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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1971
Page
4
Opinion argues the president should sustain a broad, lasting push for medical research into cancer and heart disease. It cites per person spending figures, calls for large funding and facilities, and warns against underinvestment despite past gains from polio research.
A devotional note argues God cares for the individual and bears every burden. It cites Jesus on sparrows and life’s meaning, urging readers to seek God's kingdom and embrace an eternal, abundant life granted through faith.
The March 1971 US economic loss from traffic deaths injuries and accidents fell by over 300 million from the prior March though total 973 million in March. The piece argues no fault insurance may help but stresses reducing accidents through careful driving to lower rates and save lives.
The council approves adding a fifth traffic lane on 6th Ave SE to serve as a turn lane similar to the one south of 11th St SE. Parking along the avenue will be removed to create the lane, trade businesses will benefit, and residential days on the street are numbered.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports GAO faults the Bureau of Mines for failing to enforce the 1969 mine safety law amid rising coal mining deaths. The agency considers a costly publicity drive blaming miners, after Interior Secretary Rogers Morton hired ad adviser Harry Treleaven to analyze information programs.
Viewpoint discusses the 1968 Republican platform condemning the Johnson administration's Vietnam policies, urging leadership change, a gradual de Americanization of the war, and a peace approach based on self determination and allied cooperation. It also notes the Miami Beach convention's adoption of these positions and early reflections on Nixon administration policies.
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