Calendar Of Church Events And Community Meetings
The calendar lists sermons at Trinity United Methodist Church and Dedication for Decatur Christian Church organ. See student night at Central Baptist Church, watchnight services at multiple churches, and guest speakers singing at Valley area churches. Red Cross bloodmobile accepts donations at 1 to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity United Methodist Church
Colonial Rest Home
Alabama
West
Bill Pullen
Central Baptist Church
Decatur Christian Church
Otey Crisman
Selma Christian Church
New Center
Good Year For Comedy Hope Sees 1973 as Strong Year for Jokes
North Hollywood California AP Bob Hope says 1973 was a good year for comedians as people seek laughter in stress. He lists 10 jokes reflecting a troubled year from his memory and gag file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hollywood
Calif
Bob Hope
Hope
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
San Fernando Valley
Look Magazine
Grauman
Israel
John Mitchell
London
Soldier Shot During Interstate Trip In Alabama Incident
A 22 caliber gun fired by a soldier on an interstate trip with Garrett and two others wounded a rider. He was treated at Decatur General Hospital and then Huntsville Hospital. The driver, 19 year old Charles Breedlove Jr of Birmingham, faced a $300 bond on a beer and wine charge as authorities said the four were on leave heading to Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Decatur General Hospital
AAA
Southend
Craig
Huntsville Hospital
Charles Edward Breedlove, Jr
Birmingham
M.W. Evans
James Williams
Soldier recalls base hospital attack and return home
McCoulsky recounts moving away from the front when an artillery shell hit the half-track. He describes two soldiers killed, a cracked elbow and shin shrapnel injuries, a Jerusalem hospital stay, and later home on Christmas Eve. He earned a military award for rescuing an injured Israeli officer and a silver tank medal.
Algerian Troops Encircled Near Bitter Lakes On Suez Front
A military spokesman in Tel Aviv said a unit of more than 300 Algerian troops attempting to breach Israeli lines on the Suez front was encircled near the Bitter Lakes. Israeli forces cut off Algerian forays toward Egypt’s 3rd Army as negotiations in Geneva paused until after Israel’s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez
Tel Aviv
Bitter Lakes
Egypt
Suez Canal
Cairo
Geneva
Beirut
Iran
South Yemen
Persian Gulf
Oman
Popular Front For the Liberation of
Arab Gulf
Tehran
Five Die In Alabama Accidents Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports five fatalities from weekend incidents in Alabama. Julia Diane Craford, 18, from Selma died in a two car crash near Selma. David Arrington, 56, was found dead in a Montgomery home fire. Kenny Eugene Knight, 42, of Cordova died in a Tuscaloosa county collision. Alphonsa Kline, 21, of Eutaw died when his car hit a bridge guardrail in Greene County. A 15 year old Birmingham youth died in a Jefferson County motorcycle crash. Richard Dale Jett perished when his motorcycle veered, left the road, and caught fire. The AP tally covers 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Julia Diane Craford
Selma
David Arrington
Montgomery
Kenny Eugene Knight
Cordova
Tuscaloosa County
Alphonsa Kline
Greene County
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Richard Dale Jett
Associated Press
Gasoline shortages and price concerns spread nationwide
Authorities reported fuel shortages as stations ran dry near month end with limited supplies expected midweek. Connecticut officials cited 50 to 60 stations for discrimination while Miami police urged a closure amid three block lines. Indiana dealers warned of reduced December allocations and potential enforcement actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Sills
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Sills
Miami
Richard F. Messer
Greater Indianapolis Gasoline Dealers Association
Messer
Dolgun recounts torture and exile after Soviet arrest
The account traces Dolgun's 1950s imprisonment in a prison where torture and coerced confessions occurred before a 25 year labor camp sentence in Dzerkazgan Kazakhstan. He was released in 1956 and later aided by U.S. officials and Solzhenitsyn in gaining return to America. Dolgun, once a U S embassy clerk, now lives in Rockville Maryland with his Soviet-born wife and child, while his parents faced separate fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryom
Dolgun
Dzerkazgan
Kazakhstan
U.S
Moscow
New York
Russia
Vienna
Austria
John P. Humes
Humes
State Department
Nixon
Solzhenitsyn
Soviet Union
Dolgan
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Irene
Andrew
Nixon signs bills and gas remarks outline federal measures
The report notes Nixon signing bills including Medicare like provisions, sewage fund authorization rising to 2.6 billion, and CIA retirement tweaks while awaiting 35 more measures. Local motorists report ample gas with limited rationing, with some stations briefly out of regular and prices challenged by enforcement telegrams to U.S. attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
CIA
New Orleans
Hale Boggs
D-La
Congress
Skylab 3 astronauts photograph Kohoutek from space
Astronauts Edward Gibson and Gerald Carr stepped out of Skylab 3 for a second space walk to photograph comet Kohoutek. Inside, William Pogue controlled maneuvers as the crew studied the comet’s glowing cloud and chemical makeup to glean clues about the solar system’s birth 4.6 billion years ago. Prime Earth viewing begins Jan 2 with best times Jan 5 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Gibson
Skylab 3
William R. Pogue
Kohoutek
Pogue
Carr and
Solar System
Skylab
Earth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F .W. Poston
Waldermose Springs Baptist Church
Crowe Family
the Sounds of Salvation
Williams Sisters
Deer Springs Oil Church
Valley Airs Gospel
Soul Seekers
Pere
Flint Baptist Church
Floyd Parker
Charles McCravy
Sherman Street Church
God
Mizpah
Masonic Temple
Aquadome
Friendship Club
Summer Manor
Ann Butler
Guy Jones
Ninth Street United Methodist Church
Decatur Homemakers Club
Robert Watson
College St. S
Church Women United
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Paul Ransford
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Red Cross Chapter
Cain St
THE
Robert Bork
Department of Justice
H.G. Faulkner
West Meade SW
Faulkner
Frank Shelay
Vernon St
Shelay
Bork
Astro
Alexandre Sozhenitsyn
Secret Police
West Montion St. Furniture CO
Gibsons
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!