Community Calendar Highlights Local Group Meetings
The Denson Group of the Christian Women's Fellowship meets at 7 30 p m at 2001 13th St SE with Mrs Elnora Barnes hosting. Several groups including Parents Without Partners and the Morgan County Board of Registrars hold sessions or gatherings through the week at local venues.
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Denson
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Elnora Barnes
13Th St. SE
American Postal Unierwitt
First National Bank
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Parents Without Partners Inc
St. John's Parish House
Landersville Church of Christ
Lawrence County
Raymond Bush
City council weighs demolition program amid legal limits in Decatur
Decatur officials consider a city wide effort to demolish dilapidated structures amid concerns from City Attorney A J Coleman about trespass risk and lack of a clear state framework. The council approved lighting, zoning moves, and various bids while scheduling July hearings on Planned Residential Development and property rezoning plans.
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A. J. Coleman
Decatur
Coleman
Coleman Martin
Adams
Alabama
U.S. 31
Country Club Ka
Civic Center
Dick Watkins
PRD
Universal Oil Products Co
UOP
Point Mallard Park
Industrial Development Board
Jim Dandy Co
Parks and Recreation Department
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Police Department
Rolling Hills
Josephine Dukes
Old Moulton Rd
Sth Ave SE
10Th
11Th
City weighs work force plan to cut city project costs
City officials say a proposed city work force is in talks but could save money on construction. The plan would hire laborers on an as needed basis and buy equipment to handle projects, with Davis Bacon Act limits shifting some projects to general funds. Officials may protest the act to congressional leaders as most revenue sharing funds fund supplies and capital outlays.
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Levin
Lovin
Point Mallard Park
Aquadome
Seven Committees and Projects for Downtown Merchants Group
The proposal outlines Improvements Parking Public Relations Finance Promotion Christmas lights and Membership as core committees. It aims to revitalize the business district with urban renewal, signage for public lots, media updates, and a four promotion cycle yearly. Dues range by category from $10 to $50 monthly.
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Gay-Mar Shoes
Banks
Savings
Svane Wen Ee Nacent Wwe Eee
NASA Earth Resources Mission Faces Possible Extension
NASA outlined a schedule of earth resources, medical, and solar astronomy experiments today. The earth resources pass was planned over Nevada New Mexico Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. Officials considered extending the 28 day mission by up to 10 days to recover lost experiments due to a power shortage, though Schneider said Monday this is unlikely.
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Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Schneider
Harmony Linked to Liddy in Finance Committee Role
A report identifies Mrs Harmony as secretary to G Gordon Liddy when he served as counsel at the Finance Committee to Re-elect the President, highlighting his involvement with the committee.
Austin Boat Survives TVA Line Contact During Regatta Prep
The Austin High Naval ROTC training ship struck a TVA transmission line 44 000 volts traveled through the wooden hull fusing the radio and tearing mast lights. Cmdr. Bill Hatton and two others aboard were navigating near Point Mallard ahead of the Parade of Boats in Decatur Alabama.
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Austin High Naval
TVA
Hatton
Flint Creek
Austin
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Decatur
Market rebound after steady declines lifts Dow above 895
The noon Dow Jones average rose 9.79 to 895.70 after a morning dip, the prior close at 885.91 in 18 months. Advancers outweighed decliners 694 to 492 as analysts cited a technical rally amid ongoing Watergate, dollar, gold, and rate concerns. Bowmar Instrument led Amex with a 21 percent gain.
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duPont
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Eaton
UAL Inc
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Eipasong
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Abe
Anstel
Norton
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NorSim
Warne Univ
Asmittr
UV India
At&t
Amt&t
OtisBlev
Ampex Corp
Anacon
ArchDan
Armcos
Freeptm
PacPetri
Wiunin
AshdOil
Es PanAm Air
Atlas Corp
Panep
Avyco Corp
Dot Gannett
Pasco Inc
Whirlpol
White Motor
Avnetine
Penn Cent
Whittaker
Penney
Pennzoil
PepsiCo
Pfizer
Gen Tire Ib
Bly
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PhilMor
Associated Press
Bendix
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Texaco
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Wwe
LTV Corp
Wall Street
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Big Board
Dow Industrials
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Bowmar Instrument
Decatur Girl Wins C R Harding Scholarship to Davidson
Jean Parks, a 1973 Decatur High School graduate, won the C. R. Harding Scholarship to attend Davidson College in North Carolina. She is valedictorian and active in clubs. family listed as Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Parks. Scholarship amounts are based on financial need and remain confidential.
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Rush
Decatur City
John Condon
Mooresville
Jean Parks
Decatur High School
C. R. Harding
Davidson College
Davidson
N. C
Decatur Market Prices List Cotton and Grain Rates
Local market notes from Decatur show cotton loan terms and prices for cottonseed milk and dairy products. Grain and feedstuffs listed include soybeans white shelled corn oats milling wheat barley and pulpwood with various per hundred or per ton rates.
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Decatur
Shemescora
Over the Counter Securities Prices Report
NASD quotations reflect representative interdealer prices around 10 a.m. These quotes show intraday changes as the interdealer market moves. Prices exclude retail markups markdowns and commissions.
Angels on Interstate Highway Sings Immortality
Effie Curtis McNutt writes of angels guiding travelers along a highway. The piece portrays heavenly guardianship and eternal melodies amid wrecks and life’s shadows as souls seek the right road and immunity from strife.
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Interstate
Angels Wing
Angel
Heaven
Effie Curtis McNutt
New Airline Screening Moves From Targeted to Universal Checks
Government officials outline a shift to universal passenger screening after hijackings and ongoing security concerns. Details of the new behavioral screening technique remain undisclosed while executives critique costs and civil liberties groups challenge its legality.
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American Civil Liberties Union
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Decatur Water Ski Club
T. C. Almon Recreation Center
Austinville Club
Spirit of America
West Morgan High School
Masonic Temple
National Bank of Alabama
Penuse
Southeast
Decatur Homemakers Club
Edgar Berchot
Morningside Ct
Friendship Club
Summer Manor
Charles Gaston
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
George Creel
Sheffield
Christ's Mission
the Telephone Service Company
Decatur Pbx Club
Ole Farm
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Pilot Club of
Decatur Inn
Morgan County
Sheriff's Mounted Posse
Posse Farm
Hartselle
Alabama 31
Woll Springs Baptist Church
Bell Homemakers Club
Erskine Brown
Finley Island
Valley Grove Baptist Church
Speake
Decatur Shrine Club
Woodall’s
Charles Martin
David Adams
Martin
Armstrong and Schmidbawer
Blue Springs Baptist Church
Florette
Gatesman Quartet
Church of God
Falkville
Times
National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Moulton
Wren
Calvary Echoes
King’s Messengers
Friendship Baptist Church
Danville
Armon Briscoe
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
Pilgrims of Columbus
Church of God of Prophecy
W. S. Meyers
Richmond, Va
16Th Avenue Baptist Church
Ronald Jackson
Birmingham
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Carrie Matthews
Jackson
Flint Baptist Church
North Central Alabama
Wheeler Basin
Decatur Harbor
Parks and Recreation
Fire
Ann Bell
Julian Harris
Charles Pylant
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Trinity Stone Co
Holland and Woodard
NASA
TVA Power Line
Alabama Bancorporation
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America Allied
Central Bank
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First State Bank
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Financial Coop
Jack's Food System
Kentucky Central
Liberty National Life
Life of
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Southern Airways
Southern United Life Ins
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
McKne Eee
Dept. OF Motor Vehicles
Piedmont Airlines
Baltimore
Cuba
James Murphy
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Air Transportation Security
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