North Alabama towns unite for Goodyear and Monsanto plants
Opinion praises major investments by Goodyear near Scottsboro and Monsanto near Guntersville. The piece envisions a broad industrial strip from Guntersville through Huntsville and Decatur Athens, projecting jobs, regional growth, and a shared effort across counties without regard to boundaries. It urges local leaders to collaborate with industry, agencies, and governments to keep talent and wealth in the Tennessee Valley.
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Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Goodyear
Scottsboro
Monsanto
Guntersville
Muscle Shoals
America
North Alabama
Huntsville
Decatur-Athens
Lawrence County
Tri-Cities
Tennessee
North
My Answer By Billy Graham on Breaking Bad Habits
The author suggests that breaking habits requires resolve and a substitute, with no exceptions. It argues that some habits resist human effort but yield to submission to God through Christ, who strengthens the believer and helps the weak will.
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God
Christ
State To Meet Its Courage Goal
Alabama presses toward a $5 million fundraising goal for the Lurleen Wallace Cancer Hospital and Research Center as counties exceed quotas and foundations and federal grants add $10 million. The Dothan Eagle notes national gifts topped $15.8 billion in 1968, with hospitals and health causes receiving $2.74 billion.
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Alabama
Lurleen Wallace Cancer Hospital
Dothan Eagle
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Jackson
Lawrence County
the Eagle
Road safety measures urged by The Montgomery Independent
The Montgomery Independent quotes Joe Arbell urging Alabama to adopt compulsory auto inspections to remove unsafe junkers and periodic driver license exams to ensure drivers can see hear and maneuver. He notes other states use these laws to prevent unsafe driving and protect highways.
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Joe Arbell
Montgomery
Alabama
Mr. Arbell
Banker criticizes defense spending in closed hearing
Wall Street figure J Sinclair Armstrong warned the Military Appropriations Subcommittee that high defense and space outlays threaten the economy. He said 10 percent of GNP goes to non productive activity, risking inflation wages housing taxes exports and interest rates.
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Washington
Wall Street
Navy
Eisenhower
House Military Appropriations Subcommittee
J. Sinclair Armstrong
George Mahon
Burr
Armstrong
Paris
United States Trust Co
Lawmakers Clash Over National Commitment In Foreign Policy
Viewpoint by David Lawrence argues the Senate Resolution on national commitment defines it as action by Congress via treaty statute or concurrent resolution. It contrasts President Nixon's withdrawal timeline with Congress power over military action and cites Gulf of Tonkin and UN actions as congressional authority. The piece notes opposition from Nixon and Rogers and reflects on diplomacy, secrecy, and the military‑industrial debate in Congress.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Vietnam
Fulbright
Congress
Southeast Asia
Kennedy
Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
South Vietnam
North Korea
South Korea
Truman
United Nations
Mr. Truman
United Nations Command
Executive Branch
Secretary of State
Rogers
Pentagon
Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Don Fraser
D-Minn
House Democrats
Rivers
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Fraser
George Mahon
Appropriations Committee
Democratic Party
Mahon
Nixon Administration
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Teereeioe Bk
Viewpoint
David Lawrence
Pas-Hall Syndi
Federal Communications Commission
Wadsworth
Jim Wadsworth
New York
New England
Boston Herald Traveler
Sherman Adams
Sinclair Weeks
Secretary of Commerce
Boston
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
International Conference of Communications Satellites
THE
Decatur Daily
Associated Press
New York Times News Service
Reral Motor Reste
South America
W.R
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