Top stories ranking for Decatur Daily readers
List of 25 major events from the year with 1 to 10 ranking options. Includes the Pueblo crew, MLK assassination, Kennedy, Apollo moon flight, Vietnam tension, nuclear arms, Nixon era notes, and global unrest. Readers submit choices by deadline to The Decatur Daily. judges decide final ranking. one-year subscription prize.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
DAILY
Pueblo
North Korea
Cuba
LBJ
Nation
Martin Luther King
Washington
France
Robert Kennedy
Remember When Cigarettes Were Only Dime
A nostalgic look at a bygone era lists vivid contrasts from ten cent cigarettes and 15 cent ice cream sodas to beefsteak for a dollar and a town's simple pleasures. It recalls daily life, family routines, and small town grit through humorous, reflective vignettes.
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New York
America
Eddie Polo
Pearl White
Ruth Roland
Area Men In Service Reported In Army Air Force News
Army Sgt 1 C William A Hoffman son of Arthur A Hoffman Cullman Alabama assigned to Headquarters Battery 13th Artillery Group St Paul Minnesota Nov 21 wife Frieda lives Lawton Oklahoma. Roger D Jones son of Mr and Mrs Silas W Jones Moulton Alabama promoted to sergeant in US Air Force an air traffic controller at Cam Ranh Bay AB Vietnam. Archie D Black 20 son of Theo Black Athens Alabama promoted to Army private pay grade E 2 after basic training at Fort Benning. Manley B Carrell Jr 20 son of Wicanopy Florida assigned to 11th Air Defense Signal Battalion in Germany Nov 19.
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Army
William A. Hoffman
Arthur A. Hoffman
Cullman
13Th Artillery Group
St. Paul
Minn
Frieda
S. 45Th St
Lawton
Okla
Roger D. Jones
Silas W. Jones
Moulton 4
U.S. Air Force
Sgt Jones
Can Ranh Bay AB
Vietnam
Lawrence County High School
Archie D. Black
Theo Black
Athens 9
Manley B. Carrell Jr
Wicanopy
Fla
11Th Air Defense Signal Battalion
Germany
Pfc
Carrell
Ft. Benning
Ft. Jackson
Page
Austin High School
Martha’s Catering Service
Susan
N. St. SE
Fed tightens credit to curb inflation risk and slow growth
The Federal Reserve raises the discount rate to 5.50 percent and holds rates on deposits, signaling a tighter money policy to curb inflation. Policymakers acknowledge the danger of restraining credit if inflation persists, hoping slower lending will restrain demand and prevent excessive expansion.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Fed
United States
Consumer
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Pope Paul
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Nigeria
Biafra
Abe Fortas
Apollo Moon
Jacqueline K
Werpacs
Ennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Foncale
Nature
SUPER
Buschs
Wevelle
Grants
Decatur Shopping Center
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