Calendar of Local Events and Meetings
A roundup of community happenings lists meetings at city hall for the grotto electing officers, a Kappa Kappa lota gathering at Mrs. Lynn Dozier’s home, school concerts, Christmas services, fundraisers, choirs, and TOPS club activities. Also notes a federal case about milk industry favors with a Nixon tape incident.
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National Speleological Society
City Hall
Kappa Kappa _lota
Lynn Dozier
Dogwood la. SE
Washington
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Nixon
Ralph Nader
White House
William A. Dobrovic
United States District Court
Dobrovic
Irish contraceptive import ban struck down by Supreme Court
Ireland's Supreme Court ruled the decades old ban on importing contraceptives unconstitutional. The decision allows citizens and visitors to bring contraceptives into the country while advertising or selling them remains illegal under existing laws. The ruling could affect social and political life, drawing mixed reactions.
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Nyt
Irish Republic
Supreme Court
Republic
Word Origins of Shampoo Tracing Its Namesake Flow
The term shampoo comes from Hindi champo meaning pressing or kneading. It evolved to describe a massage and later a soap and scalp treatment.
Pope Voices Fear Over Rome Airport Attack Impact
Pope Paul VI warned that the Rome airport guerrilla attack could hurt the Geneva Middle East Peace Conference. In his weekly address he spoke of trembling uncertainty affecting the international situation on the eve of peace talks. He abandoned a prepared speech to express horror at the violence.
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Rome
Paul VI
Geneva
Middle East
Water bill error drains into reverse meter in Phoenix
Ther Robinson faced a $1313 water bill for a mobile home despite living alone with two dogs and no appliances. Water officials found the meter on her lot ran in reverse, reducing the bill to $8.70 for two months.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Esther Robinson
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Brookhaven Middle School
Tony Stockton
Decatur
Lamar Ingle
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Summer Manor
Caddo Congregational Church
Alabama
Lawrence County
Danville Booster Club
Danville Recreation Field
Danville
Neel School Pta
J.Z. Perkins
Bertha Robinson
Joseph and the Nativity
Trinity United Methodist Church
Summerford Nursing Home
Falkville
Spring Ave
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Edwin Dalstrom
Calhoun Community College Chorale
Frances Moss
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
Atlantic
Merriam-Websters
Delaware
New York Times Syndicate
Sterchi
Sterchi’s
Southern Homes
2Nd Ave
S.E
City Water Department
Grant City
Delure
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Decatur Shopping Center
At Buschs
Bulova
Buschs
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