Calendar Of Events From Decatur Area Churches And Groups
A long list of church related concerts singing and revival events across Decatur and nearby towns. Highlights include Brooksville Church of God benefit singing with Ephesians. First Assembly of God youth rally at Decatur Harbor. Rev. Malcolm Rigel speaking at Sixth Avenue Church of God. Central Baptist Church youth choir concert after Explo 72. First Free Will Baptist revival services through July 2. Old Friendship Baptist Church all day singing. Sivley and Shelton reunions at local sites. various meetings of Baptist and Methodist groups and community clubs. Decatur Water Ski Club meets at T. C. Almon Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Assembly of God Church
Decatur Harbor
Pratt
Amarillo
Tex
Malcolm Rigel
Decatur
South Lake Wales
Church of God In the
Wales, Fla
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Martha Haynes
Central Baptist Church
Dallas
First Free Will Baptist
Danville Rd
Free Will Baptist
Old Friendship Baptist Church
Danville
Nixon signs education bill but blasts antibusing clause
President Nixon signed a 21.3 billion education bill while denouncing its antibusing provision as a retreat from responsibility. In Vietnam, North Vietnamese attacks continued as U S bombing intensified. 99 enemy killed, 1 tank destroyed, 5 Americans dead and 22 wounded. The Air Force dropped 2,500 tons of bombs on the northern front. Nixon also weighed temporary meat import quota relief to curb rising prices, and a study on the impact. A 2 percent Social Security boost appears set for congressional approval by late next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Newsmen
Public hearing urged to halt I-565 spur project
Former Limestone County senator and opponents urged a strong turnout at an unscheduled public hearing to stop the interstate spur. They argued the plan would take a large share of Edison’s revenue and damage Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, with costs quoted at 26 million dollars plus over 1 million annually for maintenance. Proponents cited a study showing poor return on investment, while alternatives with Alabama 20 alignment were recommended as the favored option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone County
Huntsville
Chamber of Commerce
Edison
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Stapp
Obama Highway Department
Transportation Study Committee
Alabama 20
Space program pace and Mars mission costs headlined by Fletcher
NASA official Fletcher discussed the space program trajectory amid Skylab restructuring plans. He viewed a Mars mission as cost prohibitive now and favored nearer term projects like land use and weather research. He noted only modest 2 percent manpower reductions in fiscal 1973 and potential internal reassignments within MSFC, MSC, and Cape Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Astronaut
Astronaut Corps
Donald
Deke) Slayton
Mercury
U.S
MSFC
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Cape Kennedy
Feltcher
Ken Mattingly
John Young
Charles Duke
NASA
Eberhard Rees
City School Lunch Hike Still Possible Says Board
Elementary lunch prices may rise from 3 cents to 40 cents next school year due to a federal rule limiting reimbursements to actual costs. Board plans a $7,000 annual community education program. no action taken on lunch changes. Program could start in September with University of Alabama at Birmingham input and possible $4,000 from the Mott Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Sellers
Board of Education
Sellers
Delbert Long
University of Alabama In
Birmingham
Long
Decatur
Mott Foundation
Ronnie G. Beans
West Decatur School
Floyd Briscoe
Beans
Leighton
University of Nebraska
Russellville
Church St
Decatur Inn
Limestone County man charged with transporting beer
Limestone County authorities charged 2 year old Ian Lucian Owen with transporting 71 cases of beer and with no driver's license. Sheriff Buddy Evans said Owen posted a $1,000 bond. The case involves a Cherokee man connected to Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone County
M- W
Buddy) Evans
Ian Lucian Owen
Owen
Evans
Decatur Safety Council executive committee meets
The Decatur Safety Council will hold its executive committee meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Shangri-La Restaurant. Attendees include council officers and committee chairpersons as they review ongoing safety initiatives and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Safety Council
Bethel Church of Christ to host speaker from Nashville
An event at Bethel Church of Christ east of Lees on Ala 72 begins at 7 30 p m with Jim Bill McInteer a minister from Nashville as speaker The elderly couple mentioned are natives of Limestone County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Church of Christ
Lees
Ala
Jim Bill Mcinteer
Nashville
Limestone County
Governor Seek Disaster Status for 25 Counties
Gov Reubin Askew sought disaster status for 25 counties as Agnes lingered. A new storm moved in, intensifying buffeting winds and rain across Virginia West Virginia Maryland New York and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reubin Askew
Agnes
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
Witnesses Take Stand In Tenn Tombigbee Halt Suit
In Aberdeen Mississippi plaintiffs push for a one day delay as final witnesses arrive for testimony in a U S District Court hearing on halting the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway construction The defense defended the environmental impact study calling it straightforward Dr Robert Burden Harvard official praised the study and Dr Daniel Nelson Oak Ridge disputed alarms noting species replacement and overall ecological health would improve with completion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Miss
US Corps of Engineers
Robert T. Burden
Harvard University
Daniel J. Nelson
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Record June Low Breaks Again in North Alabama
Unseasonably cool conditions set a new June 3 record as Huntsville Decatur Jetport logged a 53 degree low, the coldest for the date in this region. Other Alabama areas dipped into the 40s, with Birmingham at 48 degrees, while warmer weather returns later today into Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Huntsville- Decatur Jetport
US Weather Service
Weather Service
Alabama
Mercury
Biringham
The
Middle School Pupils Excel in National Tests in Decatur
Decatur middle schools show sixth and seventh graders above national norms on California Achievement Test. Scores reveal sixth graders at 58.12 percentile and seventh graders at 57.84 percentile with strong English mechanics, indicating the program’s success and a solid foundation from elementary grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Curtis Sellers
Oak Park
Brookhaven
California
Sellers
U.S
State Department of Education
H. L. Leeman
Area Accidents Injure Five in Huntsville and Decatur
Five people were injured in two area crashes on Thursday. Louie Weed, treated at Decatur General Hospital in good condition, was involved in a crash on Ala 20 West around 5 30 p.m. Teresa M Terry of Huntsville Ike Lemuel Alred of Decatur Clara Vickery Clark and Lee N Clark of Birmingham were also listed among the injured. State troopers provided limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Weed
Ala
West
Weed
Decatur General Hospital
Highway Patrol
Teresa M. Terry
Huntsville
Ike Lemuel Alred
Decatur
Clara Vickery Clark
Birmingham
Lee N. Clark
Apollo 16 astronauts hailed for outstanding work at ceremony
Apollo 16 command module pilot Thomas Mattingly and lunar module pilot Charles Duke Jr. praised the space program as opening vast scientific opportunities. Duke joked the citation should note his fall, but called viewing Earth from the Moon awe inspiring and urged unity. All three astronauts received medals of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mattingly Ili
Charles Duke Jr
Young
Duke
Space Program
Earth
Lunar
United States
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Four Near Decatur and Cullman
Hollis KR Laney 40 of Cullman among four injured in a three vehicle collision on US 31 thirteen miles north of Decatur at 8 30 am. Victims Mrs Terry Alred Mrs Vickery and her son Lee were treated at Decatur General Hospital. Laney later treated at Cullman County Hospital after a separate two car collision half mile west of Cullman on US 278 at 10 pm. Joe Allen Meade 16 of Cullman drove the second car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis KR
Laney
Cullman
Decatur
Terry
Alred
Vickery
Lee
Decatur Genreal Hospital
Cullman County Hospital
Joe Allen Meade
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brooksville Church of God of Pry
Alabama 67
Ate Rd
Walden’‘s Chapel Baptist Church
Neel
Revealers
Falkville
Caddo Congregational Christian Church
First Baptist Church
North Augusta
S.C
Martselle
Jerry T. Matthews
Sivley
Woodall’s
Old Moulton
Decatur Hwy
Shelton
Baptist Brotherhood of First Baptist Chartselie
Kayne
Elmer C. Johnson
Aeece
United Methodist Church
Central United Methodist Church
South Morgan County
Citizens Band
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Commission
Tri-County District Health Services Center
Ate Eg Service
Berea Ae Avan
Celenek
Beye Ub
Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship, International
Holiday Inn
Forrest Arnould
Morgan County
Berea College
Decatur Junior Service League
Prany
Decatur Water Ski Club
T. C. Almon Recreation Center
National Briefs
Marshall
Alabama Conservancy
Rowland Burns
Burns
Highway Department
Refuge
Point Mallard
Carver
Connie Prater
Philip Waldrop
Austin
Dorothy Hall
Katherine Thompson
Debraj. Gunn
Betty A. Nettles
Wood
Ronnie Beans
Thomas Mattingly II
Marshall Space Flight Center
Bobby Herbert
Ft. Campbell
Army Recruiting
6Th Ave
101St Airborne Division
Jim Smith
Hartselle
Daily Phote
Nelson
Burden
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