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Community Letters Protest Misquotes and Airport Naming
Decatur Daily readers protest misquotes of State Chairman Bob French by urging corrections on published quotes. They argue the article borders yellow journalism and urge accurate attribution. A separate Civitan Club letter asks naming the Huntsville Decatur airport after Wernher von Braun, noting federal funds justify honoring his contributions and requesting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Forum
Decatur
Alabama
Morgan County Republican Club
Young Republican Federation of Alabama
Daily
Bob French
French
Mr. French
John F. Kennedy
John Kennedy
South
Johnson
Democrat Party
Americans For Democratic Action
American Civil Liberties Union
Afl-Cio
COPE
NAACP
CORE
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Shelton
Decatur Civitan Club
Huntsville
Huntsville-Madison County
Civitan Club
Decantr
Tennessee Valley
Charles E. Bradford
Robert E. Jones
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
John Sparkman
United States Senate
Washington, D.C
Sister Hills
Wernher von Braun