Death squad haunts Brazilian slums near Rio de Janeiro
In Nova Iguacu and the Lowlands near Rio, a death squad of policemen has killed over 3,000 alleged criminals in two decades. Recent killings include five men at a grocery, a cousin of a police officer linked to the case, and multiple executions amid public editorials warning of public tolerance. The movement traces to 1950s roots, intensifying after 1964, with many victims having little or no criminal record.
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Jonathan Kandell
N.Y
Nova Iguada
Brazil
Robinson da Silva
Death Squad
da Silva
Nova Iguacu
Sao Joao de Meriti
Gilberto Gomes
Elenil Alves de Carvalho
Carvalho
O Jornal Do Brasil
O Globo
Milton le Coq
le Coq
California
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama
Columbia
United States
U. S. Navy
U. S
Community church and club notices from Decatur area
Local churches and clubs post a Sunday through Saturday slate of meetings and events. Cilindar Me Golden Age Club meets 10 30 a m with Rev Joe Ray as speaker. Decatur PBX Club hosts a Dutch luncheon at Decatur Inn for International PBX Operators Week. Single Adult Fellowship gathers 7 00 p m at First Baptist youth center. Faith Revival Center holds revival services nightly with evangelist Frank Odell at 7 30 p m. National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1480 hosts an 11 00 a m covered dish picnic at Athens Recreation Park near the pool. benefit country music show at Lawrence County Coliseum Moulton for Rufus Pearson injured in April. Battles Flint Creek Baptist Church near Vinemont hosts Devotion Singers 7 30 p m. Saturday lineups include First Assembly Church of God Cullman 7 00 p m with the Dobbs Family and Bell Springs Baptist Church Lacon 7 00 p m with Joyful Sounds. Sunday Memorial Day at Pine Holy Church Lawrence County with noon lunch and 1 00 p m Singing Servants. Pines Baptist Church Florette 1 30 p m with Cobbs Family. Unity Baptist Church East of Cullman 7 00 p m with Cobbs Family.
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Golden Age Club
Ninth Street
United Methodist Charch
Fellowship Hall
Joe Ray
Southside Baptist Church
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Athens Recreation Park
Carrie Matthews Complex praised for pool and courts
A June 3 1976 Decatur Daily column lauds the Carrie Matthews Recreation Complex in Northwest Decatur for its new pool and two Astro Turf tennis courts as part of a broader push to maintain the citys parks system. The letter from Russell Priest emphasizes ongoing support for day to day operations and community access.
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Decatur Daily
Carrie Matthews
Decatur
Parks and Recreation Board
Dear Morgan County People Keep Dog Safe and Humane
A local appeal from Morgan County Humane Society urges residents to stop chaining and abandoning dogs. It recounts a rescued mother dog and her starving puppies found on a road, condemning shelter delays and euthanasia. The writer, Mrs. Margaret Compton, calls for humane action, vaccination, neutering, and requesting the Born to be Killed pamphlet.
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Morgan County
Humane Society
Let Us Hold Nuclear Power Growth Frank Giblin
A reader rebukes national policy and calls for restraint on nuclear power while praising Roosevelt era canal engineering. He questions government competence, urges staying cautious, and ends with a personal note about gardening and politics. The letter references Panama Canal history, Goethals, Gorgas, and Ford era politics.
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You
Frank Giblin
No bells for Britt says Rod Stewart on marriage
Rod Stewart warns he is unlikely to wed Swedish actress Britt Eklund despite living together in Los Angeles. He told London Evening News he has not found the woman to marry and hints at ongoing romantic ties amid recent lavish party in London.
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London
Rod Stewart
Britt Eklund
Los Angeles
Stewart
John Blake
The
London Evening News
Britt
Koala Visit Ties to Grand Rapids Event
Elizabeth Yates of Sydney poses with koalas at Lone Pine Sanctuary in Brisbane. The article notes Mrs. Ford spent time in Grand Rapids for Central High School commencement exercises, after which she visited friends before returning to Washington. Charles Anderson, 63, recalls working with Mrs. Ford at a local department store before her 1948 marriage. The koalas are to be housed at the San Diego Zoo as part of a bicentennial program.
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Quantas
Elizabeth Yates
Sydney
Australia
Lone Pine Sanctuary
Brisbane
Betty Ford
Grand Rapids
Charles Anderson
Pantland Hotel
Anderson
Ford
U. S
San Diego Zoo
Central High School
Central High
Washington
No Hope for the Satisfied Man Frederick G Bonfils
A concise quotation attributed to Frederick G. Bonfils notes that contentment yields no future hope, reflecting a paradox about satisfaction and aspiration often cited in editorials and biographies.
Courthouse Preservation Letter From Local Resident
Cathryne G Wohl, 209 Memorial Drive SW, Decatur, writes as an aging resident urging preservation of the courthouse. She praises the architecture and grounds, stressing they cannot be duplicated and pleads that its meaning and feeling not be destroyed.
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The
Decatur Daily
Cathryne G. Wohl
209
Memorial Drive
Decatur
Carter asks rules change on campaign subsidies
Carter asked the Federal Election Commission to modify rules so subsidies could be paid to nominees after national conventions. If he wins the Democratic nomination, donors may push late funds and federal matching money could boost his totals.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Federal Election Commission
Carter
White House
Commission
Congress
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Cilindar
Decatur Inn
First Baptist Church
Faith Revival Center
Bank St. NE
Frank Odell
Lawrence County Coliseum
Moulton
Rufus Pearson
Battles
Gospel Singings
Flint Creek Baptist Church
Vinemont
Devotion Singers
First Assembly Church of God
Cullman
Dobbs
Bell
Springs Baptist Church
Lacon
Pine Holy Church of Christ, Lawrence County
Pines Baptist Church
Florette
Cobbs
Unity Baptist Church
Cobbs Family
Selene
Russell Priest
14Th Avenue
N.W
Alabama
Ala
Wilson St
N.E
Point Mallard
Edwards
Martin
City Board OF Education
Point Mallard Fund
James Ralph Webster, Jr
Panama Canal
N.E. Decatur
Sears
Teddy Roosevelt
U.S. Army Coors
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Theodore Roosevelt
Geo. Washington Goethals
Army Engineers
Wm. Crawford Gorgas
Army
Adam
Eve
Rod
Liz
New York
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Haiti
Burton
Susan Hunt
Miss Taylor
Betty
Mich
Frederick G. Bonfils
Don Q
By David Gantz
Robert Redfield
Dustin Hoffman
Beirut
Lebanon
Saida
Bourj Brajne
House
Wayne L. Hays
Elizabeth Ray
John J. Flynt Jr
D-Ga
Chamber
Flynt
Appropriations
House Administration
Bureau of Reclamation
Interior Department
Teton River
Idaho
U.S. Geological Survey
Harvard
U.S
Charles B. Renfrew
San Francisco
Angola
Luanda
National Front For the Liberation of Angola
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