Opinion Responsibility Goes With Elective Posts
A Decatur editorial congratulates Mayor Russell Bolding and Councilmen Richard Lee and Byron Vann for their election. It urges city growth through bold programs, financial prudence, and cooperation between leaders and citizens, praising former officials and urging support for the new and continuing members to ensure progress and success.
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Russell Bolding
Richard Lee
Byron Vann
Decatur
Gilmer Blackburn
Point Mallard
Southeast
Guntharp
Hartselle Volunteers Set Sights On UW Campaign Goal
Morgan County United Way kickoff in Hartselle led by Leon Simmons targets 11100 dollars as part of a county total over 372000. City officials pledge support and volunteers begin door to door groundwork ahead of the October 6 kickoff.
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Morgan County United Way
Hartselle
Leon Simmons
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York City
Republican National Committee
White House
Charles Colson
Opinion on 1972 SEAAU Swimming Meet in Decatur
A visiting official thanks Mayor Guntharp and the Decatur Swim Association for hosting the August 17 22 1972 SEAAU Swimming and Diving Championship at Point Mallard. He commends the Meet Committee hospitality and notes outstanding efforts by hosts and publicity team from Birmingham.
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Mayor Guntharp
SEAAU
Point Mallard
Clyde Hurt
Decatur Swim Association
Harry Rice
William Roberson
Jimmy Brown
Bill Barton
Joe Wharton
Carol King
Jean Baker
Eleanor Robinson
Birmingham
Decatur Swim Meet urged as booster for city economy
A Birmingham official praises the Decatur Swim Association and urges support for Decatur as swimming and diving capital of the South. He notes the event would bring significant revenue to motels, restaurants, and merchants and promises SEAAU and Birmingham league backing for future bids.
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Decatur Swim Association
Decatur
South
SEAAU
Birmingham
Marshall W. Hartley
Ph. D
SEAA
Nixon May Soften Cuba Stand After Election
Washington reports Nixon may ease Cuba policy after the election, ending the boycott and resuming trade if the OAS lifts it. The move would aim to influence Moscow over Vietnam and trade ties with Havana.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Cuba
White House
Havana
Organization of American States
United States
OAS
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Fidel Castro
Vietnam
Patman
Probe House Banking
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Dwayne Andreas
Mission Impossible
Democratic
Our Greatest Social Problem The Breakdown Of The Home
P B argues the core issue facing society is the breakdown of the home. He emphasizes biblical foundations of marriage, cites Genesis creation accounts, and frames holy matrimony as divine and foundational to social order and family life.
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Garden of Eden
Revenue Sharing Needs Careful Analysis, Says Viewpoint
Viewpoint by David Lawrence argues careful study of Nixon's revenue sharing plan. Senate and House differ on urban rural allocations with $29.6 billion for five years and up to $6.5 billion in year five. Contingent conference talks aim for a fair formula tied to population and needs, with veto risk and election timing potential.
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Nixon
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Wis
Conference Committee of Congress
District of Columbia
White House
Congress
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