America’s Weak Patriotism and War Apathy analyzed
Opinion column argues Americans show little patriotism in crisis, noting fading flag display and enlistment lines in WWII contrasted with postwar laziness. It criticizes short attention to Vietnam, calls out uninformed opposition, and quotes Nixon’s cautious stance as insufficient to force Hanoi’s collapse.
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America
Free World
United States of America
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Blood Drive Appeals As Morgan County Seeks 4200 Pints
Dr J V Sailors of Austin High School leads Morgan County blood drive aiming 4200 pints by June to qualify residents for free blood nationwide. Weeks show weak turnout with 3000 workers at Alabama plants to donate. 66 pints collected Monday and Fruehauf plant contributing 118 pints Tuesday. More Bloodmobile visits planned to reach the target.
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J. V. Sailors
Austin High School
Decatur- Hartselle
Fruehauf
Morgan County
Mothers Are Special Day Message
Mothers are celebrated for being special and essential. The note urges readers to remember their mothers and to consider blood donation when possible, noting there are healthy adults in the county who could give blood to loved ones.
First Methodist Fellowship Church Opens in Decatur Area
In a 1972 Decatur Daily item, the Independent Methodist Church in the Decatur Moulton area confirms its existence as the First Methodist Fellowship Church. Organized June 1969, it grew from about 24 members and met at Flint City Hall, now preparing to hold services in a new church building on Mother's Day.
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Clearview St
S. W. Decatur
Alabama
THE
Decatur Daily
Decatur-Moulton
First Methodist Fellowship Church
Flint
Women’s Methodist Fellowship
FBI Sources Range From Neighbors To Reporters
Washington column exposes how FBI files mine from neighbors, ex spouses, bank clerks, reporters and even newspapers for personal data. It cites Ralph Abernathy Muhammad Ali Jane Fonda Spock and Belafonte as cases and notes archives from banks and telephone companies.
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FBI
Jack Anderson
Washington
Internal Revenue
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Martin Luther King, Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Communist Party
Credit Bureau
John A. Ritter
Credit Bureau of Greater Atlanta, Inc
First Baptist Church
Montgomery
Alabama
Muhammad Alinee Cassius Clay
Sonji Clay
Clay
NOI
Nation of Isam
Main Bout, Inc
New York City
Clay Woul
Elijah Muhammad
Ali
Benjamin Spock
Case Western University
Cleveland
Spock
Sepeice
Jane Fonda
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
Broad Street
New York
Bank
Miss Fonda
National Council of Churches
Radio Free Europe
United States Serviceman’s Fund
Duces
Arthur W. Herbert
Joseph Spear
Herbert
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Viewpoint by David Lawrence on Dissent and World War III
A Viewpoint argues widespread dissent in wartime risks future global conflict. It asserts indifference by citizens and Congress could embolden aggressors, urges continued U S defense of South Vietnam, and calls for UN mediation and a political settlement before total U S withdrawal.
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Washington
Congress
Vietnam
America
United States
Europe
Asia
South Vietnam
Nixon
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
United Nations
Indochina
North
U. S
Don’t Let Success Supplant Fatherhood and Love
The text warns that being the best lawyer matters little if it costs family respect. It cites a widow’s line about provision over a husband and cites a biblical message to value the soul and family over wealth. It urges prioritizing parenthood over career ambition.
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H.K
Jesus
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Hanoi
Judson Branch
Rev
R. A. Coleman
James Baldwin
Joseph Brusco
West 71St Street
Baldwin
Turkey
Harry Belafonte
New York Telephone Company
James M. Anderson
Edward L. Braune
Viewpoint
David Lawrence
W. R. Shelton
Valley Printing CO. Inc
Decatur
Ala
Associated Press
MAB
Tm Trade
Rome
Billy Graham
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