Volunteers Show Spirit in Decatur Youth Drives Help
Decatur's Volunteer Bureau promotes teen volunteerism with the Junior Volunteer Bureau guiding 15 plus volunteers. Teens like Laura Shirley and Lisa McCulloch sign up for 24 hours, aiming to assist at hospitals, libraries, recreation programs, and health clinics.
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Decatur
Laura Shirley
Bureau
Laura
Dewitt Shirley
Friends of the Retarded
Decatur High School
Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center
Recreation’ Department
Recreation Department
Wheeler Basin Regional Library
Health Department
Lisa’ McCulloch
Barbra Streisand
Austin High
Susie Eaker Accepted for Maryville College Freshman Class
Susie Eaker daughter of Mr and Mrs Bascom D Eaker 414 6th Ave SW has been accepted for the September 1971 freshman class at Maryville College Maryville Tenn The college is a coed liberal arts school with about 750 students at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains Miss Eaker a senior at Austin High School is active in Junior Achievement student council church youth group Tri Hi Y and chorus
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Susie Eaker
Bascom D. Eaker
6Th Ave
Maryville College
Maryville
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains
Miss Baker
Austin High School
Wallace blasts HEW desegregation plan
Gov. George Wallace said the HEW desegregation plan filed for Austin Texas is more evidence of double talk and signals trouble for schools and state resistance. The remarks came Saturday as he attacked federal efforts to desegregate public facilities and education.
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Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Austin
Tex
Nixon
Kingdom Come
Washington
Alabama
Texas
HEW
Little Mister and Miss Decatur 1971 Winners Crowned
Brian Raley and Susan Strawn were named Saturday night’s Little Mister and Miss Decatur 1971 by last year’s winners Greg Jones and Sherry Sutton. Brian and Susan are children of local residents and the event was sponsored by the Decatur Jayceettes.
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Brian Raley
Susan Strawn
Greg Jones
Sherry Sutton
Brian
G L. Raley
Elizabeth Ave. SE
Susan
David C. Strawn
9Th Ave. SE
The
Decatur Jayceettes
Gary Wilhite
Welfare reform urged by Blount at Birmingham meeting
Postmaster General Winton Blount denounced the welfare system as a rat's nest of federal agencies bogging the nation down. He cited a $14 billion annual bill, urged Nixon's reform plan to save money and lives, and warned of increased federal power undermining freedom. He endorsed revenue sharing as sent to Congress.
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Birmingham
Ala
Winton Blount
United States
Nixon
Blount
Congress
Fire Damages Athens Motel
Pre dawn fire at Travelway Motel in Athens caused about 50 000 dollars in damages. Owner John Daily woke guests and led them to safety as flames from an attic storage room spread to four rooms. Two Athens fire trucks fought the blaze for two hours with no injuries reported. It was the second motel fire in a year, the first set by lightning.
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Athens - A
John Daily
Athens
Action Answers and Home Wood Safety
Greenland Studios has shipped your stitching kits and they should arrive soon. Dead wood, especially if wet, may breed termites and dampness can rot garage boards. remove logs promptly.
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Greenland Studios
Miami
Fla
Decatur
Emergency phone numbers for poison and emergencies
Emergency numbers listed include 3536256 911 734 0342 for possible poisoning and other emergencies. Call your nearest hospital or physician, or dial O for operator assistance and describe the emergency succinctly.
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Sandra Hutcheson
James Hutcheson
Amtrak
Lee Sentell
Ala Casey Jones
Charlie Smith
By Phylliss Sidebotham
Welfare Boys
U.S. Down
Decatur Daily
Ade
Highway Patrol
Eeere Ene
FBI
Cewpeeene
Bpde
Cees
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