Cello Concert Launches Decatur Arts Festival
The Decatur Arts Council kicks off a 10 day Festival of Arts with a cello concert on April 20 by Jim Briscoe at First United Methodist Church. Highlights include barbershop, gallery discussion, Huntsville Symphony, antique show, lectures, and tours of Decatur homes.
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Decatur
Decatur Arts Council
Helen Johnson
Arts Council
Decatur Music Club
Jim Briscoe
First United Methodist Church
AAUW
John Paul Rietta
First National Bank
Dixie
Decatur High Auditorium
Calhoun Junior College
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Oak Park Middle School
Athens College
Roger Schaefer
Morgan-Limestone
Alabama Archaeological Society
City Hall
Decatur Woman's Club
Armory
Friends of the Library
Richard Marius
Milo Howard
Morgan County Historical Preservation Society
Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Civic Theater
Riverside
Gordon- Bibb School
Peace hopes rise as Northern Ireland moves toward direct rule
In Belfast the first faint peace signs appear as Catholic factions accept reforms and urge a cease fire from IRA forces. William Whitelaw arrives as British governor and signals possible cooperation, while violence flares with gunbattles and a Belfast youth killed, the 287th death in 32 months of trouble.
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Colin Frost
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
William Whitelaw
Britain
Whitelaw
Social Democratic and Labor Party
IRA
Dublin
Blefast
Northern
Ireland
Londonderry
Polio Vaccine Announcement by Dr. Jonas Salk
The article notes Dr. Jonas E. Salk of the University of Pittsburgh announced a polio immunization vaccine on this date in 1953. It mentions the broader context of medical progress and the significance of vaccines, highlighting the moment as a milestone in public health history.
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Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Snowstorm Delays World Record Drag Championships in Charlotte
A fast moving snowstorm hit Tennessee, the Carolinas, and north Georgia, prompting warnings in mountains. The weather caused a postponement of the World Record Drag Championships in Charlotte to April 15-16, with saved roads and a reported snow related fatality in South Carolina.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Carolinas
North Georgia
Georgia State Patrol
North Carolina
South Carolina
Charlotte
N.C
See Dixie
Horse Wanted Ad Sparks Market Rush in Decatur
John Kelley of 1502 Douthit St announces selling his horse and reports 17 calls from buyers, inviting others to list their rides. MARE Pleasure Horse age four offered, rideable, priced at 125 dollars. contact 355 6776 after 5 p.m. weekdays. Decatur Daily Want Ad promotes fast action for selling unwanted items.
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John Kelley
Douthit
Decatur Daily
Decatur Daily Classified Ad Listing Phone Numbers
A compact display of local contact numbers for Dial 3593 4612 and 353 4739 with Athens area dial in the Decatur Daily Classified Advertising column during nights weekends and holidays.
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Athens
Dial
THE
Decatur Daily
Morgan Blood Drive Aims 4195 Pints for Countywide Coverage
Morgan Countians prepare for a county wide blood drive to reach 4195 pints by June 30. J W Sailors, campaign chair, says the effort shows county unity and would make Morgan County Red Cross the first Alabama chapter to achieve this level of coverage for every citizen.
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Faye Brewington
Morgan
Chamber of Commerce Blood Committee
J. W. Sailors
Morgan County
Morgan County Red Cross
Alabama
Red Cross
Bangor
Maine
Austin High School
Sailors
Austin
Austin School
Lee Morgan
Muskie interrupted by welfare protesters in Wisconsin meeting
In Madison, a welfare rights protest cut short a question and answer session with Sen. Muskie during an ecology discussion at the Wisconsin Resources Conservation Council. Sen. Jackson and Mayor Lindsay also spoke as protesters demanded Muskie take a stand.
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Madison, Wis
Edmund Muskie
Wisconsin Resources Conservation Council
Henry Jackson
Washington
New York
John V. Lindsay
Badger
Hubert Humphrey
Muskie
Congress
Secret Service
Jackson
White House
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Donna Sutton
Randy Finch
Marvin Hale
Jerry Paulson
Earl Chandler
Bob
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Eas
Landers
Tennessee Valley
Antrim Road
Market Hill
County Armagh
Dixie Spring
Sears Custom Draperies
Lukie Patterson
SEARS
Environmental Protection Agency
Armco Steel
Houston
Nixon
Armco
Humphrey
U.S
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Wisconsin
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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