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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1976

Page

5

Billy Plots to Slay Goko as Christmas Eve Nears

In a fairy tale sequence from Decatur Daily dated December 20, 1976 Billy hides in a giant boot to approach the enraged giant Goko. Goko muses about seizing Santa and ruling Fairyland, but calms after admiring jewelry and ordering a soup supper for the guards. Billy bides his time.

Goko Santa Claus Fairyland Santa Land Billy

Fed Holds Rate At 49 16ths Per Cent Credit Policy Shifts

The Federal Reserve kept the federal funds rate at 49 16/32 per cent and reduced banks reserve requirements. The moves signal continued credit market accommodation as the year ends and the Fed panel plans to meet Tuesday to set policy into January. The report also notes ongoing moderate money supply growth and a cautious stance ahead of Jimmy Carter’s inauguration.

New York Federal Reserve Federal Funds the Federal Reserve Jimmy Carter

Government ministers named in Israel cabinet reshuffle

Zevulun Hammer as interior minister, Yitzhak Raphael as welfare minister, and others appointed as religious affairs minister. Rabin’s move comes after National Religious party abstained in a no confidence vote, signaling political shifts in the Knesset. Brezhnev turned 70 in Moscow with grand tributes, while Lockheed official Kotchian disputes Japanese bribery role. Ford program offers 15000 housing jobs in NYC and 5000 apartments amid wide rehabilitation plan. Utah International and General Electric seal the largest merger in US corporate history, creating a GE subsidiary to run Utah International’s mining operations.

Jerusalem Yitzhak Rabin National Religious Rabin Knesset Labor Party National Religious Party Josef Burg Zevulun Hammer Yitzhak Raphael San Francisco Utah International Inc General Electric Co Utah International United States Australia Stratford Alexander M. Wilson

Oak Park Students Raise Funds for Christmas Project

Oak Park Middle School students collect 1291.56 for a Christmas drive. They give 250 to Meals on Wheels and 796.56 to Operation Home as teacher Byron Nelson observes. The Daily Photo credits the scene with the presenting students and staff.

Oak Park Middle School Hargett John Tucker Byron Nelson

Calendar Today in Huntsville Offers Club Installations

Huntsville events include the Scottish Rite Bodies and the Woman's Association installing 1977 officers at the Scottish Rite Temple 314 Bob Wallace Ave. Other activities feature Child Evangelism Fellowship training sessions, Ladies Auxiliary Christmas party, and meetings of the American Association of Persons TOPS and Weigh and Pray with locations and contact numbers provided.

Huntsville Scottish Rite Woman's Association Scottish Rite Temple Bob Wallace Ave

Ford First Lady Receives UM Honorary Law Degree

Betty Ford is praised by University of Michigan President Robben Fleming as an independent woman with strong views on women's rights and family values. The ceremony at UM included President Ford and two of their children. Ford is an alumnus.

Ann Arbor Mich Betty Ford University of Michigan Robben Fleming

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