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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1969

Page

4

Opinion All Of Nation Should Enjoy TVA-Type Plan

Congressman Bob Jones introduces a measure to provide additional electric power facilities for the Tennessee Valley area. Projections show continued development and rising prosperity driving demand for power, with TVA revenues and federal repayments supporting Treasury returns.

Bob Jones Scottsboro House Tennessee Valley Rep. Jones TVA U.S. Treasury Agency The Treasury Congress

Answering a call to service after years of motherhood

Billy Graham advises a homemaker with grown children to seek purposeful work if desired, but only with her husband’s blessing. He urges using spare time for personal growth, reading, learning new skills, and serving through church activities to find meaning and live out Christ’s teachings.

J. B Jesus Christ

Cooperation Powers Health Building Ahead of Schedule

A district health building in Morgan County is about a year ahead of schedule thanks to about 300000 in Hill Burton funds. The $1 million project will house the Tri-County District Health office serving Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties. The Appalachian Committee will provide 500000 and the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control 200000, reflecting strong federal local cooperation.

New England TVA Main U. S Hill-Burton Tri- County Morgan, Limestone Lawrence Counties Appalachian Committee Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control

Army cuts GI education as Pentagon funds lavish brass perks

Washington column reports the Army canceled college courses for over 800 GIs in the Washington area saving 144000, while helicopter shuttle service and GI servants abound for top brass. It cites 32 helicopters, visits by Agnew Mel Laird Chaffee and Palmer, and 2000 service members serving as maids, stewards and chauffeurs, plus an undercover chauffeur scheme.

Jack Anderson Washington Army Pentagon Washngton Congress Virginia Harry Byrd Jr Richmond Navy Air Force Joint Chiefs of Staff White House Cmdr R. L. Jackson Chief of Naval Operations Adm Thomas Moorer Alva R. Fitch Joel E. Jones Army Intelligence Jones Office of Chief of Staff For Intelligence

Soviet Budget 1970 Shows State Control and Tight Growth

Viewpoint argues Moscow’s 1970 budget at $160.53 billion favors state owned industry amid a $400 billion Soviet GNP, with wages fixed by the state. It contrasts U S spending and notes hidden military costs and limited freedoms, urging reforms toward individual enterprise and wider economic incentives.

Washington Soviet Union Moscow United States U.S Vietnam Middle East

Reconstruction stretches into a second hundred years

A reader endorses the Forum letter predicting extended reconstruction as Senate blocks Judge Haynsworth. The note critiques voting rights bill votes and literacy tests, arguing northern lawmakers may prevent discrimination only if they repeal southern gains, suggesting a renewed one hundred year era.

Senate Haynsworth Supreme Court Mason and Dixon Line House William M. McCulloch GOP Judiciary Committee Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Nixon

Decatur Daily Publication and Rates Note

The Decatur Daily lists W R Shelton as founder editor 1912 to 1924 with printing by Hardy Valley Printing Co and notices about Associated Press and New York Times service. It includes a statement of factual accuracy and subscription rates by mail daily and Sunday pricing for in and outside trade zones and rural routes.

W. R. Shelton LEY Printing Hardy Valley P NG Co.,inc P.O. Box Associated Press The New York Times News Service

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