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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1969

Page

3

Funeral services announced for Mrs Dotson at Apostolic Church

Military funeral details will be announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home. Mrs Dotson's funeral is set for 2 p.m. at The Apostolic Christian Church with Lynn Klopfenstein officiating and burial at Union Hill Cemetery in Lawrence County. Elliott Funeral Home directing. Survivors include five daughters, three sons, two sisters, two brothers, 50 grandchildren and 82 great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Body to remain at Mrs Bessie Drake's residence in Moulton prior to church service.

Gunthorp Funeral Home Dotson Apostolic Christian Church Lynn Klopfenstein Union Hill Cemetery Lawrence County Elliott Funeral Home Carrie Borden Town Creek Lola Gilford Montgomery Bessie Drake Moulton Gladys Rutherford Ester B. Latham Arab Russell Dotson Coy Dotson John Dotson Selah Jackson Hattie Williams Trinity Vivian Warren Thomas Rutherford Carl Rutherford Hillsboro

Boundary dispute and Gaza plan under UN mediation

The article reports U S proposals for Gaza and the Sinai under Gunnar V. Jarring mediation. It outlines Israeli withdrawal and demilitarization including an interim UN administration as options. Russia insists Gaza remain Arab and UN troops guard it pending final disposal. The plan envisions demilitarized zones and UN led Suez clearance with universal access rights.

Egypt Palestine Gaza Israel Jordan U.N Gunnar V. Jarring Russia Suez Canal United Nations

Wheeler Basin Library Bookmobile Weekly Schedule

The Wheeler Basin Regional Library announces this week’s bookmobile routes. Stops include schools, stores, and churches across Monday to Thursday with times from early morning to early afternoon.

Wheeler Basin Regional Library Southwest Center School Clements High School O’neal Lapington’s Athens Lane’s East Limestone Johnson Junior High Ardmore Carroll’s Flint Howards Massey, Laney’s Massey Penn’s Greenbrier Antioch Baptist Church Belle Mina Inglis Mooresville

Area Service Men In News

USAF Airman Roger M Benefield son of Mr and Mrs John L Hill of Cullman Alabama serves as a munitions specialist with the 456th Munitions Maintenance Squadron in Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand. He previously served at Pleiku AB Vietnam and is a 1966 Fairview High School graduate. Ralph Humphries receives Air Force Commendation Medal at Westover AFB Massachusetts for improving Eastern Communications Region systems. Humphries is a Vietnam veteran and World War II Korean War veteran, a 1942 graduate of Walker County High School, Jasper. His wife Margaret is daughter of Mrs Carrie Bell Cullman.

USAF Arc Roger M. Benefield John L. Hill Cullman 7 Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Afb Thailand Benefield 456Th Pacific Air Forces Southeast Asia Far East Pacific Pleiku AB Vietnam John P. Humphries D. C. Humphries 43Rd St. N. Birmingham Westover Afb Mass Humphries Headquarters Eastern Communications Region ECR Westover St Humphries Walker County High School Jasper Margaret Carrie Bell. Cullman

Americans repel ambush near My Lai battleground

An American helicopter observed enemy troops burning documents then engaged them, killing one. A company was airdropped to sweep the area as a North Vietnamese force of about a company moved near a tree line. An armored cavalry unit advanced and 11 enemy prisoners were taken. The clash occurred about a mile southwest of My Lai amid the March 1968 killings site.

Americal U.S Daniel L. Miller Blossvale N.Y Miller My Lai

Credit Cards Under Attack

A Senate subcommittee considers placing controls or a ban on unsolicited credit cards amid claims they fuel bankruptcies inflation and crime. FTC and Fed split while the Nixon administration backs away from a full ban as Sen. Proxmire weighs next year’s voting on tighter rules.

Washington Senate Congress Financial Institutions Subcommittee Federal Trade Commission Federal Reserve Boards Nixon Administration William Proxmire D-Wis Proxmire Robert L. Meade President's Committee On Consumer Interests Meade Brooklyn

Powell Married Blondell the Answer in Question

The late Dick Powell was at one time married to Joan Blondell, not Alice Faye or other party. The second query confirms Rex Kern of Ohio State as MVP of the Rose Bowl, a senior this year.

Dick Powell Alice Faye Joan Blondell Jack Sircy Decatur Mr. Powell Miss Blondell University of Alabama Jack Allen Ohio State Rex Kern

Mitchell Blames Congress For Hampers In War On Crime

Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell told Republican governors in Hot Springs that Congress has failed to act on 20 major anticrime bills, hamstringing the Nixon administration’s efforts. He criticized funding delays and said cities and states can progress without federal aid where possible.

Hot Springs Ark John N. Mitchell Congress Nixon Mitchell

World of Bossa Nova Brings Brazil Music Scene to TV

OnETV offers Sunday lineup with The Forsyte Saga at 8 pm and The Advocates at 9 pm. The World of Bossa Nova airs at 7 pm exploring Brazil from Ipanema to Sertao. Debate asks if schools should offer Afro-American and Spanish American History courses.

Ipanema Sertao Iplain Brazil Forsyte Saga THE Advocates

Copper's Main Consumer Is Electrical Goods Industry

The electrical goods industry remains the chief consumer of copper, driving demand across wiring, components, and electrical products. This sector sustains copper usage due to its high conductivity and essential role in modern electronics.

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