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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
4
In a letter from editor WR Shelton the piece argues gasoline prices rise despite competition and consumer reductions. It urges Congress to investigate price hikes and shortages and calls for energy substitutes and voluntary fuel cuts.
The piece argues that Christmas holiday traffic deaths hit a modern low and credits lower speeds and gas shortages. It urges New Year caution, says most highway deaths are avoidable, and links fewer crashes to lower insurance costs, fewer hospital beds, and better resource use for law enforcement.
The nation watches Ted Kennedy Jr who will lose part of a leg to fight cancer. Photos show him and his father at play in the snow as he adapts with an artificial leg. He hopes cancer research benefits from his case while prayers rise for his ongoing fight.
A reader asks if Scripture forbids cosmetic procedures like a face lift. The reply notes ancient surgery varied and cites Hippocratic ethics. It urges motive evaluation, linking body offerings to faith and suggesting God works through circumstances rather than appearances.
The article assesses Henry Kissinger’s first year as secretary of state and its impact on Europe US relations. It notes his secrecy and pressure tactics, mixed NATO reception, tensions with allies, detente ups and downs, and his skill in flatter and persuade while navigating Middle East talks.
Big corporations race to stockpile millions of gallons of fuel oil amid a national shortage. Companies like Aluminum Co of America Union Carbide and General American Transportation build storage tanks lease railroad tank cars and bar ter forecasts say small firms may be edged out while regulators monitor legality and fairness.
Rep. Lester Wolff D NY, dubbed Capitol Hill 007, agrees to serve as an honest broker to help secure release of two kidnapped Russian doctors in Burma. Shan rebels seek aid to negotiate with Wolff after earlier opium deal talks, with ongoing rescue efforts and diplomatic mediation.
Gabriel Voisin, a French aviation and automobile pioneer, died at his home in central France on Christmas Day at age 93. He moved to Paris in 1898 from Ozenay to study architecture and shifted to aviation, dating a 1900 design amid early flight experiments.
The Decatur Daily is published by Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc in Decatur Alabama. The paper explains misstatement policy and offers subscription and delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail and carrier including trade zone and outside trade zone pricing with tax included.
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