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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1972

Page

5

National Newspaper Week messages from Decatur Daily

Letters praise the Decatur Daily for supporting local library funding and public service during National Newspaper Week. Citizens commend editor Barrett Shelton for coverage of Wheeler Basin Regional Library headquarters and library progress.

Decatur Daily Wheeler Basin Barrett Shelton Friends of the Library Thomas E. Barker

Opinion and public welfare notes conflict with alcohol voting debate

A letter from James Waller questions welfare fraud statistics and calls for retracting myths about welfare. A reader from Decatur opposes a Morgan County alcohol referendum and urges prayer for victims, while the column warns editorials and letters express but not the paper's stance.

Demos Approve Watergate Bid On Subcommittee Action

Democratic Senate Judiciary subcommittee members approve Kennedy plan to subpoena witnesses in Watergate inquiry. The move covers the June 17 break in and alleged bugging at Democratic headquarters, with a possible public hearing before the November election.

John Chadwick Washington Senate Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Democrat Subcommittee Edward J. Gurney R-Fla Kennedy Subcommittee On George McGovern Wright Patman D-Tex House Banking Committee Congress

Gold used in Saturn Apollo rockets for safe space operations

In Tarrytown New York the AP notes that gold and other precious metals are used to power and separate stages in space vehicles. More than 1 500 pieces have been reportedly employed in the Saturn and Apollo programs as a safety precaution for electro explosive devices aboard missiles and rockets.

Tarrytown N.Y

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