Editorial Calls Morgan County United Way Drive Start
The Morgan County United Way campaign opens with a breakfast kickoff and a $367,000 goal to fund 24 agencies from Red Cross to school lunch programs and local youth groups. Corporate gifts show a 10 percent gain, with Do it in October as a campaign theme and a push for individual pledges to ease the burden.
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Morgan County
United Way
Red Cross
Decatur
Sterrs
Boys’ Clubs
Cotaco Community League
Girl Scouts
Hartselle
Lacey's Springs
Eva
Don Jones
Cabbie paid to spy on Muskie in Nixon campaign
In 1971 the Nixon campaign hired taxi driver Elmer Wyatt for $500 a month to steal memos and documents from Ed Muskie's headquarters. The operation, led by Jeb Magruder with Buckley and Rietz involvement, fed material to Nixon aides and aided Muskie's poll decline.
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Washington
Nixon
Hiffs
Ed Muskie
Elmer Wyatt
Muskie
Jeb Magruder
Magruder
Kenneth Rietz
Rietz
Sen
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
FBI
John
Fat Jack’ Buckley
William Steiger
Wyatt
Senate
Buckley
Hugh
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Justice Department
Les Whitten
America and the Future of Man debuts in Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily highlights the pilot America and the Future of Man series by the National Endowment for the Humanities and University of California. It notes expansion from three to over 250 newspapers, reaching 50 million readers with 20 lectures over 19 Sundays to combat ignorance and poverty. The editorial urges education reforms and emphasizes regional disparities in the South and welfare in Chicago.
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Decatur Daily
America
Future of Man
National Endowment For the Humanities
University of California
South
Chicago
Alabama
Decatur Looks to Beauty in City Development Efforts
The piece argues for aesthetic improvements in Decatur, praising courthouse and Civic Center completion, garden plots, and landscaping funded with federal money. It links beauty to productivity, pride, and economic vitality, urging private owners to follow suit for a cleaner, nicer city.
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Decatur
Board of Education
Civic Center
Monetary Negotiations: Who Wields Most Power?
Nairobi dispatch explains IMF World Bank talks hinge on economic power, with the United States still dominant but challenged by Europe and Japan. Convertibility, debt redemption, and gold reserves drive the power struggle as poorer nations seek a bigger share and reforms loom slowly.
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Washington Star-News
Lee M. Cohn
Nairobi
Kenya
International Monetary
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
United States
U.S
Europe
Japan
Dollar Convertibility Debate Shapes Global Monetary Power
Analysis of the 1971 move end of gold convertibility shows the United States restricting gold sales while foreign nations hold dollars as reserve assets. The contrast of a flexible convertibility plan with mandatory gold SDR settlements highlights tensions over balance of payments and U S monetary privilege in a changing system.
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International Monetary Fund
U.S
I.M.F
Nixon
Vietnam
Decatur Daily publisher details and subscription rates
The Decatur Daily lists founder editor W. R. Shelton serving 1912 to 1924 and notes publication details. It includes postal information Decatur Alabama address, Associated Press membership, a misstatement policy, grievance process, and annual subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with trade zone and outside rates plus carrier delivery options.
NASA at 15 Faces Identity Crisis and Budget Shifts
NASA marks its 15th birthday amid an identity crisis as administrator James Fletcher forecasts a shift toward a service-agency role. He notes no emergency, preserves broad space options, and cites Skylab as a pivot from exploration to exploiting space as a global resource while funding cuts reshape plans for Mars and planetary missions.
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New York
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
James C. Fletcher
Fletcher
Commerce, Interior and Agriculture Departments
Nixon
Mars
Pluto
Orbiting Research
Earth
A Thought A thing is not necessarily true
Oscar Wilde quote attributed to Trish writer. We note variant attribution to Wilde with dates 1854 1900. The line reflects on truth versus sacrifice.
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Oscar Wilde
Guidance for Christian Parents Facing Teen Drug Use
Parents learn to balance faith and action when teens renounce values. Do not wallow in self reproach. Seek daily wisdom from God to keep open communication and demonstrate Christlike love. Read Luke 15 11 32 about the forgiving father.
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Jesus
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