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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1968

Page

4

Alabama Education Study Commission Public Hearing Set

Decatur residents and nearby communities are invited to a public hearing at Walter Jackson Elementary School on Monday night. The Alabama Education Study Commission, examining the state’s educational needs, selected this site for discussions on the future of local students and statewide schooling.

Walter Jackson Decatur City Hall State of Alabama Alabama Education Study Commission

Let Us Know Now Nixon Timing Plan For Vietnam

Spiro Agnew told the San Francisco Press Club that Richard Nixon is withholding detailed Vietnam plans until mid October for campaign timing. He said timing is crucial with six weeks left and warned against exhausting all ammunition early to avoid boring voters.

Spiro T. Agnew Agnew San Francisco Press Club Richard Nixon Vietnam Nixon America

Profound aim of life and Alabama education reform

A teacher asks about life's highest aim citing Jesus two greatest commandments and connects to rising Alabama education concerns. Gov. Wallace study commissions public meetings on funding, teacher pay, and reform, urging broad attendance by parents and business leaders to influence state legislation next session.

West Germany M.H. Westminster Cathechism Jesus Christ Lord God Christ Lurleen Wallace Alabama PTA Brewer Study Commission

Augusta man escapes wreckage after runaway truck

Willie Kelly of Augusta Georgia lost control on a five block steep hill when his truck brake failed. He battered a tree a telephone pole and a newspaper rack before stopping near a restroom. He crawled away with a sprained wrist declaring he was lucky.

Willie Kelly Augusta Kelly Willie

Navy Ignores Evidence Of Faulty Submarine Plates

Confidential documents allege big steel firms supplied defective plates for nuclear submarines. Penn Galvanizing tested plates for Electric Boat, uncovering many faults and prompting Navy reviews, days before the Scorpion’s disappearance with 99 aboard.

Navy Drew Pearson JACK _ ANDERSON Washington Steel Penn Galvanizing Co Electric Boat Raymond Perelman Penn Galvanizing Lukens Steel Co Perelman Mill Lukens Naval Shipyard Mare Island Calif Navals Portsmouth N.H

Gallup shows Nixon leads nation despite strong Wallace in South

Viewpoint notes Gallup September polls across regions. Nixon leads 43 50 and 49 in East Midwest Far West while Wallace tops the South at 38. Humphrey lags. Analysts warn party split risk and possible three way vote, with any outcome hinging on defections and regional shifts.

Washington Gallup South Nixon East Midwest West Wallace Humphrey Far West Alabama Republican Party John F. Kennedy

Prayer for Courage and Faith in Facing Fears

A devotional prayer notes courage over fear and reliance on faith. The speaker, Neil Wyrick Jr., Miami, Florida, minister with Pageantry Productions, asks guidance to act boldly, use opportunities, and transform anxieties into stepping stones through trust in Jesus.

Jesus Neil Wyrick, Jr Miami, Fla

Decatur Daily Postal and Circulation Details

The Decatur Daily shows its publication pattern and postage terms, listing editions from Monday to Saturday both afternoons and mornings in Decatur Alabama. It notes staff syndication from Associated Press and New York Times News Service and provides subscription rates and carrier delivery particulars.

Decatur Daily Decatur Alabama The Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc P.O. Boxise Ala Associated _Press New York Times News Service

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