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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
7
Anson Texas native Jeannie C Riley rose to fame with Harper Valley PTA but found wealth hollow. A turning moment came when she saw an odd star and felt God enter her life, changing her outlook. AP Wirephoto
AP interview with Jeannie C. Riley recounts her rise to fame with Harper Valley PTA and the emptiness it brought. A Texas cemetery moment and a Bible faith renewal changed her, reuniting her family and leading to a new life on a Tennessee farm with church membership and happiness.
Gary W. Shannon, son of Ruth B. Shannon, was awarded the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service as an electronics engineer at Rome Air Development Center. Now at Kirtland AFB, he serves with the Air Force Weapons and Sandia Laboratories. He is a 1966 Austin High School graduate and holds degrees from Calhoun Community College and Auburn University. His wife Barbara is the daughter of James E. and Barbara Wood. Private Jimmy R. Kilgore, son of James D. Kilgore of Bremen, was assigned as a grenadier with the 3rd Armored Division in Kirch Gons, Germany.
In Bobigny Rene Lantraine, a 48 year old salesman and pastor, works 40 hours weekly with a wage of 175 dollars while also serving six nights a week in the worker priest movement. The movement, revived in 1965, places priests in industrial areas to live as workers and engage in dialogue with laborers, not to preach church doctrine.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services are listed for many Decatur churches. Grace Baptist holds a 10 p.m. candlelight service, Westminster Presbyterian at 7 p.m., and Decatur First Christian offers open candlelight. St John’s Episcopal hosts a 7:30 p.m. service with a 10:30 p.m. cantata.
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