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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1976
Page
4
The Decatur Tourism Bureau unveils a bronze commemorative coin to honor the citys sesquicentennial. Up to 2,500 coins will be minted and sold for $1 each to boost local interest and collectibility for the 150th birthday observance.
A letter urges voters to frown on campaign sign violations on public property including utility poles. It argues candidates should obey city ordinances to project good governance and improve campaign conduct as elections approach.
A $1 million solar radiation demonstration project may be built at the Gold Kist plant to dry grain and boost soybean processing. Proponents say it could prove solar energy practical for many plants, though equipment costs remain the main hurdle before sun powered energy becomes competitive.
A State Trade School and Junior College Authority grant of 500000, matched with federal funds, funds final planning for a Calhoun Community College fine arts center costing up to 2 million. Architects near bidding as plans advance for a first phase with classrooms and a 175 seat music recital hall and a second phase adding a 1000 seat auditorium. The center aims to serve students and act as a broader community arts hub.
AARCHERY theme puzzle asks to find 24 or more four letter or longer words from ARCHERY with rules. No proper names, avoid plural forms, one form per word, no added s endings. It notes a Rockefeller quote and a Bicentennial footnote about a British transport and brig seized in Boston harbor with about 200 captured sailors and soldiers.
James Reston notes the Ford Reagan pairing could help the fractured Republican party in the 1976 race. Polls show defections from both camps if one side secures the nomination, risking a Democratic coalition in key states. A Ford Reagan ticket might unite party factions and win pivotal electoral votes.
A New York Times Service analysis argues primaries have shaped presidential nominating outcomes since 1960. It weighs calls for reform against risks like biases toward well known candidates and regional tests of strategy, noting Carter’s rise and the GOP’s mixed results with Reagan and Ford.
Jack Anderson reports that U S aid funds propel a flood of condoms and birth control pills to developing nations. Indonesia alone faces plans to ship over 51 million condoms in 1977 amid already large in country stock and UN supplies. Officials urge restraint while Washington touts increased usage.
Washington reports State Department quietly promotes sex abroad with Indonesia. Ambassador David Newsom awaits a shipment of over 50 million prophylactics as foreign aid, pledging to expand usage while requesting no further condoms be sent next year.
A reader asks if God cares about small prayers. The reply affirms God’s attentive love in every detail, citing scripture from Matthew 10 and Psalms 139. It encourages bringing all concerns to prayer, reflecting Paul’s counsel to be anxious for nothing but in everything.
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