Riverside School in Decatur Faces Future Decisions
Editorial weighs options for the Riverside School as the Decatur Board of Education considers its 50 year old building. Destruction is least favored, with advocates urging study of non profit groups like the Decatur Arts Council to possibly repurpose the facility rather than leave it vacant. The board hints at a range of future possibilities and urges thorough study of alternatives.
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Decatur Board of Education
Riverside School
Decatur Arts Council
Riverside
Board of Education
Washington Post
Charleston
South Carolina
United Way Drive On Schedule Despite Ongoing Campaign
Morgan County volunteers and contributors drive the United Way effort with a second report meeting due Tuesday. The community continues to support the campaign in October as it progresses toward goals.
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Morgan County
United Way
Vote of Confidence: Jeannie Flynn Appointed to Morgan County Board
A 20 year old woman fills the Morgan County Board of Registrars seat left by 72 year old John Braswell who resigned. The board welcomes Mrs Jeannie C Flynn and thanks Braswell for his service. The county will also appoint a clerk to register voters at the courthouse during working hours, easing burdens on board members.
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Morgan County Board of Registrars
John Braswell
Braswell
Jeannie C. Flynn
Board of Registrars
Morgan County Commission
Decatur's Potential Brighter Amid Civic Debate
Former Gov. Albert Brewer urged focusing on community assets at a Boss of the Year dinner, while Bob Richards promoted motivation in United Way trainings. The speakers contrasted condemnation with building Decatur’s potential and growth despite challenges.
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Albert Brewer
Decatur
Jogging Promotion Appreciation Note in Alabama
A note from the Alabama Commission on Physical Fitness thanks a volunteer for helping promote a jogging day in Moulton on October 10, 1973. Charles Jordan credits the assistance to the recipient, acknowledging their vital role in promoting physical fitness in the area.
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Decatur Daily
Moulton
Alabama
Charles Jordan
Charles
Ronnie Floyd
State of Alabama Commission On Physical Fitness
Decatur AAUW Art Fair Thanks Daily for Coverage
The Decatur Branch of the American Association of University Women thanks The Decatur Daily for coverage of the sixteenth annual Sidewalk Art Fair on October 9 1973 at 1206 Garth Avenue SW Decatur Alabama. The event was well attended and highly profitable with about eighty five percent of profits slated for the AAUW fellowship fund aiding women education.
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Garth Avenue
Decatur
Alabama
Nies Association of University Women
Decatur Daily
A.A.U.W
Jean Brown
Public Information
Improbable Crayola Caper Revealed By FBI Sting
Washington circuit reporter details a bizarre extortion scheme labeled Crayola. FBI supervision followed a staged payoff to a Concord Hotel in New York and Grand Central, leading to arrests including Robert Greenman and writer John Calvin VanOrsdell.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Justice Department
Concord
New York
Catskill Mountains
FBI
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue
44Th Street
TWA
Pan Am
Grand Central Station
Crayola
Bob
Inez
Grand Central
John Calvin VanOrsdell
Pennsylvania
VanOrsdell
Save Charleston A for Historic Preservation Fight
An editorial urges protecting Charleston's antebellum block from high rise condos. Developers seek to replace the historic area near Lodge alley and St. Philip's with towers, prompting a legal injunction and fundraising drive to raise 1.2 million by Oct 15. The piece warns that loss here endangers preservation nationwide.
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Charleston
City Board of Architectural Review
A. Lee Baier
Joan of Arc
National Trust For Historic Preservation
National ‘Trust For Historic Preservation
Save
P.O
S.C
Year Of Europe Stalled By Watergate Questions
Congressional Quarterly reports critics question Nixon's plan to declare 1973 the Year of Europe citing Watergate and the economy as distractions. Some see his Europe trip as a distraction, others as a chance to showcase foreign policy gains like Vietnam peace and detente with Russia and China.
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Donald Smith
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Nixon
Europe
White House
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Russia
China
Foreign Relations Committee
Pihite House
Henry A
Kissinger
New York
European Community
Copenhagen
United States
North Atlantic Council
U.S
Senate
Reaching Through Prayer for Turbulent Family Life
A reader asks how to help parents in a troubled marriage. The reply stresses personal faith over church attendance, urges a candid talk with the father, and suggests external support contacts while praying for divine guidance to heal the home dynamics.
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V.M
Ministry of Prayer
Christ
God
Arab Buildup Not Seen As Clue
Washington AP report of Abba Eban meeting Henry Kissinger about Middle East tensions. Eban said Arab force buildup near Suez and Golan Heights did not alarm Israel, then Russians withdrew, leading to belief Egypt and Syria were ready to attack. US officials acknowledge surprise as Arab-Israeli war loomed.
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Washington
Abba Eban
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Suez Canal
Golan Heights
Eban
Kissinger
New York
United States
Cairo
Damascus
Jerusalem
Egypt
Syria
State Department
Pentagon
Israel
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Africa
Mohammed Hassan el-Zayyat
U.S
Decatur Daily misc publication notes and subscription list
The article fragment shows a Decatur Alabama daily publication with notes on misstatement of fact policy and a subscription rates list including daily and Sunday editions, carrier delivery, and tax details. It mentions Associated Press status and mailing information for the Sundy and TENNESSEE VALLEY PRINTING DOING.
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Decatur
Alabama
Sundy and
Tennessee Valley
Ala
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Erblocek
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Spiro T. Agnew
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W. R. Shelton
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