Industrial growth shines as 3M expands in Decatur
Editorial praises Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co expansion as a sign of a bright industrial picture for Decatur Morgan County. It notes 3M employment reaching 1000 and cites optimism from the Industrial Development Association about Fruehauf Richardson Mobile Homes Amoco Gold Kist Union Camp Young Door GE Accent Furniture and other projects boosting jobs and manufacturing in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Decatur
Morgan County
Association
Bill Sexton
Sexton
Fruehauf
Richardson Mobile Homes
Amoco
Gold Kist
Jim Dandy
Union Camp
Young Door Co
Hartselle-Morgan
Bob Jaques
General Electric
Let Your Pride Show Let Your Pride Show
Decatur prepares for Spirit of America celebration drawing national and foreign newsmen. The community invites warm Southern hospitality as guests arrive to share in a day of displays, flags, and friendly gatherings highlighting Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Australia
England
Canada
America confronts communist strategy and faith in vigilance
The speaker argues no Kremlin statement rescinds 1958 goals to infiltrate universities and churches. He cites a foreign tour and a U.S. editor’s encounter as evidence of ongoing ideological battles. He warns against softening in spiritual vigilance, citing John 16 33 and America's hope in divine support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
G.L. A
Kremlin
Daily Worker
Soviet Union
Bureau of Records
United States
Satan
Christ
Median US family income tops $11,000 with black gaps
Census figures show median family income rose 8.1 percent to $11,120 in the United States for 54.5 million families, while black families earned $6,860 and white families $11,550. Poverty rose for blacks to 7.7 million, and overall gains were trimmed by price increases.
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Washington
Census Bureau
America
Bureau
Rural Industry Lifts South As Towns Grow Like Cities
In Easley South Carolina a factory district blends with quiet suburbs as small towns attract assembly plants and higher wages. The piece contrasts Joel Ellenburg's easy rural life with Archie Bunker style city living, noting rural industrialization offers prosperity without urban crowding.
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South Carolina
Joel Ellenburg
Ellenburg
Easley
Carolina Piedmont
Archie Bunker
New York
Blue Ridge Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Ellenburgs
Baptist Church
South
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Charleston
Ark
Little Rock
Anti-Pollution Laws Must Be Reasonable
Dr. A L Jones of Standard Oil argues pollution rules should be practical and enforceable not erasing economic life. He defends nuclear power as clean and notes population and water pollution as major concerns while criticizing harsh bureaucratic measures proposed by EPA head Bob Fri.
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A. L. Jones
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Jones
Amchitka
Bob Fri
Environmental Protection Agency
Fri
Mr. Fun
Mr. Fri
Congress
Captain Marvel Saves Loran Funding For Sub Fleet
Washington rounds up covert hero Captain Marvel to halt White House cuts on Loran A and C. Rep. Murphy uses the Navy lobbyist letter and secret sessions to restore 2 million for South Pacific navigation and 22 million more for global subs, keeping Polaris and Poseidon on target.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
White House
Pentagon
Rep
John Murphy
Coast Guard
Navy
Captain Marvel
Congress
Polaris
Poseidon
Pacific
Hawaii
Alaska
Air Force
South Pacific
Mediterranean
U.S
Joint Chiefs
Murphy
Coast Guard Committee
Shazam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marvel
West
Joint Chiefs Staff
Defense Department
Fred Buzhardt
Bushardt
Department of Defense
OMB
Defense
Merchant Marine Committee
Leonor
Sullivan
Snyder
E. K Snyder
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Roy Stout
Louisville
Accent Furniture Co
Bill Lindsey
George Sims
Falkville
Billy Graham
New South
Roy Reed
New York Times News Service
S.C
Evangels of Progress
Dixie
Georgia
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Columbia
John C. West
New York City
New Jersey
Thomas E. Till
University of Texas
THE
Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing CO
IIC
P.O
ALA
Associated Press
Southern
Appalachians
Deep South
Old Confederacy
Texas
Virginia
By Higo
Pase
Congressional Quarterly
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