Editorial: Jones perfect choice for Spirit of Audie Murphy Award
The selection of Rep. Bob Jones of Scottsboro for the Spirit of America Audie Murphy Award is presented as a perfect decision. The letter urges readers to share opinions, praising Jones for three decades of service to Valley residents and the nation, noting no conflict between his duties as a congressman and citizen and highlighting July 3 as the award night.
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Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Spirit of America
Audie Murphy
All America
Congress
Jones
Mr. Jones
Congressman Jones
America
Restoring Old Bank Building Recalls Great Depression Era
A municipal board advances a plan to restore the Old Bank Building and its grounds while removing additions from the era. The serpentine wall and interior mural, both from the Great Depression projects, symbolize a difficult period and the community’s history.
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Bank
Old Ba Board
Wilson St
Work Projects Administration
Somerville Rd
Energy contracts shaped by friendship and favors
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports that ERDA contracts favor TRW due to the longtime friendship between Dr. Robert Seamans and TRW executive John Foster. He notes noncompetitive awards, a pivotal nuclear emphasis, and a Hawaii energy park tie, while Seamans denies impropriety. Carter weighs running mates including Church Udall Kennedy Glenn Brown.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
United States
Project Independence
Pentagon
Robert Seamans
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
John Foster
TRW, Inc
Air Force
Foster
TRW
Mitre
Nst
Ateast
Whic
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Jack Cloherty
Seamans
Thought on Scouts and Bicentennial at Carpenter's Hall
A reflection notes some of the best scouts are girls. Bicentennial footnote recalls that two centuries ago the Provincial Conference of Committees met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia to act on a Congress resolution establishing new colonial governments.
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Committees
Carpenter's Hall
Philadelphia
Congress
Dear Dr. Graham on worship from home health reasons
Dear reader asks if watching a televised service instead of attending church is wrong. The response says health may justify home viewing if medically advised, but warns against using illness as excuse to skip fellowship. Encourages connecting via pastor led groups or Bible study and using illness time for concentrated prayer and study.
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M. A
Chicago Tribune-N.y. News Syndicat Inc
CB radio boom turns private chatter into a public wave
WILLIAM SAFIRE notes CB radio's rise as a personal comms medium driven by gas crisis and speed laws. Six million sets in use, FCC licenses rising, automakers adding CB options. The piece argues CB satisfies a need for two way, anonymous yet local dialogue, with potential civic uses and new social roles.
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William Safire
N.Y. Times
Las Vegas
FCC
Miss Dills
Citizens Band Radio
60 Minutes
Washington
Buddy
Reagan
Faith in system fuels Carter Reagan appeal across voters
Washington Star notes voters trust in the U S system despite Watergate and Vietnam. It finds a desire for fresh leadership from Carter and Reagan, with Americans seeking a real start and belief that the right steward can restore confidence, amid widespread disillusion.
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Carter
Jack W. Bermond
Washington Star
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Liz Ray
America
Watergate
Vietnam
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Florida
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Ohio
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Gond
Chicago
Milwaukee
Portland
Ore
Jerry Brown
Humphreyins
Kennedy-Croman
Decatur Alabama newspaper page details rates and notices
Small local publication from Decatur Alabama printed by Tennessee Valley Printing Co lists mailing addresses and subscription rates. It notes grievance investigations and redress policies and provides daily and Sunday carrier delivery options with prices and tax details.
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Decatur
The
Tenneskee Valley Printing CO. Inc
PG. Box
ALA
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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D.idaho
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Democratic
Edward Kennedy
D.mass
Chapaquiddick
Chappaquiddick
Sen
John Glenn
California
Billy Graham
MR. Politican
LOS Angeles Times
Ranan Lurie
Smokey
Lanie Dills
Nashville
Sugar Britches
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Jack W. Germond
Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton
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