Tourism director urges Decatur to attract more visitors
The state tourism director Doug Benton told local businessmen that proper promotion can turn Decatur and the Valley into a destination. He stressed welcoming people and repeat visits as key, noting current signs are sparse compared with Florida. The Chamber of Commerce must decide whether to act on these ideas.
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State
Doug Benton
Point Mallard
Florida
Tourism Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Echo
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Washington sex scandal taints Howe case and Hays fallout
A NYT piece critiques how police decoys and leaked transcripts shaped Rep Howe’s Salt Lake City arrest while contrasting with Rep Hays’ ethics saga. It questions media tactics and calls Utah voters to weigh justice against sensational headlines amid broader congressional scandal.
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Tom Wicker
N.Y
John Young
Texas
Howe
Wayne Hays
Utah
Deseret News
Salt Lake City
Feds move against A Duda and Sons
Washington report says federal action grows against A Duda and Sons over migrant labor abuses. A reporter posed as a drifter in Immokalee Florida and found workers living in bondage with long hours in the fields of the Florida agriculture empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
A. Duda and Sons
Hal Bernton
Florida
Immokelee
Fla
Florida Farm Labor Scandal Sparks Reform Debate
The investigation into A Duda and Sons exposes excessive charges for food and drink and potential labor-law violations. Florida officials hear sobering testimony from migrant workers while growers deny calls for more controls, risking loss of camps and back wages if proven. Bernton’s eyewitness reports fuel criticism of lax protections and stalled reform efforts.
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Duda
Bernton
Florida
Washington
Labor Dept
A. Duda and Sons
Ronald J. James
Jack Gordon
Tallahassee
Stoep
House Agriculture
Wayne Mixon
Lilienthal urges tapping hydropower now to meet energy needs
Water expert Lilienthal, former TVA chairman, argues moving water is an overlooked, economical energy source. He notes hydro's vast potential, cites TVA dams serving 20 million, and urges exploiting reservoirs and irrigation canals while continuing search for solar and atomic power.
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David Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Atomic Energy Commission
TVA
Mr. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Federal study questions Bell refund of 1.6 billion
A federal study quotes that Bell Telephone System may owe customers up to 1.6 billion in overcharges on interstate long distance calls from 1971 to 1975. One estimate puts the average refund per customer at about 14.50 dollars if a ruling occurs. The potential loss would drive heavy use of legal tools to delay reckoning, with customers likely bearing the cost.
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Wayne Hayses
House
Congress
New York Magazine
Washington Post
Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Miss Ray
Rudy Maxa
FBI
Bell Telephone System
Bell
Very Young Child Can Accept Christ Says Pastor
Dear Mrs K. asks if a very young child can accept Christ. The answer affirms yes, citing Luke and Matthew about Jesus and John the Baptist as children. Emphasizes early instruction in God’s word, quoting Deut. 6:6-7 and Proverbs 22:6, and trusting prayerful teaching to guide children.
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DR. Graham
Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
God
The
Chicago Tribune-N.y. News Syndicate, Inc
Decatur Daily details ownership and subscription rates
The Decatur Daily, published by Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc, notes founder editor W R Shelton and AP affiliation. It lists address PO Box 1527 Decatur AL 4560 and subscription rates for Daily and Sunday service by mail and carrier, with tax included. It also pledges prompt redress for grievances and a policy against misstatements of fact.
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Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing CO. Inc
Ala
No apartheid in Eden and heaven says Vorster critic
The piece critiques South Africa's apartheid policy citing Vorster and Kissinger dialogue in Germany. It warns of race conflict, Soviet influence, and economic strain unless Pretoria rethinks segregation. It notes Soweto unrest and opposes extending apartheid into future governance. It asks why there should be apartheid anywhere.
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N.Y
Paris
Vorster
Henry Kissinger
Germany
Kissinger
Africa
United States
Mozambique
Zambia
Botswana
Tanzania
Moscow
Angola
Havana
Castro
South Africa
Vursver
Namibia
Rhodesia
U.N
Gatsha Buthelezi
Soweto
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LOS Angeles Times
U.S
Hays and Young
House of Representatives
John Rhodes
Will Rogers
Feds
Daily Word Game
Billy Graham
Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Eden
Heaven
West
Russia
Ian Smith
Nambia
China
Johannesburg
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