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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1977
Page
4
The notice lists Shelton founder editor 1912 1977 profile with AP NYT CQ News Service affiliations. A memorial service is scheduled in Decatur with details to follow. The item notes Shelton’s long career and service to journalism.
The Athens city switchboard signals issues of public concern as residents push for a central anti litter effort. Citizens urge a coordinated agency combining city and county resources with civic leaders to address trash overgrown lots and weeds. Leadership is needed to mobilize action.
The 151st Army Band of Alabama's Army National Guard performs on the Spirit of America Stage in Decatur as part of a fifth annual statewide tour during training. The piece notes a revived city band and a forthcoming city chorus, urging community support and ongoing city parks events.
Superior Court Commissioner rules Jack Ryan must return five wheels tires hubcaps a front bumper grill rear seats from a 1961 Rolls Royce to Zsa Zsa Gabor within two weeks after their divorce agreement. She valued the car at twenty thousand before dismantling now worth about five thousand.
A reader asks if Dr Graham now endorses spiritualism. The reply denies it, clarifies Christian beliefs on heaven and forgiveness, and condemns occult practices as Bible warned, citing Deuteronomy 18 and 1 Samuel 28. The piece ends noting the stance remains unchanged.
President Carter issued a stop order denying export licenses for the Cyber 76, a fast Control Data computer seen as usable to track missiles and aid nuclear production. Brzezinski notified Kreps that the sale is off, with White House sources citing national security concerns and a secret memo backing the decision.
Lyudmilla Alekseeva and Lidia Voronina, Russian dissidents, testified in Washington on human rights and Helsinki Watch, praising Carter's policy shift. They recall early protests in 1965, Sakharov’s resistance, and ongoing pressure from the KGB while planning future activity despite exile and harassment.
The piece notes Judith Exner's claims of a high profile liaison with John F Kennedy while involved with Frank Sinatra and mob figures like Sam Giancana and John Roselli. It details alleged CIA showbiz ties and a pattern of underworld connections influencing politics amid sensational memoir excerpts.
Desmond Stewart argues in his new biography that the government suppressed key testimony at T E Lawrence’s 1935 Dorset crash inquest. He says an army corporal saw a black car at the scene and later killed himself, suggesting a political motive to silence the Arab revolt hero.
Henry Ki departs, leaving a void as he loses a close friend. The remark hints at personal loss and a distant connection in the West, reflecting the era's humorist tone and memory of a companion.
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