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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1975
Page
4
The letter argues to preserve Mooresville’s historic fourth class post office fearing closures from a GAO study. It praises past service, warns that eliminating local offices could erode community life, and urges careful review before rural carrier expansion. It notes the USPS must cut waste yet respect local ties and history.
Calhoun Community College again lobbies for a police academy on its campus in North Alabama. Officials at the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency previously denied Calhoun in favor of Jacksonville State University, forcing local officers to train there. Calhoun argues it has the facilities and staff to run the program locally.
TVA expects NRC license within about ten days to restart Unit Two at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant with Unit One and Unit Three following later. The fire last March halted output, raising rates and fuel charges for TVA customers in the region.
Reagan gains momentum as Ford struggles with polls and timing. Analysts expect Reagan to press in New Hampshire and beyond, while Ford risks late starts and fading support. Illinois on March 16 looms as a pivotal deadline for delegate filings and contest outcomes.
A confidential report accuses the Rockefeller Commission of omitting KGB abuses while highlighting CIA excesses. The FBI described KGB spying in the United States, including pressure on citizens and eavesdropping on many U S government calls. Also covered are inflation gaming by the Bureau of Reclamation and Kissinger noting China’s Cambodia push along with Castro’s reaction to U S plots.
The Associated Press voters pick the fall of Vietnam and Cambodia as the top story of 1975 with 3,629 votes. The Ford assassination attempts are second with 2,850 votes and the Patricia Hearst capture ranks third in the AP poll of editors and news directors.
A reader asks if praying for loved ones is selfish. Graham answers that prayer is valid when seeking God’s will, prayers for believers to be blessed or convicts for nonbelievers, and urges praying for all of Christ’s people beyond immediate circles.
Beijing newspaper warnings say United States and Soviet Union press a feverish arms race with ever larger arsenals. It claims post disarmament accords trigger bigger buildups and that conventional arms favors the Soviet Union. The piece foresees no balance and cites looming nuclear and conventional wars.
A Bicentennial footnote notes that two hundred years ago today the Continental Congress authorized another 3 million in bills of credit to cover army and navy costs. Poet Robert Frost quote is included as a separate reflection on lovability versus hateability.
W R Shelton founder editor 1912 1924 publishes afternoons and weekends in Decatur Alabama by Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc P O Box 1897 Decatur AL 38601 misstatement policy and grievance redress offered subscription rates by mail and carrier daily and Sunday prices within and outside trade zones tax noted delivery charges listed with tax note
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