Spirit of America festival gains momentum with events
The Spirit of America festival in Decatur builds to a Monday program at Point Mallard featuring a Children's Parade, Miss Point Mallard pageant, a kite contest, and a fireworks finale. Gen. Omar Bradley may not attend. Lt. Gen. George Sammet to accept if absent, with Bradley reportedly arriving shortly before the 6 p.m. ceremony.
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Steele Holman
Point Mallard
Omar Bradley
Army
Redstone Arsenal
Bradley
Los Angeles
George Sammet
Washington, D.C
Sammet
Spirit of America
Julian Walker
Calhoun College
A Rogers
Earl Penn
Bill Penn
C. E. Clark
Glenn Gardner Jr
Doug Ford
Rick Parker
Ted Kundtz
Randy Stevenson
Jackie Bennett
Cliff Craig
Johnny Osterland
Tom Riggs
Wes Templeton
University of Alabama In
Huntsville
Shell
Billy Joe Royal
Royal Any
Royal
Atlanta
Fort Benning
Decatur
Car Rampage at Racist Rally Leaves Dozens Hurt in Georgia
At a Plains rally by a racist extremist group, a sports car rammed into a crowd near a grandstand injuring about 39 people, including a pregnant woman. Police detained the driver, who shouted racist slogans as he was led away. Witnesses described chaos as police and medics attended victims and the event continued in the unsettled aftermath.
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Nes Schulz
Americus & Sumter County
Americus
Sumter
Randy Howard
Travis Camber
Downtown
Plains
Lke
Camber
Billy Rope
Ovis
Duiebeeiatiote
Charles Finney Named Decatur Citizen of the Year
Charles T. Finney head of the Decatur Tourism Bureau will be named Decatur Civitan Outstanding Citizen of the Year at the Spirit of America Festival. He has attracted national publicity for Decatur including a live ABC telecast during the 1976 AAU Outdoor Diving Championships at Point Mallard and helped bring the 1978 US Soviet aquatic meet to Point Mallard. He chaired the Alabama Heart Fund in 1976, raising funds for seven North Alabama counties and is active in Junior Achievement teaching local youths.
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Charles T. Finney
Decatur Tourism Bureau
Decatur Civitan
Spirit of America
Civitans
Tourism Bureau
Finney
Decatur
ABC
Wide World of Sports
Point Mallard
Harold Morrison
Arizona
United States
Soviet Union
Alabama Heart Fund
North Alabama
Moree
Alabama Heart Noe
Austin Selesih
Wiis
Morgan, Limestone
Lee Charles
Energy Program Work Remains In Limbo
Washington AP reports that despite some energy measures passing the House Ways and Means Committee, work on the energy program remains unfinished. Rep. Al Ullman says the measures still have a long way to fly before reaching the President, as the House ad hoc energy committee must synthesize five committees’ work. With a July 4 recess and August session gaps, full action likely won’t resume until mid-September.
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Washington
House
Fee Packann
al Ullman
D-Ore
Senate
Energy
Algeria Gains Independence After 132 Years of French Rule
In Today’s Daily On This Date In 1962 Algeria became independent after 132 years of French rule. The page includes weather details with afternoon showers and a range of temperatures. It notes a Tennessee Valley map and river page.
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Algeria
Discord Menace to Africa Dream
East Africa faces mounting tensions from Sudan to Dar es Salaam as political disputes and regional rivalries threaten unity. Foreign arms flow into the region, heightening the risk of conflict and complicating efforts toward a continent governed by a native majority.
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Nairobi
Kenya
East Africa
Sudan
Khartoum
Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam
Indian Ocean
Horn of Africa
Killer Strikes Again in Bronx Slayings Case
A string of 44 caliber shootings terrorized New York City starting July 29, 1976, with Donna Lauria’s fatal near a Bronx apartment and Jody Valenti wounded. Police later linked the attacks to a single suspect described as a tall white man, height 5 foot 10 to 6 foot, aged 23 to 30, traveling with two-handed combat shooting style.
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Arthur Everett
NEW York
Donna Lauria
Bronx
Jody Valenti
Residen
Baychester
Rosemary Keenan
We Rodman Keenan
Force
Denaro
Homicide
Alexander Esau
Suttie Settee
Sam
DWI Seen as Most Dangerous Offense in Courts Here
Local and state courts struggle with DWI cases due to automatic license suspension. Circuit Judge Newton cites a 2 year old statute allowing hardship rulings in DWI appeals to weigh consequences, while few cases in Morgan County in 1976 saw drivers win restoration.
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Paul Foreman
Sonera
Newton
Powell
Cen Ase
Alabama Supreme Court
Morgan County
Morgan Circuit Court
Decatur
Hartselle
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Alhom Technical School
Charles Finney
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Living Today
Martha Ann
Dorothy Benham
Miss Point Mallard
Karen Pressnell
Discord
Africa
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