Editorial: Conservancy Worthwhile. Readers Urged to Act
A letter argues the sunset committee should reconsider eliminating the conservancy. The group maintains Big Nance Creek flood control and flood damage reduction, with supporters noting improved waterway quality. The piece urges the pathway for the conservancy’s case to be heard by Chairman Merrill and asks the Legislature to preserve the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislat Sunset Committee
Conservancy
Hugh Merrill
Mary Allard
The
Joe Gregg
Big Nance Creek
Merrill
Merrill Time
Four Lane Highway Hearing Lets Public Air Objections
The Highway Department held its first public hearing on a proposed four lane road between here and Moulton. Construction is set to begin next year. Most attendees supported the project though a few voiced objections about routing and safety on Alabama 24. The department hopes to resolve concerns soon to start bidding and build promptly.
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Here
Moulton
Highway Department
Alabama
Carter fights isolation of office
President-elect Jimmy Carter is seen as increasingly isolated by security and entourages, making one on one contact harder. He has tried to reach out through business groups, telephone calls to leaders across the country, and personal numbers for congressional leaders, while a pecking order limits direct access for some aides and figures like Ralph Nader.
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Hedrick Smith
N.Y.T
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Iowa
Campany
Schneiders
Jimmy
Ralph Nader
Consumer Advocate
Schnei
Plains
Nader
Lawrence van Gelder
N.Y
United States
Leisure Learning Products
Greenwich
Conn
Megiddo
Nicholas M. Horrock
The
Times
Joe Ilch
Ivan Ivanov
Joe Zilch
Zilch
FBI
Levi
General Accounting Office
CIA
Los Angeles
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Walter Mondale
Congress
Ryan
Subcommittee
Stamm
Bureau
Bureau of Eclamation
Afl-Cio
James Schlesinger
George Meany
Ee Schlesinger
Ini
Schlesinger
Richard Nixon
Esinger
Henry Ki
United Sautics
Taiwan
United Feature Syndicate
Tac
Do People Without Word of Christ Face Hell
A reader asks if those ignorant of Jesus Christ go to hell. Paul cites Romans 1 19 20 noting the knowledge of God is evident in creation and that all are without excuse for not worshipping the Creator. The discussion concludes no special provision for the unknowing is described.
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DR. Graham
Jesus Christ
J.P
J. P
Paul
God
Sean
Chicago Tribune-N.y. News Syndicate, Inc
Philadelphia Burn Rumors Denied Two Centuries Ago
Bicentennial note marks the day when U.S. officials denied rumors that Philadelphia would be burned to prevent capture by the British. The Continental Congress had already moved to Baltimore, a strategic shift in colonial governance.
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Carl Jung
U.S
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Baltimore
Decatur Daily masthead and rate notice
The Decatur Daily presents its founder editor period details and press information. A grievance policy outlines prompt redress for misstatements. Subscription rates are listed for daily and Sunday editions in and outside the trade zone with tax inclusions.
Spooks and the Carter era wiretap debate
A Times Service analysis argues the intelligence community inflates wiretap fear to press Carter into relaxing standards. It notes Levi’s guarded approvals, GAO findings, and the need for court warrants with probable cause to curb abuses.
Pope Paul and U.S. officials discuss global drug fight
The pontiff denounces drug dealers and seeks coordinated ecclesiastical help with Rep. Wolff, while DEA chief Peter Bensinger reports the Holy Father's stance and offers personal aid. Footnotes describe DEA praise and a Washington feud over Teton Dam coverage and Capitol Hill hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bensinger
U.S
Pope Paul
Bensinger
DEA
Holy Father
Greet Debate sparks call for clear American goals
In Charleston at The Citadel, Dean Rusk and former Secretary of State William Rogers discussed U S foreign policy aims amid concerns over Congress and the White House steering. The piece notes Eisenhower’s Solarium Project as a past attempt to define goals, and argues America needs explicit, broadly shared aims in a complex global context.
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Charleston
S.C
Citadel
Georgia Statesman
Dean Rusk
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Eisenhower
Ag Ag
Rusk
Irkutsk
Siberia
Congress
Executive
William Rogers
Kennedy
Johnson
Harvard
Washington
Atlanta
America
Commission On the Future of the
South
Pope Paul VI calls for crackdown on Mafia
Pope Paul VI urged U S congressional delegation to use severe legal measures against the Mafia. Led by Representative Lester Wolff the lawmakers met in the Vatican to seek action against drug trafficking and organized crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Pope Paul VI
U.S
House
Lester Wolff
D.-N.y
Vatican
Pope Paul
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Billy Graham
Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
Ala
Asa
Associated Press
Lurie
Tom Wicker
New York
New York Times
Edward Levi
Daily Word Game
Auburn
Bourn
Burton
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Wolff
Italy
Brouhaha
Reclamation
Gil Stamm
Capitol Hill
Teton Dam
Idaho
House Conservation Subcommittee
Leo Ryan
D.calif
Brandt Ayers
Middle East
Dale
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
Pope Paul Nixes
Mafia
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