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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1976

Page

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Kissinger Urges Unity In European Farewell Address

In a London speech to the Institute of Strategic Studies Kissinger urged Western unity to withstand Communist competition. He defended detente while warning the Soviet Union against exploiting ideology to expand power in Africa and other regions. He signaled possible final European address as secretary of state and noted social reforms to curb Communist appeal.

London Henry A. Kissinger Europe Institute of Strategic Studies Kissinger Ford Soviet Union Angola Africa West

$200000 In Drugs Found In Courtland Raid

Courtland police and Lawrence County deputies raided a house at 6 p.m. seizing a pickup truck load of narcotics with a street value of more than 200000 dollars and other drugstore items. Sgt. Bob Patterson said the haul included morphine amphetamines and barbiturates. No arrests were made but several people were interviewed and suspects named.

Courtland Bob Patterson Lawrence County Harold Terry Patterson North Alabama

Serious Injury Report In Decatur Incident Near Skyview Street

Seriously Injured Wayford Frank aged 39 of 1001 Skyview Street Southwest Decatur is carried on a stretcher by Officer Bill Davis and ambulance technician Wayne Nicklaus as an unidentified helper holds a Ringer's lactate bag after a unspecified event.

Wayford Frank Skyview St Decatur Bill Davis Aaa-Southend Ambulance Service Wayne Nicklaus

Fiercest Battle Rages Unchecked In Lebanon

The fiercest single battle of Lebanon's civil war raged into its fourth day with Palestinian guerrillas and right wing Christians trading devastating fire around Tal Zaatar and Jisr El Basha in southeastern Beirut. The fighting, linked to Mt Lebanon access, has killed thousands and displaced tens of thousands, with 10,000 rockets and shells fired since Tuesday. Israel opened a first aid clinic on the southern border as fighters battered refugee camps housing 55,000 Palestinians and Lebanese Muslims.

Beirut Lebanon Tal Zaatar Tal Zataar Jisr el- Basha Mt. Lebanon Camille Chamoun National Liberal Party Ein Rummameh Jisr el Basha

Delegates Sign UN Charter In San Francisco Meet

In 1945 delegates from 50 nations gathered in San Francisco to sign the charter for the United Nations. The edition also notes a weather brief and the Tennessee Valley motto.

San Francisco The United Nations Tennessee Valley

Unconscious Youth Identified By Heart Condition Clues

A 14 year old boy found unconscious in a southeast Decatur yard Friday was identified hours later after a physician recognized symptoms of a heart defect. He remained in intensive care at Decatur General Hospital resting well, with police noting a possible drug overdose before fainting. The youth lives with his mother in southeast Decatur.

Decatur Decatur General Hospital Gary Makemson Stratford Rd. SE AAA Southend Ambulance Service Paul Marques Makemson Dyann Lentz Janet Cannon

Rural Village Receives TVA Funds For Elkmont Project

Alabama Elk River Development Agency gains $337100 from TVA boosting total to over $1 million for the Elkmont rural village. Construction targeted to begin Sept 1 with first 200 homesites on 1 500 acres near Alabama 127.

Sonny Turner Athens Alabama Elk River Development Agency AERDA TVA Elkmont Limestone County Mack Maples Huntsville Charles Curtis Maples Curtis Alvin Powers Alabama 127 Powers

Waiting Game In Hillsboro City Elections

Hillsboro may lack a city government next year as no candidates have qualified for offices. City Clerk Sheila Terry says qualifying closes July 6 and expects most current council members to seek reelection. In Town Creek, Nathaniel Agee has qualified for place one, Clifford Brackin opposes Paul Waldrop for place two, Lawrence Russell is unopposed for place three, and Jimmy Loosier challenges Buford Brackin for place four. Frigidaire and Magnavox dealers advertise locally.

Hillsboro Sheila Terry Elizabeth Streeter Nathaniel Agee Clifford Brackin Paul Waldrop Lawrence Russell Jimmy Loosier Buford Brackin

African Court Drama Nears Climax In Angola Trial

In Luanda a revolutionary court faces 13 mercenaries including nine non-Africans. The panel will deliver verdicts at 2:30 p.m. Luanda time. President Neto must confirm any death sentence. The nine day proceeding aired publicly as protests cried death to mercenaries.

Luanda Angola Africa People’s Revolutionary Court Agostinho Neto Neto Rhodesia South Africa Chamber of Commerce Gary Acker Sacramento Calif Bob Cesner

Global headlines and notable deaths fill newsround

Alfred Friendly Jr. sues a Soviet weekly to retract CIA ties claim with a July 2 hearing set. Johnny Mercer blues legend dies at 66 after brain surgery. Japan floods kill at least 25 with eight missing. U.S. embassy evacuates two American girls amid radiation concerns. Major New Guinea quake 7.1 near western New Guinea. James Earl Ray legal stay after court ruling on appeal. Beef prices dip slightly with expected rise later this summer, according to Agriculture Department analysts.

N. Y. Times News Service Moscow Alfred Friendly Jr Newsweek Magazine Central Intelligence Agency Friendly CIA Los Angeles Johnny Mercer Laura Mercer Huntington Memorial Hospital Pasadena Bel Air James D. Freeman

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