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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1976
Page
2
A mass meeting of Decatur Cemetery plot owners will consider a resolution for the city to assume management of the 75 acre site. Committee chair Mrs. W T Jordan says the meeting aims to mobilize owners, with council weighing takeover after July.
A sultry weekend looms with mid 80s temperatures and 20 to 40 percent rain chances statewide. The Tennessee Valley could see 30 to 40 percent shower chances, with milder nights, light winds, and possible thunderstorms through Wednesday. Crop care and hay harvest proceed amid daily risk of showers and sunshine totals 7 to 9 hours. Dew remains moderate with 9:30 drying time each morning.
High reached 83 at 4 pm Friday and 68 low at 6 am Friday. Today expect mid 80s with upper 60s tonight and mid 80s Sunday. Partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers through Sunday.
Friday showers bring out young riders on city streets with puddles reflecting faces. David Cannon at 1019 20th Ave SE enjoys a close reflection as he pedals barefoot through the slick water in a casual Daily Photo moment.
A check for 118000 for damages to Joe Wheeler Electric Membershi Cooperative during the deadly April 1974 tornadoes will be paid Monday. Ken Sherrod, co op manager, said Howard Proctor will present the federal assistance check to co op board members as the first time co ops are eligible for such federal aid.
In a memorial lecture Kissinger stressed closer U S European cooperation, noting past debates over a new Atlantic Charter. He warned against allowing Communist influence in Western governments and urged clear positions toward electoral political forces within Western societies.
A boy seen walking Stratford Road entered William B. Eyster's yard sat under a tree for about an hour Mrs Lentz and Mrs Cannon alerted AAA Southend Ambulance and police at 3 30 p m The youth was taken to hospital where his condition could not be confirmed Dr Marques declined to comment The story also covers Bell Livingston travel to Russia with University of Alabama group noting palaces and rebuilding efforts and public use of former private palaces
Mrs. Livingston toured the country and stayed in Moscow only as hotels allowed. She praised a long road through Russia lined with houses each possessing a garden, and noted the existence of friendship houses as a distinctive local custom.
The notice outlines 11 a m National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1480 meeting at Hickory House with speaker Emogene M. Barnes, an American Diabetes Association Morgan County chapter organizing meeting at 7 p m, Mizpah Chapter 19 Eastern Star officers installed at 7 30 p m, East Lawrence Communications Club stew sale for charity, and multiple church singing events plus notes on campus friendship houses and a speaking tour by Mrs. Livingston about USSR travel and prices.
A brief notice describes DAILY WORD GAME focusing on TOPONYMIC words. It explains rules for four letter minimum words, disallowing plural forms and proper names, and notes yesterday's example list including scruples and related terms as reference.
Larry Hector, 27, Trinity 1, is placed in AAA Southend Ambulance after a Friday afternoon fall from a forklift at the Byron Plastics plant on McEn.
Fireman extinguished a blaze in an outbuilding Friday night behind Sentell Service Station at 7 West Moulton Street. No injuries were reported and damage was believed slight, according to a fire department spokesman.
The Decatur Daily announces W R Shelton as founder editor 1912 to 1924 and lists billing and delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions, including mail and carrier options with tax included and service regions. It notes misstatements are investigated promptly and redress provided if warranted.
A new bill backed by enough support to override a veto would force the Defense Department to wait at least a year before closing an obsolete military base. The retroactive delay would let local congressmen block closings with legislation or political pressure, risking postponed savings and continued taxpayer costs. Defense officials call the move an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential military management. The piece notes a pattern of reluctance in Congress to cut spending despite rhetoric.
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