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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1972
Page
4
At the Tennessee River Valley Association annual meeting two speakers warned the cleanup will be costly and slow. They urged logical finance and time, noting industry and jobs depend on a balanced approach to cleaner air and water.
A Decatur Ministerial Association resolves to vote against alcohol sales in Morgan County citing Christian responsibility and societal harm. North Alabama Free Will Baptists add that revenue from drinks is unwanted and urge Christians to vote against legalization.
Article reports a confidential Pennsylvania investigation alleging Rep. Dan Flood aided in steering state contracts for campaign funds. It cites letters from State Auditor General Casey to Attorney General Creamer about Kaminski Brothers contract bids and alleged pressure from Flood aide Stephen Elko. Also notes GSA tightening Poly-Clean bids due to Mafia links and broader anti organized crime measures.
President Nixon used a radio address to frame a political message to the upcoming Congress about education. He cited rising federal education funding from 9 billion in 1969 to 15.7 billion in 1973, stressing that money is only part of the effort.
A long-read excerpt discusses education funding trends and tax policy, featuring remarks attributed to President Nixon on federal aid, tax credits for nonpublic schools, and the role of neighborhood schools. It covers desegregation, busing, and proposals like the Emergency School Aid Act and equal educational opportunities act, with references to funding and political debate.
A pastor lists eleven modern ways people insult God’s name. Irreverent talk, hypocrisy in living as Christians, defiling the body, broken marriage vows, unkept church vows, insincere hymns, unbelief in prayer, denying Christ under ridicule, failing to show Christian love, and using God’s name irreverently in conversation.
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