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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1977
Page
4
Obituary note for WE Shelton founder of Baiter born 1912 died 1994. News service attribution from AP NYT CQNS. Published in The Decatur Daily on Wednesday June 29 1977.
Editorial warns summer vacations invite burglars as newspapers pile up and mail overflows. Advice includes deadbolt exterior locks, authorizing trusted neighbor checks, avoiding public vacation notices, holding deliveries, and informing neighbors to reduce break in risk.
A series of drownings shows lack of swimming ability as a common factor. The piece urges early swim lessons for youths, noting programs from ages 18 months to three years, and stresses supervising water areas, sealing pools, and teaching water safety to reduce panic and save lives.
A House Ways and Means Committee panel backed Carter’s oil tax proposal with a $22 per adult refund next year and a three year plan ending 1981. The tax would raise crude prices toward world levels, boosting gas and home heating oil by a few cents per gallon while aiming to save about 200,000 barrels daily by 1985. A home heating oil refund was revived to ease impact on buyers, and propane use was exempted. Revenue sharing would start in 1978 and possibly continue via the income tax system.
Senate Judiciary Committee heard secret testimony about terrorists attempting to hijack an offshore oil platform for a multimillion dollar ransom. Dr. Maynard Stephens warned that such acts could disrupt U S fuel supplies and urged improved protection of oil facilities.
Washington lawmakers debate foreign aid cutting 5 percent from Carter request. Speaker O'Neill condemns demagoguery as the House claims to represent the people, criticizing Cold War era rhetoric and opposing aid to Cuba, Vietnam, Angola, and others. The piece reflects tension over foreign entanglements and U.S. policy shifts.
The piece surveys Supreme Court and Congress actions on Medicaid abortions, noting the uneven access by income. It argues the policy discriminates against the poor and disproportionately affects black women in urban ghettos, while detailing political reactions and broader social costs.
A quotation attributed to William Shakespeare known for his mingled yarn of good and ill appears as a reflective adage. The line ponders the intertwined nature of human experiences and choices.
A reader asks whether natural laws or the Bible are more dependable. The evangelical reply asserts God’s omnipotence to transcend laws and cites miracles as divine acts. The exchange defends belief in inspired scripture despite scientific or logical questions.
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