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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1973
Page
4
In Khartoum two U S officials Ambassador Cleo Noel Jr and Charged Affairs G Curtis Moore were killed by Black September terrorists after authorities refused to meet demands. The incident follows a Nobel line of retaliatory actions amid international terrorism.
A reflective quotation from John Stuart Mill invites readers to question happiness by asking themselves if their current state brings true contentment. It emphasizes self assessment over passive acceptance of feelings.
The Board of Trustees at Alabama Industrial School Mt Meigs announced an audit of financial records for the past year and a half. Vice chairman Thomas Thagard said charges include financial improprieties and run the gamut. The board will not name those involved or detail the allegations until further investigation.
After a three hour closed door session the school board did not name employees involved in the inquiry except Grant. Thagard cited personnel privacy and state law to justify keeping the meeting and its deliberations private from reporters.
In Montgomery Tom Shackleford warns boats under 16 feet are unstable and lack buoyancy, creating risk in upcoming summer months. In Mobile a Wallace spokesperson denies a TV report that a special reapportionment session will be called before May 1 with no decision yet made.
Ex Air Force Col. L. Fletcher Prouty charges CIA ran a dirtier tricks department and sought edited galleys of his book The Secret Team. The ledger includes covert Greenland style ops, a 1959 spy plane incident, and Nixon era tensions with the Pentagon. He recounts a bookstore bid for galleys and notes no plans to suppress the book.
Governor Rockefeller’s push for mandatory life sentences for drug sellers prompts debate on effectiveness and fairness. Critics note existing harsh penalties are underused and warn against corrupt officials, while advocates argue tougher laws risk crowding prisons and failing to curb trafficking. A prisoner interview warns of bleak reform prospects.
The Decatur Daily lists misstatement policy and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates show 90 dollars yearly in trade zone and 32 outside, with delivery by carrier. The note emphasizes prompt redress for verified grievances and identifies the paper as part of the Associated Press.
Billy Graham argues humans are free moral agents chosen to disobey God, not to blame Him. He cites Psalm 118 6 Joshua 6 and Luke 15 20 to illustrate God’s patient love and the ready forgiveness offered by the Gospel as the path to real change now and eventual heaven.
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