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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1968
Page
4
Citizens have elected a mayor and six council members to lead Decatur for four years. The group must manage a multi million dollar city with about 45 000 stockholders and face choices affecting industry, urban renewal, recreation, schools, health, and daily operations. The voters now judge their calibre by the decisions ahead.
The speaker explains Christian surrender as exchange not loss. Life is a marketplace where value is traded for greater good. People swap bad faith and habits for Christ’s love joy and peace, choosing the true Master over worldly pleasures.
A national debate argues for scrapping party nominating conventions in favor of presidential primaries. Senators Nelson and Mansfield push for reforms, claiming televised conventions are undemocratic and outdated. Voters are urged to decide nominees through national primaries.
A prayer requested by W Ralph Ward Jr of Syracuse New York, Methodist Church bishop, asking eternal Father for guidance to witness faith in Jesus Christ and to help others place their destiny in His care.
In eight weeks the campaign narrows to truth versus promises as Humphrey suggests an unconditional halt to bombing and Nixon backs a balanced Middle East policy. Johnson cautions that stopping bombing could raise U.S. casualties while Paris dispatches relate Hanoi to U.S. political maneuvering.
Justice Department records name Reps. Cornelius Gallagher John Kluczynski and Michael Kirwan as having alleged pipelines to crime. Ex Sen Barry Goldwater and others also moved concerning gang figures. FBI files cite Konigsberg and DeRosa as connected to a 1960s bond case and a New Jersey mob graveyard lead.
The Decatur Daily, published afternoons Monday through Saturday and mornings Sunday, lists address and service details. It notes AP and NYT News Service affiliation and outlines misstatement redress policy and subscription rates with zone pricing and motor delivery terms.
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