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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
4
The National Transportation Safety Board warns that highly maneuverable banana bicycles pose greater injury risk for children. Lack of safety instruction could carry into driving. training classes before riding can instill rules and reduce danger. Emphasize teaching road rules and safe bicycle operation to protect kids.
Sherri Smith of Decatur Miss Point Mallard and Justine Manness of Cotaco Miss Madison County compete for Miss Alabama and the chance to represent Alabama in Miss America in Atlantic City. Both are considered qualified and either could win, though only one will be crowned.
The early 2 million urban renewal housing package approved this week for Decatur will influence the local economy and provide low rent housing for 87 families. Construction funds will circulate as wages and sales throughout the community, demonstrating that federal dollars are welcome here.
The piece argues for a cap on Social Security wage deductions as costs for Social Security and Medicare rise. It cautions that continual increases burden workers and warns political forces may rely on hikes for votes. It calls for Congress to find new revenue sources and set a firm ceiling.
Mexican President Luis Echeverria began a two day state visit with a planned second meeting with President Nixon and speeches to the National Press Club and the OAS. He assailed U S policy toward Mexico citing salt content in the Colorado River and said reforms are needed to ease poverty among Mexican farmers. Nixon welcomed his frankness amid talk of Moscow summit outcomes.
Washington report cites a top secret Kissinger arranged meeting with Ho Chi Minh on July 24, 1967 in Hanoi. Aubrac notes Ho aged and wary, rejected the phrase peace in Vietnam, stressing details were for Pham Van Dong. Conversation shifted to Aubrac's family and Paris invitation.
A young Presbyterian recounts moral shifts in college from abstention to experimentation. He portrays a girl with sincere standards who challenges him to seek Christ though not yet saved. The message urges that mere morality fails without Christ and cites Isaiah to stress forgiveness and peace through Jesus.
Viewpoint notes that the California jury found Angela Davis not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the Soledad Brothers case. The piece cites gun purchases, alleged plots, and courtroom events as insufficient to prove a conspiracy, praising the fair handling by the American judicial system.
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