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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1975
Page
4
The Decatur area could become a regional tourist and convention destination if Point Mallard adds a first class hotel. Two developers seek the site and a prompt board decision could enable an operating hotel next season, boosting tourist dollars and park expansion.
An editorial urges voters to back annual legislative sessions and a $45 million Alabama State Docks bond. It argues frequent sessions prevent costly special calls and support docks expansion to accommodate growth tied to the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, boosting jobs and industrial expansion.
George Nancarrow, long time Morgan County Schools superintendent, will become principal of Litchfield High School in Gadsden effective July 1 after 13 years of coaching, principal, and superintendent service. Dr. J. V. Sailors, former rival, now Austin High School principal, will replace him following a democratic nomination dispute. The community thanks him for his extensive contributions and wishes him well.
Washington columns by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten exposed internal DEA malfeasance and misfeasance. The White House refused to save Administrator John Bartels who was pressured by Deputy Attorney General Harold Tyler to resign amid Senate Jackson hearings. The report cites corrupt agents, CIA ties, and widespread compliance with Bartels' directives to publicize Anderson’s pieces.
The article defends the historicity of Jesus raising Lazarus, arguing that miracles follow the divine purpose and that eyewitness accounts support belief. It emphasizes bodily resurrection as central to Christian faith and cautions against denying miracles that underpin faith.
William Safire argues privacy is valued over swift capture of fugitives like Patty Hearst. He notes past cases such as Slick Willie Sutton and James Earl Ray, contrasts US ease of disappearance with stricter systems abroad, and concludes delaying arrests can protect freedom.
Mary McGrory argues the Senate backs costly defense projects like the AWACS pulse-doppler system despite questions of efficacy. She notes GAO concerns, NATO doubts, and critics who say the nation pursues military dominance over diplomacy, warning of wasteful spending and potential bankruptcy.
The passage presents the Decatur Daily masthead with founder editor W R Shelton from 1912 to 1924, publishing details for Decatur Alabama and a misstatement policy. It outlines subscription rates by mail and delivery for daily and Sunday editions and notes tax inclusion.
United States officials said on Sunday that a single American fighter bomber conducted one tactical air strike against a Vietnamese missile site near Saigon on April 29 during the embassy evacuation. Maj. Gen. Brent Scowcroft denied claims of heavy bombing raids by American planes in the evacuation.
In Peking the Philippines and China signed a communique forming diplomatic relations. Marcos and Chou En-lai pledged to condemn aggression and subversion and to oppose hegemonies. Manila will move official representations from Taiwan within a month and exchange ambassadors as soon as practical. Marcos urged reassessment of Asia’s alliances and destinies at a banquet.
Daily word game notes seek 27 or more four letter plus terms from ADDENDUM. Excludes proper names and forms created by adding apostrophe s and limits to one form per word. Time limit is 40 minutes with average mark around 21 words. The tomorrow publication will feature the list.
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