Opinion Convention Tourism Push Needs Fulltime Lead
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce should continue the tourist and convention branch with a fulltime director. Mrs. Eleanore Robinson served as the lone communications director on a part time basis and did an excellent job. The panel urges a fulltime appointment, despite higher costs, as a necessary investment to maintain and grow tourism and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanore Robinson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Robinson
Decatur
Point Mallard
Alabama
Point Clear
Gulf Shores
Cash Help Urged for Rapid City Disaster Relief
A Rapid City disaster drawn by heavy rain and a broken dam created widespread loss. A Disaster Fund administered by the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce invites cash donations at Box 951 Rapid City SD 57701. Local officials stress rapid cash support to aid affected families and communities.
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Rapid City
S.D
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Camile
Decatur
Rapid City Chamber of Commerce
Rapid City Disaster Fund
S_D
Opinion on highway safety and bus concerns in Decatur
A reader argues Alabama highway fatalities stem from factors beyond speed and proposes strict limits and lane usage changes. He urges enforcing 50 to 75 mph, restricting farm equipment during rush hours, and better lane marking to reduce deaths. He also questions school bus safety and maintenance observed in Northwest Decatur.
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Decatur
Ala
8Th St
The
Decatur Daily
Alabama
Hanoi hints at new secret talks in Paris
Washington observers report Hanoi chief negotiator Le Duc Tho signaling willingness to resume talks with Henry Kissinger. Kissinger sees renewed hope for a negotiated Vietnam settlement as Hanoi’s big offensive stalls, South Vietnamese resistance grows, and Moscow accord impact weakens Soviet backing. Intercepts note a Hanoi split and softer Chinese stance toward negotiations.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Hanoi
Paris
le Duc Tho
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Nguyen Giap
Russia
Moscow
Peking
White House
Harvard
Herbert Marcovich
Raymond Aubrac
Ho Chi Minh
Aubrac
Marcovich
North Vietnam
Bobby Baker
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Aance
Standard Oil
Tax Law Reform Should Retain Basics
Viewpoint by David Lawrence argues for preserving core tax rules amid debate over rich taxpayers paying no federal income taxes in 1970. It notes deductions for foreign taxes and charitable gifts, critiques on loopholes, and stresses that removing deductions would disrupt government services and the economy.
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Washington
Congress
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Treasury Department
Bow
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Jesus Peace and the Dividing Sword
The peace Jesus brings is spiritual not worldly, offered to those who trust Him. He also wields a divisive sword that separates the saved from the lost, light from darkness, aligning believers with His Word while the world hates them.
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Jesus
J. B
Saved
Lost
World
Church
Children of Light
Children of
Darkness
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Tennessee Valley Printing CO Inc
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New Mexico
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New York
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