Opinion: Motorists Deserve Even Chance At Safety
The Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety identifies 25 dangerous highway sections, including 13 miles of Alabama 24 between Moulton and Alabama 101 and 10 miles of U S 72 near Athens. The piece urges serious study and safer road engineering to reduce deaths and emphasizes driving safety while acknowledging driver error.
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Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety
Alabama 24
Moulton
Alabama 101
Athens
SEC Always Winner. Football season arouses bold title picks
Amidst predictions from the AP, Playboy, Sports Illustrated and others, the season opens with no clear favorite for the national title. The piece notes LSU, Ohio State, Nebraska and Toledo named in various forecasts while SEC powers hold top positions as the season progresses.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Playboy
Ohio State
Louisiana
Sports Illustrated
LSU
Toledo
Kay DeKalb Wins Miss Congeniality and Runner Up
Kay DeKalb of Hartselle captured Miss Congeniality and finished as second runner up in the Miss National Teenager Pageant in Atlanta. Her parents Mr and Mrs Richard DeKalb share pride in their Alabama representative.
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Hartselle
Atlanta
Kay DeKalb
Alabama
Richard DeKalb
Kay
Your Opinion 1515 14th Ave SW Decatur Ala
The Decatur Daily presents a September issue feature offering reader viewpoints and community reflections. Readers are invited to submit opinions on local topics and civic matters for publication this month.
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14Th Ave
Decatur
Ala
Decatur Daily
Overcoming Bashfulness and Self Denial in Faith
Reader letter by Mrs. Jackie R. Cooper, Sr argues bashfulness stems from self consciousness and should be overcome by denying self and surrendering ego. The piece cites Christian teaching and biblical verses to promote natural behavior and humility, while noting editorial opinions belong in the Letters to the Editor column.
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Jesus
Reader's Digest
Frederick Beuchner
Beuchner
David
Jackie R. Cooper
CIA warns of opium surge from South Asia and graft risk
The CIA cautions Afghanistan India Pakistan Iran could boost opium exports as narcotics networks expand. Production rises in Afghanistan and Pakistan amid drought and lenient penalties, with India supplying about three quarters of legal opium for medicinal use. Diplomatic grievances trigger hearings led by Wayne Hays to create an independent State Department grievance board.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Turkey
Southeast Asia
Afghanistan
India
Pakistan
Iran
America
Central Intelligence Agency
Switzerland
Geneva
CIA
South Asia
Thailand-Laas-Vietnam
U.S
Europe
Tehran
Beirut
Frankfurt
Karachi
United States
State Department
House
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Senate
Foreign Service
Tleman
John Hemenway
Berlin
J@ohn Harter
Department
Hays
State
Harter
Cynthia Thomas
Charles
Thomas
Congress Faces Election Year Snag In Major Bills
Viewpoint outlines Congress after recess facing stalled revenue sharing health and welfare and government reorganization measures. Nixon warns delays risk election pressures and strategic arms talks. argues post election action could yield balanced laws and avoid rushed September debates.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
U. S
Moscow
U.S
Local Decatur News Paper Adopts Correction Policy
The Daily misstatement policy explains an investigation promise for grievances. It notes editor W R Shelton who ran the Decatur Alabama based printing and publishing operation from 1912 to 1924. The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and carrier delivery through zones and monthly terms.
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W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Mabama
Tennessee Valley
Ala
Southeastern Conference on Alcohol and Drug Problems Opens in Atlanta
The six day conference in Atlanta gathers about 600 professionals and nonprofessionals from the US and 26 countries to discuss alcoholism forms from executive drinkers to heroin-linked abuse. Gov. Carter will speak at the main banquet and sessions include a public drunkenness debate and a Drug Bowl by Georgia high school pupils.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Charles B. Methvin
Georgia Department of Human Resources
United States
Jerome H. Jeffe
S&c
Alcohol Countermeasures
U.S. Department of Transportation
Charles Livingston
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
University of Georgia
University of Kentucky
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