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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1976

Page

5

Foxx and Korean Bride Obtain Las Vegas License

Redd Foxx the Sanford and Son star, 54, and Yun Chi Chung 34, a Korean native in Los Angeles, list plans to marry after obtaining a Las Vegas marriage license. The couple, quipping through the process, did not set a ceremony location, aiming for today. Foxx joked about payments and meeting his fiancé in the wallet era, keeping the moment light.

Las Vegas Nev Redd Foxx Joi Los Angeles Miss Chung Foxx

Satellite to aid cotton yield forecasts eyed

Downs outlines a project with Cotton Inc to use satellite data funded by a 1 per cotton base surcharge to predict acreage and yields for 1977. The effort draws on 1975 figures and aims to improve marketing and planning for farmers, with Auburn Extension Service and the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service noting varying estimates.

Marshall Added Downs Cotton Inc Downs Te Auburn Extension Service Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Jones Earth

Watergate figures win 29 day appeal extension

Washington AP reports former attorney general John N. Mitchell and ex White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman received a 29 day extension to appeal their Watergate convictions to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger granted the delay after new counsel Eugene Grossman requested time. They could have faced Jan 7 deadlines. Both convicted of conspiracy perjury and obstruction of justice, with 2% to 8 year sentences. Lovejoy Ga婚 Sen Herman Talmadge seeks divorce after 35 years.

Washington John N. Mitchell Nixon H.R. Haldeman White House Supreme Court Warren E. Burger Eugene Grossman

Robb enters Virginia lieutenant governor race in 197...

Charles S. Robb, 37, husband of Lynda Bird Johnson, declares for the Democratic nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor in next June’s primary, his first bid for office. In Richmond, Talmadge’s second marriage is noted with details of his family, including son Herman Jr. and two other children. in Stamford, Mary Louise Weicker files for divorce from Sen Lowell P. Weicker after alleging an irretrievable breakdown.

Talmadge Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee Herman E. Talmadge Jr Robert Lee Richmond Charles S. Robb Lyndon B. Johnson Lynda Bird Robb Virginia Stamford, Conn Mary Louise Weicker Lowell P. Weicker

Robb declares candidacy for Virginia lieutenant governor

Robb 37 son in law of late President Lysidon B Johnson announces bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of Virginia. The AP wire photo caption notes the native date and context of the announcement.

Lysidon B. Johnson

Metaphor Meanderings and Word Oddities

Theodore M Bernstein surveys mixed metaphors from a Glen Cove lawyer who never passed the bar and a sample of word curiosities. He critiques awfully used adjectives and reveals readers supplying words with all vowels in order, noting arched spellings and archaic terms in a playful linguistic panorama.

Glen Cove L.I Thomas Reichstine Willow Grove Pa Dennis N. Keltler Adelphia Ed Rice Wilmington Del Susan M Silberstein Penn Valley

Community religious events and civic meetings listed for Morgan County area

Local calendar items announce multiple church services revival meetings and watchnight events plus community group gatherings. Highlights include First Baptist youth center gathering at 7 p.m. and Hopewell Baptist Church revival led by Rev. Olan Whitten with The Cobbs Family providing music, plus New Year events at Roundtop Falkville Oak Grove and Flint churches. Also noted: Parents Anonymous 7–9 p.m. call for info, urban club and city recreation registration, and executive meetings for Decatur Pilot Club and Morgan County Republican executives. The list ends with the Morgan Lawrence County Medical Auxiliary luncheon at Decatur Country Club and remarks by Mrs. George Scofield.

Hopewell Baptist Church Hartselle Hwy Olan Whitten Cobbs Center Baptist Church All God’s Children Anderson Motes Rev. Whitten

Gospel Singings At East Side Baptist And Other Churches

Religious listings note gospel singings at East Side Baptist Cullman 7 30 p m with West Quartet and at Union Hill Falkville 7 p m with Kingdom Aires Dobbs Family and Singing Ministers. Mt Tabor Hartselle 7 p m Calvary Crusaders. New Liberty Loosier 7 p m Crossbearers Quartet. Sunday Falkville Nursing Home 2 p m Doug Moss First Methodist Quartet. Upton s Chapel Liberty 1 30 p m Mickey Westmoreland Corinth Singers. Beirut AP feuding factions trade mortar and machine gun fire in Beirut and southern Lebanon with no casualty reports.

Union Hill Free Will Baptist Church Falkville Kingdom Aires Dobbs Falkville Nursing Home Doug Moss First Methodist Quartet Liberty Community Mickey Westmoreland The Corinth Singers Beirut Lebanon

Court finds boy delinquent in offense. double jeopardy issue noted

The court ruled the boy committed the offense and was delinquent. If such a finding stands, the tribunal indicated Boyd may raise double jeopardy questions when he faces trial in circuit court.

Young Boyd

Lawmakers, counties clash over air base land sale

A suit targets a 700 acre naval air base used as a Gulf Coast resort airport project. Baldwin County argues federal deed allows private aviation profits while Lawrence County and state officials debate proceeds and funding amid possible federal withholding. The dispute touches Bay Field and Danville Airport Lee.

Aeronautics Department Rowe Gulf Coast Bounds United States State of Alabama G. T. Hamilton County Commission Commission Bettye Jenkins Aeronautics Commission Navy Pensacola Naval Air Station Bingham Edwards Senate Edwards Courtland Air Base Washington Lawrence County Lawrence Bill Lee Jr

Amoco Pipeline Hearing Highlights Local Support and Opposition

Amoco faces state PSC scrutiny over eminent domain for a 268 mile pipeline south of the Ohio River. Local engineers question constitutionality while property owners push for fair prices. Opponents failed to formally intervene. a Texas scientist drew water and xylene from a sample, fueling fears of contamination. Government and civic leaders back the project to boost Alabama industry and plant expansion.

Charles Christensen Athens Smay PSC Amoco Tbama McDainet Recs Pipeline Co Lim County Afeton Ohio River Nashville Moore Terre Haute Ind Limestone County Texas Jim Zeigler George Wallace Fred Denton Alabama Development Office Johnny Washburn North Alabama Industrial Development Association

Insurance linked to Gilliland murder case opens questions

Court records reveal an insurance policy taken on November 18 1975 through a Guntersville agency with Gilliland and Rush as applicants. The mining company was named as beneficiary while Marshall County officials state the investigation remains open and firms say others connected with the coal mine are under inquiry.

Marshall County Guntersville Gilliland Rush

Former Nurse Joins North Alabama EMS As Clinical Coordinator

Jeanette Latham, ex-UAH nursing instructor, will start as EMS clinical coordinator in February. She will help launch EMS hospital in service education programs, visit emergency facilities across a 12 county region, and liaise between EMS training programs and state education officials. Latham holds a BSN from UAH and has served at Druid City Hospital School of Nursing Huntsville Hospital and Top of Alabama Health Agency. She is an American Heart Association and American Red Cross member. The passage also notes a historical Chinese disaster in 1556 with 800,000 deaths.

University of Alabama Cotter UAH Druid City Hospital School of Nursing West Alabama Comprehensive Health Planning Huntsville Hospital Top of Alabama Health American Heart Association The American Red Cross

Oil slick cleanup limits wildlife damage in Delaware River

Gloucester City officials report a 25 mile oil spill from a Liberian tanker being contained in the Delaware River. About 50 oil covered ducks and geese observed. fish likely spared as winter feeding is river bottom based.

Gloucester City N.J Delaware River Kenneth Chitwood U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Philadelphia Chitwood

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Deiat Montgomery Weickers Charles L Chuck Bernstein Theodore M. Bernstein First Baptist Church Parents Anonymous Central United Methodist Church Pine Grove Holy Church of Christ Roundtop Church Oak Grove Congregational Methodist Church Flint Baptist Church Lighthouse Quartet Flint Choir New Liberty Methodist Church Loosier Woodall Dixon First Church of the Nazarene Moulton Holy Missionary Baptist Church Hardin Quartet Watwood Motes Family Galileans United Methodist Women First Methodist Church of Decatur Decatur Pilot Club Dairy Barn Morgan County Republican Executives Committee George Medical Auxiliary Decatur Country Club George Scofield Gospel Singings East-Side Baptist Church Cullman West Mt. Tabor Methodist Church Calvary Crusaders Crossbearers Elajio Shensi Province China David Gantz Phen Briek Oil Ees Commerce Department Vent Baltimore Atempt Marvin Mandela Pikesville, Md Walter Weikers Charles Edward Neiswender Cinnaminson Weikers U.S van Sislen Drvote Cq Sultiato United Arab Emirates Tyre Syria al Nabatiyah Guerrilas Isr Lisbon Portugal Social Democrats Mario Soares Assembly of the Republic
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