Siege Threat Around Dacca

Reports say a Pakistani Indian paratroop assault presses toward Dacca from the north and a second Indian column nears from the east. Indian spokesmen claim a counterattack repulsed and map indicators show forces within six miles of the city. East of Dacca guerrillas await a general uprising as 16 Pakistani F86 jets are said destroyed.

Dacca Calcutta Chittagong Bay of Bengal Sitakund

Decatur Sends Team Trip For Holiday Bowl Visit

Decatur plans a post Christmas trip to Bowl Nebraska and dine in Miami courtesy of Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. with team members coaches cheerleaders and school officials traveling. Decatur won the Dec 3 championship by beating Butler Huntsville 80. Check to City Board of Education at Decatur Daily P O Box 1527 Decatur Ala 35601. Donations are tax deductible.

Nebraska Miami Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co Decatur Butler Huntsville City Board of Education Decatur Daily P.O Ala

Tunnel Diagram Shows Explosion Site and Rescue Path

An AP Wirephoto diagram locates a spot in a six mile water tunnel near Port Huron Michigan where an explosion is believed to have occurred Saturday. The diagram marks where 22 dead workers were found and where survivors walked out, with debris blocking the tunnel and a 170 foot cofferdam ending at a water intake.

Port Huron Mich

Wall Street Edges Higher On Tax Cuts And Rate Cut

Wall Street rose as investors welcomed monetary and fiscal moves. The noon Dow Jones stood at 860.25, up 3.50, with advances outpacing declines 2 to 1. Investors eyed a 4 percent Fed discount rate cut and Morgan Guaranty prime rate shave, plus Nixon’s new tax-cut law.

New York New York,Stock Exchange Federal Reserve Gan Guaranty Nixon International Monetary Front Group of Ten Washington

Over the Counter Securities Market Update

Quotations from the NASD and representative interdealer prices show changes throughout the day around 10 a m. Prices exclude retail markup markdown or commission.

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