Calendar of weekend religious events and community gatherings
Local churches list gospel sings revivals and services across Morgan County. Notable events include a 7 30 p.m. Soul Seekers benefit at Oak Ridge Methodist Church and a 7 30 p.m. Kings Servants Quartet appearance at Hillsboro near Lacey's Spring. The NAACP marks its first anniversary Saturday at 3 p.m. at Carrie Matthews Recreation Center with J L Chestnut as featured speaker.
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Oak Ridge Methodist Church
Vaughn Bridge Rd
Soul Seekers
Sparkman Singers
West Quartet
MYF
King’s Servants
Liberty Church of God
Lacey’s Spring
Oden Ridge
Baptist Church
Eva
Missions Quartet
Decatur
Shuberts
Jasper
The
NAACP
Carrie Matthews Recreation Center
J. L. Chestnut
Selma
Wheeler Baptist Church
Hillsboro
Noontime Bankside Anglers In Tennessee River Hot Day Tale
The article follows Bennie Etheridge, W. T. Siniard, and Council Wiggins, three Alabama river fishers who pass hot days along the Tennessee River. Etheridge, 63, fancies spots by Keller memorial Bridge and pumping station, catching carp, bream, and bass. Siniard, a WWII veteran, fishes near the pumping station and Elk River, keeping bass and crappie while giving carp away. Wiggins, 77, prefers the pumping station and Keller Bridge banks, catching catfish, bass, and perch. he spends one to three hours on the bank and enjoys talking with passersby.
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Alabama
Tennessee River
Bennie Etheridge
Bell Ave
Etheridge
Keller Memorial Bridge
U.S. 31
Flint
Spring
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
W. T. Siniard
Athens
Siniard
Elk River
Liniard
Council Wiggins
Wiggins
13Th Ave
Decatur
Keller Bridge
Bus Crash Near Vizille Kills Most Onboard
A bus with 49 aboard plunged 60 feet from a bridge into a river at Vizille France on a Wednesday night, killing all but six. The incident is captured in an AP Wirephoto.
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Vizille
France
Chiang Kai-Shek Health Update Reported Fully Cured
New reports mark one year since his last public appearance and say Chiang Kai-Shek is on the way to full recovery from pneumonia. Government spokesman Dr. Frederick F. Chiem says he has been leading a normal life, though domestic reports keep silent on ongoing hospitalization.
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NYT
Chiang Kai-Shek
Frederick F. Chiem
Government Information Office
Prince Charles to Visit Portsmouth for 350th Anniversary
Prince Charles will visit Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during its 350th anniversary events. He will serve aboard H.M.S. Minerva, a frigate docking at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from August 13 to 19.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Prince Charles
H.M.S. Minerva
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Wall Street firms seek revised evidence rules on stock theft
A major revision in evidence rules for stock and bond thefts will be pursued by leading brokerage houses to avoid financial risk from long criminal cases. The proposal is sponsored by a group of former law enforcement officers active on Wall Street and disclosed Wednesday.
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New York
Nyt
Wall Street
No Diem Solution in Cambodia Policy Declared
A Washington official said the United States would not intervene in Cambodia's internal politics or pressure Lon Nol to quit. The White House favors a hands off approach and rejects any Diem style solution, noting no clear successor exists.
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Washington
Nyt
United States
Cambodia
Lon Nol
White House
Iran Seeks F-14 Tomcat Sale To Iran and Allies
Deputy Defense Secretary William P. Clements Jr. said Iran is very interested in buying the F-14 Tomcat to ease Navy costs. The Shah of Iran plans a four day U S state visit next week and the sale is to be discussed.
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Washington
Nyt
Defense Department
Iran
Europe
West Germany
Defense
William P. Clements Jr
Shah Mohammed Riza Pahlevi
United States
Clements
JFK Library Finds Large Archive of Kennedy Recordings
In Cambridge officials from the Kennedy Administration denied knowledge of recordings after the JFK Library announced 68 dictabelts of presidential phone calls and 125 tapes of meetings. Dana H. Fenn Jr said a cursory check suggested national security topics. McGeorge Bundy called the notice the first he knew of any recordings.
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Cambridge
Mass
Nyt
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Dana H. Fenn Jr
McGeorge Bundy
FDA Proposes Trace Tests Rules for Meat and Dairy Products
The FDA outlines regulations requiring testing for trace hazardous substances in meat and dairy to ensure zero exposure, addressing carcinogenic risks. Federal law bans cancer-causing substances in foods, while hormone drugs may be used if residues vanish by slaughter.
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Washington
Nyt
Food and Drug Administration
Dollar Weakness in Europe Parried by Bundesbank Action
The dollar weakened in European markets but losses narrowed near the close after reports of central bank intervention. Bankers in Frankfurt estimate the Bundesbank bought between 30 and 50 million dollars to prevent further drop against the mark.
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Paris
Nyt
Europe
Frankfurt
Bundesbank
Laird and Wheeler Criticize Bomb Reports
Former Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird and retired top adviser Gen. Earle G. Wheeler critiqued bomb reports in Washington as of Wednesday. Their sharply worded assessments raised questions about the handling and interpretation of the incidents.
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Washington
Nyt
Melvin R. Laird
Earle G. Wheeler
Laird Denies Involvement in Secret Cambodia Bombing Reports
The article reports that Laird denies knowledge of falsified official reports on the secret bombing of Cambodia. He rejects a Pentagon proposal that he and other defense leaders approved a special security reporting procedure to hide the raids. The piece notes 3500 raids on supply lines across 1969 and 1970.
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Cambodia
Laird
White House
Pentagon
Defense Department
Nixon Receives Signed Get-Well Card From Girls Nation
Julie Nixon Eisenhower presents a framed card signed by more than 100 delegates from Girls Nation at the White House. The card offers wishes for a speedy recovery as part of the youth citizenship program sponsored by the American Legion.
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Nixon
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
White House
Girls Nation
The
American Legion
Caroline Kennedy concludes East Tennessee visit after film work
The 15 year old daughter of the late president left the East Tennessee hill country last weekend after helping on a coal mining documentary. Reports say she felt bothered by reporters and photographers but locals say she adapted well and joined local teens.
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NYT
East Tennessee
Caroline Kennedy
Louise Adams
Dollar Support Vowed by U S Officials
The United States pledged to actively intervene in currency markets to support the declining dollar. Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz and Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F. Burns said future interventions will occur as needed to maintain orderly market conditions and that New York operations began in July, with steps to be intensified.
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Washington
WSN
United States
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Federal Reserve
Arthur F. Burns
New York
Messmer Arrives in Budapest on First France Hungary Visit
Premier Pierre Messmer arrives in Hungary for his first foreign trip since taking office. It marks the first visit by a French government leader to Hungary since World War II, signaling a new phase in Franco Hungarian relations.
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NYT
Pierre Messmer
France
Budapest
Hungary
Interior Secretary Morton Opens Jicarilla Lodge Dedication
Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton used a tomahawk to cut a multicolored ribbon and dedicate a new recreation lodge on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico during a meeting with tribal officials.
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Rogers C. B. Morton
Secretary of the Interior
Jicarilla Apache
New Mexico
New Zealand Refuses Intervention After French Yacht Seizure
Prime Minister Norman Kirk says New Zealand will not aid the yacht Frn seized by a 15 man French naval party near Mururoa. Otago will stay within a 72 mile zone as peaceful protest, not confrontation, remains the mission. Treasury official Schultz outlines Nixon phase 4 controls and lifted price freeze as Aug 12 approaches.
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New Zealand
NYT
Frn
Mururoa
Norman E. Kirk
Otago
Fii
Kirk
Treasury
George Schultz
Nixon
Newsman
White House
Schultz
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