Spirit of America Festival Eyes Alabamawide Participation
Decatur hosts the Spirit of America festival weekend with a pre festival ball country music show fireworks fiddlers competition beauty pageant and golf tournament. Organizers seek volunteers from Morgan County and Tennessee Valley while inviting participation from all Alabama and neighboring states. The event runs July 4 weekend and honors Alabama history as part of the sesquicentennial celebration with top acts including James Darren Bobby Bare Tom T Hall The Stonemans and Linda Manning.
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Spirit of America
Decatur
Morgan County
Tennessee
Hartselle
Falkville
Delano Park
Spirit of
America
George Washington
Freedoms Foundation
Alabama
Burningtree Country Club
South
Athens College
Bobby Bare
Tom T. Hall
the Stonemans
Linda Manning
Spirit'—of— America
Decatur Daily
Indians Should Be Trained For Skills Not PhDs
Washington column reviews Secretary of the Interior Hickel two months into his tenure. He advocates technical training and trade schools for Indians and Eskimos, challenges oil lobbyists, and faces Santa Barbara oil leaks and a push to renegotiate or buy back offshore leases amid public pressure.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Walter Hickel
Govrnor
Alaska
Hickel
Senate
Ickes
Hickes
Interior Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Claflin
Kan
Interior
Iss
Oregon
Oklahoma
Papago
Tucson
Arizona
Connecticut
John F. O' Leary
Bureau of Mines
O ‘Leary
California
Santa Barbara
Atlantic
Shell
Humble
U.S
New York- New Jersey
Standard
Venezuela
Carter Perkins
David Bryce
John Knowdell
David Smiley
Union Oil
Union
Alan A. Allen
General Research Corp
Alan Cranston
New
Santa Barbara Channel
Elk Hills Naval Reserve
Elk Hills-Teapot Dome
Albert K. Fallin
Harding
Cranston
Ventura
State Fish and Game Department
Torrey Canyon
Santa
Be Patient and Deny Yourself to Forget Selfish Pride
The passage counsels a rebalance from being right to giving in, admitting faults, and embracing patience. It urges humility, understanding others, and following Christ Jesus by denying self rather than imposing ideals.
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J. H
Christ Jesus
Engineering students and campus politics clash in a letter
The Decatur Daily prints an editorial excerpt from Engineer magazine May June 1969 noting campus unrest across the nation, with engineering schools largely unaffected. The letter asks if engineering students are apathetic or detached from wider social issues and whether they should oppose extremism or engage more broadly.
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Sir
Engineer Magazine
Berkely
University of California
Drexel
University of Pennsylvania
Temple
Columbia
School of Engineering
City College of New York
Harvard
MIT
Berkeley
The Power of Faith and Inner Peace by Norman Vincent
A self help reflection on escaping modern stress through meditation and remembered peacefulness. The piece cites Atlantic City, the stone garden of Kyoto, Hindu yogis, Christian mystics, Quakers, and quotes Robert W. Service to urge taking time for inner quiet and spiritual calm.
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Norman Vincent
Atlantic City
Kyoto
Japan
God
Robert W. Service
The
Yukon
Decatur Daily Publication Masthead and Rates Snapshot
The item presents the Decatur Daily masthead noting founder editor W R Shelton and years 1912 1924, distribution by Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc, postal details, AP and NYT service, a misstatement policy, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with regional delivery and tax notes.
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W. R. Shelton
Ree Way
Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
P.O
Ala
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James Darren
Darren
Billy Graham
Peter J. Brennan
F. B. Richerson
Associated Press
New York Times News Service
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