Calendar of events features church services and clubs
Rev Robert Archibald will speak at Senior Citizens Worship Service 11 a.m. at Summer Manor. Mothers Study Club meets 1 30 p m at Mrs Robe rt Rice, 604 lath Ave SE. Decatur Culture Club 1 30 p m at Mrs B P Cartwright 2109 Birch St SE. Church Women United assembly at Central United Methodist Church 10 a m with nursery. HUNTSVILLE Lt Gen Harris Hollis speaks 8 30 p m to Reserve Officers Association. Various ham radio, gospel singing, youth rallies, and service group meetings listed across Decatur Hartselle Somerville and surrounding areas.
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Robert Archibald
First United Methodist Church
Summer Manor
Mother's Study Club
Robert Rice
Lath Ave
Decatur Culture Club
B. P. Cartwright
Birch St. SE
Church Women United
Central United Methodist Church
Huntsville
Harris W. Hollis
Reserve Officers Association
Redstone Arsenal
Women’s Society of Christian Service
White House outlines breeder reactor plan for Tennessee project
Schlesinger discussed a major late 1980s power economy shift and a viable breeder industry to meet future energy needs. He projected private funding at about 70 percent with government covering the rest. He denied White House anxiety over the Soviet reactor claim and questioned safety and economic viability at its current stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlesinger
Tennessee
White House
Soviet Union
Associated Press
United States
Woodruff Widow and Family Remain for Funeral Services
Survivors include the widow Mrs Svble Woodruff and three sons Phillip Scott and Todd all of Decatur plus a half sister Mrs Orewe Dunivant of Gadsden. The body stays at the funeral home until time to be taken to the church to lie in state an hour before services. Mr Woodruff was a road contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svble Woodruff
Decatur
Phillip
Scott
Todd
Orewe Dunivant
Gadsden
Woodruff
Park Mobile Home Closure Impacts Residents
Judge Powell orders the closing of Horn mobile home park over sewage and wiring failures. About 200 residents face displacement by February 29 with notices by Register Gaynell Hall. Elderly residents fear finding new spaces and high moving costs amid limited options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Home Park
Register Gaynell Hall
Powell
Horn
Hartselle Deliberates Route For U S 31 I 65 Link
At a city council meeting residents clash over a proposed highway project two miles east of downtown Hartselle. The plan includes a railroad overpass and potential four lane widening on E Main Street with rights of way to be bought in 1973 if approved. Residents fear loss of tree lined streets and disrupt on a two lane street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Council
U. S.31
Hartselle
E. Main St
Hartsille
Decatur
Annie Ruth Wallsmith
E. Main
Johnson
New County Courthouse Planned With Six Floors And Civil Defense Center
A proposed courthouse bounded by Ferry, Lee, and Oak streets will have six floors connected by at least two elevators. The basement will house Civil Defense offices, a decontamination center, emergency operations, dormitories, and storage. The ground floor will host pensions and welfare offices, driver's license exam rooms, and porticoes on Lee Street. The first floor will include tax assessor and probate facilities with a probate courtroom and data processing. The second floor centers on two circuit courtrooms with juries, judges, and clerk offices. The third floor adds two more circuit courtrooms, court offices, and probation services. The fourth floor contains remaining county offices.
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Ferry St
Lee St
Oak St
Civil Defense
Director of Civil Defense
Department of Pensions and Security, Veterans Affairs
Board of Registrars, Welfare Program
Register
US air power to push NVA supply lines in Laos and Cambodia
The report notes continued air and ground operations from the United States in Southeast Asia, with U S Air Force and Navy planes targeting North Vietnamese supply lines in Laos and assisting allies in Laos and Cambodia, while other sections list local college honors and civic developments.
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American Air Shield
Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Hong Kong flu returns to United States
The National Center for Disease Control in Atlanta reports Hong Kong flu has reappeared with two major virus types, A2 Hong Kong and B. Symptoms mimic severe flu and victims cannot tell the difference without a lab test. The outbreak spans 22 states plus Washington DC and New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
National Center For Disease Control
United States
District of Columbia
New York City
Hong Kong
Car Hits House in Decature. Driver Flees
Authorities seek the driver after a car crashed Wednesday night into the utility room of Claude L. Ragsdale Jr. in Decature, causing about $125 in damage. Police report notes the vehicle fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude L. Ragsdale Jr
Decature
Ragsdale
Reston Looks At Leaks Reveals Xerox Effect on Secrets
The piece argues Nixon aides face leaks traced to the Xerox copying system. It suggests copying machines in every government unit enable broad, rapid circulation of secret records. The author notes Kissinger meetings are recorded and disseminated, complicating Hoover's leak investigations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Anderson
Chester Carlson
Henry Kissinger
White House
J. Edgar Hoover
Defense Departments
Xerox
Nixon
Civil Service
Foreign Service
41- S
Hotpr
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Decatur Ham
City Hall
Alabama Jubilee
Somerville Ward School
Alabama 47
18Th Ave
Harmony Grove Holiness Church
Punkin Center
Neel United Methodist Church
Courtland
Southeastern Horse Center
Hwy. 67
Priceville Mountain
Ad Morgan Reaoe
Behtlenem Baptist Church
Piney Grove Christian Church
Friendship Baptist Church
Sout of
Danville
North Alabama
Free Will Baptists
Cedar Creek
Free Will Baptist
U.S. 31
Decree Baptist Church
Flint
Larry Reesor
Chattanooga
Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel Rd
Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church
C. Bennett McRae
Optimist Club of
of Decatur
Holiday Inn South
Memorial Drive United Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Aquadome
Call
Somerville Road School
PTA
Frances Nungester
U.S. Power Squadron
Decatur Safety Council
Mutual Saving Auditorium
Bank St.o
Altrusa Club of
Anne Coffman
Gordon Dr. Iw
Hartselle Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County High School
Birmingham
Harry Brock
H. . Bartlett
Decatur Christian Women’s Club
June Wilson
Stratford Rd
Rose Garden Club
B. L. McGlocklin
Cagle Ave
Mark Twain
Alpha Omega Players
Bob Archibald
Decatur Alabama
National Speleological Society
Rebecca Poole
Park
Peggy Franklin
Mary E. Matchem
Nina R. Brown
Louie L. Brown
Country Club Rd
Mercer University
Macon
Cosmetology Department
Calhoun State Technical School
Technical School
Casey Wayne Scott
Briarwood Dr
University of Florida
County Board of Commissioners
Grand Jury Room
Pardon and Parole
Legal Library
Hall
Bug’s
Reston
GAS Department
Bond Interest & Redemption Fund
Acct
Cushion Fund Total
Total
Garner Pride
Tota
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