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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1977
Page
3
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church sponsors a 1 to 5 p.m. car wash at Central Bank in Decatur Shopping Center with $1.50 per wash to fund a trip to the National Bible Quiz Championship in Oklahoma. Proceeds support the team’s travel expenses.
Those who knew him recall Dr. Von Braun's wit and personal outreach. A friend cited his moon question reply about Leif Erikson discovering America 300 years before Columbus. The comment underscores his lasting impact as intelligent discourse marks 20th century advances.
Spectators gather near a gate to view the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise mounted on its carrier Boeing shuttle carrier aircraft awaiting readiness or flight in a historic public display at the air base.
Amid U S House scrutiny of the Walker amendment opponents push to ban federal funding for abortion stirring rights groups. Karen Mulhauser of NARAL calls it an assault on abortion rights while the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights condemns denying safe legal options to poor women and risking lives. Alabama lawmakers split along party lines with a mix of yes and not voting on the roll call.
The article outlines Hartselle Hospital’s coming $39 bed expansion including radiology, ER, therapy units and a patient TV system. It notes occupancy around 62 percent versus 75 to 80 percent nationally and mentions private ownership by Humana Corporation.
The Presbyterian Church in the U S faces a pivotal debate on whether homosexuality is sinful ahead of the 117th General Assembly in Nashville Tennessee Moderator Jule C Spach notes Anita Bryant's Miami campaign as influential The Asheville NC proposal calls homosexuality a sin while another plan urges study and civil rights protections for homosexuals The assembly will also tackle abortion violence on television human rights gun control and U S food policy Delegates will elect a new moderator with Harvard A Anderson and Mac W Freeman Jr as contenders
The Wheeler Basin Regional Library bookmobile routes list daily stops from Monday through Thursday with time slots and locations including groceries churches schools post offices and homes in communities such as Summit Falkville Salem Springs Lester Plainview and Rocky Ford. The schedule covers morning to mid afternoon visits with multiple stops per day at each locale.
The State Highway Department nears completion of widening and resurfacing on U S 72 in Athens District Engineer Corman Grisham says only a quarter mile remains. Officials say the resurfacing fixes a drainage problem that has made the highway unsafe during heavy rain.
A man sentenced to six years for grand larceny in Morgan County two years ago was paroled this week by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Robert C. Williams received the parole after serving two years of his term. Read another line about John Hacy Bailey and Garry McDaniel, both tied to Cullman County sentences.
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