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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1976
Page
4
A short obituary note credits WR Shelton as founder of the Decatur Daily in 1912 and his service through 1924 as a key editorial figure. The item underscores his role in establishing the paper and guiding its early years.
Washington notes that Henry Kissinger will withhold verbatim transcripts of telephone calls, keeping them in a secure safe on Nelson Rockefeller’s estate. A State Department opinion deemed the notes personal, though transcripts largely exist, and Kissinger plans to use them to refresh memory for memoirs without direct quotes. He moved to the State Department with tapes no longer used, relying on secretaries to take shorthand. He awaits departure from government before deciding on memoir publication.
Readers invited to respond to a proposed calendar change ending December 25 as the year and starting January 1 the next day. The piece notes holiday chaos and idle week activities, while acknowledging merit but skeptical odds of success and a wish to see bowls reconsidered for meaning.
Carter weighs a proposed 15 billion dollar tax cut amid diverse advice from top economic minds. The President elect must choose a plan, gain congressional backing, and rally public support to lift the economy, with outcomes uncertain and time the judge.
President Ford told reporters he would look into extending amnesty but denied offering a universal pardon for Vietnam era cases. Jane Hart, widow of Sen. William Hart, pressed him during a condolence call after his death. Hart had been a vocal liberal and antiwar figure, once arrested during a Pentagon protest.
A quotation from Samuel Gompers remarks on liberty and strikes, followed by a 19 percent footnote about the Continental Congress meeting in Baltimore two hundred years ago that began a letter to the states explaining Washington's vast powers.
A reader questions whether Romans 9 discusses free will, prompting a pastor to explain that Paul’s letter links predestination with human choice. The answer argues Romans flows as a single message on sovereignty and freedom, noting Israel’s salvation, submission to God, and the harmony of foreknowledge with human will. The Tribune News
A playful puzzle note outlines the rules for a SHAKIER word game. Players must find four letter or longer words, avoid plural s endings, limit forms to one per word, and exclude proper names. The list will be published tomorrow.
In a column on Cambodia, the author argues American policy and bombing shaped the Khmer Rouge era. He notes U.S. actions from 1969 to 1975 intensified civil war, leading to massive casualties and a decimated country, while highlighting key figures like Kissinger, Haig, Enders, and Sullivan.
George F. Will recalls 1976 patriotic displays in Aspen and marks 1916 as a pivotal year in World War I. He notes anniversaries of declarations and wars, the turn toward a total war economy, inflation, and the Armenian genocide alongside a sardonic jab at patriotic tableaux and breakfast tables.
W R Shelton founded and edited the Decatur Daily from 1912 to 1924 published afternoons Monday through Friday and Saturday and Sunday mornings. The paper is printed by Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc in Decatur Alabama and lists subscription rates by mail and carrier with tax included and grievance redress terms.
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